Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-10
MORE CLERGYMEN
REPORT INCREASE
IN MEMBERSHIPS
Pastors Continue to Admit
Tabernacle "Trail-hit-
ters" to Churches-"Fo
low-up" Evangelist e | i site
Campaigns Started.

Churches throughout the city continue
to receive large numbers Of new members
since BILLY" Sunday lott the city. Some
OF the pastors report the increases due
directly to tho tabernacle meetings, while
others report part OF them as "trail-hlt
ters" and persons led to conversion
largely through the religious atmosphere
that came to Philadelphia with the big
revivai campaign"
While some clergymen report that they
have not been able to get all the persons
who had turned in cards at the taber-
nacle to unite with their churches, they
are hopeful of future benefits, and in a
great many churches "follow-up' evan
gelistic services are being conducted,
The Rev. r, II. Crawford. pastor Of the
Fletcher Methodist Church, reports that
he has received into preparatory mem
bcrship 20 persons who took their stand
at the tabernacle, and that 1t has been
much easier to get new members TINS
wear because of the revival movement.
OF 10 cards received by the Rev, Will
lam Oswald, pastor of lmmanuel Baptist
Church, have been received into mem
bership, s were already members OF the
church l2 offer possibilities, 10 have pro-
duccd no definite results 3 contained the
wrong names and addresses. The Rev
j. T. Gray, pastor OF the Eric Avenue
Methodist Church, reports that OF llS
new members received since the cam
palgn started. ~ were tabernacle con-
yerts The Rev. Albert MetZgcr Wit
wor. pastor OF the Sloan Methodist
Church. reports that OF l3O persons re-
ceivcd into membership since January
/ 80 were "trail-hitters." He also re-
ports many cards to follow mp and says;
1.-THE effect on all departments of the
churchs work is marvellous
The Geigcr Memorial Church, 26th
street and West Lehigh avenue, has re-
ceived 50 tabernacle cards, and Sunday
trail -hitters" have united with the
church UP to this time. MANY more are
expected by the pastor, the Rev. ~ H.
B. Martin. who has received ~ persons
into membership since January J. me
Rev James Ramsay Swain reports that
he had his greatest increase in mem
bership on Easter Sunday or 26 re-
ceived on the first Sunday In February,
. were tabernacle converts. The rev.
Or. John Allen Blair, pastor o. the Taoer-
nacIp Presbyterian Church, reports that
his church has received q persons. I'VE
ascrihe" Doctor Blair writes, ITO the in
hucnce or the religious awakening Is,
counting both those received ON profcs-
sion and by certificate, Since March ~,
1914, the beginning Of our church year,
we have received II members on protes-
sion and by certificates
The Rev. W. NJ. Handles, pastor or
the Kensington Congregational Church,
reports 30 new members since the cam
paign began. 10 of whom were received
through convert cards. The puickened
interest and the favorable religious at
mosphere, he said, made it much NOR.
easy to obtain the others. The Rev. G,
Lee Ciaul. Of the Cooper Memorial Metho-
dist Church, reports that of ~ new MEM
hers received since January !, III were
tabernacle converts The Rev. ", q. Car
michael, pastor of the Hancock street
Methodist Church. reports 10 new mem
bers since the campaign began, nine OF
whom were "trail-hitters."
The Rev. A. a. Arthur, pnstor OF the
East Allegheny Avenue Methodist Church,
reports 40 new members slurc the Sunday
revival meetings started. of these he