| − | '''Billy Sunday''' (full name: ''William Ashley Sunday'') (1862-1935) was, during his heyday—roughly 1910-20—the most famous evangelist in America. In his revival meetings hundreds of thousands of people accepted his invitation to come forward and "hit the sawdust trail" (publicly declare their commitment to Christ). Over a hundred million people heard Sunday in person, and by his account he converted a million of them.<ref name=time/> He changed the face of American evangelism with his large-scale events, which blended preaching with elements of salesmanship, showmanship, and business-like organization.<ref>[http://www.billysunday.org/literature/NYC_Campaign_Organization.php3 Plan for the New York City campaign]: suggests the level of detail and preparation that went into a Billy Sunday evangelistic campaign</ref> | + | '''Billy Sunday''' (his real name; in full, ''William Ashley Sunday'') (1862-1935) was, during his heyday—roughly 1910-20—the most famous evangelist in America. In his revival meetings hundreds of thousands of people accepted his invitation to come forward and "hit the sawdust trail" (publicly declare their commitment to Christ). Over a hundred million people heard Sunday in person, and by his account he converted a million of them.<ref name=time/> He changed the face of American evangelism with his large-scale events, which blended preaching with elements of salesmanship, showmanship, and business-like organization.<ref>[http://www.billysunday.org/literature/NYC_Campaign_Organization.php3 Plan for the New York City campaign]: suggests the level of detail and preparation that went into a Billy Sunday evangelistic campaign</ref> |