LANDMARKS IN BOSTON’S BILLY SUNDAY CAMPAIGN, The Boston Globe Sun, Oct. 1916

LANDMARKS IN BOSTON’S BILLY SUNDAY CAMPAIGN

1915

Feb. 22—Fifty Boston ministers and laymen go to Philadelphia; hear Sunday preach for first time; walk into his bedroom the next morning and demand that he come to Boston. Sunday accepts and date is fixed for Fall of 1916.

March 6—Organization of Boston committee announced at big meeting in Park Street Church.

March 7—Committee files papers at State House as “Boston Sunday Evangelistic Committee, Incorporated.”

1916

Jan. 21—Committee decides to build tabernacle on Huntington-av site.

March 22—Twenty members of Boston Committee go to Baltimore to learn their jobs from campaign workers in that city.

April 27—Wooden tabernacle bill vetoed by Gov McCall. Committee nonplussed.

April 30—Campaign for $100,000 in guaranty pledges launched.

Aug. 10—Ground broken for tabernacle. Mayor Curley attends. Joe Spiece begins work.

Oct. 2—Cottage prayer meetings open.

Nov. 12—BILLY SUNDAY PREACHES FIRST SERMON IN BOSTON.

As appearing in The Boston Globe Sun, Oct 15, 1916 • Page 80