Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-01-24


Sorkville Enquirer. At Rock Hill the
composed of the Winthrop societies
and conducted to the auditorium in
which the services were held. All the
arrangements had been carefully
planned and were nicely worked out.
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1t was n great talk that Billy Sun
day made TO the Winthrop girls yes
terday morning. He talked to them
about the tremendous Importance of
the little things of life and he made
them see how easily the little things
were the big things. His talk was
full of wise epigrams, there was much
of fun in it; but altogether it was
tremendously serious. One of the
great lessons he drove home was so
living while we are here that our in
fluence for good will continue after
we have gone. But down underneath
1t all wao the still, more impressive
lesson that whatever else we do we
must not allow ourselves to be
separated from guidance of God and
the love of Jesus Christ. He said
that education consists in two things,
what we get out of the world and
what we get out of ourselves, and lie
impressed the idea that what we get
out of ourselves with the help of God
is of more importance than all the
world has TO give. At times the more
than 1,200 girls in the audience were
laughing, at times they were applaud
ing, and at times they were sitting
wide-eyed like covered statues, many
of them wiping their eyes, while
others seemed unmindful of the holy
tears that trickled down their cheeks.
Mr.. Sunday talked for an hour and
when he thought to stop the great
auditorium roared with applause that
gave no sign Of cessation until he
raised his hand as sign that he
would go on. According to his watch
the handclapping had continued for
| eleven seconds.
There was an impromptu reception
after Billy Sundays talk to the VIM
| throp girls yesterday. So far as could
be observed Mr.. Sunday did nothing
to initiate it. The girls simply began
a. rush to the stage to shake hands
with the famous preacher and he stood
his ground indicating that he was
ready to shake hands with all of them
It was an unusual thing. The like had
never occurred before. Within a few
seconds the rush had become a crush
Except for the, splendid presence OF
mind of DR.. johnson, it might have be-
coem a panic; but the doctor was equa
to the occasion. With word or two o.
command he changed the rush into al
orderly procession, with those who
had greeted the, famous preacher
passing up one aisle as the others
came forward. Mr.. Sunday stood his
ground until he had shaken hands
with each of the more than 1000 girls
and he seemed to enjoy 1t as much az
they DIR. Johnson said that the like
had never occurred before.
Ma" Sunday did not want any ice
cream for desert at Winthrop yester'
day. She has to take good care o.
Mr.. Sundays health, and when She
refused ice cream he would not take
any either. But when Mr.. RodeheaVel
induced Ma Sunday to take a taste o.
it she changed her mind. ON TINS II
real cream. That's different" she
said, and then Mr. Sunday obediently
ate the cream that had been served u
him ard he enjoyed 1t too.
Before the other members of the
party had finished their dinner yester'
day, Mr.. Rodeheaver. started ava!
from the table, and presently there
came a :sound of singing from the
kitchen. Mr.. Sunday started that way
and Ma Sunday and the others follow
ed. Mr.. Rodeheaver had organized q
1 choir among the negro cooks and they
were giving lusty rendition of Swine
Low Sweet Chariot" That they could
sing was too self evident to admit Of
| question. After leading them into
several hymns Mr.. Rodeheayer lef
them to lead themselves, all present
enjoying the entertainment immensely
=
Those who had the privilege of be-
| ing present at both services yester-
| day were struck with the ease With
which Mr.. Rodeheaver was able u
handle the singing in the morning as
compared with the afternoon. Oi
course there was no mystery about II
! the morning audience being composed
of bright trained students who quick
ly grasped what he wanted and gave
| it to him in a way to do the sou
good. The afternoon audience being
a mixed one and unframed, required
more persuasion and more cajolery
But both audiences were fine. No one
would have found fault with the
| afternoon audience, except by COM
parison with the audience Of the
morning.
SUNDAY IN ROCK HILL