Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-12-12
PENNSYLVANIA MEN
BUSY WITH SOCIAL
AND RELIGIOUS WORK
They Lead the Country.
Will Talk for Billy"
Sunday in So Churches
omorrow.

Religious and social work in the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania has been developed
by special plans until 1t is looked upon as
the leader in such work of the large uni
sersitIes of this country. Men in every
branch OF the activities of the institution
are active in the special branches of re-
ligous and social work. Among them are
leading athletes, leaders of classes, promi-
nent fraternity men and others who are
the most popular students in the various
departments of the great college
All Of this work centres around Provost
Edgar Fahs Smith. who has been in en-
tire sympathy with the movement. He
has re-established the required chapel at
tendance. and largely through his efforts
BILLY" Sunday, the evangelist, was per,
suaded to come 10 Philadelphia on March
30 last, when he addressed thousands OF
the students, who filled the big gymna-
sium to oyerfiowing for three meetings
Several hundred of the men hit the trail'
when Mr. Sunday made an appeal at the
close of his evening sermon, and Thomas
st. Clair Evans, general secretary of the
Christian Association, says that prac
tically all these men have since become
actively identified with some kind of re.
ligIous work at the University or in the
city,
An evidence of the religious spirit I'm the
University will be given tomorrow night.
when between 1850 and $50 students and
members of the faculty, and men other
wise connected with the institution, will
speak in So of Philadelphia churches.
Through the cooperation of Mr. Evans,
the Sunday Campaign Committee has
completed arrangements for the college
men to go to the churches and tell what
Impressions the evangelist left behind him
last spring.
AT the same time the men will sneak on
Dynamic Christianity" "An Appeal for
Active Christian Life" and on christian
or Religious Work at the University"
Churches of all denominations have
thrown open their doors to the students.
and there will not be a Protestant de-
nomination before which they will not be
given q hearing.
An idea OF the type OF men that are
actively associated with the religious and
social work of the institution NAV he
gained by the mention OF Just a few OF
those who are In IT, For instance. the
president OF the Christian Association is
J. C. Patterson, president OF the senior
class in the Engineering School. winner
or the intercollegiate lO0-yard CHAMPION
snip two years ago, and member Of
this years track team. His home Is in
Baltimore, and he is a Methodist.
r. l. Schwert, OF Angola, n. Y, the
secretary Of the Business and Lutheran
work and volunteer worker In the in
terests OF the BILLY" Sunday campaign.
was on the varsity baseball team three
years, and was the captain OF last years
team. Later in the season he PLAYED
with the New York Americans. When he
graduated he was a vice president Of the
Christian Association.
X. H. Wallace, Jr., fraternity secretary
OF the association, is the captain or this
years baseball team, vice president
OF the Christian Association and secre-
tary OF the senior class IN the Wharton
School. He lives at 1914 Chestnut street
and Is member OF the Tenth Presby-
terlan ChuRch.
Henry Lewis, Jr lives al 1851 Locust
street and is the Episcopal secretary Of
the Christian Association Tie is IN the
Scientific School and Is a vice presi-
dent OF the association. AT one time he
was a cross-country runner for the
University, and Is now editor-in-chief OF
the Glass Record
Many other activities engage the ar
tention OF these men. as Is the case with
hundreds OF others who are IN the re-
ligious and social work at the institu-
ton. They are mentioned because they
are typical Of the kind OF men Old Penn
has interested In doing good
Several large colleges and universities
are now following the same kind OF
methods as those that have proved 81
successful in this university.