Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-01
ASK MINISTERIAL UNION
TO INVITE BILLY SUNDAY
Committee Appointed to Investigate
Evangelistic Record Makes
Report To-day.
WANT HIM COME TO RICHMOND,
Ministers From All Sections Of Coun.
try Indorse His Work Anon.
Them--Say Churches Can Hold
Converts If They Wish.

When the Ministerial Union meets
/, this morning 1t Will be asked to Invite
lilly Sunday, OF baseball and evanEe.
listic fame, TO visit this city. A con- i.
inittee appointed to consider the adj :
visibility OF having him come here IN
convinced that II would be for the good
OF the city, and will 10 recommend to
the body.
In order to nnd the sentiment in other
cities visited by Sunda? within the pa 81,
four years. the committee sent out hun
dreds OF letters to ministers and Law
men. While all did not md that he
accomplished any good. Mt least 90 per
cent Endorsed his work, and found tina I
II was beneficial. All of these letters
viii be submitted by the committee
along with Its recommendation that Ia.
be invited here, They are from men
I'm every denomination.
One OF these ministers said "He IL
an educated fellow. and has as nne a
command OF English AS William Jcn-
nings Bryan. | know OF no other fcl.
low who knows how 10 reach n climax
as Billy Sunday does. Altogether. I
think his meetings are worth while
Another minister wrote that he him
self objected to some OF the methods
employed by Billy Sunday. hut added
that he wished to say that the mood
far more than counterbalanced all else.
lie added:
He would do your city good"
There are scores OF these letters
which throw some pungent sideligh,S
worth considering. noted Baptist
preacher was asked for an opinion
lie said. In part:
can answer in a single sentence
III by any possible means you can 80
cure this man OF God for your civ.
10 not fail to do 30. The results ar.
as permanent as those OF any cvanrelis,
have ever known. IL not more 80 than
mat OF any other. Follow-up work H.
what really determines the ratio a.,
permanent results, and this liz up to
tho pastors and churches. The fnsn.
cial aspsct-the DEVILS scarecrow. M.
infders big stick-nced cause no fear
or unehHincss. A circus In a town viii
take out OF the pockets Of the people
IN single day NOR" than the sunday
meetings viii cost for the entire cam.
pa!gn Your difficulty will be. not I'm
the matter OF settling or your wishes
hui In finding a day within the near by
years when Mr.. sunday can 20 to YOU -
In reply to questions in regard 10
the actions OF converts after the on
'husiasn OF the meetings had passed
on. n Baptist minister, formerly Of
this city. said:
The lasting quality OF the converts
does not depend 70 much upon the
N'S' ~ upon tne church tngN
join. The incubator may hatch the
egg all right. but n cold brooder Will
soon finish the chick"
Along this line another said:
Ills presence In n city IL worth all
~ costs when measured by the good ~.
does 10 the church membership, even
though not new convert is made I.
the churches into which the new coV-
verts 70 are warm and doing thiuga.
the new converts set to work. and tho
Gospel continues 10 he preached. the
converts will continue 10 show In
tcrcst"
The committee appointed TO invest
gate the record OF Billy sunday com :
prises tho membership OF the exncutiv.
committee OF the Ministerial Union, ANA
IT'S report Will have great weight with
that body II II agrees TO Invite the
evangelist To come here, il will proba
bly, send large delegation 10 PhIla
delphia. where he lis now conducting =,
campaign. y large number of cities are
endcavor!ng to secure his services.