New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-30

'Tt's wonderful!" Billy kept repeat
ing. "God bless you. Thank you!
God bless you!
The Sunday system shows nowhere
more strongly than in Billy's manner
of crasping the hands of the hundreds
who come to the front at the close OF
his sermons. Two lines arc always
formed and one approaches from the
right. one from the left. Ushers Keep
the handclaspers moving at dehnlte
rate of speed, and Billy rolls at an
easy. mechanical swing, grasping now
2 hand at the right, now one at the
left. Il is not an efortless task Tor
Sunday. but the system has lightened 1t
TO a degree that excites admiration.
Candidates for public Office can learn
something at the Tabernacle.
One Man Came 200 Miles
Among the LOOP men who crowded
past the reception stand was one mid
dle-aged man. who told Sunday that
he had travelled 200 miles to see and
hear him.
God bless you. old man. said the
evangelist
The afternoon session opened pa
triotically with cheers for tho. ever
present sailors. who were in larger
numbers than usual yesterday. Ihcy
stood up at the request of Homer Rode
HEAVIER and put in request Tor ne
Star-Spangled Banner which was
granted There was more music from
Rodeheaver's horn and from the sun
dav SeXtet. which sang the melodl-
Gus colored camp meeting song, Il
Know the Lord Has Laid His Hands on
Me" 1T the request of Joe ONell, one
of Billy Sundays close friends.
H. is IN the "men only sermon that
RiliV cmulates the slack wire artist and
removes portions Of his clothes at OPP
perfume and exciting moments. His
blue bow tic and low white collar came
off first in the afternoon, later his
pleated tango" dress shirt was unbut-
toned at the top. Beads of sweat gath
cred on his brow as he lunged about
the platform and pummelled the pull
pit.
Among the delegations were 1000
men from various Bible classes. Others
came from the Railroad Young Mems
Christian Association. Brace Memorial
Newsboys' Home. Westminster Presby
terrain Church of Jersey City, For
Washington Presbyterian Church,
Eighth Avenue Mission and the James
Methodist Episcopal Church Of Brook
Ign.
At War TO Secure Peace
Former Governor Warfeld Of Mary
land and his wife and daughter were
interested spectators at the morning
session. which was open to both sexes.
The trail hitters numbered 1876 out Of
am audience Of 5000. Billy's text was
"Wherc there is no vision the people
perish" lie was cheered when he SAID;
Recently this country declared war
against Germany. We have barred our
breasts to help the Allies and we are
going 20 give our men and money ana
all our resources in order that peace
may reign and the people govern
The text of the famous men only
sermon was from Psalms, X, 30: Let
the sinner be consumed out of the
earth. and let the wicked be no more. "
Billy said, in part:
al sometimes find a man who talks
lightly of sin. ! say he has lost all OF
his respect for the right, all of his re
spect for virtue, decency, all of his re-
spect for everything, or he wouldn't
say it. II only the men who say It
were affected by their sins it would
be hard enough. would work just as
hard as do. But we never live TO our
selves. There are more affected by
your sins than yourself, although |
would work just as hard if you were
the only one.
Can't Live by Ones Self
"When you come staggering home.
cussing right and left. your wife suf-
fers, your children suffer. Don't think
that you are the only one that suffers
A man that goes TO the penitentiary
makes his wife and children suffer just
as much as he does. You're placing a