The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-17
900 PERSONS
FROM WEST
SIDE ATTEND
Led by IS Boys From Y. M.
{. A. and Omicron Phi Sig
ma, 2lO Sign Pledges to
Accept Christ.
over $50 GO FORWARD

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Led by Is Move Up Forward boys
from the Y. NJ. c. A, and the Omi-
cron Phi Sigma fraternity, over $50
men, women and children. came for
ward at the tabernacle Tuesday night,
while 20 signed cards pledging them
selves to accept Jesus Christ as their
personal savior
The West Side was out in force,
more than 900 persons standing when
the call for residents the West Side
was made. The delegation filled Sec
ton almost entirely, and ran back
over into section z, so that the whole
middle front of the tabernacle was
filled by their delegation.
Its the best balanced audience, in
numbers of local people and out of
town visitors, that | have seen since
have been in Richmond" declared
Billy Sunday after the delegations
from the West Side and from the sew
eral nearby towns had stood
Cheer Is Heard
The meeting had opened early, and
Charles Woodman, pastor of the West
Side Friends meeting was praying
when cheer was heard outside.
While the chorus sang Hold The
Fort for l Am Coming" the NJ. u F
boys, led by Perry Wilson, bearing an
unfurled flag, and four boys carrying
| another American flag. filed in lock-
| stepping down the north aisle, across
the front of the tabernacle to their
seats on the south side.
Immediately behind the flags, but
heading the marching column OF boys
were Will Rooney and Lloyd Harter.
of the committee which is in charge
of that branch of work of the Y NJ.
C. A.
Rody Introduces EN-
Several of the delegations furnished
enthusiasm and songs when they were
introduced by Homer Rodeheaver.
The NJ. U. F. club. which may one
of these days take the name of the
Rody club, led off with nine cheers
for Mr.. Rodeheaver
| Eaton, Ohio, was present with IS
persons and Lynn, Indiana. counted so
! when they stood at the request of Nj
! Rodeheaver
New Paris when called upon, stood
275 strong, and gave a cheer, who
are we? New Paris" while Boston
| n
words of which are:
| (Tune, Everybody works but Father
We're from little old Boston
OF course it is on the map
Our town is mighty little
But we don't care for that.
Richmond has got Billy
And his noble workers too.
But while they're the friends of
Richmond
They are our friends too.
Winchester Sings
Winchester was present 300 strong,
with song and a yell. Their song
was as follows:
(Tune: There's long, long trail)
There's lovely road a winding
Back to the town Of our dreams
Where the happy folks are smiling
In their hearts joy CLEANS,
After long, long years of waiting
And hearing tales both false and
true
For Winchester, Billy Sunday
Has great hopes of greeting youl
Ending the song the whole delega-
ton stood and called, I'VE want Billy,
We want Billy, We want Billy
"Mr. Sunday will be glad to come up
and preach to you if he can find time, "
Mr.. Rodeheaver said, while Mr., Sun
day stood with his head bowed as If
considering the idea.
Makes Outside Dates
Later he asked if he could come
Saturday morning, Il go up through
your place tomorrow" he said, land
! noticed your town as | came down
this morning on the train. l said
then l might want to come up there
and preach some time"
With the announcement that he
would go to Winchester, Sunday said
that he would come over to New
Paris to speak, and set Friday as the
day for his pilgrimage.
That's a busy week." Mr.. Sunday
said, preaching three times a day Is
mighty hard ON person, but l guess
: that | can stand it."
1T is not usual for Mr. Sunday to
give outside dates during the lasI
! two weeks of any campaign" Mr.
, Rapp said, in commenting on the en-
gagements which Mr. Sunday had
, made.
lTlpuIc 10 wilson
2 When the Y. M. c. A. boys stood
up, Homer Rodeheaver paid a tribute
, to Perry Wilson, boys work director
of the Y M. c. A. "He is real asset
/. for the boys" Mr.. Rodeheaver said.
On special request from, the Yves
Side delegation, Mr.. Rodeheaver anC
Mrs. Asher sang THE Old Rugget
Cross" while on the request of som'
out of town delegations. Mrs, Ashe
sang Somebody Cares
Mr.. Ernest j. Renk, local Insurance.
man, who has made records for Mr.
/ Rodeheaver. in attempt to give ,
wider spread to gospel songs, san,
for the audience, and was hearth.
applauded, until he responded with al
encore.
/ Forget Coughing
Mr. Rodeheaver forgot to make the
announcement about coughing so JUS
! as Billy Sunday was announcing thai
Saturday night was for women only
! some one coughed, and Sunday
stopped.
t Now please remember about the
? coughing" he said While he waited
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