The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-16
TULSA RELIGIOUS
CENTER OF STATE
Invitations to Attend Sun
day Meetings Are Sent
Broadcast

"Whosoever will may come" Ia the
invitation TO the Billy Sunday cam
paign which the general Sunday
campaign com mittoc is addressing to
residents % northeastern Oklahoma,
according 10 cyrus s. Avery. An
"nOuncement Of the coming campaign
has been tent throughout this sec
ton by A. a. Beard. chairman Of
the extension committee. and india
yldual groups Of people from nearby
cities may arrange In advance to
attend Ia a body. Reservations for
dele tatiOn5 ~pumuvriug ny To 1000
individuals may be made. Promise
Of reduced railroad rates for these
visiting groups has been secured.
A plan by which visitors from out
side the CITY, nay be- entertained
IN Tulsa homes IL now being worked
out by Cas- Mayo. chairman Of the
entertdinm cnt com mittec.
Apropos the tabernacle. Fred W.
Rapp, sundays business representa-
tive, said yesterday that there will
he no doubt about every n OF the
5000 people In the autcnces-to-be
hearing Mr.. Sundays every word,
for an a%ugiphone is to be Installed
directly over the platform. The
hIlAANIl'f y ~ AffA III 10 lil'''A4 ~
throw the sound OF his voice into
all quarters OF the building. This
instrument IL so well designed that
Mr.. Sunday can be heard as well,
whatever section OF the audience ne
Is addressing and even with his back
turned" Mr.. Rapp said. ut Is
necessary 10 have an instrument
which will distribute sound in all
directions, aB Mr.. Sunday vii have
About a thousand people back OF
him on the platform and he Is here.
there and everywhere over the l44-
foot platform"
on the platform will be seated
the large choir, cooperating clergy
men OF the city and visiting clergy
men, members OF the executive COM
mittee OF the campaign committee
and their wives, and press represent
atlvcs. Mr.. Rapp said. Alongside OF
tho pulpit, eight feet In height, has
been built "A pit. and TO reach those
who hit the trail" Sunday will de-
scend through a trapdoor in the
platform and out into the pit, Under
the platform a chcckroom will be
maintained by local Christian En-
d%eavorers. mainly for the convcn-
tencc OF ushers and choir members,
particularly singers who
will be asked not to wear their hats.
The small charges for checkroom
service will go to the Endeavorers.
Individual rooms in the tabernacle
are the rest room. the book room,
the committee room, the sleeping
quarters of the tabernacle Custo-
dian, Albert Peterson, tho hospital
room. and Sundays dressing room
Sunday is rubbed down" at the
close OF every meeting by Mr.. Peter
son in order to prevent his taking
cold. according to Mr.. Rapp. MT.
Sundays activity while preaching
MAKES him perspire excessively.
Since I have been here. people have
asked me what kind OF exercise he
takes. He keeps himself in tiptop
/ physical trim all the time and gets
| all the the regular exercise he needs
i'm preaching" Two nurses and a
physician will be In the hospital con-
stantly. The patients are, prtnci-
paily, people who In order to get
seats. come TO the tabernacle early
and bring lunches and later become
faint, Mr.. Rapp declared, comment
ing that u meeting for mon only
brought as many to the hospital as
women during the general meetings.
Ten large gas stoves were in
] kNttllth III AAAt Ahhfh l'' ~ p
so it will be comfortable no matter
what the weather. A local water
company has offered to provide
coolers and water throughout the
meetings.
Contributions for the preliminary
campaign expenses will he made to-
day in Tulsa churches which did not
take up this matter last sunday
c.. l.. Duffield, chairman Of the
finance committee has been able 10
| pay practically all expenses to date
for erection OF the tabernacle and
other preparatory work.
After meeting with the general
campaign committee Tuesday night,
Mr.. Rapp will leave tor Sioux city,
Iowa, whore he will wind up business
matters relative to the mqetine in
which Mr.. Sunday is engaged. He
will return here about october 81.
Mr.. Sunday will complete his Sioux
| City meeting October 80 and after
n rest at his home at Winona LAKE,
Ind, will reach Tulsa, November ..