The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-12
RELIGIOUS
 AWAKENING Preparations on Large
 Scale. COMING oFEvANGELIsT T0RREY Ministers Union Hold Meeting and Name Committee. Joining In support of Revival hy pr. R. A. Terrey aaa stan of As-
 si.tants Are Eighteen Proc j.
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COMING OF EVANGELIST T0RREY

The Ministers's Union of Montsom- cry at its meeting yesterday morning discussed further the plans for the great religious meetings which are to ba conducted all of next month at the Auditorium with Dr. R. A. Torrey, the evaneeIist of Scranton, Pa, leading It is believed that the coming or pr Torrew will mark the greatest rens ious awakening in the history or 'h'S city,
 of Montgomery have joined in support of fhe meetings and the ministers or the city will ask their congregations to pray for the success of the move- ment.
 At the meeting of the Ministers's Union yesterday 1t was announced that the following committees nad been appointed to evork for the suc- cess of the meetings: sf
 General Arrangementsi Rev. wal ter M. Crawford, chairman and one representative from each church par ticipating in the meetings. The par ticipating churches have named their rspresentatiyes for this committee ss follows:
 Methodist churches: Court Street. Arfnistead Brown; Dexter Avenue--C. e. Zirkie; Perry Stpeet--A. c. Davis;
 
 enue-F. c. Browder. and West End Sam Burge.
 Baptist churches: Clayton Street. Otto. flake: First Baptist-Michae Cody: Highland Avenue-H. A. Cook; Adams Avenue-G. J. Thrasher; West FEnd--H. Williams.
 Presbyterian churches: First Pres byterian--R. M. Henderson; Central S. J. Cassels; Cumberland-Rober ' tDl,1 1an nA n I.aR :, Methodist Protestant -church--J. M Stoidemire.
 Church of Christ tY. M c. A)-R 6. Armistead.
 Executive Committee: Michael Cody chairman: L. D. Dix, treasurer; c. G. Zirkle. e. W. Barnett. Armistead Brown.
 pointed to have in charge the several interests which will go to make the meetings success:
 Personal Work: Rev. J. W o'Hare ] and the pastors of all churches par ticipatinK.
 The Press: Bruce Kennedy, H. ". Laird. Charles L. Harold and B. L su- song.
 Local Advertising: W. F. Fry. chair man.
 Music: M. M. Sweat. chairman. EntertalnmsAt: {. !. Cassels. chair man.
 gs Hahera: Iis D. Dix, ehairuaan a. e,s.4sas as..s
 Auditorium: Rev. w. M. Crawford.
 5f. Torrey viii sosns to Montgomery dfr6cE from his home in Scranton. Pa. reanhingshere the afternoon of Febru- ary G. which falls on Saturday. It Is planned to give him and his assist ants a warm reception the night of his arrival. It isf expected that a large number Of church workers of Mont. goInery will meet Dr. Torrey and his associates at this reception and there by give him assurance of cordial sup port in the work he is expected to do here.
 The Torrey meetings will begin Sum day morning, February z; at the Audi ,tortum and will continue one month.
 For the meetings there will be ex- ceptionally good music and the com. fort of the large congregations that will be expected are to be cared for by committees raised for that purpose.
 Dr. Torrey will be accompanfed by five assistants. His meetings in oth ar cities have been likened to those of the late Dr. Moody and he is said to be the greatest of living evangelism.
 The committee on arranxenenfs will meet each Thursday night of this month at 7:s0 o'clock at the rooms of the Commercial Club Chairman Crawford said yesterday that he hon. ed all persons. who felt an interest r., the success of the meetinks wouid join with the committee in its meat ings. =