The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-11-18
Evangelist Disappointed Over Size
of His Collections
10000 PEOPLE IN TABERNACLE
Tells Students There is More Hope
for a Fool Than for the Boy Who
Knows II All.

pie had thronged the Billy Sunday
tabernacle tonight when the noted
evangelist mounted the rostrum at
7.30 o'clock. Outside thousands clam
ored for admission. Some of the more
daring climbed TO the roof of the struc
ture and attempted to hear the ath-
letic preacher through the skylights.
Every available bit of space was oc-
cupied. Men we're clinging to the
rafters and even the platform from
which Billy spoke was fringed with
people.
II took the combined efforts of the
police and firemen assigned to the
job to keep the crowd from choking
the runways and exits so great was
the jam OF people eager to hear his
student nights sermon on Forces that
win" Thousands of students from
Harvard, Tufts, Technology, Welles-
ley. Radcliffe and Simmons were in
the audience.
In the afternoon, when Sunday
preached on Personal work more
than 1000 attended In spite OF the
large attendance at the meetings Mr.
Sunday was disappointed at the
amount of the collections and was not
backward in letting his hearers know
his feelings. In his Characteristic
way he exhorted them to loosen up
The collection at tonight's service
was only $500, he said. why. west
ern city OF 100, geo would do better
than that" A total of S1102.01 was
collected at the $50 services today, ac
cording to the treasurer of the cam
paign.
Billy Sunday was obviously pleased
with the throng that greeted him to-
night in spite of the weather. which
was a mixture OF snow and rain He
launched into his topic with unusual
spice and in less than minute was
pacing around the rostrum, speaking
with such rapidity that IL was impos-
sible for the newspaper stenographNrs
to follow him. 1t was good. sound.
fatherly advice that he gave the stu
dent throng and he visibly impressed
his audience with his characteristic
stories of the modern college chap.
Preaching "A special sermon to
young people in the tabernacle last
evening on Forces that win," the
evengelist said
AT the time of President McKin-
ley's funeral procession this country
for five minutes stopped all work.
The railroads, every factory, the ma
chinery of this land stood still; the
banker stopped counting his money,
the merchant quit measuring the
commodities and left them unmeas-
ured. the farmer stopped his plow in
the furrow. every student closed his
book for five minutes. and with un-
covered heads we all attempted to pay
mark of respect and tribute to the
man who had tried to make this a
better nation, and happier men and
women and children. We did that,
and | am glad we did that, thus show
ing to the people that we did not for
get to place a high value on charac-
ter, although we seem at times TO be
commercially dazed and drunk. We
stood still long enough to testify to
the world that it matters not to what
political party man belongs If he
tries to make this better nation and
make better homes.
Now. young folks, ! want to say
something with the hope that can
induce you to put your life in italics.
This element in us; this hope for
something better is Nature clearing
the ground That is why the young
man goes west. He is tired of being
a molehill and wants to be a noun
tain.
A midget in mind, and midget in
character. is like a carbuncle.
"I'll tell you, You can't look up and
admire a runt in mind and a runt in
character unless you are married to
the runt and then you do il under
protest.
Now. boys and girls excuse me for
calling you boys and girls. You are
young men and women, but call
you boys and girls You have got to
have desire to grow up and develop.
You have got to feel your need to
grow, just like q miser wants money,
or politician wants office, and like
hog wants slop,
81 will tell you something, boys,
that will be a millstone around your
neck-self conceit. 1t is a sad day
for a young fellow when President
Taft's overcoat wouldn't make him
vest. Boys, there is more hope for
the fool than for the fellow that
thinks he knows it all.
Another thing. Look on the bright
side of life. Over in Spain there is a
sun dial, and it says: L mark only the
bright hours SO look on the bright
side. Every time you smile you put