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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1916
Page
4
Billy Sunday electrified Boston in his first revival service, drawing 15,000 inside and thousands more outside. He railed at sin and booze, hailed the press and newspapers, and led a massive singing event as Helen Keller and others watched.
Billy Sunday opens his Boston campaign with the sermon Have Ye Received the Holy Ghost taken from Acts 19 2. He discusses the Holy Spirit as divine force guiding life and the need for faith to receive the Spirit, citing Pentecost wind baptism and the dove as symbolic images. The message emphasizes spiritual power against sin and commitment to principle.
A fiery preacher denounces smokers and calls for Holy Spirit led faith. He contrasts fringe church groups with true revival, warns against materialism and overorganization, and urges believers to live the gospel with power rather than ceremony.
A preacher denounces divorce as immoral and urges Christlike action. He stresses reliance on the Holy Ghost, recalls dramatic demonstrations of faith, and urges Americans to defend principles with courage, citing historical crises and calls to confront sin.
Billy Sunday delivered an afternoon sermon titled Gods Grenadiers drawing from Luke 25 49 praising a divine army to defend God’s cause. He derided traitors urged personal piety and duty while contrasting hell and heaven as square deals. He retold Herodias dance leading to John the Baptist’s beheading and urged strict church loyalty amid civic life.
A witty remark argues that some people are stingy to the point of misreading a hymn. The speaker jokes that if asked to sing Old Hundred they would render it as 99 percent and Bako percent, a line provoking light laughter and commentary.
A speaker argues tobacco use conflicts with Christian duty and cites a martyrdom tale where a monk refuses to yield under burial by dirt. The quotation contrasts personal conduct with preaching and cites a 900 million dollar tobacco figure to provoke reflection on faith and ethics.
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