The Washington herald., 1918-01-06
EVANGELIST ARRIVES
ooNTINuaD FROM PAGE ONE.


early in the day. though the Sunday
smile and bandshake were always
in evidence.
All Of the party were not yet in
the hoIse before Brighten the
Corner Where You Are" played on
the piano. brought a shout of well
come recognition from Mr.. Sunday
and Mrs. Sunday and members of
the party and committee smiled
broadly.
A sally on Baltimore probably
will be made by the evangelist. to
make that city dry. 1T is entirely
too close to Washington for com
fort" he said, when he was asked
if he would address the legislature
i'm favor of prohibition, before a
pending prohibition bill comes to
vote.
Takes shot at "Oasis..
'I have always hoped to live long
emo. gh to preach the funeral ser
mon OF the whisky business" he
said. And" his face wreathed IN
smiles again. Il believe I am go
ing to do it."
Those on the committee who were
in the party to welcome the evangelist
were Merritt o. Chance, chairman;
Rev. George A. Miller, vice chair
man; John c. Let's, treasurer; Will
lam Knowles Cooper, executive sec
Tetary; Leonard W. De Cast, as
sociate executive secretary; Byron S.
Adams, A. Coulter Wells, Thomas A.
Grower, John L. Weaver, Clarence
Dodge, Louis d. Bliss, Homer Edison,
Page Mex. Etchison, Rev. John R.
Edwards, Rev. Lucius c. Clark. Rev.
J. c. Palmer. H. S. Omohundro. H.
G. johnson. Charles P. Light. q. H.
Winslow, Mrs. Charles w. Richard
son. Mrs. o. E. Howe, Miss May P.
Duncanson. Mrs. w. F. Mcdowell
and Miss Florence N. Brown.
Many of the committeeman were ac-
companied by their wives.
Train Delayed.
Crowds had been disappointed ali
day because of the delayed arrival of
the train bringing the Sunday party.
Scheduled to arrive at 4:45 in the af-
ternoon, it was SIS o'clock in the
evening before it pulled in.
Unable to obtain definite informa-
tlon as to the time of arrival, scores
departed after waiting for hours.
When at last the train pulled in,
BllIy set a swift pace for his party to
the gate at the east end of the con-
course, and all along the line crowds
forgot their long wait to cheer and
wave a greeting.
The end of the concourse had been
roped of to keep back the crowd. He
stopped short, as If surprised at the
reception, grabbed his hat and waved
it and called a greeting. He raised
his hands above his head and clasped
and shook them to the crowd.
sPrimed' for Revival
BrimfuI of the proverbial Sunday
pep" the evangelist says he IL
primed to give Washington one of
the greatest evangelistic revivals in
its history.
"And il we don't go over the top
in great shape at the nations Capt.
tai, It won't be Bills fault" he said.
First crack out of the box, Billy
wanted to know how things were
Skiing up" in Washington in antici-
patton Of the campaign. He was
told Of the wonderful work done in
the choir organizations; how 1000
prominent Washington men had al
ready lined up as ushers and door
keepers; how well the prayer meet
ing campaign was progressing, with
approximately 800 gatherings in all
parts of the city every Tuesday and
Friday nights.
Say. that's great. isn't it?' COM
mented Billy. Did you hear that,
Map"
ma" Sunday had heard and she,
too, smiled and agreed with dad" that
the Washington campaign looks as
though it's going to be a sure win
ner."
Billy said he is delighted to como
to Washington. Especially at this time.
he emphasized, when the world is
6eep in a bloody war started by that
God-forsaken gang Of cut-throats." He
anticipates with the pleasure a meet
ing with President Wilson.
There's the worlds greatest man."
said Billy, referring to Air. Wilson.
You can bet your boots the 100000
AInericansiin this great country--and
everywhere for that matter-are going
to follow close on behind wherever
President Wilson leads. They SAID
he was only a schoolrnaster' when
they first elected him to run these
United States. But want to tell you
there are 1oo.eoa.aao peorie now riftsn-