'Billy' Sunday, the man and his message with his own words which have won thousands for Christ

US: L. T. Myers, 1914. Hardcover. Fair+/None. 1914 Faded red cloth boards with black titling on front and with decoration on spine; spine is toned with age, and extremities are heavily worn. Part of rear interior hinge cracked with webbing showing. Binding is sound. Interior is unmarked. Upper page edges darkened. No dustjacket. 8vo. Our photos depict actual book offered for sale. Books are carefully packaged by hand and ship from our family-owned bookshop in the US. BOOK INFO: Laid in are two original period post cards done in gelatin silver B&W photography of Billy Sunday: one posed with his family on the steps outside their home in Winona Lake, Indiana (by J. Inbody, Elkhart, IN); and the other of apparent congregants gathering outside Billy Sunday Tabernacle in Paterson, NJ, 1916 (by Modern Studios, Philadelphia, PA). Authorized Edition: 'This work contains the heart of Mr. Sunday's gospel message arranged by subjects, and is published by special agreement with him for the use of copyright material and photographs, which could be used only by his permission.' See photos for Table of Contents. Illustrated in B&W photography and line drawings. 'Because he is the most conspicuous Christian leader in America today; because he has done an entirely unique and far-reaching work of evangelism; and because his words have a message for all men, I have written, at the request of the publishers, this narrative concerning Rev. William A. Sunday, D.D. The final appraisal of the man and his ministry cannot, of course, be made while he is alive. *Never judge unfinished work.* This book has endeavored to deal candidly, though sympathetically, with its subject. Mr. Sunday has not seeneither the manuscript or proofs. He has, however, authorized the use of the messages which he is accustomed to deliver in his meetings, and which comprise more than half the contents of the volume. The author's hope is that those of us who are just plain folks will find the book interesting and helpful. He has no doubt that professional Christian workers will get many suggestions from the story of Mr. Sunday's methods. I would acknowlege the assistance of Miss Helen Cramp and the Rev. Ernest Bawden in collating and preparing for publication Mr. Sunday's utterances.' (~from the Preface by the author, in Swarthmore, Pa.). 432 numbered pages plus 32 pp of photographs. A New York Times headline in April 1915 after the recent crowded opening of the tabernacle: 'PATERSON IS COOL TO BILLY SUNDAY; Evangelist, However, Says He Saw *Vim, Vigor, Tobasco Sauce, and Pepperino.* USES SLANG AND EPIGRAM Darts To and Fro on the Platform, Threshing with Arms, and Jumps on Pulpit. SHADOW-BOXES WITH DEVIL Says Many Are *False Alarms* and Need to be *Sterilized with Lysol and Carbolic Acid.*'