The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-01
UNION TO RECEIVE
REPORT ON SUNDAY
MINISTER'S WILL GATHER TODAY
IN \. NJ. G. A. BUILDING TO
HEAR FROM COMMITTEE.
RESULTS PERMANENT
WHEELING PASTOR WRITES THAT
MICH GOOD WAS ACCOM-
PLIsHED THERE HY NOTED
EVANGELIST.

AT 1880 o'clock today a meeting
of the Richmond Ministerial Union
will be held In the assembly room OF
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton 10 hear a report Of the special
committee appointed 10 look into the
advisabiity OF rendering Rev Billy
Sunday an invitation TO hold series
OF cvangeiistic services In this city.
The committee which comprises TWEEN
ty-tive iocai ministers and .aymen, will
meet at noon today In the y. NJ. G. A.
blue room TO prepare Its report.
Out OF the A55 men at the big meet
Ing In the =. NJ G.. A auditorium yes
terday afternoon. all save one de-
clared that they wanted to hear Rev.
BILLY" at the earliest possible date.
DR.. winfield Hall, Of Chicago, was
the speaker yesterday and IL was at
the conclusion Of his address that
those present we're asked whether or
no, they desired TO hear the well
known evangelist
Rev John j. Parsons, one OF the
members Of the committee, visited
Philadelphia last week to listen to
the evangelist ana ne will rave some
thing 10 say To tNe other me roers
when they gather In the blue room az
noon.
Rev F. r. Brirfnstoo. prstor of the
First Baptis. Church. Wheeling. W.
Va. wrote 10 the com mittee as fol-
lows.
Results Are Permanent.
Your inquiry at hand with refer
ence To '~Bilfy" Sunday, and the wis
dom Of inviting him TO Richmond. as
Judged by tho results in Wheeling
three YEA rs since.
Il can answer in D sinwi. sentence,
II by any possible means you can se-
cure this man of God for your city
do not fan to do so. But yem ask
three questions, so | will reply bit
more fully.
"tfp The results are permanent
a. these OF any evangelist have
ever known. II not more so than that
of others, and az permanent so far
As can judge az the evangetistic re-
anlts Of re pastors In their own pull
pits. The follow up work IL what
really determines the ratio Of perma-
nent results, and t,is In up to the
pastors and churches. and not the
evangelist.
"te) Wheeling Ia vastly better than
before Billy. Sunday came 10 us. In
every way The civic conditions and
moral tone are hettered. In fact the
beginning cf tho better Wheeling
found hirtn In the Sunday meetings.
9l&10 WAL never Cease until we nave ~
clean city. because of the very Ideals
implanted nv the evangelist when
here.
"ts) The financial aspects. the
devils scarecrow. the tnsidels big
stick. need cause no fear or ureasiness
1t is true that the final offering IL
taken very carefully, following close
organization. but every dollar Of the
returns In voluntary. and none who
give ever criticise. No coercion Is
used. and no high pressure methods
that are unfair or inconsistent. A
circus in town will take out of the
pockets of the people In II single day
more than the Sunday meetings will
cost for the entire campaign. with no
good results left with the people. You
will pay less for the moral and civic
upiift Of your city that will come
through this prince Of preachers. than
will be wasted ny civic authorities on
o single animportant matter In a
given year.
II close where / started. act "Fflly"
Sunday for Richmond If At all possible
The Lord make 1t possible, for your
difficulty will not be the matter OF
settling on your wishes. but in find
ing a date within nearby years when
ne can go to you"