The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-17
Whirlwind Church Campaign
Will Start With Four
Thousand Workers.
IINErEEN CITY DISTRICTS
All Denominations Join in Big
Movement to Secure Re
ligious Figures.

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nond In the short time of two hours.
rom 5 to D o'clock. 1000 workers VIII
AXE the religious census of Richmond's
population in Il purely undenominatlon-
. manner
The objec, OF Visitation Day" as
..iay IS will be called. is to give II
printed invitation II every person in
the city TO attend the sunday school
and church OF individual choice and TO
secure record of the church err
once of every individual. to be gr IL to
The pastor. priest or rabbi. as prefer ed.
The census plan is in no sense Il de-
uomnational scheme; there Will b. no
~ Selyt!ng and no unsccmly attempt
- pry into the private affairs of the
people. !, is an effort. promoted by
Gil creeds ard denominations in union
TO visit every home in the city on
tae same day. for the purpose of bring
ing the churches in closer touch with
the people. Visitation Day" is being
promoted by the Richmond City De-
partmcnt OF the Virginia and Interna-
i!onal Sunday School Association. with
the cooperation of the Protestant,
Catho!!c and Jewish Sunday schools
churches and synagogues, Ministerial
Association. knights OF Columbus. st
Vincent de Paul Society. Young Mems
Christian Association. Young Womcn's
Christian Association, Young Peoples
Societies Mems Federated Bible Class
-. Brotherhoods, Associated Charities,
roc!al workers. etc.
Nineteen Districts.
III order to make this whirlwind
canvass. the city will be divided into
nineteen districts, each with super
.ntendent. These districts will in
urn be subdivid:d among section
supervisors VINO Will each have a
:orcc OF workers under his control
Wherever possible the census visits
will be made by two workers. of Iif-
,ercnt denominations. who Will not he
assigned to territory OF more than
one block. Usually two visitors can
Visit fifteen homes an hour. AS soon
as the visiting is completed the work
ers turn over their cards to the super
v'sors. who give them TO comnitte es
made up of all denominations for
Transcription to block sheets for per-
manent record and future work The
records are then classified and turned
over TO the various pastors, priests
and rahbis. No invidlous dcnomina-
iional statistics arc published.
Between the hours OF and s.
o'clock, it Will be asked OF every man,
woman and child in Richmond, first.
the name ana occupation: second, the
chufch attended. If any; third. the
Genominational preference If no church
is attended. Where preference i,
some cA"reh or denomination is eS-
pressed, the record card will be turn
over TO the pastor. priest or rabbi. as
the case may be; where there is no
preference expressed. duplicate cards
VIII be made and one given to every
church. of very faith. in the particular
section of the city
sunday morning. In the various
sunday schools and churches Of tho
,i'y, the cali for census workers will
he issued, and tremendous response
Is anticipated. From his preliminary
work here. ]. Shreve Durham. super
intendent Visitation for International
sunday School Association, believes
mat there VIII he no difficulty in OBJ
tanning the needed corps Of yisitors
III Kansas City, there were 1000 morr
oiiers oil service than were needed
Hliniiar campaigns conducted by Mr.
nuinaIa, under the auspices OF the
International Sunday School Assoc;a
ton, in Chicago. Philadelpb,a Io,,,s
VILE Denver. Toronto. Oklahom, Gu.
Ne" orleans and Kansas CITY have
Ee"onstrated the practical results
'elt by all the churches of these
CUES from the "visitation pav,'
big Organizations.
stewart Bryan Will be general
chairman OF the visitation organIza
ION whiie John Garland Pollard 90
~. a''''ian OF the. central committees
n general superintendent arc ]
SATeVo Durham. Thomas c. Digs ,r,i
X r McGtu; chairman districts = i.m ,a
I'm, Chairman publicity committfc
n, II o!denoy, Jr.; chairman visitors,
committee. Frank r. Crump.
inc advisory and general COMMIT,
.ses aFs made up OF the following,
;, ADVISORY COMMUNICATIONS Stewart
nryan, Bishop Collins Denny. Governor
''.'am hodges Mann. Ex-Governor 4
- Montague, t-Goyernor
SON rather j. Il. O'Reilly, p. D., RAIN;
Edward \. calisch, Pm. D.. John e
nasan, Mayor d. c. Richardson. P.v
w. j. Young. u. D.. Oliver i. sands
\. W. Patterson. Rev. \. L. rhjllns
y. d. Rev Joseph T. Watts. nv
george T. Green. Rev. II. C Co,nbs
Nev. John Moncure, Charles H. Guy.
"cnernl G ommittee-Rev. Rylald
might. D. O.. Baptist: Father H !
MrN.'iTeE. d. D.. Catholic; ]. J. Cream
eF' Nhgais o! Columbus: y J. Cavo-
naugh. -. Vincent De Pau, Socis,,..
Rev. II. ID. c. Maelachlan. II. r., Chris
,lan; Rev. w Russell Bowie. D. u
bP!scopal; Rev o. Guthc. D. D., Ger.
man Evangelical: Charles Hutzler
President Synagogue; Rev. ]. J. schcr
er. ,Ir' u. D.. Lutheran; Rev Frank l.
wells. D. D.. Methodist Ep!scoDal
souuh' fev D. Clay Lilly. d. D., Pres
oy'erian; Rev w. j. Young. d. D..
Ministerial Association; Judge Eraes,
II. Wells. Mems Bible Glass Fedora
lion; H. NJ Starke. Baraca and Phila
thea Glasses; S. X. Nick &c. Y. VI. C. A.:
MISS Cath crime Halves. Y. " c. A.:
Rev. w. T. Johnson, d. d.. BAPTIST
tco'ored): Rev c. I. Somers. E;,isco.
pal tco!ored) Rev. s S. Morris. r.. ID.
Methodist tcolored: Rev. Scott C. Bur
rell, n d. Y. VI. c. 4. fcolored).
VIII Meet at Alexandria.
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