The evening times., 1899-02-18
CHURCHES TO HOLD
A GREAT REVIVAL
Evangelical Services Sched-
uled for Next Week.
The Rev. j. Wilbur Chapman TO
Preside.
Religious Organizations to Conduct
"a Preliminary Series Of Co-ope-
rative Prayer Meetings.

There Will be a great revival inaugural
ed in Washington next week. Arrange
ments are about completed for the open
ing of series of union evangelistic meet
ings in this city, Wednesday, February %,
at 7:30 o'clock in the Calvary Baptist
Church, corner Eighth and II Streets
northwest, under the auspices of the pas
tors of the different local churches who,
through committees, have made all the
arrangements. Two meetings will be held
daily, except Saturday, until March 3; one
at Ais p. m. in the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, and an evening meet
ing at 7:30 O'Clock in the Calvary Baptist
Church
The meetings are to be conducted by the
Rev. ]. Wilbur Chapman, D. D., the pastor
evangelist of Bethany Church, PhiIadeI-
phia, Pa, who is probably as well known
throughout the world as Dwight L. Moody,
as an evangelist of wonderful power. Re-
Gently in Pittsnurg at a meeting for men,
for whom DR.. Chapman has especial charm
II is said that it was necessary to deny
fully 5000 men admission tC one OF his
meetings, although the auditorium was
very large
The preparation for these meetings has
bStA4 NiioiOuSl TUT NttlS Il flNhGu i.lpil
OF about 800 voices has been faithfully re-
hearsing. under the leadership of =. l..
zimmerman, hymns which have been Sc
! lected by DR. Chapman. The music If DIR.
Chapman's meetings will be no less fea-
ture than was that of Moody meetings. DR..
Chapman will bring with him Harper Gar
cia Smythe, Of New York. who has made
for himself quite reputation as a chorus
leader. Mr.. Smythe Will direct the sing
ing.
The Young Peoples Societies and some CT
the churches have for the last month de-
voted a part of each of their meetings 10
prayer for the success of these union evan
gellstic meetings.
Preceding the evangelistic meetings
proper there viii be union prayer meet
ings preparatory 10 DR.. Chapmans COM
ing, held in eleven churches in different
parts Of the city, Monday Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings Of next week at 7.30
o'clock. Ia each of the churches selected
the pastors and members of the churches
in that neighborhood will unite in service.
The topic for the meeting Monday viii be
Humiliation and Confession Tuesday
Prayer for the Holy Spirit" Wednesday.
Conservation.
Following is a list of the churches Sc
| lected as meeting places for the prepara-
tory union prayer meetings showing what
churches viii unite in services:
In Marvin n F. Church South. Tenth ami b
Streets southwest Cooperating churches: Ne,t-
minister PRESBYTERIAN. Sixth Presbyterian ken
Gal Baptist. \. MARKS Lutheran. Rvland VI Z.
Faith Chapel, Presbyterian; Cog>lch NJ. +. Third
Christian. s. Johns Lutheran, Fifth Bapti-.
and II. Johns ~ Z.
IN Eastern Pres'yte5fan Church. Sixth and c
Streets northeast cooperating churches Metro
poliiau Baptist Ninth Street Christian. Keller
| Memorial Lutheran. Fiith Congregational. Doug
| las NJ +, Maryland Avenu" Baptist, Waugh NJ
| Z, and Epworlh VI. T. South.
IN Mount Vernon Place " f. Church Soath
! Ninth and X Streets northwest { Cooperating
| churches: North PTeShl terian. First Ccugrr-a-
| il"nai, Calvary Baptist. New York Avenue Pres
lyteiiaa: Foundry NJ T., 81. Pauls Lutheran,
Fourth Presbyterian, McKsndree NJ F., Fletcher
Chapel. Bethany Chapel, and Friends
In Metropolitan Pic-bytegian Church, Fourth
and B Streets suuthe5>t-C Cooperating churches:
Reformation Lutheran Trinity N. F., First NJ.
p North Carolina Avenue ". r., Twelfth Street
NJ E. Peoples Tabernacle Grace Baptist, and
Second BaptiSt.
IN Congress Street NJ P C]tulch. Thirty-ars,
between NJ and y Streets Cooperating churches:
West Street Presbyterian, Peck Memorial Pres
lHterian. West Washington Lutheran. Mount Ia
| tor VI. T., Dumhargon Avenue VI. f.. Gay Street
Baptist. and West Washington NJ T. south
In + Street Baptist Church. Z, near Sixth
| Street northWCst-Co-opCraiiH churches: Central
Presbyterian. AsSemhly'- Presbyterian Fir,t
fIeebyieIIan, Metropolitan NJ l., and Wesley
." mon " = 'ful'i- twentieth street.
near PcnnSy ivamia Avenue northwest Co-opcrat-
ing churches: Western Presbyterian, and Concor-
Cia Lutheran.
In Luther Place Memorial Church, Fourteenth
Street and Vermont Avenue uorthvest-C Co-oper-
ailnS churches: Covenant Presbyterian. FiISt
Baptist. GuBton Temple Presbyterian HamIiu.
u. +: Grace NJ T.. Central NJ. r., Grace Re
formed. Vermont Avenue Christian and 81.
Paul'S n =.
Ia Memorial United Brethren Church. North
capitol and Streets norihwcSt-C Generating
churches: lexington Presbyterian. Gurley Pres
byterian. NouS Lutheran, and North Capitol
Street NJ J.. Church.
Ia Anacostia Baptist Church, corner Jefferson
and Fillmore Slrects-Co-nperdting churches:
Garden Memorial Presbyterian, and ABacostia NJ.
Z.
In Mount Pleasant Congregational Church. Co
lumbil Road, near Fourteenth Street northwest