Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-03
"BLLY" SUNDAY OPENS
TRENTON FIGHT WITH
PREPAREDNESS PLEA
Tells Great Audience He Wants
Best Possible Army and
Navy and Biggest Bat
tleships Afloat
COLLECTION TOO SMALL

TRENTON, n. T., Jan. 3-"Billy" Sum
day, the evangelist in opening yesterday
his seven weeks campaign against the
forces of evil In the capital of New Jersey
appeared as an advocate of national pre-
paredness and the wild wielder of n
verbal scourge against the "hyphenated."
His three sermons yesterday to audiences
totaling one-fourth of the population OF
this city we're filed with demand for
the best possible army and navy, with
the biggest battleships afoat" and an
ultimatum to all who are not undiluted
Americans In word and deed to beat 1t
back across the Atlantic"
From tho outset BILLY" found the
tabernacle crowd receptive and enthusi-
astic The first day in Trenton, he said
last night. was one of the best he has
ever had. And Trenton was glad, for
there exists a strong desire among the
committee and the citizens to outdo Pat
erson in the matter Of attendance. trail
hitters" and collections.
They are already boastlng of taber-
nacle that In size is surpassed only by
those of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. In
proportion to other cities of 100000 popu-
iation, says Trenton. It makes their
wooden revival temples look like the
vestIbules of Harlem flats, billy has
pronounced 'It one of the finest"
In the matter OF collection, however.
Sunday complained at the afternoon and
evening services that unless the occu-
pants OF the pine pews dug deeper into
their wallets during the next few weeks
the $4,000 guarantee fund won't be
raised by next Christmas"
''The morning services found ushers re-
turning the long-handled tlnpans that
iingIed to the extent of less than $500.
Paterson, which goaded Billy never
gave less than $1,000. This is the worst Of
fering / have seen In three years"
The Official figures for the morning
service were s297.54; for the afternoon.
s31647, and evening. $5O6A.
Trenton Is determined that there viii
be no grounds for complaint in the future
Billy says he has never been in finer
fettie. He spoke to 5000 that came to the
big wooden temple at Greenwood avenue
and Chambers street in the morning. in
spite of the most unpleasant weather
conditions. He addressed 10000 in the aft
ernoon, and at night he had them almost
as sympathetic and enthusiastic as a sec
ond week tabernacle crowd, one that
taxed the auditorium to Its fullest capac-
ity OF 1900
But the thing that won for "BilIy"
the part OF Trenton that spent all or part
OF Sunday In the wooden temple was
his patriotic exhortations. At each serv-
Ice he announced that "any one who
doesn't like the way we do things over
here can beat it back across the Allan
tic. There are boats from New York
every day. In these days be an Ameri-
can or hit the trail back TO Europe"
There were cheers and whistles at that
But they grew into a volume OF sound
that almost made the foundations rock
when BILLY" shouted that he believed
In preparedness and big army and navy.
II believe in preparedness with a cap
Ital Pr he cried. you bet your life
Even though I'm not a Democrat I'll
stick with President Wilson for what
ever he does. / believe in preparedness;
in having the biggest army and navy.
God organizes His armies. We have doc
tors and teachers and fre-escapes for
emergency. why not an army and navy1
II believe in having the best navy we
can get-the biggest battleships and tor
pedoboats that spit out 150 tons OF ex-
plosivss a second.
1.-THE Germans said that they would
soon be in London drinking tea" he
said. 'I see the Britishers are still suck
ing their tea unmoIested. The Germans
were also going 10 eat their Christmas
dinner in Paris. That was two years
ago, and they are not there yet"