The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-27

OPENS DAYS WORK.
Az 1910 Mfr. Sunday opened the
BIS work before an audience. that
n waited long since the doors were
&sed against further admittanes At
4 close of his address his hearers
re not reluctant when he gave tho
-itatfon to come forward and take
/ hand. They came by scores. where
n had come singly on previous ocea-
ms Time after time the choir was
'mpeiled to repeat the invitation
INNS. while the evangelist continued
grasp the hands OF penitents who
licked 10 the altar.
lar soon as the auditorium was
ptied from this meeting. not wait
. for lunch the crowd OF men
Jared into the building to secure
hts for the first For Men Only"
vice OF the campaign, Billy rushed
his hotel for light lunch and
Angv OF clothing. and returned to
|drOs, 4 body OF men as great as has
- been gathered together in this
' under one roof For an hour and
|Aalf he held them in the force Of
\ MAGNETIC speech. and added many
Ire converts when the invitation
ne.
|FhA building wa. then cleared OF
y crowd, to admit the thousands of
5oote who had been waiting In line,
n was the first held OF the double
mon to be preached in order to
e&mmodate those persons who had
~ turned away on previous Sunday
hts Never faltering under the
{eat physical strain, the evangelist
"a Ave thousand people the story of
y cross and asked them 10 como
wn and pledge their faith to Jesus
rist.
Can't Hold Crowd Back.
n hundred came, and he ended the
keting. telling those who hesitated IN
ming that he could not hold the
bwd longer Then the evening
bwd fifed in. and an hour before the
Snxelist took his place on the plat
"a the house was filed. Still his
srxy was never impaired. and he de-
nd he felt better than he had felt
the beginning OF the day.
Al the close OF this last service.
ken ne had held his audience he
Ieen tears and roars of laughter for
|bre than an hour. Sunday asked all
Iose who had broken any of the
4 Commandments. and were sorry.
wanted to ask God to forgive them
stand up. and every man, woman
child in the building were on their
It,
IA then gave the Invitation TO those
M would init the trail" He was not
y npointed in the number that pushed
.tr way TO the front to begin bet
EfifN. At the same hour Mrs. Asher
!. speaking to a crowd at the Pine
,eet BAPTIST church that packed the
Erse to the doors, and in the after
an 'Ma" Sunday spoke to 1900 wo-
! in the First Baptist church.
rhis has been Mr.. Sundays most
3rressful day since the beginning of
campaign in Richmond. Earlier in
revival, and UP to the last few DAYS.
Iseemed that his path was to be hit
MGR than he had found it In former
etings, but last night he was so
|atifed at the outcome OF his dav.
I, ne felt he could not have asked
more.
4 The last sermon OF the day, Mr.
naav faced as large crowd as has
1 "a him nj one time since he began
l meetings. This service was. an
nncad as a repetition of the after-
~ meeting, and In addition he de-
jared his famous discourse on the
commandments This sermon was
VA with the typical Billy sunday
which carried his words across
footltghts" with y punch that did
fail In it's effect. He kept the
- crowds laughing and almost
.rtor IN turns. as he painted his
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