The Detroit times., 1916-09-11

then, through various steps he would
go until ne landed with this other
gang. The society gambler is the
starting point that leads 10 the back
room Of saloon. which is the last
stop this side OF hell.
Praises Catholic Church
In his evening sermon, entitled
The sins of society" Billy Sunday
made violent attack on divorce
He paid high tribute to the
Catholic church for It's stand on
the question and declared that so
far as that one question was con
oerned he was a Roman Catholic
from the crown OF his head 10 the
sole of his foot He declared that
ne never had and never would marry
couple where either had been di-
vorced and still had wife or hus-
band living He declared that often
he had shown people to the door
who asked him 10 perform such ser
vices.
The doors OF the tabernacle. the
largest building OF It's kind ever
erected. were thrown open at 6
o'clock Sunday morning One man,
James G. Teter of Menneoto, Lake
county, Florida. was waiting 10 get
in He had no ticket. but his eager
ness did not go unrewarded and he
was shown 20 q seat Soon others
began to arrive. and long before the
time set for the meeting. the place
was full
Billy Sunday has not yet asked
any of his hearers TO hit the trail .
II is not expected that he will really
start ont to make conversions for
the first 10 days. Sunday thinks
the churches need arousing, and 1t
is 10 awakening them that he will
devote the first few days When he
thinks they have been aroused sum.
ciently he will then go after the
regular sinners.
The evangelist declares that he
can make the converts. but Il is up
10 the churches TO keep after them
and help them over the first few
months until they become sure OF
themselves. lie expects TO turn
over 10 the churches OF Detroit 80.
600 converts in the eight weeks that
he will be here. How many of those
remain In The ranks Of the Chris
tians depends. he says, entirely upon
the churches. without regard 10 de-
nominations. He declares that he
wants his converts 10 fraternize
with the church of their natural
sympathies.
81 don't want 10 make bum Prot
estant OF a good Catholic. or bum
Catholic of good Protestant
don't want TO make any bum Chris
tions, but good ones" he declared.
Music an Attraction
One of the great attractions OF
the meetings is the really splendid
music. This is under the direction
OF Homer Rodeheaver. who has drill
ed the two choruses OF about 2,400
voices each until they I'LL the vast
tabernacle with their melody.
Although there were about 10000
persons present in the morning. II
required the ushers but three min.
utes and "a seconds to take up the
collection. The same wonderful
speed was attained at both after
noon and evening services.
Billy Sunday said that collections
would be taken only until the ex-
penses of the local committee had
been met. and that after that no col
lections would be taken until Che
final day Of the campaign. He said
he thought the current expenses
should be met in about 10 days. The
collection taken on the final day will
go to Sunday, and that is the total
OF what he Is TO receive. whether
that collection be little or big.
The collection yesterday amount.
cd TO about $4,000
Sunday said IL had been reported
that he demanded guarantee OF a
large sum TO come to Detroit RE
denied this. declaring that in the 20
years of his ministry he had never
asked or received a guarantee and
that he never would AJAX such a
thing
THE whisky soaks who start these
rumors are liars. he cried They
knew they were liars when they told
the lies. and they did II to iniure
my character There is not another
man in America so lied about as
am. My very life has been threat