Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 92, Number 98, 25 April 1922 — Page 7

BILLY SUNDAY REVIVAL SUPPLEMENT Of THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM

Full Report of Evangelistic Meeting Additional Copies At Palladium ' Office 1 TABERNACLE ON SOUTH FIFTEENTH STREET RICHMOND, INDIANA APRIL 25, 1922. AFTERNOON AND EVENING SERVICES WHAT MAGNET DRAWS CROWD TO HEAR BILLY QUICK DECISION WON BILLY FOR Noted Evangelist Snapped to Show Poses When in Action in His Campaign to Save Souls COD'S SERVICE

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SERMONS GRIP MIND . What does the pubic think of BillySunday? What is it in hia sermons that the "regulars" hue, and those who hear him for the first time, find interesting? Steadily during the last week the crowds at the tabernacle have been increasing, the absolute indication that there is something in the man which appeals, that makes men go again, that attracts new faces to the white pine building. Is it curiosity? During the first few days of the campaign, it was the common note on the streets to hear that a man was going to the tabernacle to hear the man that had been so greatly heralded everywhere. Interest Grows Curiosity is still a factor, the greater the number of people who have heard Billy Sunday, and have told about his actions, the greater the number of persons, whe are stirred by the same desire to see this man that has been so talked about. Is it a desire to go because he has appealed to some one else? A curious audience is not interest ed and enthusiastic at the beginning nf (he mcotincr As the wpfk has passed, the applause with which Mr. J Rodeheaver and Rev. Sunday have been greeted as they came to the platform, has' grown in volume, and spontaneity. Because of the change in personnel of the . crowd and the steady growth, there can be but one conclusion, Billy Sunday is making his audience grow because they are interested in him, because they have been interested by someone else. What Individuals Say What then is the attitude of the individuals who are coming to hear the great evangelist? "I belong to a Sunday school class in a church that is not co-operating in the campaign, but last Sunday nearly every man in the class said he was going to hear him. They have gotten interested," one man told another in a down town store. "He is a riddle to me," declared one man, who would not give his name. "but he get3 the people and he does a lot of good. As I go about town I hear what the people say." , "He's putting it over," said another who dally is in touch with a large number of people. Have Definite Aim But if some people go because the others are interested, there are scores that go because they have definite aims. Some are interested In his humor. Several high school boys were telling about the meeting after the student night. "He's a scream!" declared one boy enthusiastically. "Can't he tell the funniest stories." A glance over the audience heightens the opinion that his humor is a strong drawing card. A strong-faced man, with a trace of the business man about him, but evidently more liable to be in a vaudeville house than a church, takes a seat near the front. ; When he gets settled on his wooden hpnrh ho K n tr n a in 1 nnlr apniiTi1 and I prepare himself for the laughs that he expects are coming later. Becomes Serious That same man may , be looking mighty serious before the end of the sermon, but he has evidently come because he wanted to be amused. ' Along the same line runs the appeal of Mr. Sunday's mannerisms. And it is not the youngsters, either, that seem to enjoy his expressive manners. "He sure does slide around that platform." was the comment, of one man who had been at two meetings. "Also I am going again," he said, and added as an afterthought, "I believe he Is sincere, and you can bet he tells the truth, even if you don't like It." "His poses on the platform had me! distressed at first," said one woman, "but after I had seen him twice they became so much a part of him. that I don't believe his sermons wouTd move me, if he did not make a lot of motions." "Oh. you're the reporter, aren't you." she suddenly exclaimed, "Now really ; ou musn't quote me, that is just my opinion." Action Appeals "I really enjoy the physical effort hat he puts in his sermons," said a business man. in his down town store, these men who cannot think without translating his thoughts into action." "it makes me think that he is one of Pinned down to whether his physical antics had anything to do with the appeal of his sermons, most of these ouestioned. at first would attempt to j draw a line between the effect of the j sermon, and the amusement afforded, j "Still, they seem to go in so well i with his sermons. I think they could not bp seperated," they would finally say. Duty Calls Them Eliminating the numbers that went because they wanted to be amused, there were a much larger number who went because they thought it their duty. It was easy enough to spot them in the audience and by their conversation afterward. "T think any good thing should have the support of the city," said one man at an afternoon meeting. "I may not agree with Mr. Sunday, but I want to spp him co over the ton." And then a little questioning brings out the fact that a big bulk of the (Continued on Next Page)

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NO MEETING IS HELD TUESDAY AFTERNOON; BILLY'S TRAIN IS LATE Bad weather played havoc with Billy Sunday's schedule Tuesday, a telephone message carrying the informa tion that the afternoon sermon could not be given. He will be here for the evening service. The Bible class, under Miss Florence Kinney, which was held at the regular preaching hour, to permit Mr. Sunday, to use the later hour, was held, however. Mr. Sunday was scheduled to ar rive at the Pennsylvania station at about 3:30 on the G. R. & I., just in time to reach the tabernacle, for the afternoon sermon to be preached at 3:30. Left City Sunday. He had left Richmond Sunday night after the evening sermon, to spend Monday in Winona Lase with Mrs. "Ma" Sunday. Nearly all the members of the party went to Winona Lake with him Sunday night. Mrs. William Asher went home to meet her husband, who is there between evangelical campaigns, and to plan hef summer work. Homer Rodeheaver, choir leader, was away on business and Albert Peterson, custodian of the tabernacle went along with the party to take care of Billy. TABERNACLE AUDIENCE TO HEAR ORCHESTRA A short program will be given by high school "A" orchestra at the tabIts first public appearance since the appearance In Nashville, Tenn., before the National conference of music supervisors. The orchestra will play "Angelus," from Scenes Pittoresques, by Massenet, and "March Slav" by Tschaikowsky, which will be played in its concert the following night at the high school auditorium. The orchestra will also play the hymns for the chorus. It will be conducted by Professor J. Maddy. E. MARION, OHIO, TO ASK FOR BILLY SONDAY A delegation from Marion, Ohio, headed by the Rev. C. L. Allen, secretary to the Ministerial association, arrivedin Richmond Tuesday, to Invite Rev. Sunday to hold a Eeries of revivals in their town. The invitation Is said to have the backing of President Harding. "It is hard to say when Marion could be reached, if the invitation is accepted," said Bob Matthews, secretary to Billy Sunday Tuesday. "We are booked for the next year, and tentatively booked for the year following." GREENVILLE COMING EN MASSE TO SERVICE Greenville. Ohio is not going to let the Sunday revival campaign forget that they are coming to Richmond, May 2, with at least 500 people In their party. "We will come over Tuesday, May 2, on a special train over the Pennsylvania lines," a letter from Oscar Vannoy, received today, reads. "Save COO seats, but there is no doubt In our minds but that it will take many more. "Don't forget it is Greenville night. "We think we can be headed by our American Legion band."

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COLORS ARE CHOSEN Colors worn y the council girls, the ones who are the connecting links between the Business Woman's Invitation committee and the different industries, have been chosen as follows : " . Hoosier store Lavender and white ; Business college Purple and old gold; Knollenberg's store Orange

and white; Star piano factory, Pink:iraiiic man at Eighth and Main street

and green; Richmond Baking com pany Red and white. NEW STENOGRAPHER Billy Sunday headquarters has a new stenographer. Miss Mae Ervin. 112 North Fifteenth street, has been selected to take the piace of Miss Edith Hinshaw, who has returned to her position with the Richmond Chair factory. Miss Ervin was Introduced to the offices in the Colonial building, Tues day morning. "BOB" BEAT ON - LINKS Omar G. Murray beat Bob Matthews, secretary of Billy Sunday, on the country club golf links Monday afternoon, j Monday being the Sunday party rest , Aov Vln.Y takes his hv TlJiVin EOlf ' day, Bob takes his by playing golf aB much as possible. SLEIGHT OF HAND In addition to some of his other acis a sleight of hand artist. On May 6 when the Sunday School Convention is to be held at the tabernacle, Rody is going to show the' boys and girls some of the tricks that he can do, and then show them how the trick is performed. FIRST RALLY .The first real boys and girls rally Is to be held on Saturday afternoon of this week. Mr. Sunday on that day has a sermon in which he uses the flags of a great number of nations. NOON MEETINGS ARRANGED Noon shop meetings for the week have been arranged as follows: Wednesday, Pennsylvania shops ; Thursday, Swayne-Roblnson shops; Friday, Elliot-Reid fence factory. Homer Rodeheaver and his trombone is to be present at all meetings. LEAZER TO ASSIST Rev. R. W. Leazer, pastor of the First Baptist church has been appointed to the Shops Committee to assist Rev. E. Howard Brown. HIS AMBITION Albert Peterson, "Pete," has one! real ambition. He wants to be a great revival pianist, like Bob is. MUSIC FOR MEETING The male members of the Sunday party get' only one chance each to attend Miss Kinney's meetings with the girls. Miss Kinney says. Bob Matthews and Rody Rodeheaver, get to go with her to give some music" and some other entertainment once, but then they are through. Pete never goes, as he Is usually too ousy with other things to think about it. A NOTICEABLE SCENE The afternoon sun was low enough on Sunday so that Its rays came through the windows in the roof of the tabernacle on a slant, making the spots where they fell to glow with a golden tinge. As the crowd was standing, one lone man with a bald head tower-! ed well above the others about him. He would haVe been noticeable in any event, but a movement brought him directly into one of the beams of light, and his head glowed ,md shone, as if it had been a halo itself that surrounded it. TABERNACLE DESERTED The tabernacle was deserted on Monday, except onry a boy or two, lonesome, for Pete, and one caretaker mending some seats that had been

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broken during the packed meetings of Sunday afternoon and evening. TRAFFIC CENTER MOVES The center of Richmond has been moved seven or eight squares east since : the tabernacle meetings have commenced, for now at night and in the afternoon, there are traffic cops at both Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets and Main street. Down town ,suu gets along all right with a single COME EARLY A favorite comment down town Monday, was "I wanted to go out to hear Sunday last night, but I couldn't set i in." HONOR GENERAL GRANT Saturday, May 27th m honor of Gen. j u. b. tirant, the veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Sons of Veterans will attend the evening VBilly" Sunday serH " ul'u'"JV'ru In . former years the organizations have remembered the birthday of Gen. Grant, as an Americanization day, but the coming of the 6tate convention of the v eterans of Foreign Wars, and the conflict of the Sunday meetings, has made It necessary to make other pImT If posslble for Rey Sunday to preach . . - . a sermon appropriate ror tne occasion he will be asked to speak on some phase of Americanization. HALF OF TABERNACLE COST IS NOW PAID With over half of the cost of the tabernacle campaign' raised, 27 teams of men are finishing Tuesday their second day of solicitation, to get the funds that will put the financial question out of the way. . At the close of work. Monday night the teams reported that a total of $7,464.94 had been raised to date, including the amounts pledged or actual ly paid in at the tabernacle, but not;

including a large number of pledges i most encouraging," declared Rev. Bacwhich had been made, but not reported ! k us- The following are some of the

to the finance committee. Tabulations Not Readyv Tabulation of the results of Tuesday morning have not been made, but from the partial reports made by individuals, it is clear that the half way mark has been passed. - The whole city has been divided Into eight districts, with a captain for each l district. Teams of two men each, are engaged in a three day canvas of the church members in those sections with the exception of those churches that conducted the campaign themselves. The workers report that they are securing good support from the people that they call upon. m . . , The canvas of the city will be com - pleted Wednesday, the workers state Peterson Guards Health Of Sunday Very Closely Daring Revival Campaign Albert Peterson, tabernacle custo dian, never lets Billy Sunday out ofj his sight when he Is around the taber-i nacle. The minute Mr. Sunday ap- j pears, Pete follows him on to the plat- j form, take3 his coat and hat, and care- j fully puts them under the platform, J on a shelf which has been built there, j Then when Billy drops from the ( platform, dripping with perspiration,' Pete is right there with his overcoat,' to wrap him up and prevent Billy f from catching cold. 1 While. Rev. Sunday is in the niche i under the platform shaking hands, j Pete is busy keeping the crowd going in the right direction, but he keeps) an eagle eye on those that are shak-l ing hands with Sunday. J Sunday night when Billy took train! for Winona Lake, Pete was with him, j and spent the rest time at home with! the party.

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Courtesy Dayton News. Dayton is takine a great interest in the campaign which Billy Sunday is! conducting here, as the noted evangeiibi wjii appear iuere taie mis year. Newspapers of the Ohio city are giv ing space to his Richmond service and the Dayton News a few days ago sent a staf f photographer here to make pictures of Mr. Sunday. . The evangelist posed for a cumber of views which are shown in the foregoing. METHODISTS ARRANGE BIG ATTENDANCE FOR TABERNACLE MEETING Methodists are planning to take the tabernacle by storm on Wednesday night. Accepting the challenge that the Presbyterians made to them, they are to be out on their special night from 35 cities and towns near Rich1 mond. "A conservative estimate will show 1.C0O from outside cf Richmond, and 1,000 from Richmond, a total of at least 2,000," declared Rev. A. H. Backus of the Grace M. E. church. The delegations will meet at the First Methodist church at 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening and then march in a body to the tabernacle. Wear Blue Tags Blue tags, with the word Methodist jn red letters, will be worn by all mem bers of the church. "The reception from out of town is letters received from neighboring cit ies: Eaton, Ohio "I expect to have at least 100 Methodists in our delegation Wednesday night." A. J. Bussard. Economy "We are sending 100." New Paris, Ohio "Voted- to attend the Billy Sunday Methodist meeting, and will be there 75 strong." T. J. Gregg. Williamsburg "Expect about 50 people will come down Wednesday evening. Will line up at the First Church." F. C. Knowles. Hagerstown "Have 30 pledged for Wednesday night so far, and expect 50. I hone there will be 1.000 ists from out of town there Wednesviu uui yi luwll Lilt ,day night." S. H. Caylor. Newcastle "We will be down 50 strong for the Wednesday night service. You can count on 50, but there may be more." John F. Edwards. Centerville "Learned today there would be 30 or 40 who will attend the f

TUESDAY 7:30 p. m. Song service and sermon, "The Mercies of God." Business and professional women's night. WEDNESDAY Noon Business women's meeting and lunch, First Presbyterian church. Noon Men's meeting, ; Pennsy shops. Homer Rodeheaver, speaker. 2:30 p. m. Song service and sermon. 3:30 p.m. Bible class; Miss McKinney, leader. 4:30 p. m. Starr and Vaile school children, First Methodist church ; Miss McKinney, leader. . 6:30 p. m. Radio concert by Sunday party at,Patta- ; diuni broadcasting station. 7:30 p. m. Song service and sermon. Methodist night.'

HOSPITAL IS READY

AT TABERNACLE FOR POSSIBLE EMERGENCY A perfectly good hospital, with a director in charge, a doctor and a nurse in attendance, with equipment and medicine, even with a committee of women to look after the welfare of the whole establishment, but with only three patients in its whole history exists in Richmond. It sounds impossible, in these days of overcrowding, but out at the Billy Sunday tabernacle is a real hospital. fully equipped for emergency use, and for a week ft has not been used once. When the tabernacle was built, one room on the south side was set aside and laDeled "Hospital." It was a bare room, witnoui iurnuure. Now Fully Equipped. Mrs. A. A. Mumbower," 2300 North E street, chairman of the committee on the hospital, acquired the furnishings, consisting of two hospital beds, with linen, pillows, mattresses etc., some chairs, a dressing table, and a stand. The other members of the committee, Mrs. Ella Weaver, representing the Crane Sanitarium, Mrs. J. W. Mor ris, representing the Glenview Sanitarium, and Mrs. Dr. Sqquires, representing the Reid Memorial hospital, made a census of the nurses and doctors available for service for the hos pital during the services. Read for Patients. When Mrs. William Asher arrived in Kicnmona, sne appointed ur. Charles S. Bond, as the acting head of the hospital, and gave to him the task of delegating a physician, and a nurse to be on duty at the tabernacle at every sermon, to care for any person that famt, or become ill. The doctor and the nurses, have special seats assigned them, where they can hear the sermon perfectly. They furnish the medicines that are kept on hand at that time. Three Patients. So far the hospital has taken care of three patients. On Tuesday of last week one person fainted, on Thursday one person was taken sick from the heat, and on Sunday morning a lady fainted. " ' All of the cases were temporary, and were soon relieved by the doctor in charge,

So quietly were tne patients snppea j just exactly what you could call a out of the tabernacle, that not even j weakling with the stick when the the press stands were aware of thoipitCber got me in a hole and mado interruption in all cases. ' '."! me swing, or when the bases were

meeting Wednesday evening.' B. M.i Buhl. . Saratoga mere win ne me or six of us out for Methodist night. E. D. JUX.5r" . . . The opening prayer W ednesday evening will be given Soer. ville Light, district . superin the Richmond district of the Methodist Church. . . Dr. Light is the only superintendent in Indiana that is serving nis eighth year as superintendent of one district. He has been a superintend ent for 14 years.

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Pulpit When a Salvation Army Sermon Strikes Responsive Chord in Heart. NEVER REGRETS STEP Just what manner of man is Billy Sunday? The fame of his actions on the platform, and of the speeches he makes is well known, but the Sunday that is found off the siage, and the Sunday who used to play ball with "Pop" Anson's old Chicago team is not so well known. . : Sunday is interested in more things than Religion, with a capital R. In politics he is a Republican, with a tendency to scratch the ticket, although he has been a Prohibitionist. .And he is interested in commerce, astronomy, literature, art, sports, and a wide circle of other subjects that give range I to a restless mind. Left Orphan Early. Some of his old friends say Billy paint himself, but that he certainly did not have any real home in his youth. His father, who was a.soldier in the Civil war did not return." and Billy, who was born while, his father was in the army, was brought up in a family where a mother was the only support. Billy ' had practically no home, no clothing, no money. A famous Nebraska editor wrote of him: "He had nothing but a big heart and a keen brain. But he went to the top. ; Ho was a scholar who knew his lessons, an actor in the home talent shows, a fast worker at whatever he undertook and a gentleman at all times and under all circumstances. Billy was some sprinter as a kid. He used to give us youngsters half way across the block and then beat us." Mystery in Name. i. There is a mystery about his name. Rev. Sunday does not know why his father wrote back from the Union army in November, 1862, asking that the two weeks old boy be' named William Ashley, but Mrs. Mary Ashley Lattie of East Chattanooga, Tenn.. believes she knows the origin of ttuevangelist's given names. When the evangelist was born hi father was serving as an infantryman ! with thp Union forces, at thp front He received news of the arrival o;the stork and wrote to have the young ster named William Ashley. Mrs. Ashley Lattie sa"3 she believes "Bil!y" was named after hpr father, who hail given aid to "a sick Union , soldier named Sunday." Mr. Sunday believes the "sick Union soldier" of whom the Tennessee woman writes was his parent, and that in recognition of aid and comfort given him by Mr. Ashley during his ilness, he chose his benefactor's last name as one of the given names for his baby, whom unhappily he never I saw. ' ' Born in 1863. - ' -' It was on, Nov. 19, 1S63, '59 years ago that Billy was born at Ames, Iowa, and prosaically recoidtd as th. son of William and Mary Jane (Cory Sunday. He went to school regularly in spite of the financial handicaps. and after graduating from the high school at Nevada, Iowa, began playing i professional ball. Billy's minor league experience was of short duration, for he was only lr years of age when "Pop" Anson, searching for new blood for his famous "White Stockings" in 1883 persuaded Billy to join his outfit, and the most interesting part of Billy's career began. "Because of my ability to run -when I was scared, and steal bases, I was selected as lead-off man when I played with the Chicago Nationals from 18S3 until 1889," Sunday has declared. "I was called 'a good waiter,' and could 'get on' as often as any other man on the team. I wasn't a slugger, nope, nothing like ' Babe Ruth, for I didn't have the beef to pole out those long ones, and home run kings were few and far between in those days, but I could get a base on balls more often than mv teammates, and I wasn't loaded with none or only one down. Sunday batted .314 one year during via ctav with the Chicaeo club. rank- - Tm.rteenth ln the list of National League sluggers, and usually averaged .280 with the stick. He had seven , f Daseball f ive yearB with Chi. ; one wkh he Pittsburgh from .gg t ,g9 d was then raded to the Phiadeiphia .team. -v.o-o , nlcvoH hi lastf haFrAl1 in j """'"' iooa - , - ... 1889 and 1890. Sunday was the bane of the existence of catchers, because of his basestealing ability, and twice during hi ? big league experience he led th I game. As a. result, ne wa3 a great ' run scorer. j Baseball players in these days were ' rough set, splendid athletes, but care1 Ies3 and taking poor care of them- ! selves, with little worry for the future. ! Billy was one of them until he became converted. ' "' His Conversion, v ; "One time there was a gang of ball players sitting on the curb at the corner of State and Van Buren streets, Chicago, drunk and listening to the Salvation Army," said Billy, telling of jhis hitting the trail." " i "r

"I looked at tne ntue cam Tnat i held in my hand inviting- the holder to the mission down the street, and I rose and said to ihe gang, -'Well Goodby boys, I'm through."-- ? "They didn't believe me, but-1 attended about five or bIx of the meet1 (Continued on Next Page) '