The Detroit times., 1916-09-21
PROMPT RESPONSE
OF TRAIL HITTERS
PLEASES SUNDAY


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CCentinssd from Page Onel
gelist. said Thursday that Their,
would be 10 trail hitting IN the AFT
ernoon meetings for The present. A
little later in the campaign. he said
the invitation 10 converts would 10
Issued al afternoon meetings az vel
as az those OF the evening, but not
az present
Billy Sunday preached, Thursday
afternoon. a sermon in which he ad
vised everybody 20 "straighten out
hts course 70 glory"
Some people say preach toe
much he'll; others say don't preach
enough hell" ne said. Well. be.
lieve me. I'll give you enough hell
before I'm thru. All the bells in
the Bible.
Some say I have too much mu.
sic; others that don't preach
enough, still others that preach
too much; some that am too vul-
gar and sensational Whatever they
say makes no difference The man
that God sends never fails"
Leaders OF the Sunday party win
hold several shop meetings, Friday.
from 1880 o'clock until 1918.
Among them viii be meetings AZ
the following plants American
Blower Co. Williams Pickle Co. An
derson Electric Co. NcCord Manu-
featuring Co, Roberts Brass Co.
Maxwell Motor Co. and Berry
Brothers
luneheons Begin Friday
The luncheon committee OF the
business woman's end OF the Sunday
campaign has completed It's prepar-
atoms and on Friday will begin its
triweekly mncheons for the EN-
ployed women OF Detroit in the new
+ church house OF the Central Metho-
dist church. TIE sum OF five cents
will be charged for a comfortable
luncheon and IL is the intention 81
the committee 20 prepare for l,500
or 1000 women and girls. One hun
dred and twenty-five women are Co
operating. being sent from the DIFF
ferent churches and they in turn.
secure help from 1000 others
Luncheon will b. served from II
TO o'clock. and during that period
prayer meetings and song services
will be held in the church After
luncheon each girl may 40 into the
church and enjoy the services for
as long as her MONDAY hour al
lows. Miss Florence Kinney will
De the main speaker This work
will be continued during the entire
Sunday campaign, the luncheons be
ing held Wednesday. Thursdays and
Fridays OF each week
THH-+zSday evening there viii be- A
business wonan's rally AZ 80 in
the tabernacle. which all employed
women are urged 10 sGend. There
was also a meeting of the central
and extension committee % the
womans department held in the Y
W c. A. "Wednesday afternoon, a.
2.30 o'clock These groups Of won.
en- are the invitation committee
which extend 10 the women In o.
fees. stores. telephone exchanges
and all branches OF industry a cor
dial invitation 10 attend the lunch
cons and meetings Women work.
Ing TOO far away 20 be present, will
b. sent news OF all proceeding OF
the campaign.
"Tho finest 400 7 have ever seen
They have Ward Nc Allister's -Four
Hundred backed OF the boards and
only lack one-third Of rivalins The
famous SIX Hundred OF Balaklava 20
Thus spoke Billy Sunday. Wednes-
day night, after 900 converts had
hit the trail"
"Of course am not satisfied CON
unued Billy 10 Times reporter.
because I am never satisfied that
have made enough conversions S,ill
an greatly pleased and the re-
spouse 20 my invitation sTceeGed ny
- pectations and far exceed tho
average when the frst invitation u
given [ shall nor be satisfied while
there still remain in Detroit souls %
save"
The tran hitting canc a. a sur
prise 10 other members n The sun
day party and 20 those who are clos.
est in the confidence OF the eysngel.
ist The regular signal sermon for
the trail hltters wa q have been
delivered on Thursday night bu.
Billy, With marvellous Intuition.
sensed the fact that bis audience
vas ready for the invitation, We'd
iHestay night. and without mo
ment's hesi,ation he gave g.
That his judgment vas justified
became apparent a. once. vhen
ecores !eaped 70 their feet rushed
weeping 10 the platform and pledged
ithemselyes 10 lead Christian lives
invitation Is Surprise.
IN sermon on "Backsli1ers, or
TLroken VOWS. sparkling with h-mor
end fairly bristling with the typical
Sunday punch the evangelis'
worked his hearers into ,reDzy Dr
religious feryor and. az he vas
q about 70 close one OF The most elo-
qgent sermons that he has preached
20 Detroit no wheeled suddenly. ran
20 the edge Of the platform an
shouted
How many will come forvarI