Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-24
Tuesday, 1Januar "a, 1922.

Sunday party in Rock Hill Following
that service Mr.. Sunday and his party
had dinner at the college.
People Came Early.
The service yesterday afternoon was
scheduled to start at 2:30. One hour
and n half before. that time people OF
the city of Rock Hill and from every
section Of the county started filing
into the big auditorium determined to
be early enough to get seat II pos
sible. Automobiles that bore people
to the meeting lined each eide OF Oak
land ayennet in front OF the college for
several hundred feet.
Long before the hour for the meet
ing the audience, was packed and
jammed and the college marshals did
good work in finding seats In various
places for. many who feared that they
would be unable to get, in s,,..,
Homer RoGeheayer, Mr.. sundays
choir leader took hold Of the audience
at the appointed tour and ,withinI a
short time he had them singing In
good fashion. The singing started OIL
with America. OF course everybody
knew that and lots Of people isawEthat
Mr.. Rodeheaver. however, didA,t think
the audience was: doing It's best ana
spurred them to stronger effort with
good natured railery and jibes and
| jests. 'a'| siF~ ~ - siJGI
They sang Brighten the Corner"
with more ardor and little. spirit or
rivalry was developed when Mr.. Rode
HEAVIER requestedaithat the audience
sing it by sections. Mr.. Rodeheayer
F.! also sang a selection Of his own com-
position, he being a song writer OF
| note.
| Prior to the introduction of Mr..
Sunday Mr.. Rodeheaver made o brief
talk to his audience, stating his pleas
| ure at being at Winthrop College and
in Rock Hill again and his happiness
over the fact that Mr.. Sunday had
consented to come. He stated that 1t
was rarely Sthe case that Mr.. Sunday
when conducting a meeting In any CITY
would consent to go to any other city
when it would require all day to come
and go as was, the case with the Visit
to Rock Hill.
Following the song service a col
Election was taken for the beneht Oh
1.-THE Winona Bible Conference, an an.
nual conference, Of ministers neld at
W;nona, Ind, and If which conference
It was stated Mr. Sunday was, very
much interested, since 1t provided the
means for preachers to come and hear
the Bible taught and expounded py
some Of the foremost authorities in
the world. None of the proceeds from
i the specifl ~ collection, 1t was stated
would go to Mr. Sunday but all would
90 TO the Winona Bible conference as
was his custom az meetings held out
of the city in which rhe was holding
a meeting. m agsgg.
.MaY Sunday Appears.
Prior to, turningn the meeting over
to Billy,s Mr.. Rodeheaver stated he
was sure that the audience was anx-
ious to see MA Sunday, Mr.. Sundays
wife who was a very modest woman
he explained and who was usually to
be found behind a big chair and away
from the audience. Mrs. Sunday
graciously responded to the invitation
of Mr.. Rodeheaver,itotc come forward
and meet the folks and she was re-
ccived with much applause.
Smiling brightly Mrs, Sur ay,
rather large and attractive woman
stepped to the front of the stage and
saiG: I'm one Of those stiff, staid,
petrified, ossified Presbyter1ans thaI
Mr.. Sunday talks about some times
Then she looked at, her famous nus
. band and laughed and Mr.. Sunday
laughed and the audience laughed.
The audience Immediately came to the
Il conclusion that Ma" Sundayi isn't as
bashful and shy as Mr.. Rodeheayer
suggested: but believed that he was
ioking about her. She had only few
| words to say: but her wit and humor
endeared her to the big audience at
once and at the conclusion OF the SER
vice she came to the front OF the stage
beside her husband and shook hands
with scores of people who desired to
meet her personally. IN
! introduced by President.
| Rev. Sunday was introduced by DR..
lD. B. Johnson, president Of Winthrop
College, who stated that the noted
evangelist really needed no introduc-
ton to an audience in this section be-
cause practically every body had heard
of him. "Rev. Sunday is man VINO
has done a great work in helping men
to come to Christ" said DR.. Johnson
and 8in spreading Christianity over
this country and we all honor and res
pect him forr what he has done"
Rev. Sunday was received with much
a oplause. He had been ON the plat
form for fifteen minutes prior to the
time for him to begin his sermon anu
every, body had spotted him. a man
above average nelSnt, Tuuuy oa
bust suple and agile evidencing all the
charaateristies of = the trained athlete
ne does not show his SO years OF age
unless, after a close up, one snouio
come to that conclusion by the thin
ness of the hair on top of his head ana
i the wrinkles in his face that are TO De
distinguished only by rather close
scrutiny. If one were to judge by the
ease and grace Of his GESTURES and ms
ability to glide from one end OF the
platform to the other the Judgment
would be that he We're only ABOUT Az
instead of SO.
He wore neat gray suit yesterday
with black patent leather shoes ana
i gray spats over them. He wore a
modish collar and neck tie and by his
presence and general appearance gave
the impression of being much
younger man.
l Peter HIS was the text OF Mr..
SUNDAYS sermon yesterday afternoon.
He read and then repeated 1t: But
sanctify the Lord God in your hearts;
and be ready always to give an answer
to every man that asketh you a reason
of the hope that is in you with meek
ness and fear"
A man, said he. should have a reason
for everything that he does and that he
! is For instance I am Republican ID
politics even as you are very likely
Democrat. I'm a Republican because L