Evening journal., 1914-12-28
MARCH TO CHURCH
TO Open revival
Laymen Under Flying Ban
nerS to Move on St. Paul'S
on Sunday
COMPLETE PROGRAM
FOR SOUL SAVING

Plans for what is expected to be |
the largest and most stirring revival I
ever held in Wilmington we're almost
completed today at joint session Of
Methodist Episcopal ministers and
laymon in Grace NJ. Il. Church. The
session was attended by nearly every
clergyman OF the denomination IL
this city, while the laity was well
represented. The Rev. h. l.. Hol-
fc9ker, district superintendent, who
will be director general of the CAM
paign, presided.
The revival will open at 4 o'clock
next Sunday afternoon, In st. Paul's
Church. with a meeting for men. The
Rev. George Edward Reed, pastor of
Grace Church. will be the principal
speaker and Is expected to deliver
the address. The Rev. Vaughan s.
Collins, pastor Of ST. Paul's. IN
formed the ministers that he is work
ing TO secure an attendance of l,0OO
men, and asked the cooperation OF
every Methodist Episcopal pastor and
/ layman In the city. DIT. Collins dis
closed plan whereby men of the
several congregations will meet at
the church and march under banners
which he said he was endcavoring
/ to provide. II was suggested that
all Methodist lnymon gather at their
/ several churches and march TO St.
Paul's.
The gathering at St. Paurs will be the
hrst of a series of meetings for men.
Others will be held as follows' Hnrri-
son Street Church. week of January lOi
Asburv Church. week of January IL, and
Epworth Church. week Of January ~.
Services will be conducted nightly at
81. Pauls from January TO 10 and at
Asbury from " 20 %.
Afternoon services will be conducted
during January as follows; Harrison
street Church, 4; Grace Church, . Un-
ion Church, @; Wesley Church, Z Silver
brook Church, 3; Cookman Church, ii
Mt. Salem Church, l2 McCabe Church
II; Eastlake Church, Ia; Second Metho-
dist Protestant 49, Madcley Church
IS; Scott Church, 10; kingswood Church
| 20; Trinity Church, p; Bmndywin'
Church, 22 First Methodist Protestant
| %: Asbury, 2d, and at the Swedish Mis-
sion ON the 9th. The services in cacl
- church will begin at o'clock.
I AZ the meeting today Professor Georp
r. King announced that he Is willing Z
o. lead the choir. The music committee
Y preparing to have chorus of 100 voice
and is determined to make the musicl
program feature of the revival. Ol,
fashioned Methodist hymns will be feaI
ured The question of printing sma
book containing selected numbers m
the publication Of cards bearing u
A hymns was left TO the committee.
Dr. Collins suggested that the pul
licity committee be allowed to pu
chase large banner announcing Il
revival and place Il at some poi
on Market street This may be dol
s. Questions by DR. Hoffecker develop
'e, the fact that the cottage pray
OF meetings arrangd for AZ previo
T. meetings are underway among co
" gregations throughout the city. MuI
good is expected TO result from the
at gatherings.
m That the revival will be well a
~ vertised Is assured for announc
tn ments will be placed in all Wilmin
la ton newspapers and placards co
el cerning the campaign will be CIV
he Methodist Episcopal communicates
I'd The ministers viii meet again