The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-03

to remaining for the next service. "eW
would dislike exceedingly to be com
PEELED 70 bays ths police forcipiy
-&s>AsS s.sA,1 y 80 n IS y so q Z = y
Even this had no . effect. Their
sense OF Justice. "the old Virginia
spirit even their Christianity was
appealed to. Still no response IL
WAS feared that to resort to force
might entail skirmish between the
more stubborn and the police and
the idea Of emptying The building by
police, Intervention was abandoned.
After a delay Of half hour or more,
the fifth and last service wassbegun.
In addition to the free will ofer-
ings, Sunday was the recipient at the
inal service of two pursesA-one OF
$2,150 from the members of the choir
and another of s1,035 from the ushers
and doorkeepers. Presentation of the
first---that of the songsters--was
made by Walter c. Mercer organizer
and trainer of the two huge choirs,
and Davis Bottom. on behalf of the
toorkeepers and ushers. presented
the evangelist with the second testi-
moniaf.
That of the singers came as the ini-
tial offering of the evening and that
OF the attendants as the final dona-
ton. Pffxer was the recipient OF q
Liberty bond--denomination not di-
tvulged-the gift of the executive
committee Of the Sunday campaign
which presentation was made by
Samuel I. Mckee, general secretary
Of the Y. NJ. c. A. and a mammoth
Alien church to ma" Sunday. Ma
letter presented the flowers. with her
compliments, to a local newspaper
woman who had been covering the
campaign for her paper.
Is TAanks Everybody.
Billy and Ma" and Rodeheavers and
other members Of the evangelist's party
took occasion to thank the fremcn and
policemen and ministers and co-operat-
ing churches and secretaries ana ush-
ers and doorkeepers and the various
committees and the press for their CO.
operation, without which. Ma" said,
the mi aign would have been a
failure.
The press, Sunday declared, had been
a tremendous and important factor in
disseminating tfdings of the campatgu
and in creating interest In the meet
ings. The fourth estate. he said. was
the greatest single agency In spread
ing the gospel. He reckoncd the value
the papers have been to fthe campaign
IL figured at advertising rates. al
thousands Of dollars. In the New York
and Philadeiphia movements. he said
the space devoted to his campaigns held
In those cities, had II been paid fol-
at the usual advertising ratee. would
have represented An expenditure Of
$4,000 GOO "And the space, carte
blanche. might say. which the Rich
mond papers have given this campaign
would have cost just ~ much proper
tionately," he added.
Billy thanked the choir and ushers
and doorkeepers for their respective
donationss which were In the form OF
greenbacks. and which he said. were
Compliments ChstK.
The evangelist paid a ringing tribute
to the choir TT has been great" he
said. 1.-The best bunch Of singers I've
ever seen or heard, II I am any Judge
of music"
Sunday declared that he would come
back to Richmond in memory. II not In
reality II win walk the streets OF
your beautiful city aEain." he said II
will look again into the faces OF the
people have met and have learned "a
love since have been here" He re-
GREETED to say goodbye. but he added,
all good innings must en0 ana L VIII
have to. say goodbye"
Following close of hts sermon. he
raised his right hand in midaif and,
waving It. cried: Goodbye A sea
of hands were raised. Many Of them
contained handkerchiefs. THIS SEA OF
hands waved back. The choir was sing
ing It'll We Meet Again"
The evangelist said he had encoun-
tered less criticism herr than In any
other city he has visited. Il have en-
countered some. Of course" he sAid.
''It was to be expected. would have
been disappointed had ] not Woe unto
you II Ill men speak wen Or thee he
said. quoting Scripture III ] tried "a
please everyone. I would fail to pleaas
God I would b . failure ii his eyes.
Twenty-Ave TAsssenA Heas HIN.
Sunday declared that he was glad
that Richmond was tho city that had
honored him with tho precedent OF
hearing him ave times in one day. The
Evangelist preached ive times to n
many people ~ could crowd the City
Auditorium and II Is estimated that
moro than half a. many more were un-
able to gain admittance. II II figured
that close on to $4,000 hoard him yes
terday.
Last nights traIl-hftters Numbered
probably 400. BRINGING tho total to date
to approximately 5000. which numbcx
includes many who already were In the