New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-05-13

A little boy who is heir 10 millions
and three little friends who may share
the millions some day hand in hand
hit the sawdust trail at Billy Sunday
Tabernacle yesterday.
There was another trail hitter IN the
nsrty-Mrs. Helen Gould Shepard, fos-
ter mother of the little boy, Finley j.
Shepard, jr. The others were Louis
and Olivia and Helen Anna, his play
mates at present, his brother and SIS
tors IL they get good marks during
their period of probation in the Shep-
ard home.
They sat on the Tabernacle platform
in the afternoon, while Homer Rode
HEAVIER took Billy Sundays place at the
nplpit and performed marvellous feats
Of magic for 5000 delighted youngsters.
They we're among the first to go for
ward when Rodey reached the bottom
of his bag Of tricks and called for tran
hitters.
Sunday had a good deal TO say about
New York when he came into the
was full and there were many delega-
lions from New Jersey and Brooklyn.
They applauded vigorously "heh 'he
evangelist said:
az believe that God saw this grand
old metropolis was becoming pulled up
with its greatness and was growing
awav from Him. He said: Il don't want
10 shut the water off or bring famine
on the city. Bill, you go down there
and preach TO them.
"New York Stole My Heart"
He came back 10 New York in his
closing prayer, just before he called
his hearers down the sawdust aisles.
Lord." he said, "if were swept into
eternity tonight | would never cease
thanking YOU that you let me come to
New York. When | get to Heaven
will look down from the battlements
and saw. oh. Father Knickerbocker, oh,
New York. you stole my heart when l
was preaching down there Yes, and
we will have reunion in Heaven OF
old New York people. And 1t VIII De
some reunion"
On one point, however, New York has
failed TO please Billy or the campaign
organizers. The small collections have
last night Charles VI. Speers, chairman
of the campaign committee, in asking
for greater liberality. said that the av-
erage contribution for the meetings
was five cents. The collections for both
meetings on Friday amounted TO
ss2s.07, the smallest sum Of the cam
paign.
Rody Fascinates Youngsters
The children had great time at
Homer Rodeheaver's afternoon party.
Finley Shepard, ir., watched the mys-
tifying performance from his mothers
Ian. Louis and Olivia and Helen Anna
sat in chairs in row. Dorothy Gould,
Mrs. Shepard's niece, was also in the
party, but she didn't hit the trail.
Finley's plsymates have been wis
itors" in the Shepard home for many
months. Like him, they are six years
old; and like him they are little waits
white yesterday, and all greatly in
terested in the mysterious way in
which Rody made American flags out
of plain red, white and blue hand
kerchiefs.
Mission Children There
But they weren't bit more inter-
ested than the children from the We'll
come Home Mission or the Italian Mis-
sion, nor the little colored girls in the
very front row. They were a keen lot
Of youngsters, too, as Rodeheaver dis
covered when he produced red, white
and black flag.
Jaw, Choimsny!" The voice regis
tered infinite disgust.
"Well, never" said the surprised
magician. "Sure enough it is. Well,
You must remember that there are lots