New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-18
His Biggest New York Audi
ence Signifies 1t Is Ready
to Follow Him
Thousands Unable to
Get in Tabernacle
The Lord Can Find Good
in Everything, Even War,
Says Evangelist

Bnlv sunday gave tho first exhibition
OF his power 20 bring big New YORK
audience 20 the sawdus' trail last night
when. suddenly bringing has sermon 10
a dramatic conclusion. he sprane upon
tho rostrum OF the tabernacle and
called upon every man and woman VINO
would follow him in revival OF me
old-fashioncd religion 90 stand.
There was momentary pause ano
then virtually every member OF inc
% 600 who had crowded into thc s'ruo'-
ure the largest gathering he mas "o-
dressed since reaching the city arose
and waved handkcrchicfs or hats. nc
evangelist. exhausted by the physical
,xertion that had sent the pcrsp .Ta'.' '
d-;,,,rc down his face and reduced ms
collar and tic 20 wet rags. looked down
upon them from his high pedestal Tor
fcv moments. then began ono OF ms
Characteristic prayers.
"Than YOU, Lord for tins rcmarhao'e
demonstration" he said. Lord bless
our efforts ard please keep them
earnestly in the work. Look down upo'
all Of them and view their wants
Prays for Officials
.t..
say. Jesus, that man over there has
had a hard day in Wall street Jus,
""" =. .,.s,,, ,hc tame. and
worn ou' i''" ..l. .bo, no
he's got less money 'o-"'S"'
hsd when he went down lu the morn
NJ, ,u. rosue And. Jesus,
."s' 80. Too Jobn has been
uloee tho Police
goou INV" Ian. b,s
Commissioner, Tor AI'""' ""'
mart as well as tho Mayor. IIeaSe
no F.~o Commissioner. too.
49,, Co. Pobcrt is doing your work.
''1IS' -o or dour through the city
o;str.tion calling each Official b.
a. 60 name Nobody mentioned IN
IL. ,,ro,.or entered 10 with any de-
80 - fornalty. He made a family
20, NJ n Having completed the list
"t"' ac;.ls and their hclpcrs. ne men
-. ~ IN .'t, nroros.ions. mentioning th-
- tbc noWspapcrs have done IN aid
- .to csr,pail,n. and. leaning over
.t,ee roc tables. blessed each reporter
-,r,,,,l,d fo make note Of the
81 e-o never
H., FORGOT the LAWYERS.
IA, Anu ,or ,bcy certainly need 20 n
80 Ia odd,J "Uclp cvcrv man in
~, tLr,tc- his name is in Dun
IN prs4.trcct or inst I'M the city g.
D. mo-
g.. e,.cr,bo5v here in Manhattan. Over
~ Rrooklvn. ND in Yonkers and over
in Jersey CITY. Don't forget a single
one Of them. Jesus. for Thy sake
doors Are Barred
-. ...., L.~rod
mn nS a,oIort beca,Isc every scat haI
been taken. the ajslcs were as crowd
cd as the ushcrs would permit and
there were overflow gatherings a. catn
Of its thirty entrance. OUT in ''~
streets were several thousand mo
who ondcavorcd TO get wltnh range
OF the cvangeAst's voice, but, iaHlnG'
conteutei themselves with glmpsln|
his acrobauc movements through re-
windows.
Put yc shall receive power after the
Holy Ghost is com" upon you. and ye
shall be witnesses unto me, both IN
Jerusalem and u fall Judca and Sa-
maria and unto the Uttcrmost parts OF
the earth Acts: D. s, Was the text
Of Mr.. Sunday sermon. in II he
found opportunity 90 denouncc the
new idea in theology and preach the
old-fashioued variety. which, he OK
planned. alone would save New York.
The Lord can find good in any
thing he said. Good VIII come OF
this great war Why, the Car and
old Rasputin already are out Of power
and gone. Both fought Christianity
with all their might. The powers that