The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1921-02-27
Miss Grace SAKE, of
Sunday Party Talks
of Her African Trip

Miss Grace SAKE is perhaps the
most widely known and certainly one
of the most interesting persons con-
nected with the Billy Sunday or
ganization She has been with the
great evangelist about 10 years or
longer than any other member of the
party. She registers from Chicago,
where she has made her headquar
ters Cor several years, but her old /
home town is Belle Plain, Iowa. where
she was raised. She first joined the
known Mr.. Sunday some time before
She has had remarkable experience
as a Bible teacher and is now con
ceded to be one of the most efficient
in the world.
Before joining the Sunday organi
cation she was associated in the same
work with DR.. Charles Alexander and
Or. II A. Torrey. two world famous
eyangelists. She accompanied both
OF these great preachers in their Eu-
ropean campaigns. having charge of
the Bible teaching fer each.
One of the most interesting expert
ences in my life said Miss SAKE in
answer TO query by News repre-
sentative. was my association with
MIR and Mrs Theodore Roosevelt in
Africa ! had gone there 10 teach
the Bible in the various American mis-
sians in Palestine and throughout
Europe. While engaged in that work
there Mr.. Roosevelt came to Africa on
his famous hunting trip. When it was
learned in America that Mr. Roose-
welt had promised to address several
Of the missions in Egypt. the religious
press OF this country at once became
interested in securing some reports
Of his speeches. This was particular
" true OF the United Presbyterian pa
> pers. As a result | received cable
gram authorizing me to accompany
the Roosevelt party and make as com
plete report of his addresses as pos
sible. | certainly considered this a
great privilege and enjoyed the work
and associations to the limit As
there were but few Americans in the
party | could not help but become
. well acquainted With both Mr.. and
: Mrs. Roosevelt was to join their
party in Soudan and met them at
!, luxor. Mrs Roosevelt had just ar
! rived and met him a little sooner and
al Il nearer point, They spent four
days in Egypt. found them just
. like home folks 50 agreeable and
! considerate in every way. and the
speeches he made to those poor. liz.
norant people were real masterpieces
in simplicity and good sense They
s were not in the least arrogant. but
democratic in the extreme He would
NIX with the natives and in faith
: erly way would show the boys how
To do things about there homes
while Mrs. Roosevelt who is one oil
the dearest women | ever met. took a
great interest and even made patterns
for the chidren's clothes end show eC
the mothers how to use them. ! an
satisfied two kind hearted or more
practicable people never lived thar
Mr. and Mrs. Roosevelt"
Miss SAKE spent several month.
teaching the Bible in her Palestin,
and Egyptian work and two years il
Europe. So far she has given her en-
tire mature life to teaching and ex
planning the Bible She has writer
a hal. dozen books that have beer
widely circulated with the Bible a
her subject and inspiration They are
studies in Genesis. studies in Ia
odus Studies of the Major Propf
cts" Studies in Acts" and The Lii
| pf Christ Her last work include
| @Th.ee Studies Christian Science a
| Compared with the Bible" The Wa
of salvation. ana The Second Con
| ing of Christ"
Indeed do enjoy every minute {
| MY work, said Miss SAKE in repl
| Ito question NO ono could help
when associated with SO generou
| Kind and cousiderate a leader as NJ
| sunday He takes Just one hour Il
| his preaching services, closin
| promptly 50 that the half hour longt
| / keep the people for Bible study do,
| rot tire them and usually sever
y hdudlei remain at each meeting. Il
fore leaving place it IS my plan
:, organize various neiGhborhood BIB
| classes and these are often mai
| tained Tor year or tyo after y
clos, our campaign In Buffalo "
| left five hundred of such classes.
have explained the purposes Of the
classes hero. but | am not expeciii
The usual results here. as so many
the people here arr tourists and a
only here temporarily"
Miss SaNe has never been marie
is or the sunny side of lie. is VI
orou- physically and mentally. IS
tine speaker with an excellent III
far reaching speaking voice. is al
good singer and therefore is able
= help ont most any time aud anyN hs