Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-02-17
BILLY SUNDAY MEETING
Spartanburg Is a Better Town Be-
cause Of His Coming.
HAS DONE MUCH PRACTICAL GOOD

Stricken Person Returns Money TO
Book Store-Pe lieemsn Have Had
Little to Do and Courts Have essn
Light.
BY Jas. D. Grist.
Spartanburg-The City of Success"
will be deserted town comparatively
next week since Billy Sunday win con-
clude his meeting here Sunday night
and will leave Immediately for his
home in Winona Lake, Ind. How
ever he will stop in Washington long
enough to call on President Harding,
having already made an appointment
to call on the president next; Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Sunday Is a Repub-
lican in politics the same as the pres-
ident and the two will probably md a
lot to talk about. in his sermon last
Sunday night Mr.. Sunday told his au-
dience that he would call on the pres
ident the day after his departure from
Spartanburg. 49,
MA" Sunday returned to her homo
at Winona Lake, several days ago
much to the regret Of her many friends
in Spartanburg. Ma likes TO stay
at home according to her friends here
and while she Is always present during
few days of each meeting that Mr..
Sunday holds, she usually beats it,
back home before the meeting Is over.
Z
Spartanburg would like very much
to have Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday make
this city their home and IL they would
only intimate that they would live
here the citizens would buy one OF the
finest houses In the city in q jiffy.
There is no question of the fact that
Mr.. Sunday is mighty well pleased
with Spartanburg. He has stated sew
eral times during his meeting shere
that this is one Of the 1most hospftabie
communities that he has ever preach
ed in and that he has seen evidence
of as much IL not even more genuine
religion here than he has seen In any
city in the country. Everybody here
from the richest to the poorest has
done everything possible for the COM
fort and convenience. of the Sunday
party and every member af that party
Is very appreciative. ~
Mr.. Sunday Is to preach four TIMES
next Sunday the final day OF his meet
ing here. He will preach.at 10:so
Sunday morning; then again at
o'clock; again at $3.50 and again at
1880. That was the schedule he an
nounced last Sunday night. s'You peo- 3
pie let me run the schedule" said ne.
You be here on. time and let me run
things and I'll get along just fine and
will get away on time" &i'f
People attending the services here
last Sunday were struck with the rap
idity with which Albert Peterson, Mr..
Sundays physical trainer gets the
evangelist away from the big taber-.,
nacle at the conclusion Of each service.
Peterson. Swede made an enyiable
reputation as, an athlete during his
college days at western school ana It
is duo to the care he takes Of Mr.. Sum
day that the evangelist is In such
physical condition. The moment Billy
puts on his gray hat and gray overcoat
the big Swede is at his side and Is
busy assisting him in getting out or
the crowd back to his hotel. Billy is
wet with perspiration following his
sermon. In fact the big gray overcoat
Is the only dry garment on him, Inn
medlately upon arriving at his hotel
he takes his clothes of and hops into
a warm bath. Then Peterson begins
rubbing him down and rolling him and,
boxing him and doing everything pos
sible to put his muscles in the best Of
shape. II It. wasn't for Peterson and
his training, Billy couldn't make 1t
and that is all there is to 1t.
Mr.. Sunday doesn't mind being call
ed CRATER. II have been offered ST.
900 day for 20 days-a total OF $780,
O0O," he told his audience Sunday. II
have never conducted O. meeting for
any guaranteed sum because ]. don't
believe 1t would be right for me to do
so. owe my reputation as an evan
gelist to the Lord and it would not be
right for me to preach for any guar
anteed sum. What the people see At
to give me in the way OF voluntary
contributions I take and that is all.
Out Of the sum / receive I pay one
third the salaries of my assistants.
The other two thirds is raised from
the sum gotten up for incidental ex-
penses. And yet lots Of people call
me q CRATER. But he said with q
smile, that's all right" !
Billy Sunday has hit Spartanburg
hard. Everybody is agreed that 1t is
a better city for his coming. There
is a better citizenship here AM The
citizens believe that the dose Of reli-
gion-old time religion which Is be-
ing administered Is going to stick.
For instance, the other day Spartan
burg book store received letter con-
tanning an II. o. U" and q ten dollar