Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-17
ATL SECTIONS OF CITY
REPORT BIG BENEFITS
FROM SUNDAY REVIVAL
Darby Church's Increase
Breaks r Record- West
Philadelphia, R TX b or
ough and Frankford
Make Big Gains.

,.,.,hor reports of the effects of the
,5nivo sunday campaign in Philadelphia
.aiyed from clergymen throughout the
- hos,des those published in the EVEN.
guy ITnaEP heretofore indicate that the
III, Of the tabernacle continues to bear
Wi, In every section revival campaigns
~ being held, with unusually large num-
S.Ss of conversions, and pastors report
,Srail.hitters" and converts OF their own
ssryices actively engaged In leading their
Ss,snds TO find salvation through Jesus
christ There have been a few dlscour-
sslhg reports, but only a very few.
In Darby the results have been espe-
.,sI,v encoura ging. Some of the best evil
dances of this occurred last Sunday,
,rhen los new members were received into
,hs First Presbyterian Church. of which
,hs Rev. James Il. Kerr is the pastor.
the church records have no evidences of
ANYTHING like this number ever being
received at one service in the history of
the church.
Among the best reports received from
churches in the city that have not been
sublished comes one from the West York
s,reet Methodist Church. The pastor ad-
ylsed that l6i new members were received
slnce Mr.. Sunday came to Philadelphia
and that 10 Of these had signed cards at
the tabernacle. The indirect results he
said, mad been better than the direct
The Rev. w. B. Smith, pastor of the
Providence Methodist Church. reports that
he has received SO new members, "a of
whom had taken Mr.. Sundays hand In
the tabernacle. At the Dales Memorial
United Presbyterian Church. the pastor,
the Rev. r. b. Turnbull, has received 6S
new members since the campaign started,
and Is Of these had signed cards at the
meetings. Mr.. Turnbull says: Doubtless.
others were led TO make decisions by Mr..
Sunday, who did not sign cards"
WEST PHILADELPHIA ACTIVE.
Special activity Is shown in West Phila-
dslpha, particularly north of Market
street, from reports received. The Rev.
Frank B. Lynch, pastor of the Ebenezer
Methodist Church, SGD and Parrish streets,
advises that 2l5 new members have been
received into his church since the cam
pagn started, besides 90 who united on
profession of faith and by letter. From
,Frankford comes the information from
the Rev. j. Walter Light, pastor of tho
seventh United Presbyterian Church. that
virtually all those persons whose taber-
nacle cards had been turned over to him
had united with the church and identified
themselves with its activities. He says
that the mems class In the Bible school
has doubled in membership, and while
not all Of these have "hit the trail" he
expects them to do so soon. Since the
campaign opened Z new members were
received into this church.
or 42 new members received into the
East Montgomery , Avenue Methodist
Church. there were six Sunday converts.
The Rev. John Love, pastor of the Logan
Baptist Church, reports: 1T is too soon
for definite report l can report
progress. prospective results and n
strong faith In the worth and work of
Mr.. Sunday
! Az the LeverinGton Presbyterian
Church, RoNborough, 81 new members, 73 |
on procession of faith, were received be- |
tween the time Mr. Sunday came here
and the Sunday folio wing his departure.
The PASTOR the Rev. Dwight C. Hanna, |
writes Il don't know how many of the |
~ we're converted in the tabernacle
Twenty of them signed cards there"
! The Bethel Presbyterian Church. the
Rev. David S. Clark, pastor, reports 1Ol |
additions to the church last Sunday, the |
largest number at any one time in the
history of the church.
The Rev. Dr. William Barnes Lowar.
pastor OF the Calvary Presbyterian
ehurch Nyncote, reports that Ga persons
'NNS''N' lllNO MS CnufCn recently
and that six entire families were ban
nzed' Doctor Lower has been conducting
Two weeks campaign in North Wales.
Al the Hermon Presbyterian Church,
rrankford, the pastor, the Rev. Harry
Crawford, received IS new members
ast Sunday. The Rev. l. Walton Bobst,
pastor OF the Lutheran Church of the
Aeiormation Ontario and Carlisle streets,
eports that he has received 60 new mem
M ,Mers since Mr.. Sunday came to the city,
nree OF whom were "trail-hitters." He
Etites; The revival has done incal-
'g.eo'e good in the city of Philadelphia.
Inc Rev Dr. John Afford Higgons, pas
OF OF OF the Ninth Presbyterian Church.
t.n street and Washington avenue, ad-
ses mat his church has received 1O7
y" i, members during the year. In the Bl-
le class there are $50 men enrolled. tho
Isyer-meetng attendance has doubled
hu the Sunday school is nearing the sOu
aark Doctor Higgons has been conduct
. eyahselistic services, with the thought
:, conserving, so far as possible. the re-
Wv. a.'s OF the Sunday campaign. He has
''r u assisted by the Revs. II. A. Boggs,
: w. Mcdowell, William Muir Auld, A,
NefFy and John Grant Newman.
= i1onal o's,1o reports from cIereymen will
FN'"sned on this page next Saturday.