The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-05-06
DR. CHAPMAN ID
 CONDUCT CAMPAIGN Noted Evangelist Invited to This City in March
 1908. MATTER IS DECIDED. Action Taken by the Local Clergymen at Meeting
 Yesterday.

At the meeting of all of the Protes- tant pastors and of the delegates from each parish, held yesterday afternoon at the Church of the Redeemer, it was unanimously voted to invite Dr. J. Will bur Chapman and his co-workers to this city in March, 1908, to conduct an evangelistic campaign of reform.
 The meeting which was attended by nearly all of the Protestant pastors and delegates appointed from each Protes- tant parish in this city started at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Rev. Dr. w L. Phillips was elected moderator. The report of the committee of which Rev. J. N. Pierce, pastor of the Daven- port Congregational church, is chair man.. was read. Then Revv. Harry E. Peabody pastor of the Windsor avenue Congregational church of Hartford, WAS introduced,
 MT. Peabody spoke on the remarkable work effected by the campaign con- ducted by Rev. Mr Chapman in Hart ford. The campaign, which ended about three weeks ago, was spread through out the city from one end to the other. Mir. Peabody expressly. Illustrated by incidents the enormous and gratifying results caused by this campaign, and how pleased everyone was in the evan gelistic movement After Dr. Chapman concluded he was assailed by a series of questions from the pastors and de- legates, all of which were answered with the utmost satisfaction
 Noel H. Jacks, the general secretary of the Hartford Y. M. c. A. was then introduced. He also vlvidly described the beneficial results of the campaign. He told of the steps taken by the evangelist, in order to carry out their remarkable work. He was also asked all manner of questions.
 After an interesting and lengthy dis cnssion aby the pastorsdand the dele gates concerning the results such a campaign would have in this city. Rev. Frank R. Luckey, pastor of the Humphrey street church. moved that Dr. Chapman and his CO., workers should be secured for D campaign in this city.
 An informal vote was taken which showed that with very little exception all present favored such a campaign. A formal vote was then taken and the Committee was then instructed to go ahead and make arrangements to SC. cure Dr. Chapman's Services in this city. ~
 pr. Chapman conducted a campaign in Worcester before going to Hartford. He then to Utica, N. Y, where he also held an interesting and effective cam paign, At present he Is out west.
 Concerning the exact date Dr. Chap man will come to this city, Rev MT. Pierce, the chairman of the committee Is as yet not certain. In March, 1908, he will conduct thorough campaign in Rhode Island. He would like to come to this city just before or just after this.
 Dr. Chapmans plan Is to divide the city into sections or districts and to put in each district evengelistic singers, MT. and Mrs. Baker. who are among the leaders of the evangelists will hold services in saloons. Their method Is to go up to the proprietor and get his per- mission to hold q service there The work in these places are without ex- eeption very effective. Meetings will probably be held every noon in some of the factories in this city. The cam- paign will last about three weeks.