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grasped both his hands. jumped to
the edge OF the platform. and said:
Z 81 would not be so mean as to think
this welcome Is for me personally. II
Is because you want Christ to come
to Baltimore. You can bank on this.
shall answer four questions in every
saved? Are you lost? Are you going
to heaven? Are you going to hell''
Goes Into Action.
Sunday bit his finger nails. hitched
his trousers. gave his collar another
Jerk. and began telling about the
financial end OF his campaign. He ex-
planned that ten collections were to
be taken to defray expenses. and
when these were secured the collec-
lions would cease.
~ suppose some felle has told you that
all this money goes to me-" he shouted.
well, he lied. and he knew he lied
when he said that.
"You can bet every lie you eyer heard
like that wriggled It's dirty carcass out
OF a brewery vat or beer Joint usherS
The plates" consisted of hundreds OF
tin pans.
"Ringling Brothers circus would come
here and take away more money In
three days than this campaign costs In
six weeks" Sunday added. you don't
Governor Harrington and Secretary OF
State Simmons arrived early. They got
applause as they stepped to the plat
form.
Mr.. Rodeheaver. clutching his from
bone, assembled the steps. and the crowd
applauded more vigorously. Rode
HEAVIER led the nrst hymn. Come Thou
He was starting another, but this was
cut short when the crowd saw Sunday
and ma" Sunday enter. They cheered
and rose to their feet. waving handker-
chiefs. Sunday waved back at them.
Some Sunday "Firsts."
The list Of "firsts' In the Sunday
campaign includes these:
The FIRST arrival at the tabernacle got
there at o'clock. He was an Eastern
shore farmer.
The first baby to be checked was
four-year-old Master Clifford Tucker.
placed IN the nursery long before the
The first friction occurred last even
ing with officials ut the Union Station.
when the Sunday choir started singing
humns while they were waiting for
Sundays arrival Station officials told
the musical director to dcsist, and when
men TO make them stop.
The first public appearance In Ralti-
more of Mrs. Sunday was made when
the evangelist introduced his co-work-
eus. He concluded: And this lady in
black Ia Mrs. Sunday"
IL don't have match OF a job. Just
MANAGE Mr.. Sunday. she said; But
that keeps me busy let me tell YOU.
Little did ] know when I first learned
Baltimore staring At me under that
name. that we should be here IN Bal
timore like this
Guards Against Fakes"
Sunday explained that he wished to
introduce his party because "a lot Of
people go around stringing folks. and
telling them they belong to the Sunday
party. when they don't So want you
to look at them"
Sunday announced that in Baltimore
no attention would be paid to the time
of services when the Tabernacle was
filled. When this happens In advance
of the hour for services he will 70
ahead with them, so as not to keep
those inside waiting.
After giving other directions Sunday
launched upon a highly acrobatic and
peppery sermon. Trail hitters' will
not be called for a week or more yet.
In the afternoon Sunday preached on
THE Grenadiers."
Mr.. Sunday, in his morning sermon.
took for his subject. THE Question OF
the Ages" and for his text, Acts 49,:
Have We received the Holy Ghost since
you believed?" Speaking OF the COM
ing OF the Holy Spirit, he said:
why. an angel OF heaven could not
come to Baltimore and live two weeks
and loaf with the people you loaf with