Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1921-05-27
BILLY SUNDAY
HERE MONDAY
Distinguished Evangelist Comes
Down from Bluefield. and De-
livers Three Addresses and
Visits Burke's Garden.

The Rev. William A. Sunday, in
all his travels over the United States
in evangelical work. has never met
with a more cordial reception thar
that given him in Tazewell Monday
when he made two addresses in town
and one in Burke's Garden.
Mr.. Sunday, Mrs. Asher, Homer
Rhodeheaver, Miss Kinney and II
number of Bluefeld friends of tho
Sundays reached Tazewell Monday
morning about nine o'clock to find
that the auditorium of the High
School and the Methodist church
were packed with capacity crowds
eager to hear the famous evangelist
and the we'll known singers. BY eight
O'Clock Monday morning q large group
of people had assembled on the steps
of the church waiting an opportunity
to get in. The management of the
meeting had decided that the doors
would not be opened until o'clock
for the general public in order that
the older people would have ample
opportunity to get seats, and chief
usher w. e. Peery was detailed to
keep the crowd back and only admit
those over sixty years of age, which
he did to the Queens taste. A great
many people from the country, who
would not otherwise have had an op-
portunity to hear Mr.. Sunday were
thereby given the privilege and sew
eral who were feeble and in bad
health were given the opportunity
of selecting choice seat. When the
doors were opened to the generalpub-
lie there was mad rush, and In a
few minutes only. standing room be-
mained.
Mrs. Asher. Mr.. Rhodeheavor and
Miss Kinney preceded the preacher
to the church, and captivated the
large crowd by the musical selec-
tions. Mr.. Rhodeheaver and Mrs. Ash
er sang the Rugged Cross" Rhode,
HEAVIER played a selection OIL the
trombone, and the crowd joined in
singing several sacred hymns. Mr..
Sunday soon arrived and pushed his
way through the crowd, and immedia :.
tely upon setting foot in the pulpit
said, "Well. I'm here. have prom
ised my friend, Governor Stuart to
come to Tazewell for several years,
and after seeing this beautiful see
tion believe that if the angel Cab
riel were to jump out of heaven and
seek a more beautiful country he
would land in Tazewcll county"
Mr. Sunday selected tnv" from
| Peter and launched into his SER
mon on Hope" and great impress
sion it made upon his hearers. He
spoke for about thirty minutes and
had the very closest attention. At
the conclusion Of his sermon, which
he always closes with prayer, he
turned, to Rev. Mr.. Ulm and said:
GLOW far is it to Burkes Garden 2"
Mr.. Ulm told him. and he said, "Well,
somebody's going to have to step m
it," for it was then about eleven
o'clock and he had promised to make
an address in Burke's Garden, at
eleven-thirty. He shook hands with
everybody In reach, and climbed evor
the benches and was. gone before
half the audience knew it. He preach.
ed in Burke's Garden to large
crowd, and enjoyed the visit immen-
sely. He was, of course, impressed
with the scenic beauty Of the Gard
en- and the mountains.
A committee composed of S. j.
Thompson, w. o. Barns and others
gave Mr.. Sunday pressing invita-
tion to visit the Cove. and he shot
this reply back: eyes, that's where
the Barnses, Bowens, Wards, Gilles-
pies and Copenhavers live; I'll come"
He astonished the committee by Ills
knowledge of the peoples names of
the county.