Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-02-21
ENTIRE Chicago
STIRRED BY go
IOCHURCR CRY
Thousands Attend Services for
First Time in Years-Great
Campaign a Success

The Chicago Daily News OF January
81 caffies~a story which tells In a
graphic manner the results of the
great chureh-attendance campaign re.
Gently carried on in the eastern city.
It is Of unusual interest locally from
the fact that 1Ae Honolulu churches
are carrying on similar campaign,
although they have set no definite
date on which to take count of the
increased number Of people attending
services. The story in the Chicago
Daily News follows:
Thousands of men and women will
worship tomorrow in Chicago
churches, some for the first time in
decades. Some will renew a habit
that had firm hold. on them IN
youth, but lost its influence on them
as they grew older and moved into
new communities with which they had
little in common. All of them will
ing cry, which has been sounded for
the last six weeks by nearly every
minister in the city and echoed by
social and business organizations.
Whole Community Stirred.
The number of those who will leave
their homes to attend services tomor-
row morning for the first time in
years is problematical, but it is safe
to assume, hackers of the movement
assert, that the city will present the
appearance of a community stirred
with. religious fervor The rush of
numbers of men and women to the
churches will be comparable to the
response Of crowds to the preaching
of Peter the Hermit in the middle
ages, and to that of John Knox and
John Wesley In later times, according
to A. g. Fegert, in charge of the
workers.
go to Church Sunday" that is the
call that is speeding over numerous
telephone wires today as a result OF
the determination of the pastors that
no one shall be allowed to forget the
day is close at hand. Eearly tomorrow
scores Of students Of theological sem.
inaries and members of bible classes
will attempt to reach by telephone
such persons in their communities as
have not been spoken to before.
To Phone Walks Are Swept. y
The call will be something like this:
Please come to the -- church
at 1890 o'clock this morning. We
are located just three blocks east of
your home and the sidewalks have
been swept all the way"
Clean sidewalks as an aid to pro-
gress of prospective churchgoers was
emphasized today by Mr.. Fegert, who
sent q message to the ministers. ask
ing them to inform their communi.
cants that all walks in the vicinity
OF churches ought to be cleared.
slippery or impossible sidewalks
may keep some faint hearted people
ats home" said Mr.. Fegert on his mo-
tice. Can you not call for volunteers
IN your section Of the city to clear
the walks In time for services?"
Good news is coming in every
minute, said Mr.. Fegert Charles
'LAngman Of the Langman Teaming
Company just telephoned me that a
man who has not been to church in
~ years has informed him he Is 90
Ing. When ! mailed a letter at the
postoffice yesterday the registry
clerk Informed me that a postoffice
employe who has not been to church
IN I'VE years will attend services to.
morrow. Any minister has had scores
OF messages like that
Nsperville to Name Overflow.
One of the biggest overflow meetings
is expected to be held in NaperyilIe
III. NaperyiTle is credited with bay.
ing the first 60 to Church" Sunday
OF the country over a year ago. The
subject was first proposed in Chicago
Dy Mr.. Fegert, who had the Christian
Endeayor society go on record in IA
vor Of the go to Church" Sunday on
May Z, 1872
Plan Sunday Parade.
Twelve churches will participate In
q GO to church Sunday" parade to be
held this afternoon in the vicinity of
North Halsted street and Fullerton
avenue. Edward T. Halsey win act
as grand marshal. The Rev. Samuel
). Skeylngton, pastor of the Belden
Avenue Baptist church, said:
We want all the people to realize
that the churches will help them.
Never has this fact been advertised
so well as during this Go to church
Sunday campaign"
One 60 to church Sunday" parade
was held last night. Members of
the Wicker Park Methodist church or
ganized their parade in front of the
church at North Robey street and the
Evergreen avenue and marched to the
accompaniment of music by a brass
band in the district bounded by West
North avenue, Milwaukee avenue,
West Division street and North West
ern avenue. Wagons and automobiles
bore signs with the inscription. Go to
church Sunday"
Transparencies Are Used.
Transparencies were used bearing
notices such as the following:
Young Men-Go to Church Sun.
day ~
Some TO the Wicker Park Meth
odist Episcopal Church
Similar invitations were borne by
the marchers to apply to young wo-
men" children" and colder men and
women"
The woman's section of the parade
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