Billy Sunday Delivers Lively Jacob Sermon in Boston Tabernacle
Crowds packed the tabernacle for Billy Sunday’s second Boston sermon after two powerful talks. He entertained with imitations and humor then shifted to a moral plea urging men to honor their wives, pay debts, and reform in daily life. The crowd roared with laughter, then listened intently as he recounted Jacob and Esau with dramatic humor and pointed social critique.
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Revival Call in Boston to Restore Church Power
A Boston preacher urges a church revival focusing on personal repentance and a Holy Ghost baptism. He condemns graft and social vice, urges unity and prayer, and stresses knowing Jesus over mere church form. The talk cites Jacob, Moses, and Saul while invoking public morals and civic duty.
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WHY CHURCHES FAIL
The speaker describes revival as guided by the Holy Spirit from start to finish. He emphasizes seeking the Holy Ghost first and then power, warning against relying on culture wealth or a fixed schedule for effective prayer meetings.
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Billy Sunday Denounces Rum Traffic In Tabernacle Sermon
Billy Sunday denounces alcohol, politics, and public apathy in a Tabernacle sermon titled Jacob's Confession. He used Genesis thirty two twenty eight as his text, declaring spiritual power and prevailing influence with God and men.
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PLEA TO UNITARIANS ON REVIVAL JUSTICE
The Rev Dr Samuel A Eliot urges Unitarians to acknowledge potential good in Billy Sunday revival and avoid public criticism. He calls for clear candor and to declare the more excellent way in The Revival in Boston article in the Christian Register.
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Liquor Men Boycott Slogan Adopted by Mass Liquor League
At a Boston Elks Club meeting the Massachusetts Liquor League launched a campaign on the license issue to be decided at the city election next month. Members urged neutrality toward Sunday revival meetings and asked saloon proprietors to keep employees from attending. The aim was to avoid disturbances at the Tabernacle during revival campaigns.
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Tech Students to Attend Tomorrow at Sunday Tabernacle
Tech students and fraternities are set to attend a Sunday Tabernacle event next Friday night with reinforcements from the Technology Christian Association. G. Radcliffe Stevens will lead the school in cheering as tickets, numbered around a thousand, sell quickly. The tabernacle costs, he notes, are high with brick walls and steel pillars, unlike prior wooden structures.
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