The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1922-05-24
GREAT ZEAL
IN EFFORT TO
DESTROY SIN
Revlvalist Urges Repentance
Before Many Visiting Del
egatlons and Crowd of s.
500 Persons.
HAGERSTOWN PRESENT

Enthusiasm and delegations greeted
Billy Sunday Tuesday night when
West Siders with an attendance of
1000, and seven other special dele
cations filled the tabernacle to over
flowing, with an attendance of $500.
The w. c. T. U, with canes deco
rated with white ribbons, and the del
egation from Hagerstown with its
band created the most excitement,
while the Mems and Women's Bible
classes from the First Christian
church and the W. C. T. U. sang spe-
cial songs, written for the occasion.
The Epworth League of the First
Methodist church, through Max
| Stoakes, son of the pastor of the
| church. furnished the gifts of the eve
ming. A huge box, tied with ribbons,
containing a gift for each member OF
| the Sunday party. was given to Mr..
Sunday to unite, and the gifts were
distributed Immediately.
$50 Present Given
lie Men anu w omen BlDle class
/ of the st. Paurs Lutheran church,
who were present in delegation, pre-
| sented Mr.. Sunday with a check for
/ $50 to be used for Winona Lake.
! Ending his sermon with a plea for
! better Christian life, Sunday called
on all those that were protesting
! tabernacle looked like a flood of hands
I OF he fo
ians 10 stand, because he wanted 10
of the audience stood
! Now every one that was converted
before they were 20 years old, SIT
down" Sunday said, and the greater
part of the audience sat down.
No Old Converts
Now those that were converted be-
fore they were 3d." he asked and near
ly all the rest stodd. Only IL stood a
, having been converted after they were
40, while three stood, as having been
converted after they were so.
There. that shows you that the call
/. comes when the youngsters are in the
Il formative stage. There is nothing
to this stuff about deathbed CONVEX
sions, it does not happen very often.
4 Sunday next called for those that
had been converted in a revival meet
ing, outside of the regular services of
the church, and a large share of the
audience put up their hands.
, There that is all the evidence that
; is needed" Sunday declared, land
: yet you stand around and fight revi-
: walls, and stand in the way of Christ"
The next call was for all those that
/ had felt a call to lead better life to
stand, and almost the whole of the au-
dience stood.
The regular call for trail hitters"
. was then made, and lead by members
} of the Hi Key girls, and the men and
t women of the First Christian church,
16S men and women came forward
, took Sundays hand in token, and
: signed cards of faith in Jesus Christ
as their savior.
: The audience gathered early, by s
o'clock the seats around the reserved
: sections had been partially occupied,
and stragglers were hunting for the
vantage points that were not roped
off
Il All Seats Taken.
II BY o'clock only the reserved seats
5 that had not been already occupied
remained, and by the time for the SER
7 mon, every available seat had been
l taken.
2 The w c. T. U. was the first del
; egation to attract attention. The
! women bore canes with huge white
0 bows of ribbons on them, and the
: marching delegation resembled, ex-
: cept for the light, one of the old torch
light professions.
Before the sermon. Mrs. Elizabeth
Stanley, of Indianapolis, state presi-
S dent of the w c. T. U. presented Mr..
/ Sunday with a pin which symbolized
i his election as an honorary member
: of the State w. c. T. U.
, Il never wear a badge" Mr. Sunday
said. but l shall be only too glad to
/ keep this one
q Goes to Wife
Give it to your wife," suggested
n Mrs. Stanley
: Mrs. Sunday can wear it for me
(Continued IN NeYf pagan