Omaha daily bee., 1914-03-30
THIS IN SPITE OF WEATHER
Lowering Skys Fail to Keep Down
the Increasing Attendance.
GENERAL MOVE PROVES POPULAR
Many Who Are Strangers to Church
Join Procession.
LEADERS ARE ALL PLEASED
Promoters of the Go-tO-Church Cam
paiRn say that Its Success Was
Far Above Their Antici-
milton.

In spite of mud, cloudiness, extreme
humidity and the imminence Of hard
rainstorm, Omaha's "Go-to-Church Sun
day" was a huge success. Increases in
attendance of from 20 to 100 per cent were
noted at every church service, and the
congregations at the morning worship
were especially large, crowding many of
the places of worship to their utmost
capacity and presenting audiences TO
some ministers bigger than they had en-
loved for many months, or even years.
That Omaha was really awake TO the
"Go-to-Church" campaign and to the ad-
vantages offered by church attendance
was fully demonstrated by the turnout
Yesterday. Hundreds Of men, women and
Ichildren who had never been inside OF
Z a church, or who at least had not at
tended religious services for long time,
mingled with regular members at all the
churches and we're made to feel at home
by the ministers and churchmen
Lenders Are Pleased.
Rev. Frederick 7. Rouse, chairman Of
the general committee of ministers and
layman in the "Go-to-Church' campaign
Publicity Director E. f. Denison, and
other leaders in the movement said last
night that the project had been most
successful. and that even the untaVoraole
weather had not had a deterring influ-
cnce in the general result.
'An Omaha has made tremendous
response to the call of the churches -
said Rev. DR.. Rouse. 1.-THE acceptance of
the invitation to go to ch"Tch has been
practically universal, and from the atti-
tude OF the people after the services, we
feel that every Sunday will be 'Go-to-
Church day from now on"
That great permanent good Will follow
the campaign, is believed by every per-
son who has taken part in it." said Mr..
Denison, 1--WE feel that continuous
church attendance and continued results
are assured and that the inevitable moral
uplife and civic awakening which comes
from increased religious activity win un-
doubtedly be enjoyed by the city.
Campaign NOnsectariaH'
The general campaign has been inter-
denominational and nonsectarian, all
religions and creeds joining in the COM
mon movement to widen their scope OF
influence for the general good OF Omaha.
Now that people have gone to church.
they can personally realize that the
churches offer uplift TO all who are
part of them. The future Of the move
rnent now rests with the individual
church organizations, which are planning
to follow up the general campaign with
more detailed ones in their own COM
mundies."
The largest church naturally had the
biggest attendance yesterday, their
greater seating capacity, central location
and more extensive advertising giving
them the maximum amount of patronage
from people who usually do not go to
church. They report doubled attendance
in most instances, and all of the big
churches in the central part OF the city
we're crowded to the doors.
In sSome cases folding chairs had to be
placed in the aisles and in the rear OF
tho buildings to accommodate the sur
plus attendance. Even the record-break-
ing attendances of certain Easter Sun
days, when the weather was perfect and
the occasion such that STYLE rather than
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