New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-03-06
NO SpENDTARTE,
THIS MR. SUNDAY
RevivaIist's Lavish Chart
ties All a Myth, Trenton
Citizens Say.
GOT $4,000; GAVE
CHAUFFEUR A PHOTO
Fund for Poor Invalid Proves To
Be Four Roses-Free
Sermon Refused.

Trenton. March 5.-For two weeks
Trenton has had an opportunity 70 take
account Of stock and reckon the profit
Of the seven weeks religious revival
conducted here by Billy Sunday. Things
have been moving pretty rapidly IN a
religious way since Billy left town. and
those familiar with church affairs claim
that the Sunday campaign was worth
all it cost -and it is now realized that
reyivsls cost a lot of money.
The after effects have been. on the
whole good. Most Of the criticism has
TO DO with the free-will offering Of
$50 600. Another criticism is that sun
dav was wrongly credited with per
forming many charitable acts while m
Trenton. Stories Of all kinds were
aAoat during the campaign Of how Billy
and Ma went through the city, leaving
a wake Of gold and kind deeds behind
them.
One story had it tina. woman had
nut a $50 bill, which was intended to
paw the interest oil mortgage, into
the collection by mistake, and that Billy
not only returned the money. but gave
her 500 20 60 toward paying the mort
gage. No such thing occurred Another
tale WAS OF how ne and Ma left SUD
stantiai sum with an invalid who has
been bedfast for years with rheuma-
tism and was supported BY friends
This person is we'll known and the
story gained wide circulation. MI ana
Mrs. Sunday did call on the invalid
lint all they left was four roses, gwen
10 Mrs. Sunday the previous night III
tho tabernacle.
The parents Of little cripple had
70 make public denial that they had
received a large sum Of money from
Sunday because the story had kept
some Of those who regularly aided the
child from continuing their financial
! help.
Too Weak 10 Return.
To show his appreciation for the
work of several reporters on local
newspaper, during the campaign sun
dav sent each Of them $3.50 goid
niece The large limousine used by
the Sundays during their Trenton stay
vas furnished b. an admirer and the
chauffeur continued 10 act in that ca
nacitv for the evangelist. When Billy
loft town fhe chauffeur received an
autographed photograph, it Is said
! The understanding has been general
/ that one-tenth OF the free Will oherih9
70 the preacher would go TO charity
! and the people of Trenton got the I'M
pression that this one-tenth OF the
/ Trenton free will offering would 20 70
Trenton charity. This would mean the
distribution OF 5000 among the IN
stitutions OF the city. The money
/ however. was not forthcoming ana not
q ncnnv of the one-tenth has been seen
IN Trenton. This situation has been
tho one most commented upon since
/ sunday left town.
During his work here the evangelist
/ said that If the people of the city ever
wanted him to come back for one ser
vice. "You bet ! will DO it, A lew
davs ago p committee Of the most
nromincnt trail hitters waited on MIN
i'm Baltimore and made the request.
Ills answer was: ~ have TO take care
Of nv strength" A. yet he has not
signiiied his intention of returning
here for one sermon, although the com,
mittcc offered to get him special
/ train so that he could have every pos
/ sible comfort OIL the trip.
Another incident that has caused
unfavorablc comment is the iact thal
the Christmas fund for poor chlldieh
still has a dehci. Of $40. Those IN
charge Of this fund bought all the
TOYS. food and clothes needed 10 70
ro,,rd and a deficit was the result. II
= now March and the deficit has not
vet been wiped out. Some person VINO
signs himself "Agnostic' insists upon
calling attention each day to the 1act
that $4,000 could be raised Tor sunday
IN seven weeks but $40 cant be raised
to wine out the deficit created because
The children were taken care OF on
/ Christmas. "Agnostic" sends dime
,yerv DAY. and says he will continue 70
do so until the deficit is met.
All this. however. is criticism. and
there is another side 70 the sunday
{ aitermatch. Much good was done by the
evangelist. He has performed seem
Iirg miracles in many eases, ana ms
supporters contend that he 10 Justiiied
+ I'm his financial policy.