The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-28
los HIT TRAIL
WEDNESDAY EVE
Despite Rain, Sunday
Tabernacle Is Well
Filled
rHE SCORE TO DArE


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Billy Sunday Thursday afternoon
preached another OF his cutting ser
mons. addressed for the Iuost par
10 church members. on the persona.
work that they could do. but don't
He is not satisfied with The Nat ,le
clergyman and others are &C oper-
(, ating in Detroit and so he Is preach
ing a series Of afternoon sermons de-
aligned 10 vaRen UP the protesting
Christian and get him 90 hustle
lie told the ministers and church
members that IL was their duty 70
talk 20 every person they met about
religion II was not sufficient that
the tabernacle was filed u holds q
small percentage Of the population
and he said the ministers should he
concerned with the great number
who do not get 10 the tabernacle
There is Just one thing that Billy
Sunday is frank 10 admit that he can
not triumph over and that Is an act
OF Providence. He declares that he
can fight the devil until hell freezes
over" but when the heavens open
he In ready 10 quit. And that is why
his sermon was cut short Wednesday
might in the tabernacle.
Water fell In such clusters on the
roof OF the tabernacle and made such
q racket. coupled with the thunder's
roar. during the delivery OF his ser.
mon on repentance Wednesday night.
that the evangelist had 10 admit that
he was beaten. He could not make
the great audience hear over the
rumble OF the storm, but he acknowl-
edged defeat gracefully. by saying
What's the use OF talking any
more1 There Is nothing can say
that You don't know. I've talked
enough any way and IF 7 tried 70 com
: pete with the rain I would not be
able TO talk again while am In De-
troit All OF those who are repentant
will please walk down here and take
my hand as a token OF their repent.
-ancc ant ttIE1r determination to I've
for Christ In the future"
Two girls Immediately started
down the trail Others Joined them
almost al once and in five minutes
los converts had hit the trail This
was considered "A remarkable show
ing under the circumstances The
sermon was interrupted repeatedly
by the rain 20 that the hearers lost
the continuity Of the argument, they
had waded through deep water 20 get
10 the meeting and sat with wet
feet. the whole atmosphere was SOC.
"a and depressing and conditions Odd
not seem just right for conversions
because people were In anything but
happy mood
Good Crowd Despite Rain.
Despite the rain there was q good
sized audience iR the tabernacle
: whaa billy SUNDAY started his SEP
mon, about 1000 Drawing the storm
TO hear the evangelist
That nothing on earth would save
sinner but repentance WAS The key
note OF the sermon Billy declared
that though "a man had all 'hc cdu.
cation In the world and did not re-
ppnt NJ wUutrt ----tu --uft aS rr1r~tr
as the sun would rise. but he *
planned that one could have both The
education and the repentance BE
also declared that Do, church people
we're not doing enough personal
work and said that the church need.
Ell soul-sayers IN the pevs instead Of
lnockere
There was q time. ne said when
the preacher was considered sort
of ecclesiastical locomotive and that
his putting. snortinE and blowing OF
OF steam would carry the whole load.
but IL won't The individual must
repent
"Why arc &C many persons outside
the church? The church Itself Is
responsible 'tC rot 90 drive preach.
ers on this platform 20 get them 10
so down among the audience and do
personal work and save souls every
night
"Let the Cat Turn Around'
students just out Of theological
seminary are useless, they know
how TO build q sermon accurately
and with n good foundation Just a.
the builder knows how 20 build "a
house. but they don't know how 70
save souls, which h the great thing
60 be desired You see. am not the
pastor ~ your church and ] can say
things that your pastor would not
dare. II you can go 20 church and
hear the pastor preach and you don't
feel uncomfortable. there r. some
thing wrong with your preacher.
Once preacher told me | rubbed
the fur the wrong way, but ! replied.
No. don't; let the cats turn
around"
"If the devil came on this platform
tonight and YOU had a good look Al
him you would say you were fool
70 string with him. but he DISCUSSES
himself rs an angel and looks AZ.
trActive. I don't care whether n n
fear OF hell or love Of God tha,
makes a man repent so long az he
does repent. You can't scare a per
soe-lnto repentance any more thar
you can take the poison from a rat
tle-nake's faAgs hy putting n clothe,
rin on his tail. I'll bet lot OF yoJ
people sitting here are being hit be
tween the eyes b. even word l say