The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-31
PATERSON FEELS
BENEFIT OF BILLY
Churches Have Large COngre-
cations on First Sunday
After lie Leaves.
GET MANY NEW MEMBERS

PATERSON, May Bobby sunday has
come and gone. but the wav or re-
form which he started will go rolling
on forever, gathering strength each day
at least. such is the opinion of many
leading ministers of the city. To-day Ia
the first sunday since B.lly's farewell
10 Paterson, and II is the first sunday
the churches have been opened In two
months. as II was arranged to Keep
them closed on Sundays while he was
holding his revival.
Fifteen Of the leading ministers said
that they had unusually large attend
ances today. and have had many peo-
pie Join their churches. II II estimated
tina between 1900 and 10000 per-
sons attended the churches which we're
interested in B!lly's revival. TINS IL
about 5000 more than the average
attendance before Billy came to town.
or about 20 per cent.
n minister's are enthusiastic over
the success OF the revival. a success
which they bcll,ve has not exhibited Its
full strength. Almost 400 new mber
Joined the churches to-day, which IL
a record for any sunday.
Of the 1855 trail hitters Billy secured
about 5000 gave Paterson addresses.
Each gave his name and address and
preferred n church. Each church has
obtained the names OF all who chose
IL and the ministers have been rounding
up these individuals. More than half
OF the Patersonians were already church
members or churchgoers before hey
gave their names to Billy.
The Rev. J. F. Miller Of the Madison
Avenue Presbyterian Church. president
Of the Paterson Ministerial Association.
aNN -. No. aANI
that he had to-day the largest congre-
CATION in four years.
"It IL most gratifying" he said, "and
full credit for II belongs 10 the Rev.
william Sunday.
Another point which deserves 10 he
made clear Is that many business men
have told me that there is a perceptible
difference In the conduct of their en-
ployees since Mr.. Sundays effect began
TO he felt"
lie said his church has established
since the revival a mems Bible class
with 1875 members. The Totowa Pres
byterian Church has also established "A
mems Bible class. with ninety members.
The Madison Avenue Presbyterian
Church received twelve new members
to-day. making a total of seventy-nine
since Billy came to town.
The Broadway Reformed Church re-
ceived iifty-two new members. making
a total NJ eighty-six since Rilly's coming.
This establishes n new record for that
church. which Ii so fiourishing now that
II has started r hranch called the
Church of the Covenant.
The Rev. Winfield g. ~Snodgrass NJ
the Market Street NJ. T. Church. chair
mar OF the Paterson Law and order
League. said that he had the largest at
tendance that he has had in two years
and that forty new members Joined the
church to-day.
This is due purely { Mr.. sunday"
said he "Hc had a wonderful effect
upon Paterson. In rounding up the
trail h!tters | find that the results are
spreading moro and more. Family con-
li'ions are better and there Is far less
drinking"
Jack Cardlr. Billy's trainer. Is s,,ll
IN Paterson. Indeed. he likes the town
so we'll that he says he IL going to get
Il home here and will send TO Chicago
FOR his wife and children very soon.
Jack spoke this afternoon to 400 men
in the Paterson Avenue Church and
preached at the evening service.
chief Of Police John Binson said that
II Is too early 10 Judge ~ the results
from R.lly's visit