Category: Artifact

The Billy Sunday Tabernacle at Winona Lake, Indiana c 1925

Original postcard with June 1925, Winona Lake postmark on back.
Sent from Harriet Yoder to Hugh Yoder (South Bend, IN)

The Winona Lake Billy Sunday Tabernacle was built in 1921. It was demolished in 1992. At that time it was the last remaining standing Billy Sunday Tabernacle. The Moody Bible Institute (then-called) hosted Bible conferences at the Winona Lake Billy Sunday Tabernacle during it’s last several years of usage. Usually held in July, the experience was hailed as ‘Moody Week.’

The bloghost attended Moody week’s events of 1894-1986, hearing speakers of the likes of Howard Hendricks, Elwood McQuaid, John Walvoord, Warren Weirsbe, Lehman Strauss, Joe Stowell, Marv Rosenthal, George Sweeting, David Jeremiah, and Vance Havner.

Billy Sunday: The Man and His Message (signed)

Challenges in business are a given, but it’s our response to them that defines our trajectory. Looking beyond the immediate obstacle, there lies a realm of opportunity and learning.

Billy Sunday: The Man and His Message is a 1914 authorized biography by William T. Ellis, chronicling the life and evangelistic work of Billy Sunday, the former baseball player turned influential preacher. The book includes Sunday’s sermons and insights into his campaigns. First editions often feature a color frontispiece of Sunday and a facsimile signature.