The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-21

went on A. what seemed Jike al
,'unenGiug parade ot penitents passe,
by erasped his hand. moistening tn,
tunbark rail- With thcir tears. AND
then tooa seats before the Platform
when all had come the band mus
+ tered int 4n3 An were registered
and their religious preference noted
+ Pastors uf The church, II whatever
f denomination, IN the ueighborhood
. ~ each convert Will be notified and
/ win De expected 20 help the con
verts 20 lead Christian lives.
What lsa christisr7
when The converts had taken pos.
session of section OF seats direct
lis In front OF him. Rilly sunday ad-
dressed them on What does Il mean
20 Do = Chri>iianr
A Christian ne said. is any
man or woman or child who comes
20 cod as q lost sinner. who accepts
Jesus Christ as his savior. confesses
/ Him before the world. surrenders 20
\ Him. pa', bis lie IN His hands AMI
VOWS 10 o1ey Him. That Is a chris
tisn-
Wien Z WAS converted the first
lfhing 7 d.I WIS 20 rav 30 cents for a
/ HiHle. z wouldn't sell II today for
( s. eco. You should all 90 tEat-set
|Iga.es and read them. want YOU
% live FOR God no matter Who you
are
When The invitation was issued the
choir broke inc me hymn Where
/ he Lead No. . Wi. Follow and
sang il softly during the trs.I hit
tinz
one of the most E-ari1e6 specta-
tors az 'te remarkable scene was Ne.
/ Trotte- tae noted mission worker OF
Grand R8pit. who IS guest OF
Biuy SUNDAY 7. was M Trot;,r
who offered ne o9en.ns prayer IN
Ivhlcb be PRAYED ina, II Billy did is
re the invitation here would ne A
SPONTANEOUS and generous response
Almost before ire echo OF his voice
died away MS prayer Was answered.
Hooe TO 5resk Record
Billy Sunday and those co-operat.
ing with him in the campaign have
set their hearts on breaking all rec.
ords FOR conversions during the
series Of meetings To do so II VII!
be necessary 20 get about 10000 in
The next seven weeks There still
remain about 90 meetings. so that II
viii be necessary 20 reach 800 con
verts AZ each meeting II the mark
they have ser is reached II Is be
ueve6 that now. since a start has
been made. the converts will swarm
20 the altar In greater numbers. and
those who have the interest Of the
campaign a. heart are encouraged
by the first nights showing
In the sermon that eliminated IN
the army OF converts. Billy SUNDAY
declared be hoped 20 see Detroit
really become a Cody city, and add
ed When you raise your city Tor
Christianity as the automobile in
dustry has raised II commercially,
II will be The most famous and won
derful city on earth
we want 20 convert people and
We want them 20 stay converted.
went on the evangelist Lots Of
people are converted. but In many
eases q Il Ike vaccination ard
I doesn't take"
He deplored ne fact that many In
I Detroit regarded IL g. necessary 20
/ carry on their business on SUNDAY
the same as on week days
If one can't make a living III De
troi' In six days he can't anywhere
on earth"
Billy took another Of his healthy
wallops a. the liquor t-aEic. declar
Ing that a man could not sponsor
that traaic and be respectable
/ 'One % the best reasons Tor vot-
! ing dry be said. ",7 thar when on
/ tario went dry last week. Windsor
/ spewed into Detroit her bartenders
thugs. crooks and buns - al kinds
That kind q people eoa't stay in a
dry community
Defending the uso ~ 'he sor rs in
/ a revival. SUNDAY said that Sankey
/ sang az many men into heaven as
| Moody preached there He teclar.
/ ed that he heard r. said that a revi.
val was only an emerEeHcy.
Whoever saws that IS ~ his nut. 70
said Billy The church cannot
I prosper without a reviva.
Raps Double Standard
Some church members have The
! foo, and mouth disease. sa5d the
preacher. They run a- ard down
/ the world gossiping and telling .lea
I Life IL full OF haltdoue things and
I u is so In religion. but those who
I accept religion will find lt great
\ comfort DO you know that ne
+ devil has no happy old men There
/ Is 10 happy old age In sin. bat what
/ is happier than the pious age - a
saint What religion promises you
will get Your draft might be re-
/ fused A. the bank. but there never
has been an honest draft showed
into The window Of the cashier OF
. Heaven that vas not honored
There are men % the churches
/ who are not religious All men vill
not sell out, bat with mUltltudes f
is only a matter % price There are
men who VIII profess Christianity
| and then write editorials defending
| the liquor trafc why will men be
| true 70 business. true 20 their
wives and true 70 The lodge. 5u,
false 20 COD These men have ~
much connection with real religion
as a wooden ieg has ~ ths rest o.
| 'he BODY Men VIII I've sinful lives
and consider themselves respectable.
I bur they wouldn't want their wives
7 % follow their practices God mark.
I'd or 'he same path for men and
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