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Event Draws Christians, Aims to Make More .j^Sm II M 72 PAGES •AGANNETT NEWSPAPER • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY www.courier-journal.coni METRO SATURDAY, JUNE 23,2001 • 50 CENTS Event draws Christians, aims to make more Crusade officials Graham's louisvilleLouisville cnisade ^ ^ . appear to already have emem- KTT TVATJATlT brambrain—and — and the neurologineurological 5ay evangelist not braced the Christian commit disorder Parkinson's disease. say evanselist not menttraced he thepreaches.Chnstlan commit- mJU-uLjX VJixArlAIVl disorderSpeakingParkinson'sto 40,500disease.people Still, Graham persuaded an yesterday evening amid cool, ^reaching to choir night moved from the stands to One man shouted, "Here I estimated2.400 peopleto walk the field at Papa John's Cardi clear weather, he preached a forward last night and make am, Lord!" short sermon on the Gospel nal Stadium, along with sup But overall the crowd was so 'V PETER SMITH their commitment lo Christ in porters accompanying them to parable of the Prodigal Son — "he Courier-Journal subdued that Graham called it a young man who returns to an the second of the world-re • the altar and volunteers trained "one of the quietest audiences 1 nowned evangelist's four even to counsel them. ever-forgiving father after From thevigoroussingingof ing services in Louisville. They have ever seen," squandering hiswealth. Most came forward solemnly, Graham. 82, continued to vmns lo the thunderous ap- joined 1,715 pe^le who made and ranged from a pair of tear Graham then made his trade .ause toward the Rev. Billv such decisions Tnursday even- hold strong in his first crusade mark appeal for people to seek ful teen-age giris walking arm of the year despite his continu raham's sermons, it's clear in^rom acrowd of37.5(50. most of those attending in arm. to olderconverts using ing battles with hvdrocephalus ^at Hiose making decisions last canes or pullingo;^gen tanks. «:<.oFarrmnn b'm i, is. By samuoshai^; jr th; C0U0:cn•J0uR^Ai. — a buildup of 'fluid on the PageD..„- ^4, .col.1 o3, this section Cadiz,Bill ClarkKy,,Thomas,and Lindaleft,Keller,pastorao(member,WalloniawaitedBaptistforChurchBilly Grahamin Continued from Page One forgiveness from God. "I'm not going to heaven be cause my name is Billy Gra ham, and I've preached to a lot of people," he said. "I'm going because of Jesus and what he did on the. cross. But God is a god of judgment Are you sure that if you died at this mo ment you would be going to heaven?" While Graham's staff is still sifting through last night's deci sions, it provided details on Thursday night's 1,715 people who came forward. About 51 percent made first- time commitments to Jesus • BYSAM UPSHAW JR., THECOURIEH-JOURNAL Christ. Ten percent sought as Jenifer Hooper, left, and her sister Lisa Roland-Eccleston were BYDURELLHALL JR.. THE C-J surance that they are saved, 35 crusade counsdors. Hooper said the event helped race relations. We pay lip service to God, percent reaffirmed their Chris ^'"but all the time our heart is tian commitments and the re many people who arrived think first two nights has been over 'somewhere else," the Rev. mainder made inquiries or ing they were Christians might whelmingly white. .Billy Graham said yesterday. sought help through prayer or have realized from Graham's "I was really disappointed," other means. message "that they don't really said crusade associate Fred ;Jie hopes youth of all races turn While the vast majority of have assurance of that relation Johnson, associate minister at out for Kirk Franklin, a the crowd stayed in their seats ship (with Christ), or they may St. Paul Missionary Baptist Grammy-winning African- — many presumably Christians see that relationship is weak Church. "The African-American American Gospel singer. ened." already — no one on Graham's community certainly has gotten LAST NIGHT'S audience staff believes the evangelist is GRAHAM himself sounded the word. There's no way they appeared diverse in age, with could have missed that." young peopleshouting Jesus!" simply preaching to the choir. a similar theme. Baileysaid many of the city's "To me it's a misnomer to as they waited for the service to "How many of us go to prominent black ministers think about preaching to the church and sing the songs?" he most begin. But others were old have helped coordinate the cru enough to have followed Gra converted," said Rick Marshall, asked. "We go to worship God, sade, which has had some suc "crusade director for the Billy and we do it with our lips, but ham's career for decades, cess recruiting African-Ameri .'i "This is the first time I've Graham Evangelistic Associ- all the time our heart is some can volunteers for activities , ation.' where else, and that's a very been able to see him," said such as counseling converts. Neal Morrison, 51, of Louisville. In church-going cultures dangerous position to be in. I And Jenifer Hooper, an Afri- such as the South, Marshall fear that's the position of thou "I've been dying to hear his can-American counselor, was message (in person). He has a maintained, , people receive sands of people right here in optimistic about the crusade's power enough exposure to Christian Kentucky." power I don t think any other effect on racerelations,, saying minister has." ^ • ity to be "inoculated against While Graham's staff doesn't the months of preparations "We realized he's getting old, the real thing." mind an audience of church have "brought more and more and we're probably not going Art Bailey, director of coun people, it is less pleased about people together." to get to hear him ag^ain,'^saia seling and follow-up for the as another aspect of the turnout. Johnson Mid he hoped the Linda Keller, 48, of Cadiz, Ky., sociation, said the evangelist's Despite aggressive efforts to African-American " turnout who rode three hours with message is "100 percent reach promote African-American par "would increase in subsequent three other members of her ing the unreached" and that ticipation, the crowd on the nights, particularlytoday,when church to the crusade. THECOURIER-JOURNAL • SATURDAY, JUNE 23. 2001 FINANCES Graham's salary is now set by Emphasis ison an executive committee. In 1999," BILLY GRAHAM EVANGELISTIC ASSOCIATION he earned $166,038 plus $39,015 avoiding any hint The Billy Gfaham Evangelistic Association and its affiliated organizations in benefits and $3,108 in allow spent just 10 percent of its money lasl year on fund raising and administration. ances. of corruption ^ JiiUii Other accountability meas fSUPPORT AND REVENUE; ures the association has taken rt—'i. ' I '..'..I. I v-r include a requirement that the By HOLLY CORYELL f ♦ investment unrealized iosses and Other The Courier-Journal local organization that runs i ^ .$16.851,609 (t1-3^) each crusade open its books to It started with a prayer and a , Estates, annunities-and trusts an independent auditor. shoe box full of cash. The Louisville crusade will be On a summer night in 1950, audited by the local office of Sl-year-old Billy Graham asked Distribution of bdoks and niater!als,/r!j%^i1/^^ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP God togive him $25,000 bybymidmid- ;$6,331,650 (4.2%) ..after organizers close their nighttostarta to start a weekly radiopro-'pro- ;- ' r V. • ' '<1' KMBP' ' books in August.The results will gram, and his prayer was anan- *The Cove Seniinar revenue be published In The Courier- swered.Iwered. j. •-$5,102,483 (3.4%) Journal this fall, said Suzanne Graham,Graham received exactly.,.exactly. Byrne, a spokeswoman for the $25,000 indonations thatnight -.Evangelistic films and radio stations; Louisville crusade, after telling a Portland, Ore.,, \ . V •,v,$3,318,538 (2.2%) : THE ASSOCIATION does have a few "warts," as its presi-, Sere^wM^fusV'MS^oroblem'"-'^^iBilly'Graham Training Ce'nteroffers'semlnarsTroZlwtces""' dent and chief operating officer,' John Corts, calls them, in the gEX!'EMDitUBKr$l33^9d9,299 _J form of lawsuits filed by rela tives of people who left money would be considered income. r^;-;,.;;|:ynd:rraising $8,481,d57:(6;3%) .i^^Xnjsadesi^ . to Graham's organization. The and donors couldn t claim their , 1" ;,vf, ' \ ^ .-i;.- ^afrd;otherr, gihs astax deductions. v^Gcneral arid administrative— association has let the courts de evangelistic'^ cide such cases, Corts said. The solution was the Billy I'• '$7,868,211. (5.9%)^ .'^^ ministries • Graham Evangelistic Associ One such case led the associ $39,952,149 ation to tighten its oversight of ation. The Minneapolis-based, ^ Distribution of books—^ / (29.8%) V nonprofit organization behind . • and materials • ' its 22 field representatives, who Graham's crusades and ,other v. : $6,001,410,(4.5%) K ^ minister to donors and others ministries was founded on his who inquire about the associ effort to avoid even the appear Radio, television and films --4' f, lntefnalion5y ation around the country and in ance of the corruption that has • $31,560,189 (23.6%) ^ ^ministries 3nd?: Canada. > led to the downfall of so many W •world^-: ,• Corts told of one such case other evangelists. Decision magazine $8,304,259 (6.2%);; B ^ emergencies from more than a decade ago, . The association has consis (Evangelistic publication) ?T?S"f,832,024 when an associationrepresenta- tently achieved that goal over " (23.8%) i-.tive and his wife befriended a Percentages donot add upto100because ofrounding lonely, elderly Canadian wom- the past 51years as it has grown Source; Billy Gtaham Evangelistic Association BYSTEVE OURBIN.THEC-J from a one-room operationwith an, takingher out to dinnerand a chief of operations and a sec ''helpingher.
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