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William Ashley Sunday (November 19, 1862 [ 1] – November 6, 1935) was an American evangelist and professional baseball outfielder. He played for eight seasons in the National League before becoming the most influential American preacher during the first two decades of the 20th century.
Billy Sunday (born Nov. 19, 1862/63, Ames, Iowa, U.S.—died Nov. 6, 1935, Chicago) was an American evangelist whose revivals and sermons reflected the emotional upheavals caused by transition from rural to industrial society in the United States.
Jan 13, 2023 · Billy Sunday (1862–1935) was a professional baseball player who later became a well-known evangelist. Throughout Sunday’s evangelistic career, the kingdom of God was expanded by an estimated 300,000 souls. He preached more than 300 revivals with an estimated 100 million attendees.
Nov 19, 2017 · Discover Billy Sunday famous and rare quotes. Share Billy Sunday quotations about sports, church and devil. "If you are a stranger to prayer, you..."
"Center fielder Billy Sunday made a three-base hit at Farwell Hall last night. There is no other way to express the success of his first appearance as an evangelist in Chicago." So reported the...
Aug 3, 2016 · In the first half of the 20th century, Billy Sunday (1862–1935) was America’s best-known evangelist and revivalist. Born to poverty in rural Iowa, Billy was sent to an orphanage at the age of 10. He would later used his hard-scrabble past as a justification for his plain-spoken style: The mal-odors of the barnyard are on my feat.
Jul 24, 2023 · William Ashley “Billy” Sunday (1862-1935) began his career as a baseball player for the Chicago White Stockings, but later became one of the most influential...
1862 – 1935. William Ashley Sunday was born in Ames, Iowa as the son of a Civil War soldier, on November 19, 1862. Because his father died when he was less than a year old, “Billy” was raised in an orphanage. His young days were hard, working in a hotel and later for Colonel John Scott.
Aug 8, 2008 · B illy Sunday, the best-known evangelist in America during the first half of the twentieth-century, used blunt language and a simple gospel message to call people to Jesus.
Nov 24, 2002 · Billy Sunday was one of the first to do this. He was a professional baseball player turned tent preacher who became the richest and most influential preacher of his time.
