Fritz Springmeier

Ragen Hull president of Mutual Life of NY. The committee included Chase Manhattanbank's president George Champion, 33° Mason Norman Vincent Peale, and millionaireWilliam Randolph Hearst, Jr. (pp 292-93). Millions were spent on the Crusade frommoney Christians and Churches donated. Enormous volunteer time and energy were putinto building everything up for the moment Graham would speak. 650 billboardsannounced Billy Graham along with 40,000 bumper stickers. Although the Crusade wasbilled as designed to save "Sodom" New York, 7,500 of the Garden's seats went toChristians bussed in from all over the U.S. 11,200 seats in all were given to distantdelegations, guest ministers, the crusade staff of counselors, ushers, and choir. Only7,800 seats were available for New Yorkers. Most of the New Yorkers who did go werechurch members. Most of the decisions were made by Christians for minor backsliding.Of the people who went forward 64% were referred to churches they were alreadymembers of, and almost all the other 36% did not join where they were referred. Grahamhimself admitted that 40 to 70 percent of the decision cards were from people ofsponsoring churches and almost all the rest were from people who had been membersof non-sponsoring churches. Frady concludes from the various studies and figures thatGraham's NY Crusade did little for the unsaved of NY, but did revitalize Christians whoattended somewhat. (It also netted the Billy Graham Crusade many extra millions.)Observors of the crusade described the coversions as popcorn conversions. All overthe stadium comes a pop! pop! as people puff and bloom into weightless Christians, (p.307) One minister who observed the NY Crusade said, "My greatest misgivings aboutGraham is his apparent conviction that a kind of intramural revival within the churchserves just as well as a true sweeping revival out in the world. For that reason, I don'tthink he's ever going to reach the truly lost, the truly destitute and despised andunreconciled of the earth. With him, it's more an inside-the-sanctuary production --amatter of housekeeping within the faith." (p. 311)BILLY GRAHAM'S MASONIC MEMBERSHIP STICKS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB TOTHOSE FAMILIAR WITH FREEMASONRY.Graham pals around with other Mason clergymen. In his books, if he refers to peopleit is typically someone who is a Mason. His masonic membership sticks out like a sorethumb to those familiar with masonry.Christ rubbed shoulders with all types. But he didn't legitimatize them like Billy Grahamhas. Billy Graham commented once concerning his friendships, "I make every effort notto let it appear that I favor one party over another. I count Secretary Dulles a friend, butSenator Humphrey is also a good friend of mine, [who he met]...when we were bothswimming in the nude at the YMCA pool in Minneapolis where he was running for mayor."Allan Dulles was especially an important player for the New World Order and SenatorHumphrey has been very connected too. Repeatedly, these are the people Billy Grahamspends his time with doing various recreational activities. Much more can be said alongthis line, including his subtle support for his fellow Masons' political campaigns, such asSen. Jesse Helms.