New-York tribune., 1917-06-01
Evangelist, with Oldtime
Vigor, Calls on City
to Repent
Society Folk Hit Trail
Says He'll See Rintelen in
He'll Before He Will
"Hoch der Kaiser!"

Billy Sunday. with all of his old sp --
and vigor apparently recovered. ! O.
night made one Of his strongest appe 6
for repentance. He spoke TO an al'
ence which filled the Tabernacle.
Repent. repent" he shouted
should like to walk from the Taber
naclenacle to the Battery crying Re-
pent! repent. From the Battery to
The Bronx, from the Hudson TO the
East River, to Brooklyn, | should like
to go, shouting Repent. repentr To
HOboken and Jersey City, o Lord; to
lonkers and Tarrytown, Repent! re-
pentn"
Inc evening sermon, "Dr. Jekyll and
Mr.. HYDE" was based on Steyenssn's
story DR. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are in
every man and woman Billy said.
Jesus and Judas, divinity and deprav-
ity, are in every one.
Many man who has fallen blames
his failure on his environment. A man
should be master of his environment.
and should be what he wills to be-
At the afternoon sermon Sunds,
preached to an audience of 5000. among
which was delegation Of 5000 wor en-
representing the W. c. T. L. He 20.
ferred thus TO his meeting with
Rintelen in the Tombs:
THE war in Europe is worl
toward Gods kingdom coming" >
said. "God will make the wrath of var
praise Him. Tne divine right of kngi
is poppycock. God gave man a kim in
His wrath by way of punishment The
only true kings on earth are the people,
and if the people had had the power in
Germany there would have been no war,
and if Won Rintelen expects me TO
shout 'Hoch de Kaiser" before he
shakes hands with me I'll see him N
hell first.
Predicts End of Kings
"The time is coming when there will
not be any crowned king on the lace OF
the earth, and that's the reason Uncle
Sam has drawn his sword 90 that the
people can rule"
AT the close of the evening meeting
l,l00 h.t the trail. At the afternoon
session 295 came forward and shook
Bllly's hand, and at q morning meeting
of society women, held in the bGllrocD
of the Plaza, at which Mr. and Mrs.
Simeon Chaplin, of $50 Fif-n Avenue,
were hosts, 22l women came forward.
This was the first time that an invita-.
tion TO hit the trail had been given a.
any OF the Thursday morning meetings
which Billy has conducted, usually IN
the drawing room of some private resi-
Gence.
A group of girls representing the
New York Telephone Company gave
Billy great pleasure last night by pre-
senting him with a fcral piece in the
shape of a telephone, which they in
structed him TO present to Mrs. sun
day.
Picking it up curiously and examin-
ing it from all sides, he burst into
laughter. "lt's got jigger and every
thing" he chuckled as he took of the
receiver of roses and carnations.
The Salvation Army Staff Band gave
a concert preceding the night meeting
and played at intervals during the ser
vice. Among the delegations present
last night were those from the Nc.
Cutcheon Linen Company, the Sheffield
Farms, the Department of Health, th4
De Pima Company, THE Review Of
Reviews" and the Robert Gair Com
pany.
A. NJ. Harris, chairman Of the finance
committee of the Sunday Campaign
Committee, explained the workings Of
the Liberty Loah before the sermon,
and the invocation was offered by the
Rev. J. W. Chasey, OF the Metropolitan
Temple.
Mrs. Sunday Better
II was announced last night that
Mrs. Sunday was rapidly recuperstlng
from her recent operation for appendi-
citis. and would be able to leave the
sanatorium in a few days.
In a statement which she made yes.
terday she said: During these days OF
rest and quiet a new view OF n any.
sided New York has come 70 me, md !
am impressed with the genuine and
tenderly expressed sympathy OF me
big, human heart of this wonderful
city. 1t has all surprised me and mace
me humble and happy, and It VIII a.
ways be one of the treasured memorlt
of my life that have had q sna DO
the life of New York and gimp . ~
the real heart of her"
To-day, at both meetings, Billy VII.
preach to women only.