Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-07
MEETINGS FOR MEN.
Prominent Ministers Here Know
Nothing of the Proposed Scheme.

According to a story in the PHILADELPHIA
Press this morning. a great movement has
been instituted which has for its object the
revival of religious zeal In the four great
eastern cities, Washington, Baltimore Phil
adelphia and New York The plan is a
rather elaborate one, but, briefly, II is 10
inaugurate a series Of preaching meetings IN
the churches of the cities mentioned, three
a day, TO strengthen the churches and
bring great numbers of men who are now
lukewarm and Indifferent into active asso-
citation with church work.
The plan had its origin in the brain of
Or. T. A Bradley, the rector Of st. Agnes
Church, New York, and is said to have met
with the cordial support of Bishops Potter
Whitaker and Paret. The Presbyterians
especially, but practically all the other de-
nominations, are expected to Join In the
movement, each church holding its meetings
on its own account, but at the same time
with the others and with the same general
view, the increase of interest in church at
tendance and church work. At the end OF
two weeks of services in this city they
will be continued for the same length OF
time in Baltimore, and then in turn they
will take in Philadelphia and New York.
Evangelist Moody is said to be in SYM
pathy with the scheme and has promised
with these others.
1t is also said that DR.. Bradley and
Bishop Potter are going to Europe this
summer to secure the cooperation OF
preachers on the other SIDE and to get
some of them to come over here and aid
in the good work. The meetings are to oc-
cur next winter, beginning about two
months before Lent. Washington has prob
ably been selected for the opening of the
campaign, as being the point of least re-
sistance to good influences, but when the
campaign reaches New York 1t may have
to be made permanent institution.
Nothing Known Here.
If there Is anything In the plan, however
1t is not known of in this city, and a num-
Der of the leading ministers who were seen
today with reference to the matter said
that while they might be in sympathy with
the movement If # were started, they had
not heard anything of 1t at all, and be-
lieved it to be merely inchoate idea in
the mind of DIR. Bradley.
Rev. DIR. McKim of the Church of the
Epiphany told Star reporter this after.
Eoon that his questions were the first he
had heard of any such proposition, though
he thought that If 1t really had been seri.
ously considered he would have been an
prised of it. In the Episcopal Church, as
well as IN the others, 1t would be necessary
to get the cooperation of all the ministers
for, as he said, nobody could preach in his
church without his permission, and before
such movement could be seriously consid-
cred 1t would have to be presented to the
ministers.
Nothing of this sort, however, has been
done as yet. Personally he felt that such a
movement might be productive of much
good II 1t were properly undertaken. He
saw Bishop Paret yesterday but in the con-
versation that ensued the bishop made nc
reference to any such movement as this
DIR. Bartlett of the New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church also said that he had
heard nothing of it, and he was equally
sure that none of his Presbyterian brothers
in this city had been spoken to with refer
ence to it.