New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-26
Trail Hitters Brighten Up
as They Approach to
Grasp His Hand
Turkish Bath Rubber
Recalls Old Memories
Mayor Mitchell, E. Fl. Gary
and J. Wilbur Chapman
Attend Service

Billy Sunday put across his call 10
salvation in a new series Of vivid pict-
ures last night. And of the 10000
people who visited the Tabernacle 70
hear him, 1887 went on TO grasp his
hand.
Rum. as Billy painted it, wasn't
something distilled from grain, but
victim Of delirium tremens beating
his father, splitting in his mothers
face The devil wasn't something out
Of the mythologies, but a horned
hoofed and detailed individual VINO
could actually be heard grumbling as
b. received reports Of the good WORK
a. the big pine board structure
Every idea, every thought NJ voiced
had its illustration in the form OF an
snecdote, and sometimes they htted
and sometimes It seemed that he IN
.roduced them because he liked them
He told of young men dying Of drink
- vounr society women Offering cham
parne 20 strange young men at "un-
creased balls" He told stories Of ola
eolored preachers and stories OF little
girls that were reminiscent Of the Ill
fated little heroes and heroines OF
Sunday school books.
No Word Picture Spoiled
Sunday was in great form last night
and none of his word pictures was
,poiled in the telling. The audience
too, seemed unusually attentive and
many faces visible In the 'front.' rows
showed amusement, shock, thrills and
horror in turn. But there isn't an
excess of horror in Billy's religion.
for his pet aversion is long-faced
Christianity and long-faeed Chrls-
tians.
"God don't want US to }ooS as
though having religion was IKE nav
ing a toothache," he rasped. Brighten
up!"
call 20 the trail was sounded they came
forward wearing The smiles that dis
,,nonisb this tabernacle ceremony from
the oldtime revivalist's path OF saliva
ton. BIlv always smiles when he
gives them his hand and God bless
vou.v Something Of the same splrt
seems 70 animate the trail hitters, Tor
certainly there are few, practically
none. whose faces show that they nave
been wrestling with the devil
There was one exception last nlghe'
. erav-haired, red-fsced man, who came
forward with the first hundred. HIS
face was twtching and he ruDDeu
nervously al his eyes as ne came up 10
Sunday.
Arlie Latham ?" he asked the eVsngel'sV'
He Knew Them Both
Sure" said Billy. 81 know AThe
ana Sid / used TO hold Geraldine
Farrer on my lap. WHAT'S your name
brother
INV name is Aldrich," he said.
After ushers had taken Aldrich 10
seat in the front row II was learned
that ne had been a rubber in Turk,
ish bath in Chicago much trequented
bv ball PLAYERS Pat McQuade. another
rubber who hit the trail a few nights
ago, was then called IN and the two
converts talked IN the tabernacle until
the lights went out.
The Mayor and Mrs Mitchell and
Judge and Mrs. Ebert II. Gary at
tended the evening services occupy ny
seats Just behind the pulpit in the
space reserved for members Of the sun
day party. Another visitor was tf"
Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman, the evan
gehst with whom Billy Sunday worked
for three years in the beginning of his
career.
Sunday invited Mr. Chapman to offer
the opening prayer and introduced MIN
as the man who started him as
preacher.
Gave Him a Sermon.
81 knew Mr.. Sunday before he knew
how to preach" said Mr.. Chapman.
81 think gave him his first sermon
one Of nv own. IL was fatal thing 10
do. because ] can never use 1t again.
/ tired il once. and a man accused me
of stealing Billy's stun g.,
'Tf, in the providence Of God, ] did
anvtbing 70 start Mr.. Sunday on his
mission. il is about the greatest thing
that God could have permitted me 10
do. He came 20 me- not knowing