New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
Ex-President Invited to
Speak in Opposition
Paterson Campaign.
5000 TO ESCORT
REVIVALIST TO-DAY
Five Church Bands and Fifteen
Drum Corps Ready-So Is
Big Sounding Board.

fyrmn a STAT Correspondent OF The Thbune.l
Paterson, N. j., April 2.-Former
President Taft has been invited by the
Unitarians to speak in Paterson dur
ing Billy Sundays campaign here. lie
ia only one OF many prominent speak
ers who have been requested 70 onse'
the effect Of the Sunday meetings. Inc
Unitarians deny they are making any
attack on the evangelist, but 1t IS wen
known they have smarted under sun
davis criticisms. They wish to be pre-
pared to speed speakers to the scene OF
action in case Mr.. Sunday says, for In
stance. as he did in Philadelphia, "Ihey
are a lot Of low NUTS; they are dying
in their own rottenness."
There are very few Untarians IN
Paterson. The Rev. Edgar s. Weirs, OF
the Montclair Unitarian Church, and
tho Row A. r. Shelander, of the Pas
sale Unitarian Church, are the leaders
in asking Mr.. Taft, Charles W. Eliot,
nresident emeritus Of Harvard, and
ptber notable to speak. Besides, the
Tfritarians will open headquarters In
Orpheus Hall on Monday.
1--WE simply wish to let the people
know what Unitarianism is, and we are
going to deliver the goods said the
Rev. Mr.. Shelander yesterday after
noon.
Orpheus Hall 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
still another indicates the way to Trim
ity Methodist Episcopal Church, one
of the supporters of the Sunday move
ment and adjacent to Orpheus Hall
On the ground floor to-day two men
were busily arranging a restaurant TO
accommodate crowds from the Iaoer-
nacle. which is but two blocks away:
A like distance away is the home OF
Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart.
The chief figure of interest in Pater-
son is expected here late tomorrow
afternoon. He will leave his train from
the West in Newark, and motor TO Pat
erson. II was supposed he would stop
in Passaic for a short speech, but this
plan was abandoned to-day, as he must
be in Paterson in time for the great
parade. with its five bands and hfteen
drum corps and six thousand men, To
start at $3.50 o'clock.
All Paterson will be on hand to meet
Sunday when his automobile drives up
Everybody wants 10 be the first one To
see him. An enterprising bootolacs
has already sought the privilege OF
shining the great mans shoes.
az shined Wilson's when he was Gov
ernor, and if he let me | guess | can
get the job from Billy Sunday" said
the bootblack.
Sounding BOARD Arrives.
The Tabernacle is ready for the first
great meeting at 2 Sunday afternoon
The augaphone, which intensiiies sun
davis voice, arrived safely, after all
II proved TO be a great umbrella shaped
sounding board. Twenty special wires
have been run into the press-room for
the newspaper men, and a 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 be accommodated TO pour. in. Pat
erson knows already just how 1t Will
look at this first meeting. Although
Herman A. Rodeheaver, the musical