The Washington herald., 1918-03-03
McADOO CHEERED
ASHERALDWINNERS
GET GOLD AWARDS
Trail Filters Break Record
When Evangelist Issues
: Fervent Appeal.
l,2OO ACCEPT CHRIST
Meeting Marked by Good
Feeling with Presentations
for Revival Staff.

~Trail hitting" records at the
Tabernacle were smashed to
smithereens last night, following
the most powerful sermon Billy
Sunday has preached during his
campaign.
When the noted evangelist had
finished remarkable word pic
ture of the deathbed scene of an
inhdel, with death at his side
counting off the minutes and Sec
onds, there was a hush over the
great crowd of 10000 persons that
packed the building. For possibly
half a minute Billy remained quiet
on the platform. Then he issued
the invitation"
Impressive sight.
There was no need for a second
pleading 10 come forward" Men and
women edged th1r way along the
sawdust aisles to the platform They
came up the aisles four deep at times.
In the eyes Of many were tears and
men gently brushed at their eyes as
they lifted their hands to Billy.
1t was a remarkably impressive
sight-ene that possibly will never
again be witnessed in Washington.
Ola 49,
women and girls in short skirts;
husky young chaps and lettering
men: soldiers in uniform. policemen,
firemen. letter carriers, members of
the Washington Board of Trade,
church members-in fact. men and
women representing all walks Of life
In cosmopolitan washington trudged
along up the aisles, all anxious to
Christianity.
1t was useless to try and make a
count OF the -trail hitters." 1t looked
to those In the press box that possibly
30 persons walked up the aisles dur
ing tise hftsen minutes Following the
close OF the sermon. At no other ser
vice during The campaign have so
many persons responded TO the invita-
ton
McAdoO Present.
seeretary of the Treasury McAdoo
and Mrs. MeAdoo were on the plat
form. Billy pointed them out to
the great crowd and the Secretary
was given the greatest ovation ae-
corded any Tabernacle visitor since
the meetings began.
II was presentation night again.
Billy was given a handsome scarf
and box of neckties by the door
keepers at the Tabernacle. And
Ma" Sunday got something in an
attractively-pai box that looked
like a. Well. Woody. didn't explain
Just what was in the box. Ma"
said, however. that II was a hand
somely embroidered waist pattern
-or something like that
The ushers gave Sultan Omohun-
dro, the chief usher, a suit case and
and the doorkeepers came across"
again with travelling bag for
Chief Doorkeeper Gibson.
At Rody's suggestion. the Taber-
naele crowd sent q telegraphic
greetins to the Chicago campaign
COMMITTEES telling Of the success Of
the Washington revival and pledg-
ing prayers for the success of the
Chaciga campaign, which Billy will
open a week from tonight.
DIR. Charles Wood, of the Church
of the Covenant, pleaded for bang-up
collections for the evangelist at the
services today. He declared that
Charlie" Chaplin gets more than
100000 q year for making people
laugh and that Billy Sunday has
the movie Comedian beaten fifty
miles when 1t comes to humor.
Boosts washinsten.
Billy again boosted Washington.
declaring the people Of this city
represent "a higher standard than
those Of any other city in the
world"
I've been preaching here eight
weeks" said Billy, "and haven't
met drunken man IN the city.
There was only one guy I saw lit
up. and he came down the trail He
was only half hit at that; but /
know he's going straight now"
The evangelist explained that he
was extremely sorry to have to say
goodbye to Washington. And the
big crowd eheered.
The Washington Board of Trade
had delegation Of about 1000
members in the audience. Rody de-
ciared them to be the finest-looking
body Of business men he had met
anywhere in the country. He spoke
Of their boosting" activities for
Washington and emphasized that
no better boost has ever come to
Washington than the Sunday re-
yival that win close today.
The great crowd apparently
agreed with Rody, since it cheered