Evening star., 1915-03-11
CIergymen Who Went to Phi|a-
delphia Return, But With
out Definite Answer.
DELEGATION PARTICULAR
TO CONSULT "MA" SUNDAY
Evangelist Closely Questions Party
Regarding Sympathy Here
With His Ideas.


come to Washington for an evangelistical
campaign is the earnest hope of nearly
Ill ministers of this city today. The
party of seventy-nine clergymen who
went to Philadelphia yesterday to urge
b person that Mr.. Sunday come here re-
turned last night. with the exception of
few, who remained in Philadelphia to
bear more sermons by the evangelist.
The party which returned last night
vas as enthusiastic as a crowd OF high
school boys returning from victorious
game. Many were optimistic regarding
Mr.. Sundays decision concerning visit
ho Washington and believe he will come.
and all were hopeful.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sunday received the
Washington delegation cordially but gave
40 answer to the important question,
sWill Billy come to Washington
When the delegation reached Mr.. Sun
Gays temporary home, 1914 Spring Gar
Gen street. Mrs. Sunday had not reached
home from a religious meeting which she
had been attending
Mr.. Sunday, who had been resting
halfway down the stairs, his feet COW
ered In carpet slippers. The greeting
which he extended was a purely un-
conventional one-that of an OLD frieno
Or Clarence ~ Vincent and William
knowles Cooper, who headed the party,
asked as to the whereabouts OF MRS.
Sunday. Learning that she was not at
home. they said they would defer pre-
senting their case until she was pres
ent.
Want to Know Conditions Here.
When Mrs Sunday arrived, brought
10 her home in a limousine owned by
John wanamaker, she was greeted
with applause. She listened to the
pleas of the ministers for the revival
list to come to Washington, where, 1t
was insisted, he would have great In
auence not only on the spiritual hte
sf the capital, but of the nation.
Mrs Sunday wished to know how many
Washington ministers are not IN syIn-
pathy with Mr.. Sunday.
"Only one or two,' responded DR.. Sin-
cent, but all will fall in and work II ne
comes.
NO. they won't" she said; they
How about DR.. Charles Wood Of the
Church Of the Covenant" queried Sun
"Dr. Wood is with you. Mr.. Sunday.
1ou that he and his church will give you
hearty support If you come to Washing
ton."
DR.. Vincent then began his arguments
10 bring Mr.. Sunday to Washington. He
eeclared that Washington Is not, as often
believed, transient city. but that it has
B large permanent population And We
have fine fellows there of all grades" he
said.
DR.. Vincent said that Senator Shep-
pard and many other congressman had
Expressed. personally, the hope that MIR.
sunday might be brought to Washington.
Thinks God Needs Him Here.
Rev. W. L. Mcdowell. another
speaker, declared, I'VE think God
needs you in Washington, Mr.. Sunday,
and we hope you'll be there"
DR.. J. MacBride Sterrett said that
many Of the Episcopal ministers could
not be included in the delegation be-
cause of Lenten duties which kept
them at home. He quoted Rev. Drs.
Randolph McKim. Roland Cotton Smith
and Herbert Scott Smith as being in
favor of Sunday coming to the capital.
Others who urged Mr.. Sunday to
come were Rev. F. J. Prettyman, Rev.
J. ]. Muir. Rev John G. Palmer. Rev.
C. II. Butler. the only Lutheran pastor
In the delegation, and Rev. George A.
Miller. Those who prayed, prior to Mrs.
Sundays arrival. were DIR. James Brit
tan Clark, Rev. Paul Hickok and DR..
Joseph Kelly. All joined in the Lords
Prayer at the end of the prayer serv-
.ce.
At one point DR.. Vincent spoke of
the financial arrangements being salts
factory, saying that he had been as
pured that the money for building the
tabernacle in Washington could all be
:1tsed before its erection. Sunday said,
laughing at the same time: Well I
don't know whether We would want it
all paid in. II the people know all the
money is paid in they may not want
10 do their share"
After lunch the party went to the
Hbernacle to hear Mr.. Sunday preach.
Dr.. Vincent was called on to deliver
.he opening prayer at this service.
Says Churches Must Seek Masses.
Sundays sermon yesterday afternoon
vas on Thy Kingdom Come He de-
.lared that the church must not wait
Tor the masses to come to II, but that
must go out after the masses The
problem will not be how to flll the
shurches, but rather how to make them
hrge enough to hold the crowds. he
taid.
Following are few excerpts from
RY. Sundays sermon yesterday:
Tho man who truly prays Thy king
tom come will not be shrinking his
haasures at the store; the load Of coal
- sends TO you won't be half slate He
eon't cut on his yardstick when he
measures you piece of calico. 1t will
kot take tho pure food Law to keep hin,
erofn putting chalk in the -four. sand In
ths sugar. brick dust in red pepper,
ground peanut shells In breakfast food
Now for your preachers. When a
nan pFays Thy kingdom come he will
Asd the Bible to find out the way to