The Washington times., 1916-03-18
Total Of Twenty-six Washing
ton Converts Now on Evan
geilst's List.
BREAKS RULE FOR VISITORS
breaches Motherhood Sermon
Twice at Request Of "Pll-
grims" From City.

stand UP, stand up. you Washington
bunch, let's have a look at you"
More than 300 who went to Baltimore
last evening on special trains to attend
the tabernacle Mothers Night" serv-
ices arose. and sunday chuckled:
Hey. Rody. that's some good looking
bunch"
what do you folks want to sing7'
inquired Rodenheaver.
Right then and there the Washington
bunch" won its way into "Rody's"
heart by crying In unison:
"A trombone SOLO"
go Rodeheaver seized his slide from
bone and gave them "A Perfect Day"
The Washington bunch" mostly
young people from the societies OF Mt.
Pleasant and Columbia Heights churches
went over on two special trains Of five
cars each on the w. p. and A. On the
way over they ate sandwiches. and sang
gospel hymns. 1t was a church soclable
on wheels.
Sunday Breaks Rule.
They arrived In the tabernacle long
before the hour OF services. but the big
auditorium was then fairly we'll filled
For Sunday last night acceded to a re-
quest he said he never has granted,
even in Philadelphia. that OF preaching
his famous sermon on Motherhood
twice.
He has preached on that subject in
the afternoon, but 10000 more crowd
ed INTO the tabernacle in the evcn-
Ing to hear IL.
The Washingtonians were treated to
picturesque spectacle at the close
OF his sermon.
Take out your handkerchief. all OF
YOU and wind II about your left hand
the air as a monument to your moth
Grand while doing that Just make
up you. your minds you'll give your heart
Most OF the 5000 complied. and as
the sea OF hands fluttered in the air.
Rodeheayer had the choir softly sing
Almost Persuaded"
hundred and. fifty-eigRt came for
ward and when the cards were as
sorted five Washingtonians were
Two OF these. it developed. were
wanted to shake hands with BLY,"
Known ne onl s to Gh ns othsr THREE are
ter" he who assorts the cards OF oon-
verts. and gives them to ciergymen.
and and he is about the only sphinx-like
Twenty-six Washington FILTERS"
But these were not the first Wash
ington trail hitters. A neat little pile
OF twenty-one cards. filled out by
Washingtonians already reposed in the
"postoffice." and these will be sent this
week to William Knowles Cooper. of
the Washington Y. NJ c. A., to be dis
tributed among the pastors for whose
churches the converts expressed a
These names. too. are jealousy
ELarded.
The boss as Sunday is termed by
members OF his party, It was explained.
has given most rigid orders that no
names of trail hitters be supplied to
newspapers, and ropes are used during
the after meeting to keep newspaper
mon from getting TO them.
While the Washington visitors last
evening lost out on acrobatics. for Sun
day was quleter and more subdued than
Usual, they were afforded a choice as
sortment of his pungent verbiage, and
some OF his choicest epigrams.
He ELECTED applause with the state
ment. referring to Moses and Pharoah's
daughter. IAN angel was there at the
right time to pinch that baby and get
him tied up in that girls heartstrings.'
When a womans heart and baby's
tears meet" he continued. something
happens that will make the devil get
pneumonia"
A little later he chuckled. "I'm going
to heaven some day-some fellow the
other day told mo to go to hell. but I'm
going to fool him. and when ! do get to
heaven as soon as | have shaken hands
with God. I'm going to ask Jesus TO
let me see Moses mother. / want 10
ask her how much old Pharoah forked
over Off nursing her own baby"
The washington churches represent
cd on the excursion included Mt. Pleas
ant Congregational. Mt. Pleasant NJ. # +,
Gurley Memorial, Fourth Presbyterian.
Emmanuel Baptist, Maryland Avenue
Baptist. Friends Church. Central Pres
byterian, and Park Road NJ. Il.
Percy Foster. who had come along to
conduct the singing on the cars, shook
Mr.. Sundays hand after the service.
They want you in Washington" no
said.
Now. say, is that right" sundOy
asked.
were the Rev. Dr. q. VI. Clayton the
Rev. G.. b. Llcyd, the Rev. G.. O. John
son. the Rev. ID. B; Cav, the Rev. ". s.
V. Thomas, and the Rev. q. e. Will
Jams,
Howard Banks, private secretary to
Secretary of the Savv Daniels, was In
the party. Herbert w. Kline. of the
Gospel Mission, was one Of the personal
workers last evening lie has attended
n number of the meetings In this ca
The next Washington pilgrimage to
hear the evangelist will take place on
March %, whcn the Gospel Mission will
take over n delegation for the after
noon meeting. These will remain for
have arranged for tickets so far. The
Gospel Mission Earty will go over on
the Raltin ore and Ohio.