The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-16
SUNDAY RAPS
CHURCH FOLK WHO
WRAP UP RELIGION
CContiased from page oneD

tContinsed from Psge oRe)
CL Saturday VAS on TIE suhjec'
Compassion lie said he selecte,
that subect because he heard a min
lster say when family OF 81,
Joined lis church that they addec
! nbers. but not wealth AMI social
distinction 10 his church
Ministers make me sick tryins
.'o get rich ducks into the church
and passing 40 the ordinary crowd.
he said Some people seem q
think that after Jesus Christ left the
world b. made up his mind not tc
have ANYTHING more 20 do with IT,
Jesus lives today and can help you
just tho same as though he walke,i
the streets II Detroit God doesn',
lock a, an mans poke, book The
trouble : that most people have a
little blk - religion and wrap II ID
IN = package 70 keep for SUNDAY,
"a lille they attend card parties and
guzzle beer or wine during the
week
T. \ Talbot vice-president Of the
National Bank ~ Commerce. WHO
has charge Of the sunday collec-
lions, got part OF the money thus
far received counted on Saturday.
he announced that the two largest
collections for The week were those
~ last SUNDAY and last Thursday
The SUNDAY collection, when there
Were three meetings. totsled
sA4S5.22. AMI that for THURSDAY.
when the sermon on The Home"
vas delivered. reached s2,l5306.
Talks 20 Students.
Never before in the history OF
Detroit has there been such re.
ligious meeting as that in the Sun
day tabernacle Friday night. The
vast building shook from It's foun-
dalton 20 It's raftcrs with shouts
and cheers that could be heard for
blocks and the deatcnlng din was
kept mp from the time the service
opened until Billy Sunday waved
his handkerchief 70 the enormous
crowd and cried good right"
More than 1000 school BOYS and
girls were presen, as invited guests
OF the evangelist, and they occu-
pied a block OF seats directly in
from, OF The platform They brought
their banners and their voices and
class and school yells began 70
runcture The silence Of the large
"a bernacle az soon as the first dele
cation arrived. and from that time
on the youthful voices were raised
in noisy demonstration at every op
portunity.
And Of these 1000 students Billy
Sunday made 1000 friends A. the
close Of his sermon. which was
preached especially Tor the school
pupils. every one OF the students
pressed forward 10 shake hands
with the revivalist.
SO great VAS his eIsrt ion and 40
athletic his sermon that a. is con.
clusion the preacher dropped Imply
into a seat ana closed his eyes. IL
appeared 20 De on the verge of col.
lapse Ma" sunday called 20 hlm
and drew his attention ,c a lad Who
stood before the platform waiting
20 shake The preacher Jy toe hand
With a smile Billy leaped 10 hi-
feet, rushed 70 the front q the plat
form and STOPPING over, Erasped he
outstre'ched hand OF tho boz Then
the entire school delegation -torued
the platform with the enthusiasm
a a class rush they cares-> and
Billy, using both hands a. cuce KIM
working his famous smile all the
time, devoted nearly halfhour 20
the noisy, impromItu reception
Pupils Give YeiIa
Before the sermon Homer Rode
HEAVIER. the musical director. spoke
20 the pupils and encourage them
TO give their school yeiIs Calling
upon HEN by schools he invited
them 20 arise and announce them
selves There vas no he-itaBcv-
Scaool after school stood and
shouted their yelis a, Tho ,op OF
their voices Finally b. asked for
The delegation from the joyce
school A single boy stood and he
-. toe 80 a
from The other schools
Rodeheaver told the boys 'ha' 10
would be glad 10 announce their
athletic events from the platform II
they would time them 50 a. not %
conflict with The meetings. and thar
Billy Sunday and his party would
attend their games and root FOR
them
Immediately boy arose and
asked him 20 announce the Central
Northwestern football game for 40.
yember :
Who will win that game" asked
Rodeheayer
Two thousand voices answered
him in a mighty -hout and the pre-
dictiOu was about evenly divided
lie then announced 10 IN. BOYS tha'
Billy sunday vas an athlete and
had once established a record Of
"a seconds fer circlins the bases.
@ record no said. that still stands
And ne can 20 a. fast on this
platform as he could on the base
lines. he added. A The boys
cheered