New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-15
Ninth-Inning Rally
For Liberty Loan
Made by Sunday
Bonds Will Whip Kaiser if
We Have Enough of
Them, He Declares

"The man who has the little money
necessary to buy a Liberty Bond and
does not buy must have veins filled
with embalming fluid and ice water"
declared Billy Sunday to the 10000 in
the Tabernacle last night after Col
lector of Internal Revenue "Big Bill"
Edwards had made a plea for ninth
inning rally for the loan and George w.
Perkins had told the multitude they
must buy bonds.
1t might have been called money
night at the Tabernacle. Not only did
Mr.. Perkins and Mr.. Edwards plead for
tie bond issue, and Mr.. Perkins urge
all to contribute to the free will offer
ing for Mr.. Sunday, which is to be given
to the Red Cross and the army section
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, but Sunday devoted much of his
time to telling what money will not
buy.
Three-Year-Old Boy in Limelight
Incidentally little Jimmy Cody. the
three-year-ol son of fireman who is
a veteran of the Philippines, a so came
into the limelight, Mr.. Edwards stand
ing him on the reading desk after he
had told how the father had purchased
a Liberty Bond for him.
of it was in the heart of that New
York fireman who lives on small sal
ary," said Mr.. Edwards, "to buy a
7 IL. l, IL hn a
lesson for every person here TO dig
down deep in his pocket and buy some
thing substantial, something that is
going to help the government.
"The presence of that bond in that
fireman's home is going to make it
better home than ever it was before.
1t is an evidence of the highest pa
triotism. Every home should have one.
Are you going to have one in yours :"
Perkins Praises Sunday
Mr. Perkins said that as a citizen of
New York he wanted to pay a tribute
to Mr.. Sunday and thank him for great
work well done, for a worth while
period in the religious history of the
city" The committee in charge of the
work, in accordance with Mr.. Sundays
wishes, has arranged TO distribute the
usual Sunday collection TO the Red
Cross and the Y. NJ. c. A. army section
for work in the numerous camps. This
work, he said, was most necessary, and
100000 Is needed.
These are not times" said he, when
a man may say Il give 10 or 20 or 80
per cent of my income to various good
causes II is not a question of giving
income and conserving principle. 1t
is time when one must give all he
can, for we are in a great crisis. II Is
like the time in the great panic of ten
years ago when. after various banks
had been saved from ruin, another call
for another institution was issued.
"Mr. Morgan told its need if it were
TO open its doors the next morning, and
turning to the banker nearest him
asked, How much will you give?' The
man replied that he had given all of
his surplus to aid the earlier cases and
could not cut in on his reserves. And
Mr.. Morgan replied to him, Man, for
what are reserves if not for use in
time like this And il is time for US
to use our reserves.
What will it profit a son if he
:nherits a fortune and loses a coun-
tryw
Liberty Bonds to Fight Kaiser
Mr.. Sunday informed the audience
that the first battle with the Kaiser
would be fought with Liberty bonds.
at will be bonds against bombs,
and bonds will win--if we haze enough
of them he declared.
He took "Heaven" as his text.
Money will not buy health, it will
not buy moment of life, it will not
bring back the loved ones" said he,
urging that the wise man would seek
eternal salvation through Christ.
He then proceeded 10 give his vision
of Heaven, and declared that if il we're
his fortune TO die first, he would ask
permission to wait about the gate for
MA" and he was sure that Ma" if
she went first, would wait at the gate
for him. Then he told OF walking
about the place and seeing beautiful
homes, some of them with TO let"
signs displayed.
81 asked Jesus" said he, "who that
fine place on Fifth Avenue was for, and
he said, why, Bill, that was for a New
York banker who would not 20 10 the
Tabernacle And another fine house
was idle. 1t was for a Columbia pro-
fcssor. And one, professor in Union
Theological Seminary who denied
Christ's divinity was TO have habitat
was vacant, too"
The storm seriously interfered with
the afternoon service, delaying il half
an hour. There were about 1000 pres
ent, Si4 of whom hit the trail. In the
evening 926 did likewise, making
total of 100 for the day.