The Washington times., 1916-04-25
IA HIT TRAIL AFTER
BILLY SUNDAY GOES
Wind-up Meeting In Tabernacle
Almost Like BiIly's Own.
Campaign Goes On.

BALTIMORE. April 95.-Though Rilly
Sunday left Baltimore yesterday morn
Ing. forty-four persons hit the trail at
meeting at the tabernacle last even
Ing.
The meeting was the last that will be
held In the large structure In which
Sunday preached for eight weeks.
This brings the total number OF trail
hitters to 2s12e. and the greatest cam
paign OF any kind In Baltimore to Mt
ting climax. But the battle cry sounded
by every speaker. by every tcstifying
trail-hitter. by every ,roconsecrated
church member was Forward
Every appeal was for all to put their
shoulders to the wheel as never before
In their lives and to push the work ON.
ward, SO the statement may be true that
this campaign has not closed and will
never close"
Joy were In evidence several times all
over the house. Two women tainted
In the midst of speech and caused
more commotion than when eighteen
The trap from which Sunday shook
hands with BOSS trail-hitters was
opened once more, and occupied by the
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton. There we're
| welkin ring with the familiar songs.
and there was even a collection-this
time to continue the work of the Evan
gelistic Association OF Baltimore. the
campaign to perpetuate Its work.
Daniel Baker Presides.
The meeting began at 1880 o'clock
| and lasted three hours. Daniel Baker
was the presiding officer as chairman
| OF the executive committee. with Sec
| rotary w. II. Morriss on the platform
with him. After a hsif-hour song
| service he announced that up to 6
| o'clock the teliers had counted SIS .6J7. 40
| OF the free-will Offering for Sunday.
and were still hard at work. At II
| o'clock the tellers were still busy and
| letters and contributions still pouring
| In.
| Ovations greeted the appearance OF
the Rev. DIR. Blrckhead and of Police
Captain Hurley on the platform to
| speak and the star witnesses from the
thousands of trail-hitters there were
fatrolmen Asbury. Mills. Finch, Ty-
| son and Balderson with Hurley con-
Quoting this part of the meeting him
| self.
The Row. DIR. Don g. Colts prayer
at tho opening was interrupted with
II
I'VE bless Thee. o God, that the
liquor traffic has received its death
blow. May we bury II in November
so deep that II will not be resurrect-
ed"
Besides the applause there was q
part OF the building. The Rev. DR.. J.
h. Hcissc echoed this prayer when he
spoke as official representative of
the nnti-liauor forces OF the State.
| DR.. Wharton raised a laugh later
on when he got his terms confused
instead of the liquor traffic.
| Most of all aid the opening speech
Ivy the Rev. DR.. Hugh Birckhead
arouse enthusiasm. He praised Sun
day as a minister the like OF which
we had never seen. who had re .
minister: who had set a new stan.
dard of what can be expected OF a
minister OF Christ"
Campaign To Go On.
Continuation of every phase NJ ac-
tivity begun in the Sunday campaign
was the all-absorbing topic OF discus
sion at the executive committee meeting
yesterday at the Bible House.
Plans we're proposed to organize the
executive committee as a whole for the
, purpose OF supervising the continuation
| work throughout the months and years
| To come; to organize each of the divi-
sions OF work Into distinct units TO carry
| on special phases OF this continuation
work: to organize the e3,0s5 trsil-hitters,
the prayer meeting leaders and all the
1000 active workers into permanent
bodies for Christian work.
II was proposed even that the whole
| campaign organization be used as a
foundation upon which to build a huge
temperance machine for the prohibition
fight In the city at the coming election
and the proposal was received with
| favor.
In order to get all the plans straight
and map out a comprehensive and
consistent schedule OF operation fol
the immediate and distant future q
continuation committee was appointed
Headquarters for the business womer
at 2lS West Saratoga street, where tn,
luncheons were served almost dali,
and Bible classes held by Miss Frances
Il. Miller throughout the campaign
Will be made permanent, according e
Mrs. William G. Mccormick.