The Detroit times., 1916-11-02
SUNDAYS
PARTY TO
SCATTER

tCOntinucd from PaE~ ons)
ICES In women's work. viii spend a
few days in Springfield. o. and Miss
Rose FetterofTs. OF the high school
department, will go home 10 Chi.
cago. Albert Peterson. custodian OF
the tabernacle. Will go 10 Ottumwa,
la
George Sunday. business manager
Of the party. will remain in Detroit
for few days until all the fnan-
cial and other details have been
cared for. and then be will go on TO
Boston, where the Rev. ]. e. Walk
er, the advance man, has been for
several weeks
choirs Say Their FarsweIls.
Members OF the two huge choirs
have already held their farewell
ceremonies with "Rody." Matthews
and Brewster, so that when the last
trail hitter has taken his seat sun
lay night, there Will be nothing left
10 do but hustle for trains. The
choirs presented "Rody with a
beautiful scarf pin and Brewster
ana Matthews each received nne
cuff buttons.
silly preached in the tabernacle
Thursday afternoon on the wonders
~ Jesus, taking for his text the
passage, And His name shall NJ
called Wonderful" In describing
the many wonders OF Jesus he
d"elt upon the birth OF the Lord
among the lowly. the simplicity OF
his life. the causing OF miracles and
the creating OF parallels the orig
.nality Of His death and the resur.
rection
II a man has not become a Chris.
ton before he reaches the age Of
20 there Is very remote chance
Tor him TO escape hell, according to
test made by Billy Sunday In the
sbernacle Wednesday night The
evangelist was preaching on the sub
'ect OF THE objectionable sin. ="
which he declared was constant
rejection ~ Jesus Christ. and he de
clared that the longer one put on
becoming a Christian the more din.
cult II was 10 take the step
Suddenly he asked every person in
the audience who was processing
Christian 10 stand UP. Many thou
sands arose. He then asked all who
had become Christians before they
were 20 years old 20 SIT down Pos
sihly half OF those standing sat
down when no asked those 10 be
seated who had accepted Christ he.
fore they we're 30 only few re
manned standing. and after he had
invited those who were converted
before they reached he age OF 40
70 resume their seats only FIVE Of
tho great multitude were on their
feet. and three OF ..Iese went dowr
on tho next cali, So that only ,wo T
about 10000 accepted religion after
thev had reached 30.
That said Billy. Just about
represents tho chance one has Of
turning from sin II he waits until
he is half a century old 20 do IT,.
Habits become 90 firmly rooted in
the aged that mon cannot overcomc
them a. easily AS in youth II YOU
are 30 and not Christian the
chances ar thousands TO one vow
viii 70 ~ hell.
Studebaker Sends Biz Delegation
One OF the largest delegations that
ever attended service in the tab
ernacle was that Of the Studebakor
corporation. There were 900 men
and women In the party. which
brought it's own band with Il and a
great bunch OF flowers, which were
presented TO Billy and Ma sunday
This delegation was well represent
ed in those who hit the trail
At the conclusion Of his sermon.
which Is said 20 be one Of his best
conversion sermons" 533 persons
turned 20 religion In the afternoon
there were So. while there were
in the Detroit ophra house AZ noon.
making tho days total COZ. and the
grand total for tho campaign 1882
\ feature OF tho evening service
was the rendering ~ 2 sacred solo
by Mrs Ernestino Sterling Cudmore.
Dr w II Wray Boyle, in appeal.
ing for a large thank offering 20 be
presented TO the evangelist next
sunday, eulOgized the evangelist. de-
claring that It would be impossible
to estimate the good that has been
accomplished BY the meetings.
"V-vrp an arcbapre1 could not an
preciate tho vast benefit OF these
services" ne declared
BILLY said that there was one IN
pardonablc sin. but that n was not
swearing or drinking. because II
that wero true he would not have
been pardoned, for he was a great
drinker and a great cursor. he said.