The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-24
GROWING N
CITF-W|DE SERVICES
Simultaneous Reviyals In Methodist
Churches Continue To Attract
Large Crowds.
MANY ASK FOR PRAYERS
Number of Conversions Secured In
Several OF thc Churcl,es-Pnstors.
In Many Gases Are Assisted BY
Visiting Preac; .ers---Musi. Is Good

! The simultaneous revival services
| being held In the Methodist churches
| of Richmond in the city-wide evangel-
! istic camgaign are creating great in
! terest. Sermons are being preached
each evening in all the city's Metho-
dist churches BY the pastors or by
visiting breaches who are very ef-'
fective In reaching the people who
gather in the houses of worship.
Since the first of the services there
! have been several who have asked
for prayers and a number OF CONVEX
sions are reported as having been
/ secured at several of the churches.
A number OF the church organ!Za-
tons have formed squads" of per-
sonal workers who are doing an eff
fective work and indications are that
; much good will be accomplished be-
! fore the services are brought to
conclusion. The entire church organ
izations are working together and each
church is cooperating with the other.
Large Congregations Continue.
Aiding the pastors of the churches
! are the visiting evangeiists, noted
soloiSts the members OF the official
boards OF the churches and the peo-
pie of the church. Interest appears
to ne growing with each OF the sue
ceeding services, a greater interest
having neen shown at those had last
night than at either of Sundays or
Monday evenings, and large and In
terested congregation II is predicted
will continue throughout the cam
paign.
In some Of tine local Methodist
churches, the revivais are in their
second week. the services having been
begun en- SUNDAY. March IA but in
most of them the series was in
aucurated last sunday
The services IN Centenary Church
are now in their second week. Rev.
DR. r. A. smoot Is preaching at
Centenary ard the soloist leading
the specia. music Is Mrs Ralph Lud
wig Dr. Smoot preached very e.
fectiyely last right on THE First
Test Of the Cross The indifferent
and the careless are being awakened
q nd the spiritual lie of the church j.
being quickened- The congregation
at the close OF the sermon appeared
deeply IMPRESSED and number gave
personal testimony q the Lords good
ness.
y -DunklE..- Is -prea ching
sermons that are tjue}v and Nell re-
ca!ved In Barton HEIGHTS Methodist
I Church and the congregation of that
church liz bending every effort 10
I make the series mean much to ths
community.
In Other City Churches.
ar Monument there Were large COW
eregations and mueh interest mani
tested. Rev. A. L. Franklin prea ched
an excellent sermon last night on
''Consecration." A chorus choir has
been organized and Il is inspiring the
crowds that come Mrs. Anderson
sang a solo,
From Central which come reports
to the cffaef THAT the crowds are
e-ai have asked the PRAYERS of the
church. a larre number ~ the
church members have ple.Tced them
selves TO att ennt To bring AZ least one
to Chr'st dvr'np tha meeting Rev.
W L. Mnrnhv preached last night or
"Pe~scra' work"
At Denny Stree Church the men
are taking a. active part in fha work.
large rner,'s rih'A class holds a
prayer rrea.ine half 'our ha'o~e each
service The CONGREGATION r. 'ar~e Ia
mach Interested and the paeto~. Rev.
7 ". Tu@r Is doing the preaching
with mpch o~ectiveness
Rev l. r Bransford. ~ pi> cks-
b,,r~ IS Sofus the p~Aachin~ AZ
A~F.urv church. Last ni9ht his tf~ra"
was THE Power and Work OF the
King"
On fhe Sor,.hs;de.
Tsa -Avjvai started ~ ve-v ausoic-
so1Ysiv Mt che vast End Methods.
church. uun Street The pastor.
Rev q w. ~. Tavior is nr~a ching
each evening 30 LARGE cong-e~sfiors
A largo COMMITTEES o< about SFtv
personal wn~xsr~ has heAr o-variged
IA 1- pereorat work among The NON
Chrf-+fe,s TN'r ccmr1it'Ae Is called
into session after the %Aruiar meeting
"a closed 70 make ~anort% or tire work
the dav before They are usirr a
card printed for the nu~rose While
there has been m horse to horee
Ssnvess each member of The commit
tee is making a personal canvass.
There are MANY SIGNATURES ~ persons
who desire the "hetter life" alreadv
turned IN anS tire rsstor IS KEEP, busy
eaci, sav Ioottinv the~a m.
Use RilIv SUNDAY Pvmn pnoks,
largo chorue chnlr &C. doing the
starfne led hv Miss Ida Butler The
choir IL "nsv learning tire new hymns
In TIRE "p'i1v Sunday hvr,u books"
INST toprrt FROM pA.laaa'rhi, Among
rho ros. raoula- Of these hvmns "a
"r,rfghtc- the Corne- Where Won
Ara" The congregation is thrilled
wi.r this catchy hvr1n eacf, evening
Tonight Tom Fa~,ner of Nav
York. win snra' IN the church. Tis
evrerierce Sc most wonderful and
those who have not heard hir1 NAV
have TIA ,.,no~'rnitv ton'~'.