The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-09-15
SUNDAY GETS
l4S POUNDS OF
COLLECTION COIN
tContIau-d from Page one.)

modest one-case note 20 the crisp
90 green on one side and yellow on
the other Then there were checks
a great array OF them. one drawn
for $3.50, the largest individual con
tribution 20 the collection
No person knows who dropped the
penny into the Tin pan and 10 Der
son but The man who counts the
money will ever know Who dropped
the $3.50 check in. because he has
requested II so
The offering was all that strong
man could iiSr r. was delivered TO
the National Bank ot Commerce 10
a large money bag Vice President
Charles R Talbot OF the bank, has
charge OF all the collections
\ reporter FOR The Times went
into the bank. Friday morning to
find out i, Detroit had broken the
record for this special home collec.
ton made az the sunday Kansas
City revival The sum raised there
was s5.l25 Mr. Talbot had not yet
counted The money II was too
much OF a job 70 take care OF by
hand and he had sent for a count.
ing machine However. he showed
the collection ~ the reporter anI
invited him 20 feel how heavy II
was
The reporter who e noted FOR
muscular shoulders and holds
weirht.uf,ing records. stopped non
chalantly and grasped the handle
ot the huge money sack II didn't
come up The reporter thought the
sack vas nailed down. bat IL wasn't
Finally he budzed II on the floor
'ThAt must weigh as much as
Billy he gasped
Guess 70 does" said Mr. Talbot,
wei see
An assistant was called who
rolled in a pair OF scales and the
sack pas placed on the platform
Zip" went he needle and IL
stopped a. l4s pounds
In his sermon ne other night
Billy was telling how the physical
law must be- obeyed 70 get results
a. well as The spiritual law, and he
used a weighing machine as an d.
,us'rafion
For Instance" be- said. Il stood
before coinin-the-siOr weighing
MACHINE and dropped a coin Moth
ing doing Then stepped on the
platform without dropping coin.
Nothing doing Then stepped on
'he platform dropped coin and
stood still zip went the needle
As pounds"
'.a'e Fr day The custodian % the
col'ecron declared that be thought
from rs weight and from The gen.
e-oas spr.nkiinz % large bills and
gold coin that II would exceed the
kansas CITY contribution
Billy spoke Friday afternoon on
the subject 81 Casting out devils
he greed tha, this vas great
calling. especially IN Detroit, where
there were MANY devils tina, needed
casting out. bit the great trouble
vas fha. the casting out machinery
needed oiling ~ for such a tremen
dous undertaking That ia the pgr
pose Of The present campaign.
He again beset ne booze devil
"a one % those that needed casting
ont from he lie OF Detroit. and said
he would fight that devil 20 the Last
ounce o. MS strength and the las'
drop Of hts blood
The evangelist also took yigor
Gus rap A. the churches and said
that many % them were looking
only for sensations 70 draw biz
crowds and were not engaged In the
serious business % trying 20 cast
orr devils Sermons on he Merry
Widow Hat and The Hohnle
Skirt" ne said. were among the
"nonsensical tommyrot." that N
many ~ the March hare preach ers
were delivering 20 catch the fancy
% tho crowd re said 81 matteret
not ~ All n a church were packed
20 the doors and no devils cast ouf
Iio spoke - The time when Jesui
appeared on Tho scene 70 cost out q
devil and how The disciples and M,
scribcs all rallied around Him
so will ~ De with you an. h'
cried when Won SEQ Jesus yot
won't look Wise and ask Wher'
did Cain got Dis wife, 30. you'll
s'agger back in ave a. his power.
a sea NJ lr'urned faces The
phrase ls 'rife. hut g. is the only
one thar Gta rHr iua,lon filled m,
Sunday tabernacle hen Billy Sun
day delivered bis celebrated sermon
on The Home. Thursday nigh
There were 5000 % these faces