Evening journal., 1914-02-09
USE POLICE TO
HANDLE CROWD
In ONE CHURCH
eEVerybod3 Go to Church
Sunday Joins All MethO-
6Ist EdiilceS
PASTORS REPORT LARGEST
kTTlNDANCES IN YEARS

Reports fron maay Methods.
preachers were received this morning
at The meeting Of the Methodist
Preachers Association ss 20 the num-
Der oi persons who attended their
churches ycsterday. Everybody-go-
Church. day, Some Of the pTesch-
efs ssia that the congregations were
100 per cent larger yesterday than
90 the average sundays and that ip
sorls cases persons who bad not gone
70 church 10 20 sears attended SER
vices yes.crqaJ.
Dr. ~. T. S. Murray probably had
the largest congregation at Epwortn
~. %. Church that has ever attend
ed any service there. at The night
service II required two policemen 70
keep the center aisle of the church
clear. Or. Murray estimated that
1900 persons were In the church
while 1000 persons could not galp
sdmittance. About S05 rersops az.
tended the morning service and fl5
we're present a. the Sunday school
The Increased attendance was help
90 al night by the presence Of ssv-
eral orders who attended aud pre-
aepted Gags to the church.
Grace NJ Z. Church bad such largo
congregations az az Of its services
that the gallery bad 20 be used. Five
hundred white carnations bad beeu
purchased 70 be given away Of the
morning service but these were soon
taken up BY the crowd and members
gave their flowers 20 Visitors
The Rev r. G. MacSorley reported
that 800 persons attended the mornipg
services IN McCabe Memorial Church,
2t7 were present % the sunday School
end $50 persons attended the night
service
Two hundred persons attended the
services IN Wesley ", T. Church 10
the morping, 9Ss the sunday school
and $50 last plght.
The Rov. o. II Collins. pastor OF
Madoley Church. South Wilmington.
reported the largest Attendance IN the
history % the church
81 Mt salem " Z Church Or.
Morgan stated the capacity OF the
church wss taxed at all The services.
The Rev. George White Dawson re-
ported an exceedingly good day and
that bic church was crowded at all
services.
TIE Rev Vaughn 5 Collins re.
ported fiO persons az the morning scr.
vices at ST. Paul's. 800 at tho night
service ADD 323 at sunday School Niue
pereoaA were admittsd to church mem.
bcrship By letter and six Oh probation.
There we're ~ persons ~ be morn
'ug services and 10 az the evening
cryices IN Nineswood cbdrch
The Rev. G. T. Anderson reported
z l.lndred per cent iucrease ~ Har-
fisou street Church, 1888 persons
offending ell the services 10 the
About 500 nersous attended the SER
y.ce % SilYerbrook Church IN the
pioruing
uniou Church showed an increase
oi about so per cent almost ] 600
PEOPLE attending the services.
The Rev. " g. Wise stated that
biz congregation suppressed anything
M years. His collections were
double without word being said
about money. and four we're con
yertod while seven we're al the altar
81 the end Of the services.
The Rcv r. G. Wright. pastor Of
M Lebanon Church. reported a very
l4l ~ NNHsl Ne4RNut NHltu oNl lnnNtN
bic cxpectatiopl.
The Rev. B. S. Latshaw made =
house 70 house canvas at Richardson
Park with tho result that be had 8
40 per cent incresse 10 bis corgre-
cation
a large copgresation vas present
g the services IN the Swedish NJ. Y.
Church.
rhe Rev. +. H. Harding. paetor Of
Hillcfeat Church, reported . bic congre
gatlop, hut stated the 'hie day' at bis
church would Be next sunday, when the
congregation viii occupy Sta new church
Tor the hrst time.
The Rev. O. h. Connolly reported that
the elects ct the movement bad spreal
20 Chrstiana Church and be Noticed 9
be increase.
The Eev, j. A. T. Foast. paator o.
Tgiou II. T. Church, stated that many
coiored persons were in attendance yes
terday although no extra effort bad beer
nude to get then, 70 come 10 church
newport, Del. also had an livery
boly.g .go,to-church Sunday With the re
nlt that $50 persons attended th'
Methodist Church, ls0 the celore.
church and many more attended th
Episcopal Church.