Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1917-01-31
SUNDAYS BOSTON MRETING.
There Were 6O,5OD Confessions
Collections Reached 100000.

Boston, Jan. 22.--IBill Sunday to-
night closed his ten weeks 'lcampaign
In Boston. He smashed all records
for attendance, trail-hittin8 and COL
lectiOns.
lie received four big free-will Of
ferings to-day, totalling $5l, 800, ex-
elusive OF offerings made in many
churches, which will not be known
for day or two. For several days,
also, mail contributions have been
flowing into the tabernacle!
II have pleaded, have entreated
but cannot compel" he shouted to-
night. as he wound up his fourth
meeting Of the day. "Until the
Judgment Day breaks, bid you fare
we'll"
GO,5OO Hit the Trail.
Sunday to-day brought the total
number Of Boston trail-hitters up to
60,509. the largest number he has
ever brought down the sawdust path
in any campaign. The trail-hitters
ranged from such men as former Gov
ernor Eugene n. Foss, who to-day
gave Billy $1,000 at the free-will Of
fering, down through all classes Of
society.
Sunday could have preached to
100000 persons to-day if the taber-
nacle would have held them. AS
early as o'clock this morning peo-
pie came to the tabernacle for the
first meeting, but the $4,000 who
gained admittance at the four meet
ings numbered little more than half
those who were on hand eager to
get in.
or these, 5,196 hit the trail to-day
the biggest days trail-hitting Billy
has ever known. To-night's meet
ing established still another record
when 2,154 hit the trail-the big
gest bunch Of trail hitters Billy has
ever had in one meeting. The total
attendance for the ten weeks-dur-
ing which Billy preached 1873 times
was 100000.
Collections for the campaign eX-
penses stopped here when 500, 0,436.50
was collected. This was by far the
most expensive campaign Billy has
yet had. The campaign contributions
in Philadelphia were $57,291, in Bal
timore $4S,290.
The number of Boston trail-hitters
was $4,000 more than in Philadel-
phia meetings, and more than $4,000
than in the Baltimore campaign.
Knew Boston Was on Square.
"The others thS"Sht 1oaton
would be cold" Billy sajd t, uight.
But knew differently. hsJ play-
ed base ball here, and kr Gw int hos-
ton always has a square deal or he
visiting club"
when he finished his las sermon to-
night.
Sunday started on the ! Pa rain
reEcev;lle. N. j., to see "Bilil, JI'.,"
who is in school there. To.l orrow
night he goes to Winopa Lake. md,
wnoia' m"etina At Buffalo n&t Sun
ddY.
"Nu CroVnct Name With OIvu."
There f. n" class ,%hQH& Grield,
ship, aid and eu-0peratiou I Gnfet
more than that Of young mcn,' says
Billy Sunday in an advance message
to the young men OF New York,
given out yesterday through T.. G.
Wilson, of the West Sid, y. N. G, A.
"The young men Of to-day seem to
be on the auction block and all the
forces Of good and evil are bidding.
1t is my hope and PRAYER rat hum
drcds. yes thousands, q yolNa men
OF New York will be led to realize
that the only sure way 10 win out is
10 accept Jesus Christ as laHlr Saw
ionr. Christianity is mans Tcntest
asset"
This message was read stcrlay
to the mems meeting OF t3 West
Fifty ty-scventh Street BrmcI OF the
Y. NJ. G. A. Mr.. Sunday sa.t he vas
looking forward 10 liy-..t battle
with the devil. at is going TO be no
croquet game" he said.
Teaching the SUNDAY" Workers.
New York, Jan. 23.--The second
weekly session OF the S27 citizen
students, who are studying to be per-
sonal workers for Billy Sunday at
the big tabernacle during his cam
paign here beginning April l, will be
held here tonight. The corps Is
composed OF six members each from
the 200 churches in New York They
are studying books and charted maps
OF the human soul, showing the best
point OF attack and the form it should
take for any given situation they
may encounter in helping Sunday win
souls via the sawdust trail
Grows New Fingers.