The Washington times., 1916-03-20
BILLY SUNDAY PUTS
IS MENIN HOSPITAL.
"Devil's Boomerang" Sermon
Makes Them Swoon-Hun-
dreds Hit Trail at Services.

BALTIMORE, March 20. - "rhs
Devils Boomerang Up To Date. or
Hot Cakes orr the Griddle." the SER
mon to hear which $4,000 men and
youths sat through two services at
the Billy Sunday Tabernacle yester.
day, 900 OF that number hitting the
sawdust trail, was too much for
eighteen members OF the congrega-
lions. These went TO the hospital.
noon and four at night--were carried
out feet FIRST, having Awooned.
Sunday had preached In the fore
noon to a mixed audience OF $4,000,
v Tnsn ~ ~ persons persons trod the trail to
His plea then was for religious ac-
tlvity; he delivered IL with a quiet
ness that was unusual. for his col
lar was dry when he concluded. He
was saving up his energy for the
In no preceding sermon here had
the evangelist piumbed his vocabu-
larry or sin-denouncing words to the
extent that he did In that delivered to
In theme It was a flageliation of
the social evil and its consequences;
series OF word pictures OF diseases
Which msSs Sswng From ng gSe
an arraignment of the liquor traffic
and of alcohol drinking couched in
sentences that fairly scared.
ITO hell with the saloon and all it's
cheered until the tabernacle was a
thunder; the biggest fool on God 8
dirt 10 the man who drinks alcohol,
and the biggest liar this side Of hell
beer are good for him."
But the sermon. even II II did make
the audiences Of afternoon and even
Ing vince, made an obvious impress
ctdedly In earnest. Some OF them
wept openly.
West Park Boys March Up.
In the evening. when many large
delegation from business. civic. reli-
gious and other organizations were
present, attention was centered on the
boys OF the West Park Recreation
Center.
More than 100 OF these. under the
leadership Of Spike" Webb. their
physical culture director. hit the trail
in body. while the plaudits OF the
audience brought grins of self-con-
Old men hit the trail. young men.
little boys In knickerbockers and
youths in their hrst long trousers.
one Chinese, with an inscrutable ex-
sa%au 0a nag f Ss wsD R9ts %h Up
mutton chop whiskers and gravely
shook the hand OF Sunday.
Then both the Oriental and his
guide disappeared. A man who also
appeared TO be from the Orient, Judg-
ing by his swarthy skin. coal-black
eyes and general manner OF being
out OF place In that gathering OF
Americans. brought his little boy to
the platform. Both had hit the trail.
Patriarch Stirred.
On the steps OF the platform. to the
right Of the press box. stood a man
with long white whiskers. A young
er man hit the trail. went to him and
wept on his shoulder.
"HalleluJahi Praised be the Lord"
shouted the aged man. his eyes
streaming.
Ten hundred and eleven persons hit
the trail at the three meetings In the
Tabernacle and In other services con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Sunday
campaign. This brought the grand total
OF trail hitters to 7.196.
Forty-five thousand persons attended
the Tabernacle services. This brought
the total attendance for the campaign
to 6e4. 900.
Thu days activities included a num-
Der OF church meetings addressed by
members OF the Sunday party and one
for women only In the Lyric, where an
audience OF 1850 heard Miss Frances
Miller.