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P.O. Box 1797
Warsaw, IN 46581-1797
USA
The Billy Sunday Society Exists To:
Support the preservation & documentation of the Sunday's life & ministry.
Unite together promoting the values of the Sundays.
Note new findings and publications on Billy Sunday.
Develop brochures, pamphlets, etc. about Billy Sunday and his evangelistic outreach.
Announce and promote events planned to honor the Sundays.
Yearly plan a Billy Sunday Day to celebrate!
Billy Sunday Society
By 1915, he was holding revivals for tens of thousands of people per week in cities such as Philadelphia, Baltimore and New York.
During Billy Sunday's lifetime, he identified drinking as a sin and a social evil that needed to be outlawed. He was instrumental in the enactment of the Prohibition Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1919.
He preached with a blend of humor and dramatics that enthralled his audiences, numbering nearly one hundred million.
In 1911, Billy and his wife Helen or "Ma" settled in Winona Lake, Indiana, home of the Winona Lake Bible Conference and famed Chautauqua meetings. During the summers, prominent figures, including orators and musicians would come to Winona Lake to inspire audiences. Billy Sunday did his part by imparting the message of sin and salvation to the summer visitors.
The Sunday family home, named Mount Hood, is a California style bungalow. Its style was in obvious contrast to the highly ornamented homes of the late nineteenth century. The owner made the statement, "Here reside people more important than their belongings." The interior of the Sunday's home is furnished in an Arts and Crafts style. The Arts and Crafts movement, like the architecture of the bungalow, was a brilliant contrast to preceding interior designs. Colors, shapes and forms give the visitor a feeling of being surrounded by nature within the home.
"The Baseball Evangelist" is more than a preacher of the Gospel to Americans of the twentieth century. He is a legend, embodying in himself the spirit of mass evangelism. The man who galvanized religion into an active force against social evils, preaching a strange mixture of humor and hellfire that made his listeners take notice. This was Billy Sunday.
Billy and Ma Sunday
Links Of Interest On Billy Sunday
- Billy Sunday Online
- Reneker Museum Of Winona History
- Display On Billy Sunday
- Billy Sunday Baseball Cards & Stats
- Collection Of Sunday Cards
- Billy Sunday Sermons
- Why Delay Your Real Conversion?
- By Billy Sunday
- Ames, Iowa Historical Society
- Birthplace of Billy Sunday
- Sunday In Manhattan
- Great Drama & Musical About Billy Sunday