Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-30
BILLY SUNDAY WILL Be
INVITED TO RICHMOND
Special Committee Will Report Ia
vorably to Ministerial Union
on Monday.
THoRoUGH INVESTIGATION
Committee Has Secured Letters
From Ministers OF All Denomina-
tions in Cities Where Noted Evan
geIist Has Conducted Services.

Billy Sunday Will be invited to visit
Richmond
This was decided upon yesterday by
the special committee of twenty fvo
appointed two weeks ago by the Minis
tcrial Union to consider the mater. The
committee has made an extensive in
vestiEation, and while not all replies to
COmmunica tons sent out by II are IA :
! vorable. 90 per cent of them highly in
dorse the work oc the noted evan
Eclist.
The committee met yesterday after
! noon in the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION. On motion OF Rev. Russell
Cecil. j. D.. pastor of Second Presby-
tcrian Church, and Rev Lloyd 7. WILL
son. ID. D., pastor OF Grace street Bap-
list Church. IL was unanimously dccid-
ed to recommend to the denominational
conferences that they join in an invita-
ton to Sunday to conduct campaign
here at the earliest possible date.
The work of tho committee has been
carefully done. Letters were sent out
to prominent pastors and laymcn in all
cities visited by the evangelist during
plies have been received. The large
majority highly endorse the good ac-
complishcd by the campaigns in their
cities.
EPISCOPAL RECTOR TELLS
OF WORK IN DENVER
From Rev. Martyr Hart, rector Of one
of the largest Episcopal churches in
Denver. came the following report:
Mr.. Sunday has left here behind him
240 Bible classes in working order. He
is an extraordinary man, capable OF
adapting himself in the Icadiest way to
any kind of an audience. | often heard
him and with the exception that he
could not run about. he might have
preached in my pulpit. OF course the
Episcopal Church benefited little in
comparison to the others I'nfortu-
nately that kind Of decisive Christian
ity Is incongruous in the diEniiied at
mosphcrc of an Episcopal Church: so
much the worse for us. I advise you
by all means to have him at Richmond:
a wave of religious enthusiasm will
spread over your city. What determined
me to support him was what Bishop
Anderson, of Chicago. told me: that he
visited once 4 year some town in Ill
, nois where he had ten or twelve con-
, firmccs. After Mr.. Sundays campaityn
ciehty-eisht presented themselves and
forty of them were the chief business
men of the main street"
or his work. Rev. Samuel Charles
Black. -. H., pastor OF Collingwood
Avenue Presbyterian Church. Toledo
said:
The continued success OF Mr.. sun
days work would seem to be all the
| Endorsement anybody could ask for. 7
| may say. however. that we are stin
reapinE rich harvcsts from his cam
paiEn here nearly four years ago. The
spirit of Christian service which he
Injected into his campaign will live
for "A generation. 1t would seem a
, strange thing for any individual or
community TO hesitate about taking
Mr.. sunday If he could be secured ."
MAY PROVE DIFFICULT TO
GET AN ENGAGEMENT
There may be considerable difficulty
! in getting Sunday to come to Rich
m"nd. Large delegations OF minister's
have requested him To visit their cities
Several days ago go ministers invited
| him TO New York. and yesterday a
larE" delegation cndcavOred to have
him return to Toledo. The Ministerial
| Union will meet on Monday, when the
report Of the committee will be pre-
| scntcd
The committee OF twenty-five which
Is considering tho matter of inviting
Sunday is composed OF the executive
committc" OF the Ministerial Union.
| w. y. Christian, president: Russell
Cecil. |. 7. Wilson. Gerald Culbcrson,
Thomas Scmmcs. s. Is. Mckee score
tary. and i. j. Schcrcr treasurer, and
the following ministers and laymen
w. G. James. George ". Mcdaniel, r.
| G. Skinner, J. X. Johnson. w y. Duke.
! George w. kempcr, q. A. Hawkins j.
| y. bowman, w. Il. Bowie. O. j. Sands.
r. II, Potts, j. w. Shackford j. *.
Jollim. John +. .ianch. j. r. Jones w
| T.. Hutchinson. J. Calvin Stewart +. T.
McFadcn. w. s Rhoads.