The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-15
WANTS SUNDAY LEFT OUT
Minister Proposes Revival without
Evangelist.

The Rev, Charles W. WEIGH. pastor Of
the Park Avenue Presbyterian Church.
AZ E'ehty-hfth street. will send an open
letter TO tho ministers of the F~vangeli-
cal Church of New York to-day urging
them TO undertake a cityWide revival
OF their own and Nithou, calling upon
Billy Sunday for help.
The Rev. Mr.. WEIGH believes that
there are ministers IN the city Sufficient
10 in~augurate and carry to d successful
issue such a revival AS would penetrate
to every corne- Of This city, and | be
lieve this could be- done without tho
assistance of Billy Sunday or any other
imported agency"
"OT course. We ned a revival Of re-
ligion both within and without the
churches" continues Mr.. Welch. ~
men,be Of the committee which ar
ranged Mr.. Sundays advent into Phila-
delphia said the other day that = re-
vival was already IN progress In Philn-
delph!a before MIR. sunday ~arrivet
This, OF course, VAS brought about
by the united cooperation OF those de-
string such a revival. WIN ouldn all
OF us IN New York become ever more
united in bringing a revival TO pass here?
We have such leaders AZ Or. Jowett and
DIR. Gootcll."
There were yesterday OF
Uhich Billy sunday was the subject.
In one OF these Dr. Christian +. Reisner.
pastor Of the Grace Methodist Episcopal
Church. old his evening congregation
that the work of Sunday in New York
would bring the biggest fruitage in New
York one man ever gathered. and at
the same time denied that New York
was "A modern hell. He said
Snug r~eligionists are positive that
Billy Sunday can he successful every
where else and yet fail here. That
settles some church workers into ex-
cused loaNnR. Our churches have gone
TO seed IN rhetorical mo and
quartet music. New Workers. respond
to straight from the shoulder Gospel
preaching as readily AS any one on
earth, our city il ripe for N old
fashioned revival"
After ascribing some Of Sundays
power to the fact that he IL n born
actor. Dr. Reisner said
His language IL not vulgar II does
not approach the carelessness Of the
stage. He does speak In the tongue oi
the common people. lie may shock
the sensitive, but that only serves 10
awaken them to think. Jesus was
'slangy.' according to test of tho stiltod
and complacent religious leaders of His
day. His disciples were u~nspeakdhle
Some folk would FEATHER he dead and
orderly than alive and tagged az sen.
~sationalists, Too many churches have
become bloodless machines through or,
derliness. When billy calls folks NUTS
HOLSTERS and tells them TO beat II. thu
sleep rhythm ~ broken , Results show
that his language carries conviction tC
the hearts OF the people. That IL al
In pUpaO 10 for unNyEaN'
In denying that Sunday was = CRATES
DIR. Re!sner said
lie Is absolutely honest. TWENTY
years he has been criticised for receiV.
ing s3b from a widow with "A mortgag,
on her home. Her boy had been con
verted. He accepted II. hut In q few
laws he had bought tho mortgage %
$1,000 and sent II to her as "a pres
ent. He sent a check for s2.700 to on.
Of the New York rescue mission work
crs, to he used In the same way.
The head Of a great iron company
said after his work at Pittsburg w.
could have afforded to give Billy $3.50,
600 for the improved output of our mel
white he was In th" city And yet h,
N called "A CRATER.
Provost Smith says that Rilly sun
days message al the University %
Pennsylvania stopped the suicides an,
leaned up the school. This IL ppssibl,
not because Billy Is a great man alone
he IN that-hut because DO ~ yoked ~
with God Almighty"