The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-29
Fine, That's Dandy, You
Did Great" Evangelist De-
clares as Total Amount Is
Read by Chairman.
5,OO7 ARE CONVERTED
REVIVAL DATA

Richmond presented Billy Sunday
with S10,71S.04 as a result of the fin
al collections on Sunday, and the do
nations received during the week
from persons who did not expect to
be in Richmond on Sunday.
Fine, that's dandy, you did great"
Sunday said as the total amount was
read by Ed Wilson, treasurer of the
campaign, who handed a draft for
that amount to Mr. Sunday.
Il saw more tears tonight. than
have seen in any town for a long time,
and if we could just continue for
two weeks more we could just more
| than make things hum" Sunday said
On the last Sunday in Charleston,
the collections were announced as
$34,65S.
! Thanks Local People
Thanks for the services of the men
and women who had taken part in
| the campaign, were given before and
after the sermon.
IF the other people had stood be-
hind the campaign and contributed in
the same manner in which the minis
tiers have taken their part, the cam
paign would have been a georgous
| success" Rev E. Howard Brown, pas.
| tor of the East Main Street Friends
! meeting, said in asking for the col
lection
Il have envelopes here showing that
! is different Friends churches outside
I of the city have had cards sent to
them of men and women who came
forward during the campaign" he
said, land the same number of church
es in the other denominations probab.
/ ly have been reached"
Rody Gets Racquet
Will Rooney, junior, on behalf OF
! the boys who had been reached BY
Homer Rodeheaver in meetings, pre-
/ sented the chorus leader with ten
mis- racquet, and picture of the group
! of boys that had been listening to his
talks.
Before the sermon all of the mem
/ bers of the party were called to the
/ platform to say goodbye to the audi.
ence. Only Albert Peterson was alb
sent, he having left last Wednesday
to attend the funeral of his grand
mother at Ottumwa, Iowa.
"Pete's all right, pure gold" Sun.
day declared.
AS the members Of the party were
leaving the platform Mrs Sunday
placed her hand on Mr.. Sunday
shoulder, and said, 81 guess the Other
members of the party are pure gold
too, from here down through the list
The audience applauded.
Thanks Newspapers
Mr.. Sunday said, THE papers ir
this town have done better in covering
this campaign from every angle thar
any other city | have been in
He also thanked the people for thei
entertainment while in the city, ant
for the automobiles that had beer
. loaned to the party during the stay
Mrs. Asher, Mr.. Rodeheaver AM
Bob Matthews, sang their final plan
tation melodies, and were encored un
til they had to sing three songs, Will,
the other musical number of creates
interest was long distance singing o
the Il Am Praying for You"
The chorus sang the first and sec
ond phrases while the last ten row
, of the tabernacle sang the secon,
and last phrases. The low music
waited down the long stretches of th
!; tabernacle, was like a choir in a hug
! cathedral, where the music has
: chance to carry through long rows o
columns.
Leaves at 1920
! "Mr Sundays train leaves a
= 1920" Rev. Stoakes announced as b
: officially ended the tabernacle meet
! ings, Let us all go down TO the trail
: to see him off" and the audience al
plauded.
7 1T is impossible to thank all Of tn
i members of the party by NAME" h
!. said, in his closing talk, land it woul
i be utterly impossible to say than
you to Mr.. Sunday because it is in
r possible to thank him in words.
r But we think that you wouldn't b
I half the man you are if it wasn't fo
I Mrs Sunday" -
4 Mr.. Sunday left for Winona LAX
g Immediately after the final sermon
He will remain there for a pal
q of week, as he announced goin
to Chicago at the end of the week I
il send Mrs. Sunday off to California
when he would take the Pennsy trai
q for Morrestown, Tenn.
e Perry Wilson, boys secretary
the Y. M. G. A, offered the openin
Z prayer, while Rev. A H. Backus o
g fered the closing prayer.
J. At the call for trail hitters, 249 me
l. and women came forward and signe
cards signifying that they had take
Jesus Christ as a personal savior.
n Flood of Oratory
o Rev. Sundays last sermon In RIO
e mond was a flood Of oratory. one /,
), the most appealing that he hs
l. preached during the whole campaie
D and almost devoid of humorous spots
e Dwelling on the chances that q
?, sinner has to repent and giving
It stances where man after man hs
d put off his repentance until toa lat
e Mr. Sunday shouted that this VAST
d last time for Richmond and tha&R
it tomorrow the revival would b
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