The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-12
ISIMUlT ANtOUS REVIVAL
MAY BECOME STATEWIDE
Ministerial Union Elects Omccrs
Adds Members and Plans Work
For Coming Year.
DECEMBER "a SACRIFICE DAY
Special Services and Offerings For
Sufferers I'm War Zone-Plans For
Big Campaign Will he Perfected by
Committee OF Twenty-Five

Officers were elected; an executive
committee named: a committee of
twenty-five to plan simultaneous
evangelistic campaign similar to that
of last spring was authorized; num-
Der of new members were admitted :;
Sunday, December "a. was set aside
as Sacrifice Day" for the benefit of
war sufferers, and the week beginning
December 81 as a season of prayer
and special services. and several ad-
dresses on important topics were
heard at the meeting of the Minis
terial Union of Richmond at the Gem
trail Y. NJ. c. A, yesterday. Retiring
President l.. T. Wilson, ID. D.. presided.
officers named. who will be iny
stalled at the time of the annual dim
ner OF the union. on the second Tues
day in January. are: President, Rev.
George w. Kemper, of Hanover-Ave-
nue. Christian Church: vice. presidents.
Revs Russell Cecil. Thomas Semmes,
J. j. Scherer, Jr., and A. r. Johnson:
secretary. S, X. Mckee, and treasurer,
Rev. T. A. Smoot These officers with
Rev. W. Asbury Christian. Rev. K.
II. Potts and Rev. l.. T, Wilson, con-
stitute the executive committee.
Fourteen New Members.
New members admitted are:
, Method ist-Rev r. NJ. Maxey. Of
Central Rev. @ H. Newbury, Clay
street Rev. s. W. Dumville, Decatur
Street Rev r II. Hartness, Denny
Street Rev. c. L. Johnson. Epworth:
Rev. L. r. Hit Paramount Avenue;
Rev J. r. Peters. Grace; Rev. r. NJ,
( White, Highland Park; Rev. G. II.
Lambeth, Monument; Re-. w G.
Boggs. Laurel-Street Rev. W. f.
Thompson. Park Place; Rev. NJ. s.
Colonna, Union Station. and Rev. d.
r Merritt, Ashland. Presbyterian
Rev. Hugh Fitzpatrick, Fulton.
/ The proposal to have simultan-
eous evangelistiC campaign In all
! Protestant churches in the city In the
! spring was generally discussed by
| the union, but the matter of actually
! planning the campaign was left to a
| committee of twenty-five to be named
| by President kemper Tire campaign
is to be even more comprehensive il
it's scope than that of a year ago
| and even larger results are anticpa
ed. The campaign las spring result
ed in more than $500 conversions,
He In March April.
The coming campaign VIII probabl,
be held about the last of March Of
first OF April. and so far as possibl.
the pastors OF the several churche.
cooperating in the work will conduc
their own services. A suggestion tina
| the evanSelistiC campaign be made
Statewide. churches in other cities ant
communities throughout the Common
wealth being invited to hold service.
at the same time the Richmond ser
vices are under way may be acted upor
by the committee.
The chief address OF the day wa
that of Rev. Dr. Edward Mack, o
Union Theological Seminary. who pre-
scented an illustrated lecture on 'Th
History OF the English Bible" Other
who spoke were John stewart Bryan
who made au appeal for relief for tn
suffering Belgians. and DIR. n. r. An
dcrson. who spoke on "Richmoud Civil
Association Events" calling attention
to the speeches TO be made Thursda,
, night of this week by II. r. Sands o
New York. and on Wednesday of mex
, week by Secretary of War Baker. II
advocacy of municipal government
! survey.
says Free speech Limited.
/ Rev Eugene Pauth. whose permi
> to preach on the streets was revoke
by Mayor Ainslie Saturday made
= statement to the union, He made n
, requests of the organization. sayin
. he merely wanted to call their atten
ton to the limiting of free speech.
Special sermons will be preached i
the interests of sufferers in the wa
zone and collections for their relic
, will be taken in the churches o
, Christmas Sunday. the ministers har
= ing determined to call upon thei
2 people To give of their plenty to les
fortunate brethren over the sea. TIL
/ benediction was by Rev. T. Claget
8 Skinner