The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-01-05
pEWS IN CHURCHES
 FILLED YESTERDAY
Home Sunday Following Modern Advertising Methods, Increases
 Attendance
LOCsL PASTORS PRAISE IDEA
Delief That Continuance of Publicity Win Greatly Increase Church.
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Wells did you read the 'ad' In sat- urda4ss Farmer advising people to go 10 charch and did you follow it's in 5nnctions2g Advertising creates a de- man, q. demand creates style soon, and not to go to church will be con sidered sso1d faehioned'' Or out of utyies' in Bridgeport
 People not intimately couyersant with church affairs were rather star tied week ago Saturday to read a large and interesting advertisement in each Of the local newspapers, advis- ing everybody in general to go to some church on the following day. This was the first definite step of the new Publicity c-ub which is com rcsed of many influential men of our city
 A number of prominent minister's were interviewed by The Farmer reia- tive to the results Of the advertising. All agreed that, cozsfdering the nis- erabIe weather of the day, they had remarkably large audiences. This they attributed largely to the new movement and expressed themselves highly in favor of it.
 T7E PEOPLES CHURCH Revs H. A.. Davenport pastor of the Peoples church, said:
 tsThe audience today has been ur- usually large and while, of course, it 1s rather hard to judge on the first Sunday of the year, as most people ru to church on that day anysvay-, I feel that the advertising has had something to do with it. You think. then. that this move rzfert is a good thingz'' he was asked ..Tes. undoubtedly, it will stir up all around and will do a great deal of sood-s
 wAsH1NGToN. PARK
 I E. CHURCH The Rev. Everett A. Burnes. of the Washington Park A- P church. said. its going to be fine thing It gone to sleep
 FIRST M. E. CHURCH
 The Rev. George Brown, of the First MT E church, repOrted- s ssThe attendance was exceptionally good for such day, ordinarily F; would have been about three fourtns of what we had or course this is the first Sunday of the month and that may have had Something to fi0 with IL. but think this new movement 2 fine thing
 PREsBYTERIAN CHURCH
 ma Rev. J. MacIaren Richardson of the Presbyterian church said:
 There was a definite result at our church. I noticed a larger asldience sunday of this new movement, you kno~ without question t Is a good thingH
 ST. JOHNS CHURCH 5S
 The Rev. Frank IL Bigelow assist ant rector Of St Johns Episcopal church. said that considering the a weather. it was rather hard to judge fhe effect but that he had had very good congregation for the day
 ..Undcubtedly it will have good efEect. he added
 SOUTH CHURCH
 pr. Richard l.. Swain Of the South CongregationaI church said
 ..On account Of the weather today, st Is not fair to judge, but with us, fl.e attendance has been unusually good all through the rall--anueh better than any time before. since have tsen in Bridgeport This new mog e rnent will do a lot or good by setting reople to thjnkiug- 1t is oug tne right line and is bound to bring re- sults-s'
 FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
 The Rev. John Richard Brown of ts,e First Bautist church when asked ff he had noted any result, said;
 ssyg7hv can hardly tell so soon There were good many strfsngeTs III 2 church this norning-peop1e whom I had never seen before- Last Sunday there was a noticeable increase or T7eF,nlsz who do not regularly come to church. I think this new movement ik a splendid thing, but 1t WILL or course. take several Sundays to make much difference -''
 CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH
 The Rev. William Swanson of the Calvary Baptist church could not De reached himself but a member of his fannfiv said that they felt safe i1i saving that MT. Swanson considered this movement a very good thing; that they had noticed larger congre- ,1f, church and that 4bex found a number of people talk ing about this new step. There had been several calls from people who did not attend church, saving that they were going to start the new Tnat the new movement had had a. lot to do with this
 Children of St. John's