New Britain herald., 1923-12-24
SAUNDERS TELLS OF
 HIS CONVERSION
Former Brewer Talks to Members
 Of Bible Class

"Billy Sunday-the fakir" was the
 subject of an address by AT" Saun- ders, for over Il year with the Billy Sunday campaign party. at a session of Everymsn's Bible class yesterday morning. There were 35i men pres ent. In place of Leonard C. Yoke. who was forced to resign as song leader because of other duties, assist
 ant Secretary E, F. Armstrong;, led the singing. Mrs. Howard F. Horton sang Christmas carols. as a surprise feature introduced by the Red army of which her husband was first adiu- tant.
 Saunders said in part:
 Let me pay respects to Mir. Sun day. He is the Paul Of his age. There is no man in the United States today who is of such value to the
 country he represents as Mir. Sun day. There are hundreds of organi-
 cations trying to make this a better world in which 10 live but MT. Sun l day. by the grace Of God. is bringing
 men by the hundreds to the knowl edge that Jesus Christ is the Son of l God and takcth away the sins of men. 1 Away back in 1914, lived in the i city Of Scranton. Pa. It was busi-
 ness man of the average type and had
 as much use for tho church as the devil has for holy water I say to you. that the man outside the church
 measures it by the lives of the peo- pie who make mp it's membership. "I came to this country. a green horn from South Wales. I understood the language of the country but had no education. had never seen the in- side of school house until after my conversion but l knew how 10 make
 money.
 "I used to work in a mine pick ing slate. Work was more popular in those days than it is now. There
 is absolutely no necd of any man be-
 ing poor in the United States if that man is willing to give an honest days labor for an honest days pay. Work is a healthy thing for a man to be occupied in. It seems that in these days, idleness is the cry.
 When I was l3 years of age, was transplanted in n mine. On my first
 job had considerable trouble with the donkey l was driving. One day
 he ran away and fell over an em-
 bankment and was killed and I lost my job. My next job was opening
 oysters and for this received s2 a week.
 "The morning was married I could
 rot afford to buy pint Of milk. In 1916 l had over sl0oo0 owed to mo and it was not the poorer class who did not pay, fl was the codhsh aris- tocracy who did not pay me.
 "I was once in a Methodist church where there were over 500 members who had not been 10 church for over two years. That kind Of a Christian will go to Hell so quick you cannot sec his dust. He has no moro Chris tianity than frog has feathers.
 Billy Sunday came to our city in 1914. The only people who were not too busy to hear him were the church members.
 Men. I hope that it is tho love of Jesus Christ that brings you here to- day.
 scranton was like other cities. Everybody did just as they felt like doing. some of the churches closed three months in the summer for a va cation. Such things were detrimental to the gospel Of God. would not give six cents for all the opinions Of all the men in the United states who are detrimental to the word Of God. 1 There is no foundation for salvation l in this world but the word Of God.
 "f never knew a man to take so l much liberty with other peoples | business as Billy Sunday did with | mine.
 At one time I opened brewery. | Many people were opposed 10 1t but