The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-25
NEW CENTURY REVIVAL
Plans Maturing FOR the Intsrde-
nomInatioRal Campaign.
El.e Work officially Inausara.ted at
a Meeting IN New Yerl-suijects
Recommended for Next weeks De-
votioaal service2-lsssIsrances of
CO-oDeratfes. F'r0sa National Bodies

KEW YORK. Dec. 25.-rhe Fwentietb
Century National Gospel Campaign was Of
fciaIly inaugurated yesterday at meet
ing CT the 1gstionsI Central COMMITTEES in
the rooms OF the Lawyers Club, william
Phillips Hall. chairman OF the committee,
aad President OF tAe Hall Signal Company
where temporary headquarters have been
established. presiding.
The other members of the committee
present were Treasurer Duncan D.
Parmly, President Of the Phoenix National
Bank; the Rev Dr. David James Barren.
pastor Of the Marble Collegiate Church;
the Rev. Dr.. asa Blackburn. of the Church
CT the Strangers: the Rev Dr. Cornelius
! Woelfkin and the Rev. DR.. Theodore s.
Henderson. both Of Brooklyn. and Edwin
+! D. IngersoIi, OF London, widely known as
the railway secretary OF the international
committee. who acted as secretary OF the
meeting.
The most important work performed by
/ tie committee was the nomination az
members to serve IS tie committee for
| Greater New YJrk. This con mittee is to
! he composed Of q large number CT the most
prominent clergymen and laymen officially
/ connected With churches and religious So
eieties within radius Of fifty miles from
| New York. Oilers we're also considered Of
quarters for the permanent national head
! quarters and cfTiees of the movement,
which. il is 10 be hoped. viii sooa Sc es-
| tabiished
| Chairman Hall declined TO give ont the
names OF the Greater New York commit
ties on the ground that the members had
/ been simply nominated and would not be
tod k33
been secured from them.
An invitation vas sent out TO the en-
Gals OF all Protestant churches and socie-
ties in the metropolitan district to attend
q meeting for ministers and official lay
men of the churches OF the Lord Jesus
Christ n Greater New York and vicinity,
to be held in Association Hall on Decem.
Der 81
At this meeting the committee for
| Greater New York VIII be officially con-
irmed and plans viii be discussed for the
prosecution of the Gospel campaign
Thirty thousand copies of the national
call u participate in the campaign were
issued today By the National Central
Committee. The call conveys an urgent
invitation TO ministers and Christian lead
ers in the Church TO join in a week Of
prayer, beginning with the last days OF
the dying century, IA preparation for
twentieth century Gospel campaign that
Z
until the coming Of the Lord"
These. subjects OF prayer are racom-
.9ended for each day in the week:
Sunday December 39-"Orr Christian
Vocation''-tsThat we and all the Church
may be brought to understand the re-
quirement that Christ makes OF US. that
We Shall give the Gospel without delay
to al the lost OF this generation
Monday December 31--Our Present
Pressing Duty That we may be brought
to understand the present condition and
needs CT ourselves and others and the
| character CT the new forward movement
/ that VIII meet the requirements OF the
opening century
| Tuesday. January /, Isa1-~Cur Divine
Credentials We may be brought
| back to faith in the Bible as the Word
of God"
Wednesday. January 2-"our Source OF
( Power''-''ThaI we may be brought TO
realize our dependence on the Holy Spir-
/ it"
Thursday. January s-@oar Personal
/ Responsibility '-s@That tee Church OF
! Christ nay be brought to feel the grip
4 OF responsibility and Of duty in its one
great business in the world Of witnessing
/ for Christ
Friday January 4--Our- Spiritual Grid
! ing for the Work ''-%That we may every
one Of as have the clean heart, tie right
spirit, and divine presence and the joy
! of salvation that viii prepare Us to teach
! transgressers and viii result in sinners
being converted unite God"
Saturday, January Jour Immediate
+ Entrance on the Work''--That we may
Z everyone set TO work without delay each
IN his cwn place, 10 use every available
means 10 reach and bring TO Christ, and
lead to engage IN Christian work first
those nearest 20 US and then those BE-
yond, even TO the furthest limits Of or
! responsibility.
Sunday. January 5'Facing the Task
and the GIory''-seThat we may have 9
Sabbath's vision Of the vastness, the ur-
geney and the glory of our work for
Christ, as viii permanently lift up and
transform ChTistendom, that hence
never another generation. at home or
out the Gospel
Chairman Hall said after the meeting
| that it was impossible to divulge for the
present any of the plans for the Gospel
campaign which are to succeed the week
Of prayer
THE names OF the New York commit
tee.'' said Mr. Hall. will be made public
at the meeting 20 be held on Monday. De-
! cembeT 81 and the committee will imme-
campaign VIII be published as secn as
they are formulated We have aire;ldy as
surances OF the heartiest cooperation
from the great religious bodies OF the
! country and We have no doubt OF the sue
cess Of the movement It Will differ from
all previous movements of the kind IN
| that it will be strictly interdenonina-
tionaI and that the existing religious bod
les viii ali join tremendously. each in its
own way under the direction or sugges-
tion and with the aid Of the central COM
mittee-'