The Washington times., 1915-01-22
REVIVAL PLAN To Be
CONSIDERED TONIGHT
laymen to Discuss Billy Sunday
Campaign LEADERS See
Favorable Action.

The most prominent laymen Of nearly
all religious denominat tons in Washing
ton tonight will gather at the Y. NJ
c. A. FOR the conference which 10 to
determine further action toward bring
Ing Billy Sunday to Washington for q
campaign.
II. B. F. Mcfarland. q member Of the
committee. who Is keenly interested in
the effort, will be present.
THE impression made here by Mr.
Sunday was SO generally favorable. -
said Mr.. Macfarland today. that an
ticipate little opposition to the plan to
bring him here
determined than ever to hasten action
when they read this morning that New
York Is making a determined effort to
land Billy Sunday.
In q special statement given to New
York churchmen. Me. Sunday sent out
this message from Philadelphia:
II am ready to come to New York
whenever I can and whenever It is
plainly shown that I am wanted by
the ministers Of New York's evangelical
churches. The chief condition Of my
coming will be the united demand Of
those minister's
Purpose of Meeting.
Members of the Washington commit
tee are anxious to complete plans for
an invitation to Washington ahead of
that to New York so that Washington
can get the evangelist as soon as pos
sible.
Tonight's meeting. It Is explained by
Chairman William Knowles Cooper. is
merely one to discuss plans. and what
ever is decided upon will be laid bofore
the clergymen of Washington before
definite action Is taken.
Mr.. Sundays full statement to New
York was read with interest today by
members Of the committee. In part. the
evangelist said:
II am told that ! shall have the op-
position of some Of the clergy. That
was to be expected. Some Of the clergy
don't live up to the signboards on their
churches.
When you see carpenters sign. you
don't go into his shop to get your hair
cut; when you go to a grocery store,
you don't go to get a porous plaster:
things the signs advertise. So with the
churches. When you see 4 signboard
advertising Christianity; you expect te
nd asvst IT. bs su. sooas %sny hsH OF the clergy
IF the clergy Of New York<want tc
convert the city. II they want the plain
unadulterated and saving Gospei OF
Jesus, Christ. they will get it from my
preaching"
Who Will Be There.
Members Of the general committee
who will be at tire me,t'nx tonight are:
Arrangements-H. d. Gor.or, w, r.
Richardson. Horace Gillms n J. o. Tol.
bert DR.. A. c. Christie. Mrs. Emrna S
shelton. NJ. r. Japret. William H. Ram.
say. Herbert w. Kline. Andrew Wilson
Miss Florence NJ. B-nwn. Miss Mary K
Finney. Charles ]. Ga.e,. c. J. Hicks
II. j. Councillor. l.. y. Bliss. Dr. NJ. p
Eslin. Rexford l.. Holmes. Hugh A.
Thrift. T. A. Hostetter. r. w. Pullman
II. S. Omohundro. William Allen vii.
bur- bur; Isaac surch' s; D. Hardy; ". NJ
II. c. Davis. Mrs. II. r. Monroe, John
NJ Nelson. II. r. r. Mcfarland, Ben.
iamin r. johnson. Edward 8. LeFetra
Washington Topham. A. G. Bishop. r
William 4 Rawlings. W. W. warwick
E. s. Wolfe. Anson 8. Taylor. Judge
Pcelle, f. G: Rice. J. r. HiIdebrand
Percy s. Fofter. !. N, Van Scoten. Car.
roll Hitshei; Mrs, Anna H. Pit,cr, M
Richards. w. Q. Hiltabidle. w. II. Rich.
ardson. j. d. steele. c. H. Mayers, 4. f
Shoemaker. George NJ Kirk. Page Mex
Etchison, Edward Tarring. l.. d. Gas
kill. H. F: Lowe. II. F.. worley, S. H.
Myers and o w. Stratton.
General committee-John Poole, Will
liam T. Gailiher. F. w. Bolgisno. w
Brewood. J. l.. Wilmeth. Andrew viii
son. DR.. ". X. Butler. j. c. Kimhall
carleton r.. Bali, william A. II. Church
J. Sharr. Charles I. Corby. r. II. Jack.
son. and c. Clinton James.