Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21
METHODIST CHURCHES
WILL HOLD REVEALS
Special Services Begin To-Day In
Churches Throughout
City.
WILL CONTINUE UNTIL EASTER
Visiting Ministers to Assist Local
Pastors i'm EvangeIistic Effort.
Committees on Music and on Per-
sonal Work Are Named

The period beginning this week and
continuing through Easter. will be an
era Of marked activity among the relig-
ious bodies of the city. In the Metho-
dist church OF Richmond revival SER
vices will begin to-day TO last for sew
eral weeks.
Rev. y. J.. Franklin, of Portsmouth,
will begin series of evangelistic SER
vices on Monday night in Monument
Methodist Church. The pastor, Rev. r.
II. Potts, will conduct both services
to-day.
In Central Methodist Church revival
services Will be begun tomorrow night
by Rev. w. l.. Murphy, who will preach
each night. Rev. w. y. Cooper. the
pastor will preach tonight on Can
the Two Ideas. the Eternity OF Heaven
and the Eternity Of He'll Exist To-
gether" The morning subject will be
Unity Of Purpose Essential to Sue
cess
Beginning a series OF meetings 10
last two weeks, Rev. J.. T.. Bransford.
the evangelist, will preach at both
morning and evening services to-day
in Asbury Methodist Church. The mu-
sic for the services will be directed by
j. s. Rcnncr. the church choristcr.
y large choir has been organized.
and new hymn books and Billy SUNDAY
songs secured for the revival which
will last two weeks in West End Meth
odist Church. Rev. 6. w NJ Taylor
will preach this morning and tonight
at AS O'Clock.
SPECIAL PRAYER SERVICES
IRECEDE MEETINGS
Preparations have been made some
time in advance by the Methodist
preachers OF Richmond and their
churches for the big evangelistic cam
paign. Special prayer services have
been held for the last two weeks. and
much interest has been taken in the
meetings. During the last two weeks
the religious forces have been carefully
ORGANIZED. special attention being paid
TO the personal workers, who will en-
deavor to bring individuals to Christ
The following ministers will conduct
their own meetings: Rev. 7. y. Smoot
ID. D., of Centenary; Rev. J. ]. Brad
ford, OF Park Place; Rev j. w Shack
ford, of Broad Street: Rev. w. 4. Chris
tian, d. d.. of Union Station; Rev. J.
l.. Bray. OF Clay Street: Rev. G.. T.
Greene. of Decatur Street; Rev J. w
Eure. OF Denny Street: Rev T. X. Jol-
lift, Of Laurel Street; Rev. ]. T. GSeen.
of ST. James: Rev. q. w. NJ TAYLOR
of West End: Rev. c.. w. jackson. of
Street Church conducted by the pastor,
Rev. J. w. Shackford will begin on
March IS, instead OF to-day
Rev. c. o. futile. of Highland Park
having recently held evangelistic ser
vices in his church. will not at this
time hold n series of meetings He is
however, otherwise entering into the
pp M moi frn Inv l,nII
meetings and doing organized personal
work.
Trinity Church in connection with tho
Nineteenth Street Mission has been
conducting successful evangeiistic ser
vices in which 4 large number Of peo
pie have professcd faith in Christ.
VISITING MINISTER'S
WILL ASSIST PASTORS
Rev. II. IL. Potts. of Monument
Church will be assisted by Rev. a. L.
Franklin. pastor of Wright Memorial
Church. in Portsmouth; Rev. w
Cooper. OF Central Church. will be as
sisted by Rev. w. l.. Murphy. pastor OF
Cabell Street Church. Danville. Ray
u. y. Winn, pastor of Barton Heights
will be assisted by Rev. II. w. Dunk
ley, Virginia Conference Evangelist:
Rev. l.. V Carson. Of Paramount he
gun his meeting on March IA. assisted
ny REV. c. Il. Blankenship. pastor y,
Bedford city; Rev. c. l.. Green. OF 81
Paurs Church. began his meeting
March ii. assisted by Rev. G.. H. Nc.
Faden. OF the Virginia Conference Or
phanage; Rev. a. c. Bergman, of
Woodland Heights. will have the helm
OF Row. John NJ. Kline. PASTORAL LYNN
haven; Rev j. II. Eggleston. OF AS
bury. Will be assisted by Rev, l.. T.
Bransford. an evangelist from Blacks
burg.