Evening star., 1918-01-19
SUNDAY MAKES NEW RECORD
FOR ABSENCE AT TABERNACLE
Evangelist Has Missed More Meetings Here
Than During His Entire Preaching
CareerBack on Job Tonight

With three meetings on the program
for tomorrow and another this evening
at the Tabernacle, Billy Sunday deemed
II advisable to give his voice another
rest and did not preach at this AFTER
Moons service. DR.. Isaac Ward, MT
Sundays assistant, again "pinch-hitteo
for the evangelist.
Billy Sunday has established recoro
in his campaigns since he started MS
revival in this city. By missing this
afternoons meeting, the evangelist has
now failed to appear at four afternoon
meetings in Washington, making him
miss more meetings in this one city
than he has ever missed throughout
his career as an evangelist.
Mr.. Sunday has announced. however,
that he will be "back on the JOB to-
night, when he will preach on Il Find
No Fault With Him."
Plans for changing the evangelists s
day of rest from Monday to some other
day in the week and to hold meetings
on Monday to attract the people VINO
wifi be anected by the closing - stores
In the city on Mondays by the fuel ad-
ministrator's orders are stun uhaer
consideration. No definite decision mas
Deen
mittee, although it will be decided
shortly.
Another Mems Meeting Tomorrow.
Another "nen only" meeting is sched-
uled for tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock. when Billy Sunday will preach
on when Chickens Come Home TO
Roost."
The second of the series of meetings
conducted by the evangelist in private
homes will be held next THURSDAY
morning at IL o'clock at the home OF
Secretary Daniels. The first meeting
was held yesterday at the home of Mrs.
Robert Lansing, wife of the Secretary
Of State.
A falling off of "trail-hitters" was
noted among those that came up the
sawdust trail at last nights meeting.
At the two previous calls for trail
hitters' the evangelist's appeal was re-
sponded to by several hundred people,
while only about two hundred "hit the
trail' last night.
Urged to Renew Vows to God.
In his appeal Mr. Sunday especially
asked the special delegation from the
city post office. which attended the
meeting In a body. led by Postmaster
Chance and Mrs. Chance, to come up
and renew their vows to God The
evangelist emphasized the fact that his
NO church Affiliations, but also to church
members whom. Mr.. Sunday said,
should renew their covenant with the
Lord. In answer to MIR. Sundays ap-
peal the post office delegation lined up
in the aisles and walked up the plat
form to shake the hand OF the evan
EeIist.
1T isn't the sawdust trail nor my
handshake that saves you. it is Jesus
Christ in the sawdust trail and my
handShaka said the AvanpeIiSf
Mr.. Sunday. in appealing for trail
httters." said that he despised religious
slackers almost as much as he does
those who try to dodge military serv-
for Jesus Christ. let hell howl" ad-
nonished the evangelist.
Two Other Delegations Present.
Two other large special delegations
were present at last nights meeting.
They were from the Washington Steel
and Ordnance Company and Gallaudet
College. AZ each delegation arose at
Chorister Rodeheaver's request it
was asked the name Of its favorite
song. When he came around to the
body OF mon from Gallaudet College
Mr.. Hodeheaver caused the audience to
laugh when he asked them. "And. now
chorister not knowing that he was
talking to deaf mutes.
Billy Sunday took occasion to knock
those who he said are continually
growing about something. If not the
war something else, and now those that
are grumbling at the fuek administra-
tors edict, calling for ..workless' days
The evangelist said it was every ones
duty to stand behind the government
In this crucial period and lend q help
ing hand, no matter what the sacrifice
be.
"The Timid Woman," Theme.
.The Timid Woman. formed III.
theme Of Billy Sundays sermon at last
nights meeting. He took for his text
St. Mark, 5.2s: .Tf may touch but His
clothes shall be. made whole" Mr..
Sunday said, in part:
have q revival. Something may hap
pen. the preacher thinks, when the
church is crowded on Sunday( but noth-
ing will happen in the little prayer
meeting. And yet the greatest man
Gnorss 1ns nineaeenth M,1an century produced.
PRAYER meeting. and collected over
eight million dollars, and fed and
clothed and educated 1000 orphan chill
oren. all in response to prayer-con-
verted In neighborhood prayer meet
ing.
Something Is Going to Happen.
Something Is going to happen now.
Why? Oh. God Almighty il leading.
Wherever gosd seed Is sown you can
oank on 1t some OF 1t will grow. This
meeting was arranged for in the provi-
dence OF God, and Jesus Christ is lead
ing this campaign just as truly as He
led the throng down the street of ca
pernum nineteen hundred years ago. r
know the devil goes to church repu-
lariy. but the devil didn't make ar
rangements Tor this meeting. The devil
didn't send me an invitation to come
here. The devil never sawed a hos rd
the devil never drove a nail. the devil
didn't string q wire, the devil djdn'f
lay any pipes. the devil never built a
hre. Oh, God Is with us and soma- :
thing Is going to happen. sir, that will
make nell howl. sure as you breathe
Now, the preacher never knows fba
full results Of his message. and il 10 a
good thing he can't He might becoms :
so pulled up with pride that his wife
couldn't live with him, or he'd pet dis
couraged and go into the life insurance
business. "''0s
Doing Good and Not Knowing II.
7 read . story the other day Of an
oId saint She prayed that she night
20 great deal of good and not know
tnat sne did 1t, and she was told that
Wnen her shadow was behind her II
would nave power to heal all upon
Wnom IL Tell, but when It was In front
OF ner where she could see 1t, It would