Evening star., 1918-02-25
MUSICAL TONIGHT
At TABERNACLE
Billy Sunday Campaign Debt
Entirely Cleared Up at Yes
terday's Services.
TO BEGIN ON OFFERING

This Is Billy Sundays weekly day OF
rest, and he will make no appearance
at the Tabernacle There is. however,
service by the combined three choruses
at 1880 o'clock this evening.
1t is hoped that at least 1000 voices
VIII Join in the program Of music,
which includes oratorio numbers. such
rs the 'Hallelujah Chorus and I'm
fold, Ye Portals" Chorister Rodeheaver
has been drilling the big groups of
singers for several weeks in anticipa-
ton Of this promised event, and it is
expected that treat will be furnished
to music lovers. There will also be
vocal solo numbers by Rodeheaver and
George Brewster and piano offerings
by Robert Matthews. The tone and
purpose of the gathering is serious and
artistic, and some of the numbers
chosen are quite pretentious in char
acter
Luncheon Guests in Pistole Home.
Today Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday were
luncheon guests OF Maj. and Mrs. Will
liam Pistole, 1914 Orrin street north
east. Tomorrow Billy will resume work
a. usual and start in on what is prom
ised as a whirlwind finish to the local
campaign.
Tonight at o'clock performance of
variety and attractiveness' is an
nounced for q special ladies' night at
the University Club. the artists being
Chorister Rodeheaver and Messrs. Mat
thews and Brewster.
It looks as il Washington will have
had just one "collectioniess day" dur
ing the present campaign. The big sum
necessary to meet the revival expenses
has, by great effort. at last been gath
cred. with collection pans. in operation
. week longer than was at first ex-
pected- Now it is the idea Of the cam
patgn committee to start in at once
with the contributions toward the per-
Eonal offering to the evangelist En-
velopes were passed by the ushers last
night so that gratified citizens might
at once begin sending in checks for
Sundays personal benefit.
Start on Free-will Offering.
Those who do not expect to be pres
ent at any of the three services on the
last day VIII be given opportunity
during the present week to drop into
tho pans the pecuniary measure of the
esteem In which they, hold the preach
or. So there will be no financial
breathing SPELL after all. This is un-
derstood to be an innovation in Sun
day campaigns; usually the collections
ON the last day have proven ample, but
the local committee seems to have its
doubts about the capital Out of this
1ree-wtn offering Mr.. Sunday pays one
third Of the salary Of his star OF per-
oonal workers. which numbers alto
gether some fifteen persons, including
himself and Mrs. Sunday
BfnyB three services yesterday were all
most successful Last night he preached
70 q capacity audience. with several hun
dred trai1-hittera Billy handed some COM
plixnentS to present-day congressman. of
whom he declares he knows 80 per cent
personally. saying that they are the hign-
ct 1pe OF men morally. Intellectually
and parfotically ever in Congress, with
not . Weakling among them Secretary
Daniels was present at the morning serv-
tce, while at the afternoon ,meetingA the,
1sature wa1 singing by chorus u q
oczen Of MAJ Pullman's boys in blue.
Hiss Grace SAKE. Bible teacher Of the
IONS. at last evenings service Of the
EUworth League of Foundry NJ E. Church