The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-09

bohHb, vi through curiosity, OF just
for a lark. or some similar reason.
Billy Sunday doesn't care why
man comes To his tabernacle. II Is
sufficient for him that he comes.
The Sunday oratory. the Sunday
earnestness and the Sunday appeal
are expected To do The rest.
Then there Will be great many
meetings for women only. These
meetings are always crowded and
always there is long line OF weep
ing wives and mothers who kneel
AT the altar and are converted. Billy
Sunday loves 10 see "A mother con-
verted.
The meetings for men only. OF
which there win be many. never fail
10 attract large crowds. The an
nouncement OF such meetings is not
carrying out the old theatrical trick,
but is for the purpose of getting men
together 80 that they may be talked
TO more intimately than would be
possible In a mixed audience. How
ever. in all these meetings the men
come and then come again and final.
~ remain To enlist themselves in
the work OF which Billy Sunday is
the most conspicuous leader.
Billy Sunday is not going to make
AIRY special effort TO get converts
the first week or two That period
Is 10 be devoted 20 awakening the
church members 10 2 sense OF their
responsibility IL wants TO lnstill
spirit OF cnthusi t1m in these who
sit back snugly. living blameless hut
useless lives. and arouse them 10
work. He wants the churches 10
take up the task OF helping Detroit
and Michigan where he leaves OF.
II is expected that Mr. Sunday
will deliver to the churches OF De-
troit p total 81 10000 converts in
two months, Whether these con
verts are taken into the churches,
encouraged and assisted SO that the
conversions will be made permanent
Mr. Sunday will leave up TO the
churches. and that will affect every
church in the city OF Detroit. no
matter of what denomination
There il no church that does not
feel the influence Of Sunday cam.
paign. =
Hitting the Trail
When Billy Sunday thinks that
the churches have been sufficiently
aroused 10 a sense OF their duty he
will then start asking his hearers
TO hit the trail From that time
on It is expected there will be
constant stream OF repentant men
and women pouring out their grief
and remorse at the altar of the Sun.
day tabernacle
On Sunday there will be three
meetings in the tabernacle. one in
the morning. one In the afternoon
and another IN the eveine This
viii DO the regular program for sun.
days. There will BE- no Monday
meeting, but on other days OF the
week there wifi be meetings In the
afternoons and evenings.
The two Choirs. each u abou; .
400 voices, have been drilled for
many days under capable Instructors
and are now ready TO sing the sim
pie and sweet gospel songs and
hymns probably as they have never
before been voiced in Michigan. one
OF these choirs will lead the music
nj al ~ tic GnpIaxs ,,a,.tyc9
Cooperating in the Sunday revival
are more than 100 churches and
many Of these viii remain closed
during the revival, their pastors urg'
ing mem Crs TO attend and assist To
make the series of religious meet.
inRs "A success.
Landing Sunday Some Job
Detroit people generally are prob.
ably not aware of the efforts. cover
ing period OF three years, which
have been expended TO bring Billy
Sunday 10 Detroit.
The earliest agitation was In 1918,
when Mr. Sunday was I'm Toledo and
a committee was appointed by the
PASTORS union for the purpose OF In
yiting him TO Detroit The doubt
as 20 Mr. Sundays willingness 10
come TO as large a city as Detroit
operated 10 delay the invitation un-
I'll after the Toledo campaign, which
renewed the interest OF pastors and
laymen, and In the winter OF 1894
another committee was authorized,
by the vote OF the Pastors union.
TO approach Mr.. Sunday and then
10 secure from the official boards
OF more than 100 churches likely
TO participate in the invitation, their
wishes.
On Feb. IL. 1914, a meeting was
called OF the pastor and one repre-
sentative from each OF the churches
whose pastors were affiliated with
the Pastors union. These men met
In the chapel OF the Central NJ f.
church. and the Rev. Samuel =.
Palmer. OF the Broad.st Presbyte-
rian church OF Columbus. O.. was
present. by invitation, 10 give his
views on the availability OF Mr..
Sunday for religious campaign. As
result OF this meeting 1t was de-