The Washington times., 1917-04-26
new YORK'S MAYOR
SEES 1,4S7 HIT TRAIL
Judge Gary, Head of U. S. Steel
Corporation, Also Visits
Sundays Tabernacle.

NEW YORK. April 26-The Mayor
and Mrs. Mitchell and Judge Gary and
Mrs. Gary were among the 5000 who
heard Billy Sunday rail at salt mack
erel Christians" last night and observed
with lively interest the dramatic climax
OF the service, the trail hitting. The
MItchels and the Garys sat Just back
of Billy's platform.
When Billy entered the Tabernacle
and made his way to the platform en-
| trance he caught sight OF the head Of
the United States Steel Corporation.
dashed over to him and shouted. ''Hlo.
Judge" and Judge Gary and the mayor
and Billy chatted for ten minutes while
their wives talked TO Mrs. Sunday.
Presently the ushers began taking up
the evening collection and Judge Gary
dropped a roll Of yellow backs into the
tin pan offered 10 him. II was proud
young man who carried that particular
tin pan.
Although neither Judge Gary nor the
mayor made any comment on the SER.
mon or stated his impressions OF the
trail hitting, II was quite obvious that
both were deeply interested. and that
they noted the happy. amiable charac-
ter Of the revival meeting. Everybody
had a good time last night The enter
tainment was unusually varied. Mem
bers of Billy's party-Rodeheaver, the
trombonist; George Sunday. Billy's stall
wart son; Brewster and Matthews. the
piano Founders; DIR. Isaac Ward. and
Albert Peterson-sang darky camp
meeting airs and then Billy led forward
the man who started him out as a
preacher. the Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman.
d. D.. himself an evangelist.
Started Sunday In Work.
81 knew Mr.. Sunday before he knew
how to pray" said DR.. Chapman as
he put an arm around Billy's shoul-
ders. II gave him his first sermon,
and 1t was a fatal thing to do because
/ could never use 1t again. l tried
of stealing Billy's stuff. l am per-
haps more responsible than any one
else for Billy's becoming a preacher.
and consider 1t the greatest thing
God ever permitted mesto do.~ I know
him better, probably. than any one
else except his wife, and know how
honest, how sincere, and how great he
really Is"
Then Billy plunged into his sermon.
which was an exposition of the
mercies OF God and an appeal to men
and women to drop their hardened
selfishness, recognize the wonderful
things that God does for them every
day, and offer themselves to help in
Gods work. At the end OF the appeal
he called for trail hitters and 1.437
went forward to shake hands with
him. In the afternoon 476 accepted
a Ii, . L. A. al
1913. In one week about 1900 per
sons have walked the sawdust trail,
a 7igure that excels Billy's record of
past performances.
How many OF you ever thank God
for anything7" the evangelist demand
ed at the start OF his sermon Did
you every thank God for your reason
Did you ever thank Him for your eye
sight or for your hearing, or because
He has permitted you to enjoy your
food and to hear the birds sing? The
man who is not appreciative OF Gods
mercies will not have much mercy on
himself"
Takes Fling mt Preachers.
Billy called for volunteers for Gods
army. He said he did not want men
who had to be DRAFTED.
God keeps no slaves!" he shouted.
"You ought not to wait for a draft
order to be enforced. If you do some
/ OF you may be in hell before midnight.
and it's now only twenty-five minutes
after o'clock. But the distance be-
tween New York and hell IL lengthen-
| Ing some. has heightened some in the
| last two weeks"
| He hated the kind of preacher who
Ioafs around and let's God do all the
/ work.
Some preachers know OF have
/ study cushions that need half soling
more than their shoes do" he said,
but I can say the same about all OF
you, add 100 per cent to 1t, double
that and still not be within gunshot
OF the truth. Some people work only
with their mouths. God wants your
hands and your feet as well. He
wants you-alI OF you. II God had
go of a lot of things that are drag
ging you down to hell. There's no
such thing as bargain counter re-
| ligion."
Billy interpoiated at this a Bit
ter condemnation OF tho liquor in
terests, which, he said. had been
following him about the country
vilifylng him and trying to catch
him in something" But he would
show them up before he got through
with themI He'd rip their old hides
from their dirty. filthy carcasses and
nail those old hides up on the Taber-
nacle walls for all men to see!
WILL SPEAK IN CANADA,