New-York tribune., 1917-06-11
Sightless Guided "Don
Front" Among 3,247
Converts for Day
Evangelist Dofs Co..,
Sitting Heat in Tabern,.,.
Causes Him to Speak in
His Shirtsleeves

Ten blind men "saw the Nsl,,
Billy Sundays Tabernacle las. MA.
When Billy. swinging into III. !.
week of his campaign in thi, ...~
called for converts, led by friend, ~.
accompanied them, they shufned A..
the crowded aisles of the wooden a.,
and grasped his hand. Tbsv 60
members of delegation from "A. ;.
rrovement Club for the Blind
One of the largest crowds ,b,,.
greeted Sunday in his min. w,.,, !,
New York was in the rsber,y.
Twenty thousand men. women and eha
dren were seated in the structure a.,
several thousand more were tun,.
away.
Tabernacle Sitting
The Tabernacle was as hot ,s u,
hell Billy was preaching Of. H,r
waves rolled about the yellow Inca,
descent lamps. and Billy. early IN 4,
sermon. threw on the brakes, j.,ts
TO a dead stop in the middle Of
TRADE against the Devil, and ej.s.
lated:
"Gee, I'm getting hotl" on ar,
his gray flannel coat, ard he tossed I
to a corner of the pulpit. Then |,
started again and preached the ru
of his sermon in his shirtsleeves.
Chronic coughers, always llbenl,
sprinkled through the Tabems,,
were working overtime last night A.
outbreak Of raucous grunts gresx
Billy as he started his sermon.
stopped suddenly and called, slms
plaintively:
81 beg Of you, for the love Of C.
stop that coughing and help me- la
so tired | don't know which way 4
turn"
Boosts Life Insurance
Billy was preaching on "What shi.
the End BE ?" lie told his audiga
there were three things he didn't u,
derstand eternity. space and G&I
love. And then he added:
Now get me right. ! don't mn
they're the only things | don't kn,s
Some of you fellows will leave km
and say | boasted ! knew eyerythi,
but three things. That amt Whist
mean at all, and you know IL.
81 believe every man ought 70 hss
his life insured" said Billy later. II
a great thing when you put out 10 s
to know that your wife won't have b
look for washing the next day an
manicure her fingers on a washboart
God wants you" Sunday called. as h
began his slide for home and is subse.
quent call for converts.
Don't be fool and say you can't
be Christian. Just be manly II you
don't want 10 take Christ into your
heart and say that you amt decent
enough TO be a Christian" 49,
3,2i7 Hit the Trail
There were 1850 converts last night
bringing the days total up TO 32I
William II. Anderson, Of the Ant,
Saloon League of New York, spoke .
the evening service and urged h
people TO get up the petition of 2O0@
signatures necessary for vote on prs
hibitiOn next spring.
At his afternoon service Billy n
vcaled the fact that he is conhdc
he'll get safe passage 10 heaven vh.'
he said during the course Of an mag
nary conversation with God:
"When | die I'm going up to d
pearly gates. I'll say, God, her
Billy Sunday, of Iowa Then Godl
frown and say: Bill, the records lo'
bad. You've been a bad egg. But 90
day out in Chicago you hit the trsI
for God and so you can come in, Bill
Well take you"
DR.. W. W. White announced q. ~
afternoon service that contribution. u
the free will Offering which Billy ."
announced he will divide betweei ~
American Red Cross and the fosis
Mems Christian Association will y
received at the Tabernacle beginrl'l
tomorrow.