Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-08-28
SUNDAY SHOWS WRATH
WHEN PART OF THRONG
LEAVES AS HE SPEAKS
Evangelist at Ocean Grove Says
He's Tired and Will Aban-
don Meetings Unless
Practice Stops
D1LAToRY DEAcoNs HIT

ASBURY PARK, N. J Aug. 2s.-Camp-
meeting attendance records at the Ocean
Grove Auditorium that had stood for 20
years and more were smashed yesterday
during the three meetings addressed by
"Blly" Sunday More than thirty thousand
persons heard the evangelist at the MORN
ing, afternoon and evening services. The
religious enthusiasm was the greatest ever
manifested during camp-meeting in Ocean
Grove.
Innovations were introduced by Mr.. SUM-
day that in any other person would have
been regarded by the Methodsts as highly
undignhed but no protesting voice was
heard. The atmosphere was close In the
big structure, and Sunday In the heat OF
his arguments against the devil threw on
his coat ad talked in his shirt sleeves, soak
ing wet with persration. Stad old m nlsters
gasped at the spectacle and ripple Of sup
pressed surprise spread through the struc-
ture. The popular belief that IL is un-
digni1ed and wrong to applaud at re-
ligous meeting on the Sabbath also was
dispelled, for the audience frequently
broke out in enthusiastic handclappng.
Today the evangelist explained why he
had voiced no opposition to the practice
OF many In his audience on Saturday of
shouting amen" and "halielujah" during
the sermon. "If you are an amen Chris
tlan," he said, shout IL out, but don't
you talk about your nelghbors keep your
mouth shut"
515 HIT TRAIL.
Trail-hitters were called for at all three
OF the meetings and a total of SIS per-
sons responded. 305 at the morning meet
ing, AZ at the afternoon service and 1876 at
night. When the call first came at the
morning meeting those who wished to pro-
fess conversion were slow to respond. Then
Felix Let's, of Brooklyn, gray-halred
man. advanced to the platform and others
quickly followed AT the evening service
al Y,rtu hNy l0nnf nfnO
TO the top OF the pulpit at the front OF the
platform and delivering his appeal while
standing astride the Bible.
Sundays sermon last night was based on
the Ten Commandments. Tho man or
woman who does NOT live with the Ten
Commandments ought to be In the peni-
tentary," was his Introductory remark.
Some of you make money your god" he
said, "and pray to a 500 bill before going
to bed. You are making money In bucket
fuls, but going to hell in carlots God
pity the man who has nothing but money"
HONOR PARENTS.
He emphasized the commandment upon
honorng parents and delivered this shot
at the young women who look down upon
their mothers, Take 1t from me, Sissy,
she was once as good-looking as YOU are"
He drew an eloquent picture of the sac
rifces parents make for children and there
were many tear-dimmed eyes In the AUDI
ence. On the subject of stealing no waxed
sarcastic. $50 many steal thousands now
adays." he asserted. land get on with light
sentences when others steal hundreds and
are sent to the penitentiary, that many be-
lieve the commandment should be changed
to read. Thou shalt not steal small
SCALE"
Covetousness was also richly scored with
lnvectives Don't covet your neighbor's
limousine" was the modern way in which
he put the commandment. III he has
Packard and you a tin Lizzie forget it."
The peculiar custom of Ocean Grove
audiences of getting up and leaving the
building while services are being conducted
evidently annoyed Mr.. Sunday He declared
with some heat that he would not stand
for the practice. II am too tired" he de-
clared. "and I'll pack my trunk and go
home IL II continues"