The Washington times., 1917-06-18
new YORK GIVES
SUNDAY $4,000
$4,000 Attend Final Ser
vices in Big Tabernacle.
7,22S MORE HIT The TRAIL
Evangelist POurs Out His Heart in
Bidding GOOd-by to City.
7,22S MORE HIT The TRAIL

NEW YORK, June 1s.-BrIy Sun
day ended his record ten-week New
York campaign last night in what
was a veritable blaze of glory. All
day thousands stormed the tabernacle,
filling the great pine meeting house
during the morning and afternoon,
and at night fairly swapping II in a
crush OF almost wild humanity.
At $50 the doors were opened. and
the tremendous crowd that had been
milling around the building for two
hours attacked IL as soldiers swarm
into a line OF trenches In fifteen
minutes they had filled the vast struc-
ture, the doors were bolted shut, and
thousands who had come more than
an hour before the time set for the
service were turned away. More than
so. 900 people at a fair estimate were
able. however, to hear the three fare
well sermons.
All day the big barnllke structure
seemed charged with an intensity and
subdued Gu Mt OF feeling that was as
live and positive as the electric cur
rent that shot through the insulated
light wires above Billy s head. The
evangelist himself was keyed up to
the last possible notch, and every
man and woman caught the intense
spirit and passed 1t on.
Pours Ont His Heart.
But IL this were true OF the morn.
ing and afternoon services 1t was
trebly so OF the real farewell at night.
Probably 30 per cent of the audience
that literally overlooked the aisles
and steps and the sawdust trails them
selves was composed OF men and
women who have the deepest personal
affection for Billy, the preacher, and
a great love for Billy, the man. And
while Billy. the preacher, tried as he
never before had in all his ten weeks
in New York to reach the hearts and
reasoning powers Of those who have
not shaken his hand and accepted his
message, after all II was Billy, the
man, who really poured out his hear,
and II was to the half that have
cheered him and helped and shown in.
score of ways their personal affec.
ton for him that he gave it
And last night in return New York
shouted for him and waved handke-.
chiefs and shed tears-and gave him
$4,000 to do with as he wishes. 1t
was a very yociferous method after
all. for. compared with the best the
other big cities have done for Billy.
this $4,000 talked in a tone all its
own.
But certainly more pleasing to Billy
than the big sum Of money was the
nights trail hitting record OF 1896
which added TO the $50 OF the morn
ing and the 1919 OF the afternoon.
make a new record OF 1925. And this
added to the previous list made
grand total for the New York cam
paign OF 9s.264.
No GoOd-by In Heaven.
Billy forced a very brave smile vhen
he started on his farewell prayer al
the close last night, but long before
he had finished the smile was gone
and he was doing his best to blink
back the tears. And now. Jesus.
have TO do what ! hate so much to do
say my last prayer here" he began
Lord. I don't know how to thank You
for all You've done here for US ir
New York We thank You for send
ing the great thronEs here-and
Jesus. IL I've had 70 paint for them
terrible picture You've know it's been
all for their good. haven't You. Jesus
I'm about to say Eood-by. Jesus
ship slips out, and when the children
leave for school, and when the hearse
pulls away-but we never say good