The Podcast: Sunday No Fun Day
Billy Sunday in Bellingham (PART 2)
Summary
It’s part two of our Billy Sunday saga! In this episode Kolby and Good Time founder Marissa McGrath continue our discussion of the former major-league baseball player turned evangelical traveling preacher, who had a big influence on the city of Bellingham, Washington at the time of his visit in 1910. We get into the details on what happened upon Billy’s arrival in Bellingham and what the papers reported on during his six week stint, as well as Billy’s troubled family life and his complicated legacy.
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Slideshow
Check out this cool wide-angle shot of the Billy Sunday tabernacle interior in Bellingham, WA:
References and Resources
Our sources for this episode included:
Billy Sunday. Ames History Museum, Ames Iowa.
Ellis, William T. Billy Sunday, the Man and His Message: The Complete Thirty-Two Chapter Biography of America's 'Baseball Preacher' Pantianos Classics, 1914
Dorsett, Lyle. Billy Sunday and the Redemption of Urban America. Grand Rapids Eerdmans, 1991.
The Bellingham Herald and other newspapers accessed with subscription at newspapers.com
Toy, Eckard. Billy Sunday (1862-1935) Oregon Encyclopedia.
Wikipedia contributors. Billy Sunday. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
Wikipedia contributors. Helen Thompson Sunday. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia.
For further exploration:
See more tabernacle pics here
More on the Consulat de Monte Cristo
Listen to Billy Preach here: British Pathé. Billy Sunday Burns Up the Backsliding World. YouTube
Our Spotify Playlist or YouTube Playlist of songs mentioned or otherwise inspiring us
Stewart, David J. BILLY SUNDAY A Courageous Man of God Who Preached THE TRUTH!
Stewart, David J. It's Not “Billy's Sunday”
