The Detroit times., 1916-09-09

I meetings In the tabernacle. one In
, the morning. one I'm the afternoon
and another In the eveing. This
will be the regular program for sun
days. There will be no Monday
meeting. but on other days OF the
week there viii be meetings in the
afternoons and evenings.
The two choirs. each OF about 2.
400 voices. have been drilled for
many days under capable instructors
and are now ready To sing the sim
pie and sweet gospel songs and
hymns probably as they have never
before been voiced in Michigan. One
OF these choirs will lead the music
at all OF the Sunday meetings.
Cooperating in the Sunday revival
are more than l20 churches and
many OF these will remain closed
during the revival. their pastors urg
ing members 10 attend and assist to
make the series OF religious meet.
ings a success.
Landing Sunday Some Job
Detroit people generally are prob
ably not aware OF the efforts, cover
ing a period OF three Year,. which
have been expended TO bring Billy
Sunday 20 Detroit
The earliest agitation was in 1918.
when Mr. Sunday was In Toledo and
Il committee WAS appointed by the
Pastors union for the purpose OF In
viting him 10 Detroit The doubt
as 10 Mr.. Sundays willingness 20
come 10 as large a city as Detroit
operated to delay the invitation un.
I'll after the Toledo campaign. which
renewed the interest OF pastors and
laymen. and in the winter OF l9l3.l4
another committee was authorized.
by the vote OF the Pastors union,
TO approach MIR Sunday and then
to secure 'fom the Official boards
OF more than 100 churches likely
20 participate In the invitation, their
wishes.
On Feb, 10. 1914 meeting was
called OF the pastor and one repre-
/ sentative from each IL the churches
whose pastors were AFFILIATED with
the Pastors union These men met
in the chapel ~ the Central VI E.
church, and the Rev Samuel g.
Palmer. OF the Rroad-st Preshyte-
rian church ot Columbus. o. was
present. by invitation. 10 give his
views on the availability OF Mr..
sunday FOR ? religious campaign "A
a result OF this meeting n was de-
ctded to ask for a vote from the on.
cial boards of the churches on the
matter Of inviting Mr. Sunday
/ When the returns were received in
April. 1914. the vote stood without
a single negative ballot Six
churches ask to be excused from
voting al all. hut fully nineteen-twen.
tieths had voted that Mr. Sunday
I be invited 20 come 20 Detroit
4 committee composed OF the Rev
+ n. Lester smith and the Rev. F. F.
Fitchett went 10 Winona Lake. Ind.
and presented the invitation To Mr..
sunday who declined Il because IL
was not unanimous Later. however.
he held out hope that he could get
10 this city not later than the early
fall Of 1915 He had received ur-
gent appeals from Philadelphia. Bos.
ton and New York. so that much OF
! his time was filed
In the early part az 1918 De
I troit committee. consisting OF the
Rev f. II Pence, chairman; the
Rev. ~ Lester Smith. the Rev 7. J.
I Fillers a l. Parker. James Scher-
merhorn. S :. Kresge. c. NJ Car
son and Or A. C. Siuder. went 10
( Trenton y J.. 20 meet Mr. Sunday.
and arrangements FOR his Detroit
campaign were finally completed
Organization ls Large
The actual work OF the greatest
religious undertaking Michigan has
ever known IL in the hands OF the
f. following
The Sunday party-The Rev vii
liam 4 Sunday. Mrs William A.
Sunday Homer Rodeheaver. choris-
ter, Robert Matthews. secretary pl-
anist. George VI. Sunday. business
manager Isaac Ward. mems work:
George A. Brewster, pianist and so.
loist James f. Walker. assistant.
Miss Frances Miller. business WON
ems work Mrs William Asher.
women's extension work. Miss
Grace SAKE. Bible study. Miss Alice
VI Gamlin, boys and girls work.
Miss Florence Kinney. women's
work. Miss Rose Fetteroffs. high
school work. Joseph Spiece. taber.
nacle builder; Albert Peterson. tab.
ernacle custodian
Campaign organization executive
committee Philip " Gray. chair.
man; A l.. Parker. yice.chairman
A. q Suder VI n. secretary: x.
I ". Wehber " " Leland. the Rev.
+ n. Pence the Rev. r. Lester
smith the Rev Thomas J. Vnlers.
tho Rev Chester y Emerson.
Committee chairmen-C. r. Tai.
bot. finance r " Sibley. building:
I Or William y Gan'z. prayer: Dr.
j f.. Martin, personal work: &. r..
Turner. ushers " y. Torrey. VI.
/ -. hospital G. ". Carson. trans
por'ation 4 " Lumley. shop
work: ! T. Atkinson. entertain
mont. " v Farrand. Junior work !:
J. r. Main students work; Or. G. F..
H..