Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-04
TAFT MAY LEAD UNITARIAN
WAR ON BILLY" SUNDAY
Former President Invited. to Sneak
in Opposition During Patcr-
son Campaign.
SMART UNDER CRITICISMS
Will Not Attack Evangelist, but Want
to BE Prepared to Speed Speakers
to Scene OF Action in Case Their
Faith Is Attacked,
The New York Tribune OF to-day
prints the following story:

The New York Tribune Of to-day
prints the following story:
PATTERSON. y. j.. April e.-Formcr
President Taft has been Invited by the
lhitarlans to speak in Paterson dur
! ing BiilN sundays campaign here. lie
is ohiE one Of many prominent speak
rrs VINO nave been requested to offset
the effect of the SUNDAY meetings The
Ihitarians deny they are making any
attack on the evangelist. but ii is we'll
SHOWN they have snartcd under sun
days criticisms. They wish 10 be pre-
pared to speed speakers To the scene OF
action in case Mr.. Sunday saws. for in
stance. as he did I'm philadelphia They
are n lot of low NUTS: they are dying
III their own rottenncss.
There are very few tnitarians in
PATERSON. The Rev. Edgar = Weirs. Of
the Montclair Unitarian Church, and
the Rev. y. K. Shclander OF the Pas
SAFE Unitarian Church. are the leaders
III asking MIR. Taft. Charles w. Eliot.
president emeritus of Harvard. and
other notahles to speak. Besides. tn"
! CnitaranS will open Headquarters in
Orphcus Hall on Monday
we simply wish to let the people
know what Cnitarianism is and we
are going to deliver The goods" said
the Rev. Mr.. Shclandcr yesterday af-
orphcus ItnII Liberal.
orphcus Hall presents curious set
ting for the Unitarian headquarters.
II is ordinarily the home of the Pater-
son School OF Music and Art. but two
other signs on the front of the build
ing read First Church OF Christ. Sci
enlist" and christian Science Reading
Room' Another sign reads. Head
quarters for Out-of-Town Churches
During Billy Sunday Campaign" and
stili another indicates the way to Trim
itY Methodist Episcopal Church. one
To. of
ment and adjacent to Orphcus Hall
on the ground floor to-day two men
were husily arranging a restaurant to
accomodatc crowds from tho tabc5-
naclc. which is but two blocks away
\ like distance away is the home of
Mrs. Carr EFT y. Hobart
The chief figure of interest in Pat.r-
SON is expected here late Tomorrow
afternoon. He will leave his train from
the West in Newark, and motor TO Pat
"rSon. IL was supposed he woulG stop
IN t'asSaic for short speech, but this
rlan was abandoned. as he must be in
Paterson IN time for the great parade
With its five bands and fifteen drum
corps and 5000 men. to start ut $40
oclOClt
All Paterson will be ON hand TO meet
sunday when his automobile drives up.
Everybody wants TO he the first one to
see him. I'm cntcrpriSiu. bootblacli
has already sought the privilege of
shining the great mans shoes
Il shined Wilson'S when he was Gov
crnor, and ii he lets me guess can
get the job from Billy sunday" said
the bootbiack
Sounding Bonrd Arrives
The tahcrnacle is ready for the first
great meeting OF sunday afternoon
The aucaphone. which int"nsincs sun
days voice. arrived safely, after ALI
II proved to be a great umbrella -sha ped
sounding board. Twenty special wires
have been run into the prcss-room for
the newspaper mon. and Il music ma
chine has been installed in the nursery
FOR the benefit OF checked infants All
is ready now for the $500 persons who
can he accommodated TO pour in. Pat
crson knows already just how il will
look AT this first meeting. Although
Herman y. Rodehcavcr. tho musical
director. viii not arrive until to-mor-
row. on" Of the papers pictured him
to-day in this fashion:
"Rodcy will step forth--a handsome.
we'll built fellow, dressed faulucssly--
and with his wonderful trombon" and
still more wonderful voice he will win
his way into the hearts Of all"
Much speculation has been INDUCED
in as TO the financial side of the sun
day meetings. Figures from lhilad"l-
phia say BILLY" received for the cam
pai"n there personal reward Of So
$2i.92. on q basis OF eleven weeks, this
means a weekly salary of S3,34J.Si Tho
Paterson charchc: are much Gratihcd
tina, through the efforts OF Mrs. Hobart
they will be able TO take up their Eas-
icr collections. as usual. And a flacken-
sack editor. who appreciates Mrs. iio-
barts Intervention in staving OFT Mr..
Sundays now famous ultimatnr to the
churches. says. were il possibly, he
would nominate her for Mayor OF Pat
,rson or Governor of New Jersey.
Plans are already OH foot TO have
SUNDAY play baseball. Ministers ana
newspaper men played two games here
last year. but the rubber is yet 10 he
played off. The ministers want Sunday
IN the outiicld. and, perhaps. his old
running mate of the Chicago club Jim
Mccormick.
Woman Suffrage Wing