The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-22
MINISTER'S TELL or HIS MAGNETIC
QUALITIES AND STIRRING
TALKS.
FEW OPPOSE COMING
OF I24 MEMBERS OF MINISTERIAL
UNION. reS ARE WITH HIM.
INTERESTING TALKS
AT Y. VI. Z. A.

We cannot give a positive state
ment as TO the coming Of Billy sun
day TO Richmond" said Secretary s. X.
Mckee at y VI. &. A. yesterday after
noon, but we are oA his favorable list.
I believe he has really made UP his
mind, ana will come TO Richmond a
year earlier than has been suggested.
We must all get together and pray for
him and hts work. and Inject enthus-
iasm into the hearts of our friends
so that all opposition TO His coming
may Danish"
The Echo Meeting" at Y. NJ Z. A.
yesterday afternoon. presided over by
Secretary Mckee. was we'll attended.
4 number OF encouraging messages
were presented by various members
OF the committee. which recently went
to Philadelphia to extend an invita-
eion 20 Mr.. sunday TO visit Richmond.
Majority For Sunday.
AT the opening OF the meeting il
was shown that of t23 members OF
the Ministerial Union. los favored the
coming of sunday. OF the remaining
number eleven are in opposition and
ave are neutral.
Members OF the committee W no spoke
were limited to a few minutes, and the
account OF the trip was delivered piece
by piece under separate headings. one
told OF the great tabernacle itself:
another of the outside crowds: another
OF the inside crowds; another OF the
singing: still another the Booze Meet
ing and another the visit OF the
committee 10 the Sunday home where
the evangelist received them in his
bed.
The latter description was given by
Rev, DR. w. Russell Cecil. II had
been previously arranged. that formal
invitation ahouid be extended and
speakers had been chosen TO make the
speeches. This arrangement was
broken up By Mr.. Sunday himself. who
interrupted the frs; speaker and the
conversation became general and in
formal. WIKI members of the deiega-
lion sitting on the sides Of the bed, and
standing around the room.
The evangelist would not commit
himself, az many weeks and months
have already been taken up for future
meetings In various sections of the
country.
All the speakers Nere struck with
the sincerity and the earnestness OF
Billy Sunday.
sunday His Inspiration.
Rev w, 7. Hall. of Iulmanuel Bap-
list Church. said Sunday had been his
Inspiration. He followed him UP in
self Went into the ministry and the
sincerity and magnetism of the man
had helped him TO his aspirations
Rev. Wesley Baker, OF First Pres
byterian Church, South Richmond, told
OF the great crowds--how men and
women lost buttons from their coats,
and crowded and pushed and scram hled
TO get into the tabernacle.
Rev. J. r. Johnson of Venable-
fence In getting into the tabernacle.
billy sunday is a great big man"
said Mr.. Johnson, and his sincerity
must impress one"
Rev. Sam Templeinan- OF NorthsEde
Baptist Church, was scheduled 70 talk
about Sundays booze" sermon.
We have all spoken on temperance
said Mr.. Templeman, and we have
felt proud. perhaps, that We have been
able to do some good. but when we
hear Sunday. we must admi, that we
haven't given the whislley demon halt
as much as he deserves"
Rev. Gerald Cuiberson. OF Third
Christian Church. told OF the nasnf-
tnde of the tabernacle itself. and how
II was built SO that in case OF IRE or
panic the walls could he knocked out
with one blow.
Mr.. J. II. Chappell. a layman. vol
unteered to tell his experience in the
Sunday matter.
Prejudice Overcome.
He said he was pre5ndiced, and had
expressed himself against the idea OF
inviting the evangelist to Richmond
in order to satisfy himself lie went
TO Philadeiph and got into the meet
ins Before he had been there ave
minutes his prejudice had vanished,
Other speakers pointed out that many
of those who opposed the coming OF
Sunday were people who were inter
ested In liquor business. or were news
papers who were antagonistic to any
move for the betrerment OF communi-
ties.
Secretary Mckee explained that the
cost would not be SO great 4. Is a
big thing. he said. but II every man
who attended contributed five cents
the expenses would easily be met.
after $4,000 had been collected ir.
Philadelphia, they stopped taking col
lecsions. Now they have two week
for some special charitable purpose"
said Mr.. Mckee.
Mr.. Sunday is given voluntary
contribution on the last day OF the
meeting
The sense of those who went 70
rhiiadelphfa, Il uaniber Of whom spoke
sesfertay. was that the Sunday Ine6t-
Jn6u hora would REBOUND Hreekly NJ ~
na1eex Na1enss IL IN