New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-22
c...rd.men Lead Depart
ucnt Store Girls Down
Aisles of Tabernacle
p,ue;ackets, Too,
Join Procession
Ualvs Voice, Stronger AT
ter Treatment, Heard
Through Storm

z.a, the heavy rain beat a tattoo on
.tofb,s pincboard Tabernacle at
=. s,-eet and Broadway last night
- sunday sounded his third call TO
% co,pel trail and i,o2S penitents'
~e romen and children. fled down
~, ,.,Ssst aislcs 90 shake the evange-
~ ~ hand and received his painting
Goa bless you!'
=. soaking rain seeped through the
-, cracks and fell, together with
y. ,,,rs Of many Of the converts, on
:. having strewn path TO Biily's pull
:, While the crowd shuFled forward TO
-, Mace Of salvation
sos. Jesus" Billy prayed at the
Ia, Of bis sermon on "The Plan for
s.,v,,ion." "you're mighty good to us.
80 help these people to come into
=. kingdom. We've been talking
y, The blight o. sin. We know that
~ Van want US 70 DO is TO say, Yes,
., ~ want 20 be on Your side and
~, the devils Oh, Jesus, wouldn't
,.r,ider il an honor 10 have some
ssv Of Us: He's o friend Of the
v,..i5ent and has carte blanche at the
w. House what an honor, though,
mh. friend o. Yours, Jesus, with a
,,m, in Heaven, Make these folks
s,s,r..spd. Move them TO come TO
y.u Jesus. Thank you, Jesus. You
AN. now. people; you department
sore girls. lead .ho way. Come on
,vs /, here. Come on, come ON
po5eheaver started the singing, and
a. .oft melody Of Jesus, I'm Coming
gsn, To-day" surged from The plat
fern.
Guardsmen Lead March
erons on. come on. you department
DOR, girls" pleaded Sunday. There
,,s . minute Of hesitancy, and then
40 uniformed National Guardsmen
,,,. from their seats and marched
.net but faltering, to the platform.
hey we're followed by a marine in uni
Form
God bless you. boys" said Sunday,
smiling. Come on. you folks; come
And pledge yourselves TO Christ"
The ushers and personal workers re-
assured the timid and retiring, while
NO dozen bluejackets Of the Naval
Young Mems Christian Association
rose and moved forward % greet the
krsneebst and embrace the faith. The
crowd. wavering. took heart the de
rsr,ment store girls rose and moved
hrwarl-hundreds Of others left their
seats and moved iut0 the alslcs. Inc
Hsil-hitting was on.
"Good boy" painted Billy, pattlne the
Atek Of one OF the policemen on duty
d The Tabernacle who pressed forward
ard gripped one Of Sundays hands.
GOO bless YOU. mothcr,' he whispered
asa wbite-hsired woman pledged her
i,iih. "Come on, you girls, you men
cone on
Blind Man Led by Girl
And on they came. Laborers. clerks
and toilers Of every class. plnched and
hggsrd men, powdered and painted
Tfs, young mothers holding babies
lloit 50 that their tiny fingers might
y slasped by sunday. boys still in their
ssns foreigners seemingly dazed and
understanding the directions of the
wAtr maintaing the lines. cripples.
Eoviag in periious haste, skcptIcs and
curiosity seekers. hanging back, and in
ois ease g blind man led by pallid
rll psihtiically holding out his hand
vsen far out Of range of Sundays
fsa2ing arm.
tGod be praised" muttercd Sunday
De peupirahon aying from his face IN
4 shower Of beads, his collar and tie
,epPing rags and his breath fast fail
N
Tor fully thirty minutes the process
rc Of peniteuts proceeded, the trail
tilt1 being directed 20 seats so that