New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-03
MOBILIZATION
ORDER SENT TO
REVIVAL ARMY
Call to Colors In Campaign
to Save City Sounded
for Monday.
PIONEER WORK FOR
SUNDAY, PERHAPS
Pastors and Church Workers
VIII Meet to Map Out Line
of Advance.

of Advance.
When four hundred clergymen and
church officials open their mail TINS
morning they will be reminded 'na'
Easter is the time TO pray for re-
vival Of religion in New York.
Confident that Mayor Mitchell will
issue a proclamation designating April
10 as a day Of prayer, the Rev. VI
Charles Whitefeld Welch sent out the
following appeal yesterday;
"My Dear Fellow Christian:
81 am writing you this second letter
IN the hope that you may find the time
from your many duties TO meet with
US next Monday afternoon in the FarN
Av.nue PRESBYTERIAN Church at
o'clock for continued conference and
prayer, looking forward with connden'
hone for the outpouring of the Spirit
Of God on the life of this city.
This is not antagonistic to Billy
Sundays coming to New York, as some
have supposed. but rather for prepare.
ton for the coming of the SPIRIT OF
Cod nv whatever agency He may elect.
II NAV mean personal inconvenience Tor
Won and no little effort. but ! am sure
that YOU will agree that such prepare
+ion is not only desirable but also nee
essary.
Sees Psychological Moment.
"Will you, therefore, not only do all
within your power to be present your
self. but by announcement and per-
sonal invitation influence others TO
come with you TO the meeting next
Monday?
with every good wish for you per
sonally, l am. very cordially your
friend. CHARLES W. WkLCH.
In his first letter to the New orK
clergy Dr. Welch. as chairman OF the
steering committee. emphasized thaI
the D. theological moment had arrived
for a citv-wide evangelistic campaign.
THAT New York needs revival OF
the Christian religion is penetratngIy
epparent." he said yesterday, sitting at
his desk and gazing at the pile OF let
ters from ministers anxious 10 co-op-
crate in the campaign.
THAT the only way such revival Is
to be brought 20 pass IS through Ihe
Christian Church none will deny. The
clergvmen and Church officials must
unitedly prepare the way. This is the
outstanding fact of the hour!
"The giganticness Of the task should
not overwhelm when the dynamic OF
the Churchs organization plus God Is
considered.
Need United Action.
at seems that the only essential
thing remaining is that we all come to-
gether upon the basis of spirit
directed brotherhood, look each other
in the face, feel the power Of each
others struggle and personality, and
together implore Him who is the Head
Of the Church to 20 forth with us into
the organization of the united Church
in this city. Thus we may the more
efficiently extend the Church's min
istry into the remotest corner and most
sin-burdened heart"
The Rev. DR.. David J. Burren, pas
tor Of the Marble Collegiate Reformed
Church and d member of the steering
committee for the revival, testlies that
popular evangelistic services make
strong appeal to New York residents.
81 have been holding evangelistic
meetings on Sunday evenings for sew
GTdl MtthS1 nt HAAhB t+A'N ~
ences always fill the church. They re-
spond to q service where the old-fash-
Toned Gospel is to be preached.
81 am in hearty accord with DIT
Welch's ideas, and think we are going
about the revival campaign In the right
way. I'm for Billy Sunday or any one
else who can do some good in New
York. Every agency looking to evan
pelistic work should have the support
Of those who see the need Of more
vital interest in religion"
Lsymen Willing to Help.
Among the laymen who have re-
sponded to DR.. Welch's appeal is eN-
Representative William S. Bennett,
who writes from Seligman, Ariz., en-
route TO San Francisco: 81 think your
idea Is O good one, and l hope your
meetings will be success"
Andrew A. Benton, bank examiner,
writes; 81 take pleasure in saying
think your ideas are most practical
and commendable. The task is certain
" gigantic. but | am sure II would be
solved if other ministers would take
hold Of the matter in the way you
have, and IL Christian laymen would
give It anywhere near the time and
thought that they give to business
Among the CIerBymen WHO nav c
given expression TO their interest In
the revival are the Rev. W. I. Croker
Of the Church of the Epiphany; the
Rev. DR.. George Alexander, of the Uni
versity Place Presbyterian Church; the
Rev. Thomas McB. Nichols, assistant
minister of the West End Collegiate
Church; the Rev. Or. George R. Van
De Water, OF St. Andrews Episcopal
Church; the Rev. DR.. II. G. Menden-
hall. pastor emeritus of the West
Twenty-third Street Presbyterian
Church; the Rev. DR.. Henry Sloane
Coffin, OF the Madison Avenue Presby-
terrain Church; the Rev. DR.. Charles II.
Parkhurst, OF the Madison Square
PRESBYTERIAN Church; the Rev. DR..
William p. Merrill, Of Brick Presby-
terrain Church; the Rev. Charles Stelzle,
social service expert, and the Rev. Dr.
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