Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-23
EVANGELISTIC :SERViCES
DR.. Chapman's Series of Revival Meetings
to Begin This Evening,
Choir of Two Hundred VOiccs-FOur
Hundred Usk1Ts Appointed
Sketch of Rev. Chapman.

| ing of the series ofrevangelistic services at
the Calvary BaptisDChurch this evening at
1:3o, under the auSpfces of the pastors of
the different churches of the city. The
doors will be open at o'clock. Prepara-
tions for these meetings have been going
on for months, AID every detail has been
carefully attended to. A choir Of over 200
voices has been organized under the di-
rection of Mr.. p. L. Zimmerman, and a
corps of over 400 ushers and special work
ers has been enlisted under the direction
OF Mr.. w. II. H. Smith, who was chairman
of the executive committee in charge of the
arrangement of the big Christian Endeavor
convention held here in 1886. The churches
have all united in union prayer services, the
last of Winch was held last night, when the
topic was "Consecration"
Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman, D. D., the
pastor evangelist of Philadelphia, who will
conduct the meetings, will arrive this after
noon from Schenectady, N. Y, with Mr..
Harper Garcia SE-ythe of New Yor.. city;
VINO Will nave charge of the singing.
The Schenectady Meetings.
Reports from Schenectady show that the
meetings which have just closed there have
been very successful. Although the largest
hall available had been used it had been
necessary at almost every service to pro-
vide for an overflow meeting.
Kew. DIR. c. A. Stakely, pastor of the
First Baptist Church, said in the union
preparatory service at the Luther Memorial
church Tuesday night: After every de-
preSslon there must be revival, and re-
VlVal in the churches and among Christians
Is Just as necessary as a revival in bust
ness. So DR.. Chapman has been invited by
the pastors of Washington to assist them in
union revival services
Two services will be held each tIav ey.
Cept thursday and Saturday.
thursday there will be no afternoon serv-
Ice; saturday there will be neither after
noon nor evening services. The afternoon
meetings will be held at the New York
Avenue Presbyterian Church, commencing
tomorrow at 4:15. This time has been Sc
iected so as to make it convenient to those
IN the departments. The evening services
will be held at the Calvary Baptist Church
at $50. Preceding the afternoon services
at $50 there will be a prayer meeting at
the New York Avenue Church, which will
De LED by pastors of the local churches.
Biographical Sketch.
j. Wilbur Chapman was born in Rich
mond, Ind, June II, 1859. His mother died
when he was but twelve years of age and
his father when he was nineteen. He pur-
sued his classical studies at Oberlin Col
lese and Lake Forest University, and grad
uated from Lane Theological Seminary,
Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1852. His life as a pas
tor has been a continuous series of remark
able successes.
In 1888. while on a visit TO a rmer class
mate in northern New York, he was called
and accepted the pastorate of the Reformed
Church at Schuylerville, N Y. Here a re-
NlVai commenced that brought into the
church scores of people, among them some
OIL the principal men of the town. In 1885
\ he accepted the call of the First Reformed
Church of Albany, N Y, one of the most
arlstocratic and conservative churches in
that state. 1t may be worthy of note that
MI for,
over two years, and had listened to I10
candidates when they selected this Young
man as their under shepherd. In five years
this old, formal church was transformed
into an aggressive evangelistic body, and
800 people were brought out of the world
into its fellowship. While here he respond-
ed TO invitations to engage in evangelistic
services in many places in New York and
neighboring states, where his services were
blessed in a marked degree.
Becomes Pastor Of Bethany.
In 1889 he received a call to be the sue
cessor of DR.. A T. Pierson in Bethany
Church of Philadelphia, the church of
which Mr.. John Wanamaker is an elder
He entered upon his duties at Bethany
Church early in 1890 In less than three
years there were added to the church men,
bership LOO on confession of their faith,
more than half of them being men
While still at Bethany he visited Bridge
water Mass. A correspondent wrote re-
garding Developments services there as fol-
lows: Anything like religious excitement
in Brdgewater is looked upon by Il large
number Of people with feelings akin to
horror, and the word revival is a term
of reproach and derision. Nevertheless it
was decided that a determined effort ought
to be made to counteract strongly the pre-
vailing irreligion and skepticsm Accord
insiy DIR. Chapman was invited by the
churches. The result has fully justified the
endeavor The old town which, in its day
refused to listen to Whitefield has been
stirred as never before
The preaching of DR.. Chapman is classed
as ideal The simplicity of his speech, the
intense earnestness of his manner the win
ming personality of the man and his evil
dent sincerity constitute his power as d
preacher. His gifts as an organizer and
his tact in the management of his workers
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