The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-03-03
SUNDAY SWAPS
MIGHTY CONCOURSE
breaches to $1,000 Cheering
Enthusiasts at Three Meetings.
EVANGELIST At HIS BEST
Welcomed BY the Governor Eiurls
Mighty Blows At Sin and De-
clares Raitimore's Greet
ing Superb.


Baltimore. -Fifty-two thousand men
and women and youths Sunday hoard
Rilly Sunday on the opening day Of his
ak weeks eyangelistfc campaign in
this city.
The attendance at night broke all
Arst-night records IN the history OF
the campaigns, according to Mr. Sun
day. Twenty thousand people were
packed in the tabernacle at Twenty
ninth street and Greenmount avenue,
and between 1000 and 5000 were
turned away.
Swept BY Enthusiasm.
Sunday came and saw and con-
Quered. He launched the campaign at
1890 o'clock IN the forenoon. when he
was presented to an audience Of about
1900 by Governor Harrington, who
gave official approval TO the meetings.
At 2 o'clock in the afternoon he
preached to $4,000. Enthusiasm, which
even the most sanguine among the
members of the local committee had
scarcely hoped for, swept an three
audiences. The thrOngs were made UP
not of a majority OF women. but large
y Of substantial business men, Of me
chanics, of clerks, with a sprinkling
OF society folks. and here and there a
city and State official, bank presi-
dent, big corporation official and
dozens OF ministers of many denomina-
tons. The Rev. Or. Hugh Brickhead,
rector Of Emanuel Protestant Episco-
pal Church, delivered the invocation
ID the morning; the Rev. Or. r. J..
Wyckoff, of Madison Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, m the after
noon, and the Rev. Dr.. II. A Griese-
mer, Of Franklin Square Baptist
Church, in the evening
Philadelphia Yields Palm.
A Philadelphia sat through the
evening service, his fourth opening
night Of a Sunday campaign, includ-
ing the one in his home city.
This beats anything have ever
seen," he said, "and takes the palm
away from Philadelphia. Mr.. Sunday
has got 'em going already"
And the evangelist really did seem
to .'have 'em going" The thousands
sat spel1bound through the three serv-
ices except when they applauded some
telling point made in his excoriation
Of sin and his attacks on crooked
politicians and the liquor interests,
and then they applauded until the
rough-board building reyerberated
with thunder. Those who went to
get new sensations had their wishes
satisfied, as well as those who were
drawn to the tabernacle by belief in
the campaign and the benefits thereof.
Sunday hurled defiance at the enemies
Of religion, material and intangible,
personal and impersonal: he delivered
most of the remarkable gestures which
have made him famous.
Climbs On the Pulpit
He climbed upon his velyet-topped
pulpit at the climax of his afternoon
sermon, when, after he had asked all
those present who wished to enroll
themselves as -Christ's grenadiers'
to stand up. the great congregation
heaved itself to its feet as man.
"And now, let us give God a chau-
tauqua salute Sunday cried, and with
e spring was perched upon the pulpit
which he had been pounding with his
est.
At the word thousands of handker-
chiefs were awave, until the mass of
humanity was changed in color on the
instant, from general tone Of dark
clothes and the tint OF faces to sea
OF white pillows. That was one of the
most dramatic moments of day that
was full OF the dramatic.
No Traii-tiItting Yet.
There was NO train hitting. That
win come later, probably at the end
Of this week or the first of next And
as the week wears on the outside
meetings will increase, with gatherings
in shops. factories and stores and
churches.