The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-25


\A/ Of New York city the
w greatest revival Of modern
religious history. We aTs
going TO do II in a way Unprecedented
In revival h!story-that 10. without
emotional hysteria, without the i'm
portation OF the so-callSd reviy-alist
headliner. and without circus stunts,
band playing. street parades, shouting
and the like.
we intend first. 70 start . revival
II New York through New York's
own clergy. When we--the clergy OF
New York revived ourselves We
will turn TO others, for no minister
can bring his people closer TO God
than he himself Is We will insist
upon no one plan OF salvation, and
each church will be its own revival
centre. and each minister his church's
revivalist. However. II the ciergymen
themselves are not first revived our
plans will fall fiat"
The Rev. Dir. Charles Whitfield
WEIGH. the youthful pastor Of tho
Park Avenue Presbyterian Church.
was speaking, He IL 81 years old,
storehouse of energy, and when he
b OUtllneu MS loI a iONiNdl al
c,ty-plans which he himself ortgi-
mated and deve.oped-he jumped 10
his feet and paced up and down his
study Ms n anxious to be IN the mick
of the fight.
1T was over IN Philadelphia" no
explained, taking a big, black cigar
and lighting II. that I called on Billy
Sunday IN company with the COM
mittee and asked him to come to New
York. Can't do II for three years,
said he. sitting up In bed. Wait
three years? said to myself. Three
wears when n revival OF the Christian
religion at any cost is becoming more
and more the slogan of tho churches
In New York city? No, sir, I'll plan
"a revival of my own
IL returned to New York, drew up
my pans for what considered to be
real revival hitting at the very
heart of things, religious and other
wise. and asked for help. You can
see the result yourself. Last Mon
day we ministers held our fifth meet
ing and there We're more Than three
hundred clerGymen precautionary one
there to get revived. mind you. We
started with seventy"
lie read a list of church and relig-
ious leaders who are supporting his
plan Of revival. Among them are the
Rev. DR.. John Henry Jowett, pastor
of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
Church; Gen, Darlington Booth of tho
Volunteers of America; DIR. ~. A.
Stimson of the Manhattan CongreCa-
tional Church: Dr. MacRossie, district
superintendent of the Methodist t.ps-
copal Church; the Rev. DIR. William
i, Merrill, pastor OF the Brick Presby-
terrain Church. the Rev. DR.. w. w.
White, president of the Bible Teach
crs Training School; the Rev. DR.
Charles NJ. Eaton, the Rev. DR.. David
J, Burrell, the Rev. Or. J. NJ. Fhill-
putt the Rev. DR.. w. II. Morgan and
Bishop Courtney ~ St. Jamess
Protestant Episcopal Church.
Then the ministers OF New York
| believe that a revival Is needed p"
prompted the interviewer.
''1hat New York needs a revival Of
the Christian religion throughout all
! its life Is pouotratingly apparent"
said he. THAT the only way such
n revival can he brought to pass IS
| through the Christian church, none
will deny. If the Christian church is
| to bring such a revival to fruitlon, it's
| clergy and officials must prepare the
| way. This Is the outstanding fact
! of the hour
| But aren't you amazed at the i'm