The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-08
VISITORS GET
BILLYS WORD
TO COME BACK
Charleston Delegation Holds
Up Night Service One Hour
IN Big Demonstration for
Sunday.
M USIC is INSPIRING

W " VI " IV INVI UINU
If the Charleston delegation took
the tabernacle by storm Sunday morn
ing, they swept it Sunday night with
a cyclone
For one hour the delegation. 80
strong, cheered, and applauded. and
carried the program with them Fore
ing Billy Sunday to postpone his SER
mon until they had heard their fav-
orite songs, they cheered themselves
hoarse at the announcement that Sun
day had given tentative promise that
he would come back to Charleston for
a two weeks engagement year from
this spring.
The Charleston quartet that had
popularized itself at the morning and
afternoon sermons, was called back
Tor two encores before if was permit
ted to leave, while the appearance of
Billy Sunday was signal for an oya-
ton.
THANKS RICHMOND
After presenting some flowers that
had been sent to Mr.. Sunday by the
Billy Sunday club of Charleston, Mr.
Rodeheaver called on w. j. Hightow-
er to thank the people of Richmond for
their courtSies of the day
The people of our party just insist
ed that some kind of thanks for our
treatment should be made" Mr. High
tower said, but | told them it could
not be expressed in words
And people of Richmond, | am I'M
able 10 find worQs for appreciation.
We thought we had lot of southern
hospitality down our way, but we can't
talk any more aftl' having been here
and having seen your hospitality
Some day we want to have the
chance TO repay you for all that you
have done"
THANKS SUNDAY
Turning to Mr.. Sunday he said. "Mr
Sunday you know we love you, and you
have our eternal gratitude, but we I'M
derstand that you have given tenta-
tive promise to come back to Charles
ton for a two weeks engagement in
year from-"but the rest of the an
nouncement was lost in the cheers and
| clapping of the Charleston delegation
! as it rose to its feet as one man
Mr.. Rodeheaver read several teIe-
| grams from other Charleston people.
sending him their best regards, one
| telegram being from fred w. Snyder.
!
Snyder is all right" said Sunday.
you just back him up
! Il hardly know what to say to tell
| you how much l appreciate this" was
all Sunday could say in answer to the
enthusiasm which the delegation had
| shown, but if there is any place that
would rather go back to than any it
| is West Virginia"
How many of you know your state
song, West Virginia Hills and can
you play it, Bob?' he asked. You
know if when / die you listen close to
my lips, think that you will hear me
sing that song as my last words"
Call for Favorites
/ The delegation sang. and they were
applauded by the audience until they
| were forced TO repeat the chorus of
the song, but they turned the tables
| by demanding their old favorites from
| the Sunday party.
Mrs. Asher, Mr. Rodeheayer and Bob
| Matthews were called on for duets and
! trlos. Not until the three had sung
Not my brother not my sister but it's
me, OH Lord and encored it with an
other song, would the delegation let
| Mr.. Sunday make a collection talk
Then little Miss Jane Mayer, daugh-
ter of one of the delegation, came 10
| the platform to throw kiss to Billy
| and sing the chorus of Brighten the
Corner Where You Are"
/ Insisting that Billy Sunday lead the
chorus for one song, the West Vir-
/ ginia visitors made their last plea, and
Billy got ready. Remember nv rep
| utation depends upon this song" Sun
day whispered to the chorus. as he
iswung into the time of the song
swinging his arms aud beating time
like college cheer leader
Makes Them Sing
While Sunday was recovering from
his exertion. Rodeheaver had the last
ten rows and the chorus alternate with
the words of For you | am praying. -
The music of the song, filtering through
the tabernacle from the rear seats,
: sounding like the swell of pipe or.
gan heard down the long stretches of
| an empty cathedral
1t was s O'Clock when Rev. SUNDAY
finally began his sermon, and KEYED IN
by the thrill of the enthusiasm of the
crowd, Sunday threw himself with
restless energy into his sermon. Pac.
ing and marching back and forth from
one end of the platform to another.
! with sudden bursts of gesturing and
: shouting, the whole sermon was per.
meeatd with life and vigor.
, Charleston, w. Va. captured the BI
: ly Sunday tabernacle Sunday morn
t ing.
y Special delegations from Columbus
Cincinnati, and Portsmouth. Ohio. and
) groups that had been picked up by the
: two special Pennsylvania trains down
from Logansport, had their places and
} added to the interest, but it was
charleston that occupied the center
OF the stage
r Sets Record
: 1T is the first time in all Mr.. Sun
: days experience that delegation has
r come so far" declared Mr. RodeheayeI
r IN introducing the group to the audi
5 ence. and Mr.. Sunday said, ITS one
: OF the greatest favors | have evel
r received. it is so great it staggers
. me-"
+ The first member of the Sunday
r party whom the delegation spotted
!, was Albert Peterson "Oh Pete, Pete
speech, speech" they cried. Their
: they cried again, until Miss Kinney
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