The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-30
INCREASED ATTENDANCE
At BAPTIST MEETINGS
Evangelistic Campaign Is Attracting
Attention OF White aud
COlored.
DAILY SERVICES ARE HELD
Twenty-Four Churches Join in Sim.
ultaneous Seryices-Meetings at
Noon in Shops and Factories.
Musical Program This Morning.

Increased attendance was reported
last night by the pastors whose
churches arc uniting in the concerted
evangclistic meetings. The city-wide
revival campaign OF the Baptists is
creating much interest, and the no.
suits are now being SEEM
On account OF tho absence OF Rev.
weston Bruncr. general evangelist.
who was in Baltimore arranging for
- similar campaign there. Evangelist
Raleigh Wright presided over the In
spirational service at the First Bap-
list Church yesterday morning. He al.
r"cted the devotional haif.hour period,
following an inspiring lecture by Rev.
+. Y. Lamb. Special prayers were Of
Tered by Rev. George Nv. Mcdaniel. ID.
D.. and Eraneelists j ". Bailey and
l.. G. Wolfe. Rev J. L. Willie, OF Ma
con, was the speaker ut the union day
meeting. taking az his theme, THE
Holy Ghost"
Evangelist S. w. Kendrck spoke 10
n large congregation of colored PEG.
pic at First Baptist Church tcolored),
Broad and Fourteenth Streets. yoster.
day afternoon. This Is the place OF
central meeting each day for the four
colored churches engaged In tho city.
wide campaign. ~ splendid work Is
In progress among the 10000 colored
Baptists here, under the direction OF
Evangelists Bailey. of Texas: Carroll.
of South Carolina, and Hughes. OF Nor.
folk.
SERVICES AT VIRGINIA
UNION UNIVERSITY
Special scrvices are held at the vir-
ginia Union University daily for the
colored men who are students at this
institutions. Street meetings arc be.
ing planned for Saturday hight. and
n mass- meeting for colored men only
Is scheduled Tor Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 oclock In Fifth Street Church.
Rev. Richard Carroll. of South Caro-
lima. who Is preaching each night at
Fifth Baptist Church, Harvey and
Cary Streets, will be the speaker.
Ono OF the most interesting services
conducted by the workers yesterday
was that ut the Railroad y. NJ. c. a.
when the Thursday Luncheon and Bible
study Club was addressed by. Or. Lewis
VI. Roper, OF Petersburg. Special music
was rendered by the male quartet. IL.
W. Grice presided at the meeting.
At 10 o'clock this morning the visit
ing musicians who are assisting In the
local evangelistic campaign Will give
an elaborate musical program at First
Baptist Church, consisting of vocal
Reese is to be the speaker nj the in.
spirational hour.
EVERY ONE REQUESTED
TO HIRING 4 NAIL
Tomorrow morning All event in the
religious life of the city, which VIII
attract large crowd and doubtless re-
suit I'm great and lasting good. Is the
widely advertised "Twenticth Century
Special for Richmond Young People,"
q mass meeting to be conducted by DR..
Weston Bruncr at First Baptist
Church, ut 10 o'clock Everybody Is
requested to bring n nail.
The following is the program of
meetings to be held to-day:
$3.50 ~. M.--"The utilitarian," sub
ject, OF lecture by l.. V. Lamb.
10 a. M.-AIusical program: solos,
duets and male quartets.
1880 y. M-Scrmon by Evangelist
7. o. Reese.
1880 ~. M-Meeting at Virginia
Union University.
Noon--speciai services in shops and
factories.
p. M.--Union day meeting for coll
ored people at First Baptist Church
(colorcd) Rev. S. w. Kendriclk.
speaker.
S p. M.--Evangelistic services in
twenty four white and colored
churches.