The Washington herald., 1918-03-01
OYER $4,000
HEARD BILLY
LAST NIGHT
Praised Washington Six
Hundred Trail-hitters
Come Forward.

Billy Sunday patted Washington on
the back in his sermon at the Taber-
nacIe last night He said he never
was in a city anywhere that has inn
pressed him more than Washington,
and he added he doesn't know OF
any place he'd rather creep back
to and go to Heaven from than WASH
Ington-Uncle Sans front yard"
'rwouldn't It be great" suggested
Billy, ''if a lot of people now in
Washington would get converted, die
or move away?'' He was referring,
apparently, to his critics and to those
who haven't been over to the Taber-
nacle meetings.
Lansing AgaIn on Platform.
approximately 1900 persons throng-
ed the Tabernacle. Billy's boosts for
Washington caught the crowd in
great shape and it hurrahed and
cheered. Secretary of State Lansing
and Mrs. Lansing were again on the
platform and they smiled generously
at the evangelist's references. Bat
Ting Nelson sat in the sawdust,
along with several hundred of Uncle
Sans "battleTs" in uniform, and
whenever Billy would pull one" that
had laugh in it. the ''battler'' would
let loose his characteristic. "ha, ha"
The crowd last night was typical OF
the final week gatherings. DOorkeep.
ers are forced to shut the big pine
board doors along about 7 o'clock thest
nights, so great are the throngs eager
to hear Billy before he quits Wash,
ington on Sunday.
The navy yard turned oui the big
gest single delegation that has yet
attended the meetings. II marched
into the Tabernacle behind a brass
band and numbered about 5000 men
and women workers. The Department
Of Justice had a big turnout. too. Sc
did the Bureau of Plant Industry.
The trail hitting doomed up ir
great shape. Nearly 600 persons walk.
ed the sawdust aisles when Billy gave
the invitation. 1t looks 1ow as il
Washington will soon pull out from
the "tEil enders'' in the number OF
its trail hitters" and take it's place
further up near to the Top of the list
The number Of penitents who have
this week taken Billy's hand and
promised to get over on Gods side
has been larger than during any week
of the campaign.
Billy's sermon was on Heaven"
He insisted morality is no substi-
tute for Christianity. The Chris
tian he referred to as a person
washed white" and the moral man
he dubbed "whitewashed.' he list
ed a number of the worlds nota-
bles whom he declared are in he'll
Among them he mentioned Cathe-
rine Of Russia, Ivan the Terrible
Catherine de Medici, Strauss. Bob"
1ngersoll, and Nine. POmpadour.
The presentation season" is now
in order at the Tabernacle. The
choir, through Percy S. Foster, pre-
seDted Billy and Ma" Sunday with
a big basket of flowers, and in turn
Mr.. Foster was given a gOld-headed
baton by the choir. Billy took the
baton and led the choir in singing
Ny Country 'Tis OF Thee" He
wiggIed round a la CreatOre, much
to the amusement of the big crowd
Rody played havoc with the
Brighten the Corner refrain
especially when he had the news
napermen sing the final line of IN
chorus after the ministers and SOL
diers had taken a whack at the
staf1.
Billy will meet the doorkeepers
and Ushers at the Tabernacle at
the close of the services tonight
and tomorrow night. He wants tC
shake their hands and thank them
personally for their great work
during the revival.