The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-18
MAP OUT PLANS
FOR BIG CENSUS
Religious Affiliations of All Citi-
zens to Be Obtained in
Two Hours.
ALL CREEDS JOIN IN WORK
Every Person in Richmond Will
BE Asked to Answer
Five Questions.

! Plans for the greatest religious move
ment i'm the history of Richmond were
matured yesterday afternoon at con-
ference of the general committee of
the Home Visitation Day" with j.
Shrovc Durham. secretary Of the In
| in the Business Mems club. Having
mapped out the broader lin as of the
mammoth undertaking of religious
census of Richmond in two hours ON
the afternoon OF TUESDAY. May IS. the
committee thrcshcd out tho vital minor
details in Il whirlwind fashion.
ON ccnsus-takinE afternoon. betw' zen
the hours OF and , o'clock, every
man. woman and child in the city of
Richmond, Of every faith and color.
viii be personally handed the following
! Invitation to become affiliated with
the church. cathedral or synagogue Of
his choice:
Every church. Sunday school and
synagogue in Richmond has joined in
this personal invitation to you. If you
arc now in regular attendance on the
services of your church, synagogue or
sunday school we greet YOU as n CO.
worker. If YOU do not attend we Join
in most earnest request tina, you do
so. No matter to what church YOU
Join yourself. you will receive a hearty
welcome"
VIII Ask Five Questions.
NJ the same time that this printed
card is handed the 1000 workers all
over the city will ask of each person
iive questions: First, your name. sec
ond. your address third. your nation
aiity; fourth your church connection:
NTH. your church preference.
Nhue some supcrinteudents have al
ready enlisted their visitors. an appeal
for workers will be made I'm every
church and sunday school of che city
tomorrow morning. According TO MIR.
Durham experience. the church or
sunday school which puts most into
tho movement in workers will obtain
the most results. For tins purpose of
giving the 1000 workers detailed in
structions III the duty Of ccnsus-taking.
the city has been divided into five dis
tricts. and each distric; will lave a
strictly business meeting one night
next week. On Tuesday night the West
End workers of all denominations and
crecds Will meet in tho TIA bernaL!c
Baptist Church, Meadow and Grove
Avenue; Wednesday night the Southside
workers will gather for Instructions
In the Meade Memorial Episcopal
Church. Decatur Street; Thursday night
VIC NiSitpIs OF the centrHi section Will
meet In the Grace Street Presbyterian
Church. Fourth and Grace Streets: FRI
day night the East End workers Will
assemble in St PatrlcIl's Catholic
| school room, T'wentynfth street and
on Saturday night the colored workers
Will meet in the First African Baptist
Church. College and Broad Streets.
Working Together.
There Will he no religious services
at these meetings of instruction. notn-
ing but business. This action Is taken
in order that no worker will be forced
to take part in services conducted un-
der a faith different from his own. The
plan OF undcnominational 'c9fclIowship
Tor the common good VIII be preserved
throughout the campaign il possible
After tho record cards have been dis
tributsd UNCONVENTIONAL work will be-
Sin.
In tho business spirit with witch the
whole undertaking far has been CON
Quoted. the meeting was called TO order
promptly on the stroke of o'clock
Yesterday afternoon by John Stewart
Bryan. general chairman. Every seat
in the room was occupied. business
men, clcrgymcn. rabbis and priests
rubbing shoulders In the glowing SEN
sation of unheard-of comradcsh'p.
After a short explanation of the gen
cral scheme by Nj Durham. the qucs-
tons OF the Invitation card and record
blank were submitted to two subcom-
nittces, who reported after few min
utes of deliberations Short addresses
ny general committee chairmen fol-
lowed. ana the meeting adjourned af-
ter three-puartcrs Of an hour OF record
work.