WebOct 1, 2005 · Billy Sunday (1862-1935) was the best-known evangelist in America in the first half of the 20th century. Impoverished midwestern farm kid, professional baseball player, showman extraordinaire, unabashed patriot, and foe of the demon rum, this self-styled muscular Christian brought his brand of manly gospel to millions of Americans … WebOct 1, 2005 · The Sawdust Trail, Billy Sunday's autobiography, was first published in Ladies' Home Journal in 1932 and 1933. This edition has an …
Billy Sunday: From Baseball Star to Sawdust Trail Preacher
WebBilly Sunday was born in Ames, Iowa, November 19, 1862. His father died while serving in the Civil War, then under way, and his mother, unable to support the two children, placed him in the Soldiers Orphan Flome in Glenwood, Iowa. He developed exceptional skill as a runner and as a baseball player in high school, and gained the attention of Cap ... WebBilly Sunday (1862-1935) was the best-known evangelist in America in the first half of the 20th century. Impoverished midwestern farm kid, professional baseball player, showman … flixbus canada vouchers
Billy Sunday : Baseball Preacher by Fern N. Stocker
WebBilly Sunday : evangelist on the sawdust trail. Uhrichsville, Ohio : Barbour Pub. Before there was Billy Graham, there was Billy Sunday. An evangelist of great reputation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Sunday … WebAn evangelist of great renown in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Billy Sunday (1862-1935) gained his first fame by playing major league baseball. Four years into his career with the Chicago White Sox, he met Jesus -- then retired from the game four years later to enter the Christian ministry. ... Limited Preview for 'Billy ... WebMay 5, 2024 · In reacting to modernism, Billy Sunday had became the embodiment of the faith and outlook of those “fundamentalist” Christians who “hit the sawdust trail.” Billy Sunday’s unsophisticated fundamentalism represented both the stalwart and faithful return to “old time religion,” for some, and simultaneously, the object of scorn and ... flixbus catania messina