Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-04-03
CREDIT FOR SUNDAY
GIVEN BY REPORTS
OF LOCAL PASTORS
Clergymen Say That While
Majority of Converts
We're Not From Taber-
nacle, BILLY" Helped
Through Revival Spirit.

Reports OF the returns In new members
pastors of Philadelphia churches have re-
ceived through the billy" Sunday cam
paign continue TO roll In. Although many
olergymen have not responded TO requests
for statements regarding the number of
tabernacle "trail-hitters' " cards, large
majority OF the reports that have been
sent TO the EVENING LEDGER are favor
able to the evangelist and his work.
Tho Rev. Edwin Forrest Ham reports
that he has received 81 members that he
can trace directly to the tabernacle meet
Ing, and that by folow-up system 9th
ers Will be added through the receipt OF
12O cards from the Sunday meetings. The
Rev. Dr. John d. c. Hanna, pastor of
the 2sth Street Methodist Church. writes:
II have received since January /, 125
new members into my church. most of
whom have come as a result of the Sum
day campaign. I look for another hun
dred."
The Rev. Isaac Ward, pastor of the
Fourth Reformed Church, reports SO new
members since the campaign began, IL
of whom were Sunday 'trsil-hitters." He
reports that there are new 200 persons
present at the prayer meetings. whereas
there were only about 100 before the cam
paign started. The Rev. Mr. Littell, pas
tor of the West United Presbyterian
Church has received 100 new members
since January 1. 25' of whom came
through tabernacle cards The increase
in membership during the last three or
four months has been about 100 per cent.
The Rev. William j. Miller, Jr., pastor
of the Tabernacle Lutheran Church, re-
ports that his church has added more
than 80 new members since January l. He
estimates that about 20 of these we're
Sunday converts and says there are more
of the tabernacle 'trail-hitters" to be
seen and obtained. Mr.. Miller gives the
campaign much of credit for making such
large harvest possible.
The Rev A. Perclval Hodgson, pastor
OF the Falls of the Schuylkill Methodist
Church, says that threc-fourths of 30 new
members his church can report are tab
ernacle converts. The Rev. George w.
Babcock, pastor of the Centenary Meth
odist Church. reports 100 new members
since the campaign opened, "a of them
being "trail-hitters' The Rev. j. II.
Shrey. pastor of the Trinity United
Evangelical Lutheran Church. German
town, reports that one-half of the new
members he has received into his church
were tabernacle converts.
The Rev. Robert Il. Tyson, pastor of
the Taylor Memorial Methodist Protest
ant Church, advises that he received &c
tabernacle cards, that four persons Joined
his church through tabernacle conver-
Sion, but had not signed cards; that there
were 10 converted in the church services
since January /; IL tabernacle trail.
hitters" have Joined his church; 20 of
his church converts have Joined and l6
Joined by letter or confession. Also he
reports that 10 church converts will Join
tomorrow, at which time tabernacle
converts will also be received. together
with y persons who unite with the con-
gresation through other means. lie be-
lieVes that II has done men and women
good to reconsecrate their lives by shak-
Ing Sundays hand; that only cards were
received by him of unchurched people
who are not likely TO join church. and
that this is about the same percentage |
as that OF church conversions who fail |
to unite with a church.
Tho Rev. John. S. Romig, pastor of the |
First Moravian Church. advises that he |
received about % new members last
week. six of whom are tabernacle |
The Rev. DR.. Henry f. Jones,
pastor of the Henry Memorial Presby-
-erian Church, reports that he received |
L2 new members into his church last
week. and that although only four
Of these are ''trail-hitters" the great
growth was made possible by 1.-The Sun
lay atmosphere plus the grace of God"
The Rev o. r. Palmer. pastor of the
Berachah Church, 2240-42 North Goth
street. reports that his church has re-
,eived about 80 cards of "trai-htters''
md that new members are being received
1t nearly every service The greatest
benefit, however. he believes, has been
he qulckened interest in spiritual mat
ers. Tho Rev. Mr.. Palmer is conducting
evangelist survices to follow up the Sun
lay campaign in the New Jefferson
Theatre each Sunday evening,
The Rev ]. Il. Hill. rector of All