The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-03
GREENvILLE
SENDS MANY
TO REVIVAL
500 In Delegation and 800
Pledge Renewal of Faith
After Hearing Sermon By,
Sunday.
RAILR0ADERS THERE

Greenville, Ohio, made the taber-
nacle its own Tuesday night when.
two train loads of its citizens, more
than 1900 in all, headed by the Amer
lean Legion band, descended on Rich
mond.
A delegation of $50 railroad men
from the Pennsylvania held the front
seats, and their band may have made
more actual noise, but it was Green.
vile night, and more than 500 Of them
after the sermon came forward to
shake Billy's nand, and pledge them
selves Ives y y, make TAX Christ their leader
late, and a great block of empty seats
had to be held for time for them, but
when they finally marched in, they fill
ed all the aisles and vacant spaces.
and for time it looked as though
| there were not enough seats in the
whole tabernacle to care for them.
Carry Banners
Banners enscribed "Greenville is for
! Sunday-no blue Monday" Green.
vile is for Billy" and ''We want Jesus
Christ" were carried by the marchers.
| The Greenville band was given seats
| in the chorus, where they played one
| piece of music before the sermon be-
gan.
/, AS the audience settled themselves.
three Greenville men carrying with
them huge pastboard box, came
down the aisle. Recognizing tributn
to Billy Sunday the audience applaud
ed as the box was taken to the plat
form.
Present Roses.
| 1t was huge basket of roses, lilies
and carnations with the letters Green
vile in gold on the decorations, which
was presented to Mr.. Sunday as a trib-
ute from the whole delegation. The
flowers were purchased by the w H
o. class Of the U. B. Sunday school,
of which G. W. Duckwall is teacher.
Nov everyone from Greenville
that is for Billy Sunday stand up," Mr..
Duckwall shouted after he had pre-.
sented the flowers, and the huge dele
cation again stood.
"You just name the day, and shall
come over in the morning and preach
to you," was Mr.. Sundays answer to
the gift. How far is it,"
"Twenty-six miles," some one told
him.
Ready to Go
Fine" declared Sunday, II shall be
arrange for it."
Later on he asked if Saturday would
be all right and a hearty Yes" was
given him by the delegation.
Fine" I'll be there Saturday morn
ing" he promised
The Victoria Bible class Of the
Grace M. E. church of which Mrs. A.
H. Bachus, is teacher was the first
delegation to be called on The class,
$50 strong, arose and sang a parody
written by Mrs. Bachus, the words of
which were:
, What a wonderful change in our lives
, has been wrought,
J, Since BILLY came into our town;
| We have light in our souls for which
, long We have sought,
Since BILLY came into our town
Since BILLY came into our town,
Since BILLY came into our town;
Oh! the works just begun but the
, devils on the run,
) Since BILLY came into our town.
: Inspired by the reception which he
!. received from the out of town delega-
: tons, Mr.. Sunday threw himself into
his sermon with unusual vigor, even
: for his evening sermons.
Talks to RaiIroaders
Opening his sermon with a string of
. railroad slang, directed at the delega-
ton of railroad men, Sunday declared
that he was one of them.
What does it matter what you gain
! in the world, when you lose in the
end?" shouted Mr.. Sunday at the end
of description of the man who could
I have all the land which he could run
D across and back in day.
. Describing the lake that he had
2 crossed in canoe, the river that he
i had splashed across, and the long
: stretches of land which he had cover
Z ed. Mr. Sunday ran across the plat
: form.
Then as the tired man, worn out
from running greater distance than
he could safely cover, Sunday came
!, back across the platform, and as the
: man in the story fell exhausted at
: the finish line, he threw himself at
full length on the platform.
Explains Point.
HE had crossed the line a victor
: and his greed for possession was sat-
+ isfied.' shouted Sunday as he arose,
!. Tbut that man did not rise, there he
lay. dead"
@ Shaping his hands. and gesturing
Will Oh dDdHuoH lldt ne mas SeluOuf,
i. equalled in his other sermons, Sun
! day shouted, what does it matter If
! you gain the applause of the world. if
y you lose in the end?' -
! Swinging the question of his own
u desire for gain. Billy Sunday shouted,
e IF l wanted gain in money l could
n get it. A man came clear from Lake
Madison, S d. to get me to appear
/ in a chautauqua there, and he prom
ised me $1,000 for an hours talk !.
81 earn what gel" he shouted, his
\ eyes staring with a wicked glare, and
his teeth clenched at times until the
muscles of his face stood out. "And
you keep your dirty mouths shut.
calling me CRATER, you dirty liars."
he shouted
H Then as he told of the people who