New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-20
<d. Stampede in Big
o...b TO Grasp Evangel-
ist's Hand
1senty-one Year
Record Is Broken
,rv |. Delighted by City's
p..oonse to His APP
peal to Sinners

-. .uarmed over seats ard al
I'D 70 be tho first at the altar.
,,,- record Of the t~'n'y-one yesr'
I've. I've. t,,v evangclist's campaign for
49, vas broken.
,,.-,,e,,d tgurcs at hand last
,3ieatcd that thc number Of trail
..,s,smorc ttau 400. The mum
.,s have been much larger but
=. f.e. cha, Ma" Sunday, ever
.-A..lof ,he physical welfare Of her
..,r in syargclis'ic work called a
I. ., fear Of possible collapse. As
-, Conversions arc greater than
y ,-.vious FIRST night" by many
...,i. In Boston loo went forward
.4,., ri.h. NJ Sunday s previous
., record.
Led from Tabernacle
,.,,iring. w.lted and scarcely ohle
III bgt silI smiling broadly, the
.,-.r,.t was led from the Tabernacle
..-,, before 10 o'clock, while men
- romen stood about, unable to
-sth him. -,
n, SIMPLY Marvellous he sa'd'
>, finest thing I've ever seen IN my
Talk about the big city beng
IN Why. these are the warmest'
l,e. mos, religious. most responsive
.,. I've ever seen. lis absolutely
n,isriui.'
gUy never had q greater day ]" ms
a.sas an "Ma" Sunday could say
=, stage had been set for the hrs'
A,,de appeal for trail hitters down
, d, last detail. Scores Of sections
a h.sp set aside for mems Biole
,y,, from every part OF the CITY,
result. the pine board structure
-llv s,rewn with sawdust, was hIled
, =. 5ocr,. jammcd by $4,000 persons
e,sy men. long before the opening
q he service.
Dsrpg the entire sermon Billy
,u,l .ha, he was preparing for the
r,al 70 which he has looked for
srs ever since his conversion. lie
Id been told that New York would
rr, look listen. snd go away. with
.,. .neere response such as had
r,s,ed his appeals in other cities.
Moves Lips in Prayer
Dsrne the final song before his
srnon he stood in one corner Of ms
,iaorn. twisted his fingers, and
sr,d his lips iu prayer. 1t was the
er,iensiieally nervous perform
zee that comes before each IN
rraa; step in his services.
Repeatedly. throughout the sernc1,
: referred 10 the sacrifices that musE
made 10 live the lfe Of CHRIS
ta Tie called attention 20 the ;act
"a one must fight for his religion,
N A. he would hght FOR hl3 coun-
Iof his family.
I,sn, a. be drew 20 a conclCsioa'
'Pfang upon d chair, scattering
r'l' beads Of perspiratIon with
'ty movement Of his mead. and NJ
10Th hjs hands lie paused Tor
a'-sn', looking over the heads oI
= nen ana women. who, seized by
r st,itsment Of the moment, sat IN
',S silence
", must slay drunkenness he
.4nsd. I'VE must slay heresics.
", susi slay vicious habits"
',' ~ ore he mentioned each vice
W city With each statement he
-''e'i hE tst down upon the pine
-'tsn with a bang
I" Jou want Gods FIRE 20 'all
~ your own re- g.ous work and re-
81 wa vas done that day az Noun:
"at. be demanded.
Jumps 20 ROstrum
s'nent later he was upon the
..1.n, stamping has feet and way
.S arms out over the heads Of
iltence.
w yon come, VIII you follow me
,hnsuan lie, To good citizen
~, 10 everything that that i'm
Neme on. now. Let that man
= say~ '''' ''s '''''''' ''@U
~ nan from Flushing tried 20 lead
go, but he was not feet enough
-, % retain his lead. Aisles were
-t'.' seats were yau,ted. and the
A. auditorium became a bedlam. as
str than 5000 men and women
N.tfSSa 70 get 20 the altar from
Welcome. ~ "'o 81 ''''
~, ',,'e OF the pessimistic predic-
f., uose who had insisted New
a,,. unreS Sp0nslvc. the Sunday
~ ~ ready Tor the rush Nearly
"a, .h's'ers and personal workers
b-, Hepsred 20 greet the new con.
Z, ,o Sso them 20 seats away from
a.. .ssmeut az the rostrum and ar
~, " ''sit them later at their
a. sssssh the Broadway Tabernacle
a. enc but four. sawdust trails.
ia,, s,ise we're jammed with trail
u, - ~ we're greeted and for ned IN
se,j, f mey might have few
III h The perspiring but jubilant
is.'s pisss YOU" Thank God for
", Me You've saved my life,"
hs,,f1 repeatedly heard ss the
h'to past the evangelist.
81 oi trst trail hitter and
sermon on fonrteeufb