The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1911-07-19
Planning for
Billy'S Coming
SUNDAYS REVIVAL EXPECTED
TO BE BIG ONE.
Wheeling EvanseIie Association 10
Formed to Have Charge Of
Big Affair.


about the plans TO secure Billy Sun
uay Tor Wheeling. the preparations
Tor the campaign to be conducted here
and results OF his work elsewhere:
The members OF the Ministerial
Union OF Wheeling and vicinity. hav.
ing known OF the great good resulting
from the work Of Rev. William A. Sun
day, at a meeting in the spring of
1910. considered inviting him to come
TO Wheeling 10 conduct an evangelistic
campaign. No definite action was
taken until the following fall when a
committee OF four ministers were ap-
pointed TO interview Mr. Sunday at
New Castle. where he was then hold.
ing meetings. At the October meet
ing OF the Ministerial Union. with
twenty-one members present. the COM
mittee consisting OF Revs. Arbuthnot.
Fields. Hammond and Allen. reported
their impressions of the work at New
Castle and strongly advised securing
Mr.. Sunday. A motion. made by DR.
Cook. was unanimously passed invit-
ing him TO give Wheeling the earliest
! possible date. and a committee was
appointed TO extend the invitation.
An urgent invitation was sent to
Mr.. Sunday. signed by the following
representatives OF the different de-
I nominations and the Young Mems
Christian Association: DR.. G. =. OIL
yer. DR.. s. X. Arbuthnot. Rev. W. 4.
Allen. Rev. W. II. Fields. Rev. ID. s.
Hammond. Rev. Jacob Birmingham.
DIR. Charles H. Robinson. Rev. J. p.
l%eyenberger. Harry l.. Bond and John
c. Lynch.
Mr.. Sunday replied encouragingly.
but stated that his time was fully en-
gagged up to 1912. The Ministerial
Union kept in close touch with Mr..
Sunday and his work.
At a meeting held last April. at
tended by about one hundred minis
tiers and laymen. representing twenty
different churches and the Young
Mems Christian Association. provision
was made for a delegation 10 wait on
Mr.. Sunday at Toledo. and secure. IL
possible. a definite promise and date
for Wheeling. II is difficult TO secure
promise from him as hundreds OF
cities desired him. and everywhere he
labors he is besieged by delegations
seeking his services. When he
finally agreed with the twenty seven
men, who went 10 Toledo. to give
Wheeling six weeks. from February
18th TO March 81. 1912. he said: In
giving YOU this must disappoint
twenty-five other cities
churehmen Organize.
An organization known as the
Wheeling Evangelistic Association.
has been effected and articles of in
corporation have been prepared. The
following members constitute ciie
board OF directors: President. DIR. :.
X. Arbuthnot first vice president.
Alfred PAUL: second vice president.
Rev. W. H. Fields: treasurer. r. B.
Nay: secretary. John &. Lynch. DR..
6. r. Oliver. Dr W. A. Cook. DR.. c.
H. Robinson. Dr. G. II. Mcdonald. Rev.
J -. Workman. Rev W. :. Dysinger.
Rev. J. II. Littell. Rev. J. VI. Potter.
Rev. F. r. Ross. Rev J. y. Leyen-
berger. Guy Il. (. Allen. Prof n. II.
Work. John VI Brown. Dr. J. 4 Mon
roe. W. a. Wilson. " T. Mitchell. :.
+. Parker. u. l.. Bond. Henry +. Jones
and ". n. Metzner.
The city will he divided into about
one hundred and fifty prayer meeting
districts. hundreds OF church mem
bers will be placed on committees
and a choir OF more than five hundred
will come 10 Wheeling with his band
Of ten or more trained evangelistic
workers and remain six weeks. which
Is the usual length Of his campaigns.
\ temporary tabernacle will be built
on the Twcnty-siXth street play
grounds. with a seating capacity or
about 800. The grounds has been
secured through the National Tube
Al 81 al
grounds association The cost Of The
campaign for the tabernacle. the OK
pert workers. and all local expenses
vii be approximately sS.n00 This
amount will be guaranteed by the sale
OF stock NJ 500 per share. The sub
scribcrs for stock will become mem
beers Of The Evangelistic association.
In no city where Mr. SUNDAY has con
Quoted an evangclistic campaign has
il been necessary % call for the pay
ment Of the stock The collections AZ
the meetings have in every case met
the expenses Mr. Sunday requires no
personal guarantee OF any kind lie
receives the free.will offerings on the
closing DAY OF the campaign. out Of
which no pays part ~ the salaries or
his corps of WORKERS out Of graft
tude the people always voluntarily
make a liberal Offering for Mr.. Sun
day
Sunday night. 1uly 9th. six wecSs'
campaign was closed IN Erie that was
marvclously successful In spite OF the
sitting heat
A. Toledo the revival cclipscd all
others There were 1855 conversions
and church members we're imbued
with new spirit 4 personal work
crs league WAS organized az the close
~ the campaign with membership
~ 2OnU men To- continue aggressive
religious work In that CITY.
At Sew Castle. Pa. there we're
6.6N3 converts and ~ Lima. O. $3.50.
st the close 81 the Lima campaign
last April the Republican Gazette
commented editorially. rs follows
To day billy Sunday will make his
last appeal and say farewell 10 The
people of Lima and vicinity This
simple statement will be- read ----n
most profound regret bs the thou
sands who have rallied To- his sTdnG.
ard
six weeks aro today no frst az.
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