The midland journal., 1916-04-21

That it was effective. that it did
impress his auditors, was shown not
only by the tears brought to the eyes
OF so many, but by the number andS
the character of trail-hitters In which1
it resulted Three hundred and thir-'
teen mon and women came down tie
aisle when the evangelist extended
his invitation, and. not only was thie
one Of the largest numbers OF trail-
hitters produced at one service, but
1t was also one of the most sincere
looking body of converts that has oc-
cupied the glory benches in the Bal
timore Tabernacle.
Baltimore and Jerusalem
In his plea for Christians to put
themselves in that frame of mind In
which they cannot look upon one
whose soul is lost, or who is straying
away from God without agony ia
their own soul, without tears in their
eyes. Sunday referred to the Balti-
more campaign. He likened Balti-
more to JerusaIenl, Just before the
condemnation and destruction OF the
Holy City by the Almighty. "God
cried to Jerusalem" :" he said: "sOh,
jerusalem! II you had known in this
your day!' And the cry may well be
heard in Baltimore now. Baltimore's
day has been these last seven weeks.
What will Baltimore do this last week9
II we meet the old city" he con-
tinued, with an argument of tears
these last days, the number that will
press into the Kingdom of God viii
double; thousands will be saved, il
the church of God will work and pray
and weep these last few days
He also took occasion during the
sermon to denounce those church
members who are not supporting the
campaign. 1.-THE reason insist that
church be closed during the revival, /, 4
he said, lis to cut off the man or
woman who will keep warm II inches
OF space in church pew, look de-
vout, use it as an excuse to keep
away from the Tabernacle-and then
live like the devil. And, listen to me, y
he continued. s'If had to do it over
again, / would not begin revival
in Baltimore until the promise had
been made that every cooperating
church would be closed
The Baltimore churches are closed
by districss--one district each Sunday.
"Tired, But Happy, Lord"
From the very outset of the after
noon service there was cordial at
mosphere Of sympathy and good-feIS
lowship manifest that radiated from
the furtherest corner of the choir
down the final exit at the bottom OF
the big tabernacle. Sunday sensed
this as he stepped to the platform.
and I. he famed it's fame from the
moment he began until, almost ex-
hausted, he had wig-wagged the hand
of the very last convert AT the
closing prayer, he told Jesus he was
tired but awful happy, Lord" And
he looked the part.
1t was mixed audience, that great
throng-the first mixed audience ON
a Sunday night in the Tabernacle
since the opening OF the campaign.
And, after Billy had pushed and strug-
gled his way through the throngs
crowded in the aisle before the ros-
trum and the people spied him,
rousing cheer went up, Sundays grin
broadened; George, standing at the
rail behind the press box, looked as
if he were going to give way to his
joy and jump the rail as an evil
dence of his ecstasy. Even Rode
HEAVIER. the calm, self-possessed Rody.
had to give way to the spirit.
The Tabernacle filed. the doors
closed, Billy wasted no time begin
ming. After John T. Stone had made
the announcement with reference to
next Sundays free-will offering to
Sunday, similar to the announcement
made at the other services by Daniel
Baker and Rev. DR.. Wharton, Billy
made it known that he wanted to
start. RodeheaVer had to plead for
a chance to sing another hymn.
There is No Escape.
Then, at 10 minutes before 4
O'Clock, Billy began his sermon. His
text was the unanswerable question
of the second chapter. third verse, OF
Hebrews: How shall we escape IL
we neglect so great salvation?" And
Billy's task, task which he exe-
cuted with all of the skill Of which
he is capable, was to show his audi
ence that the question could not be
answered-that there is no escape.
AS in the afternoon sermon. the
night address was one punctuated
with stories, stories pointed and with
pathos, stories told unusually we'll,
and stories which impressed Sundays
lesson on the minds of those who
heard the sermon. such as the lesson
could not otherwise have been i'm
pressed.
He told stories of the great calami-
ties OF the world. stories of thrilling,
fnnidantc IN, Ituao nN