The Detroit times., 1910-10-10
BROOKLYN REVIVAL
PLAN IS FAVORED
Detroit Churches Will Probably
Hold Individual Meetings With
out Aid of Outside Evangelists.

Secretary Wellington Logan, OF the
Y. NJ. c. A.. supported Dr. Elliotts
praise OF the Brooklyn campaign.
II lived in Brooklyn before coming
to Detroit and am familiar with con-
ditions there. and. l believe, with DR..
Elliott, and the committee he repre-
ible OF all for Detroit" said he.
Mr. Logan urged that In prepare
ton for the revival the union send a
delegate to the religious movement
conference to be held In Buffalo, Oct.
"a and rs, when plans will be made
for a proposed religious camSaign In
behalf of men and boys to be carried
on in every city OF North America
from Ser. 1911. to May, 1912. TIE
this conference Detroit Is asked TO
send one representative from the Pas
tors union, one from the Y. M. c. A.
and two from the mems organizations
OF the Protestant Evangelical churches
Of the city. The union decided to
send the new chairman OF the relig-
ious work committee, who Will be
chosen within q day or two by the
nominating committee with power TO
be elected to that ONCE without
further consideration by the union as
body.
The union voted that hereafter all
requests to speak before the body
must be made in writing, with the
subject clearly set forth, to special
committee appointed for that purpose,
whose members, after due considera-
ton of the application will present
a. - o. AwA
In opening the meeting. President
Fixes said he wanted to see the pas
tor of every Protestant Evangelical
church In Detroit a member of the
union and an attendant at the month
ly meetings and declared that he
would make every effort to have them
all come In. The Rev. John II. Boyd,
OF the First Presbyterian church, who
has not been a member Of the union
| heretofore. offered the opening ad-
dress, Monday morning
1T would be calamity to have
| five or six thousand persons dumped
upon the churches OF Detroit today.
the churches being entirely unpre-
pared to take care of them" the Rev.
George Elliott told the Pastors union,
Monday morning, In the Y. NJ. c., in
the first meeting OF the season, In the
course of report on religious work
upon which he had been working
during the past few months.
Dr. Elliott, who leaves the pastor
ate of the North Woodward NJ. K.
church to go to Bay City, this week,
offered his report to round out his
work as chairman OF the religious
work committee of the union.
mot that there are not many thou
sands Of people In Detroit who should
| find a church home, but, spiritually.
our churches are not In a position TO
take them in" he declared. Last
season many plans were suggested TO
the union looking to a revival cam
paign, but every suggestion made
| failed To meet with united approval,
hence was dropped. To my mind 1t Is
An acknowledgment OF defeat and III
competency to bring outside evangei'
lists and singers TO our city TO bring
people TO Christ Have we no men
at home who rely upon the power oil
God? Putting aside the idea OF bring
ing Billy Sunday. or "Gipsy" Smith, or
DIR Chapman, or any other we'll
known evangelist, Detroit needs a
special evangelistic campaign Your
committee. of which have been choir
man. investig gated many different plans
used effectively in other cities. and
concluded that the one pursued In
Brooklyn last spring. was the best
This campaign was carried on ny
every Protestant evangelical church
i'm BROOKLYN during Lent. Each
church conducted its own revival ser
vices but the scheme was a unite
one and supported by every Protest
ant denomination. have all OF the
literature and details concerning H.
I'm printed form, so that the members
OF the union may look into IL for
themselves. but It Is the plan be
Iieye best for Detroit"