Billy Sunday Campaign Music and the Old Time Religion Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains one audio recording, mostly of American Gospel music. Side 1 includes songs sung by Billy Sunday co-workers, Virginia Healey Asher and Homer Rodeheaver with the choir from the 1917 Billy Sunday revival campaign in New York City. Side 2 includes Dr. Russell Conwell telling his famous "Acres of Diamonds" story and a song by evangelist Gypsy Smith, among others.
Side 1 - BILLY SUNDAY CAMPAIGN MUSIC
1. Sail On -- New York Tabernacle Chorus
2. Brighten the Corner Where You Are -- Homer Rodeheaver
3. In the Garden -- Virginia Healey Asher and Homer Rodeheaver
4. Since Jesus Came Into My Heart -- Homer Rodeheaver
5. The Old Rugged Cross -- Virginia Healey Asher and Homer Rodeheaver
6. I Walk with the King -- Homer Rodeheaver
7. Transformed -- Virginia Healey Asher and Homer Rodeheaver
8. The Great Judgment Morning -- Homer Rodeheaver
9. Where the Gates Swing Outward Never -- Virginia Healey Asher and Homer Rodeheaver
10. America -- New York Tabernacle Billy Sunday Chorus
Side 2 - THE OLD TIME RELIGION
1. The Church in the Wildwood -- Chautauqua Preacher's Quartet
2. Saved by Grace -- Gipsy Smith 3. The Old Time Religion -- Haydn Quartet
4. Acres of Diamonds -- Dr. Russell Conwell
5. Jesus, Saviour, Pilot Me -- Frederick S. Freemantel
6. Eternity -- Whitney Brothers Quartet
7. Sweeter as the Years Go By -- Homer Rodeheaver
8. Hold the Fort -- Chautauqua Preacher's Quartet
9. Nearer My God to Thee -- Oscar Seagle with Quartet
Dates
- Created: Undated
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on the use of this collection.
Extent
1 Audio Tape
Language of Materials
English
Accruals and Additions
The tape in this collection was received by the Center in May 1978 from Old Time Music, a distributor of nostalgic recordings.
Accession 78-19
May 18, 1978 Robert Shuster L. Stocton
June 27, 1984, revised J. Nasgowitz
July 17, 1990, revised Janyce H. Nasgowitz
- Asher, Virginia Healey, 1869-1937.
- Conversion -- Christianity -- Hymns.
- Conwell, Russell Herman, 1843-1925.
- Evangelistic invitations.
- Evangelistic work -- Songs and music.
- Evangelistic work.
- Faith -- Hymns.
- Forgiveness -- Hymns.
- Forgiveness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity.
- Gospel music.
- Gospel musicians -- United States.
- Hymns -- Homiletical use.
- Hymns, English
- Hymns, English -- United States.
- Hymns.
- Prayer -- Christianity -- Hymns.
- Repentance -- Hymns.
- Revival hymns.
- Rodeheaver, Homer A. (Homer Alvan), 1880-1955.
- Salvation -- Hymns.
- Smith, Gipsy, 1860-1947.
- Sunday, Billy, 1862-1935.
- Title
- Collection 041 Ephemera of Billy Sunday Campaign Music and the Old Time Religion
- Author
- Bob Shuster
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Evangelism & Missions Archives Repository