The Washington herald., 1917-12-21
BILLYSUNDAY
READY TO END
ATLANTA WORK
Evangelist VIII Spend Holi-
days at Indiana Home,
Then Come Here.
ny ARTHUR JOYCE.

Billy Sunday Ii on the last lap of his
revival campaign in Atlanta. Ga. He
win wind up In the South next Sunday.
Then he viii hike for his home in
winona Lake. Ind, to spend the
Christmas holidays. From home he
viii come directly to Washington for
what he expects to be two months OF
the most strenuous campaigning in his
career.
They are planning now, over at SUM-
day headquarters. to make the arrival
Of Billy and his party in Washington
the occasion for a big demonstration.
The evangelist and his associates are
due here on the night Of January 5.
Next morning. promptly at 1890 a. m,
Billy will start officially his big battel
to win Washington for Christ"
opening Sermon Topics.
Billy Sunday has already picked the
sermon topics for his first days cam
paign in Washington. He will preach
three times on the opening day-Jan-
uary 6. His morning subject will be-
Have Ye Received the Holy Ghost?
Tho sermon will be based on the 18th
chapter of Acts, second verse: Have
ye received the Holy Ghost since ye
believed?"
His afternoon sermon will be at the
o'clock service. The topic will be
Gods Grenadiers." based on the 4th
chapter of-St. Luke. 10Th verse: ''Tarry
We in the city Of jerusalem. until ye be
endued with the power from on high
The evangelist's evening sermon
subject, at the 7:3o p. m. service. will
be 'why Call Ye Ne Lord, Lord?'
from the prophecy Of Habakkuk,
third chapter. second verse: "oh,
Lord, revive thy work in the midst
Of the years; II wrath remember
mercy"
For the first two Sundays Of the
campaign, the afternoon meetings
will be for everybody. Following
these. the Sunday afternoon gather
ings will be for men only. While the
evangelist IL preaching to the men of
Washington, Ma" Sunday will talk
to women only IN one of the big
churches near the tabernacle. The
exact location has not yet been Sc
lected.
There will be no cards required for
admission to the tabernacle during
any Of the Billy Sunday services. All
seats will be free. Only those having
business at the tabernacle, such as
choir singers, doorkeepers and ush-
ers, secretaries and personal work
ers, ministers and those holding spe-
eial reservations, will be required to
present their credentials at certain
doors. The doors viii be opened a
half-hour before the scheduled SER
vice hours-10:30 a. m, 2 p. m, and
Z p. m.
Procession Planned.
When Billy and his party. arrive at
Union Station they will be met by
members of the executive committee,
headed by Postmaster Chance; dele
cations representing the big choirs,
which will greet the evangelist with
song service; ushers and secre-
taries; ministers representing the
various churches affiliated with the
revival and by hundreds Of church
members-and the general public. 1t
is likely there will also be present
officials representing the administra-
ton.
Billy and Ma" will ride in an auto
mobile with Postmaster Chance and
will head a procession to the Sum-
day home" in Washington. where
the evangelistIwiH hold an informal
reception. A band will be in the dele
cation that will greet the evangelist