The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-10-18
LACK SAND TO
MAKE THE GRADE
Tabernacle Collections
From Now On Will
Go to Charity
THE SCORE TO DATE

II was railroad night in the Bny
Sunday tabernacle, Tuesday. a0a
there was a great delegation from
the Michigan Central. There wsrc
about 1000 employees OF that roaj
In the tabernacle and II was said .3
he the largest single delegation THAR
has ever attended a SUNDAY meet.
ing.
To please these men everything
from opening prayer 10 closing
prayer took on the spirit OF tho
railroad and instead OF hitting The
trail Billy urged those present 20
put on full steam and come up rHe
main line" In all the day net,el
3s4 converts. ~ which - made
their vows In the afternoon and o.
the remaining 200. III were seerc.
taries who are engaged at the tahtr
nacle. but who DO MOI belong 20 any
church. Headed by their superr.
tendent they marched 20 the plat
form in a body when the invita-
ton" was given.
IL used 10 he railroad man
said Billy in beginning his sermon
II fired for the Chicago & North
western. / remember how when
the call boy would come along early
in the morning, pound on my door
and shout Get up Bill you've eot
20 go out on No. ~ this morning,
used 10 roll over and answer back
'Nothin' doin': I'm sick
"A lot OF you railroad men can
pull a big load but the trouble is
you don't carry enough sand 10 make
the grade up the Gospel road
want 70 SEQ you come dashinE down
the main line II Is safe for God
semiphore Is set"
Collection Goes To Charity.
The collection taken Tuesday VIII
be donated 10 the Florence Crit
tenden home The collection nerfad
ks273s. There viii be no more
collections for the Sunday cam
paign except on Sundays the
week day offering being for local
charities or institutions. The col-
lections on Wednesday will go 10
the Michigan Children Home Find
ing society. and that OF Thursday
for the Policemen's Benefit fund
Billy Sunday declared in The
Tuesday evening meeting that he
would not have a minutes rest from
now on until the Detroit campaign
closes on Nov 3 Every day that
he is not working in the tabernacle
he will he out IN the state working
10 make Michigan dry
Even after I have finally said
goodbye TO You" the evangelist an
nounced. Il am not going directly
home am going 10 Grand Rapids
and Jackson on Nov 8. 10 raise my
voice in protest against the saloon
on the last day before election
Those who hava invited me TO make
these two addresses have agreed 20
send me home In a special train
after the meetings 40 that can
have little rest before the next
campaign opens. which will be- a
week later IN Boston"
II was announced that William
Asher, an evangelist connected with
the Sunday party. would open a re.
vival series AZ Richmond. Mich
Wednesday night The meetings
will be under the auspices 81 the
four Protestant churches and will
he held I'm the Methodist church
The series will end when the Sun
day meetings end here II is OK
pected that other members OF the
Sunday party viii participate in the
Richmond campaign from time 20
time.
Thanks Local Committee.
Billy Sunday took occasion 20
thank the local committee for the
heartiness Of the welcome the
party had received here lie spoke
especially OF the Kresge home in
which Billy and HIS party are
housed. declaring that they have
never had finer residence placed
NJ their disposal He said r. was
particularly delightful since the