The Washington herald., 1918-01-18
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that ''Iove of God proves love Of coun-
try and BILLY Sunday has spread
for years Christ's teaching all over
the land"
It was an impressive dght-one Of
the most impressive that has yet been
witnessed at the Tabernacle. Mr..
Sunday stood on the platform, ap-
parently deeply touched. And when
Capt. BiddIe had finished the prayer
the evangelist warmly grasped his
hand There was loud applause from
all parts of the building.
Largest Melting Yet.
1t was q remarkable service from
various standpolnts. The meeting
was unquestionably the largest gather
ing of men ever held in Washington.
The Tabernacle was crowded to the
doors and men sat on the sawdust
floors and on the wooden steps lead
ing to the platform; they crowded
the corridors and overhowed the choir
and ministerial sections.
II was Mems Bible Class Night
and about 1900 men from this city
and from localities within twenty-five
mile radius Of Washington marched
to the Tabernacle, many Of htem with
their bands and banners. Success of
the initial Bible class rally was due
largely to DIR. George G. Dewey, di-
rector of mems Bible classes for the
Sunday campaigners. who organized
many Of the classes and put pep"
into the others to such an extent that
many Of them grew IN membership
n e.. 4
There were more soldiers at the
meeting last night than at any pre-
vious service, possibly 1,50O Of them
being in the various sections. A de-
tachment Of about 500 from the Ameri-
can University contingent led the
Vaughn Class Of the Epiphany Bap-
tist Church, which had marshaled
about Loo men. They came with a
band and banners and songs. One of
the songs went something Like this:
Hail. hail. the gangs all here:
We're goin' to get the Kaiser.
We're goin' to get the Kaiser.
Hail hail. the gangs all here,
Ws're goin' to get the Kaiser now"
That song tickled Billy and he had
I the bunch repeat It several times.
Those soldiers sure put the pep" into
". led by q cheer leader with a real
college punch .- ...-.-,,I
Bands on the Job.
Thers were classes from every Sec
ton hereabouts and Rody had them
ntroduced by SECTIONS" They came
from all parts OF Washington, from
Rockville. Georgetown, Falls Church.
Va; Mount Rainier, Gaithersburg and
other points. Calvary Methodist
Church sent a big delegation, and so
did the Union Mission. Vermont Ave-
nue. Christian Church, Y. N. c. A,
Mount Pleasant Methodist Church,
Columbia Heights Christian Church.
Foundry Church, Fifteenth Street
Christian Church-in fact, virtually
every one of the churches cooper
ating with the Sunday revival. which
boasts of a mems class. sent along
representative crowds. When Mat
thews and Brewster weren't busy on
The pianos. the Boy Scout Band and
several other bands were on the job
playing hymns.
The big crowd gave Dr. Dewey a
great send-ofr. He will leave soon for
Chicago to put through another Bible
class campaign in connection with the
forthcoming Sunday revival there.
Several times during the sermon
Billy Sunday had to stop because of
Interruptions. Once he declared he
vas using every ounce of strength
, rying to put this sermon over" and
ssae urged his audience to help" q
bit.
. Billy enumerated the msrcies Of God
that are ready to be dispensed to the
nan who accepts Christianity. He
got in some more slams at Germany.
lie told of Voltaire saying of Fred
.rick the Great: He caresses me
With one arm and stabs me with the
sther." Billy remarked that was a
sort Of Won Bernstorff stunt"
The evangelist declared the man
past 20 years old who isn't doing his
bit these days IL as much a traitor
md the one under 90 who hasn't done
MS"
kaiser Called '1mp of He'll"
Don't hide behind your gray hairs.
rou miserable cur" shouted Billy.
There's something for everybody to
10 these days. We can't live on this
.arth, with that dirty bunch across the
Ieas and you can bet the Lord is
With US in this fight and we're going
o put it over"
Billy remarked that he expects to
how you folks that this war is not
m economic war-one for territorial
sain.n
1T originated In the brain of that
blackboard and imp of hell, the Kali
er And I'll prove to you before I'm
through in Washington that it was
III a frame-up with the dirty Turks
70 have them cram. Mohammedanism
:. lown our throatS The rest of the
sause Of the war bunk is all camou-
lage-"
A Filipino boy. about 10 years Of
age, who had occupied a seat on the
latform during the meeting, was the
lrst trail hitter to go down to
hake BiIly's hand. In the throng that
oIlowed him several hundred soldiers
nd few sailors and members of va
ious Bible classes in the Tabernacle.
Ushers. soon lost count of the
hrongs that walked the aisles," but
is figured conservatively thar close
n to 500 came down the aisles.