The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
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shops. MONDAY services were also
held In the Home for Incurables and
In 4 number OF the engine houses-
Figures show that the combined at
tendance OF any of the night meetings
held In Richmond since the stimuli
taneous svangeiistic campaign was
launched four days ago are larger by
many thousand than any audience
Rev. Billy Sunday has ever addressed
in his tabsrnacies.
Interest L. Increasing.
The interest In the great evangelis-
tic campaign In growing each day. and
The Kings business ts being dis
cusaed In Richmond an never before
One of the most encouraging things
in connection with the simultaneous
meetings is the deep interest mani
tested In the special services being
held at the noon hour in the various
shops and manufacturing plants
throughout the city. The employees
seem anxious to hear the messages at
these meetings by opth ministers and
| laymen, and all of the meetings are
being largely attended. In many cases
the services are held while the en-
ployes are enjoying their midday
| lunch.
The interest in the campaign Ia not
| in any one section. but 1t has spread
all over Richmond. These meetings
are one of tho principal topics OF dis
| cussion. and the people are not only
! talking about them, but are attending
| the services,
| Not only are the white church
goers Of Richmond taking a special
interest in these meetings, but the
colored people are also turning out
in large numbers. All OF the colored
! edifices have been packed. while the
1 church In which John Jasper preach
ed and has not sufficient space to ac-
commodate the huge crowds that have
tried to gain entrance to the house
| OF worship. One OF the colored
preachers announced yesterday that he
has had more than sixty additions to
his church since the campaign was
started.
Other Cities Act.
II was learned here yesterday that
as a result of the success with which
| the Richmond meetings have met the
ministers Of Lynchburg will open a
like campaign in the Hill City some
time in May. Arrangements are now
being made for the simultaneous
meetings. and the people of that city
are taking large amount of interest
in them.
DIR. w. II. Mann. OF Philadelphia,
| will deliver an address next Sunday
afternoon at 3:30 O'clock In the Acad-
envy Of Music on 4'Fireproof or Ashes a."
1t will be a special meeting for men.
DIR. Mann is recognized as one of the
/ best preachers in the Quaker City, and
| a large crowd is expected to be on
hand to hear him.
Preachers in every section of Rich
| mond last night reported that the
meetings are becoming more and more
encouraging every day The attend
ances have already been much larger
than was anticipated, and from pres
emit indications there will be many
souls saved during the campaign.
So far there has not been a single
meeting in any OF the churches in
which one or more people did not go
forward on profession of faith or to
| reconsecrate themselves. There have
been as many as one hundred addi-
tons to some OF the churches. while
others are not far behind. At the
present time the outlook for the most
| successful revival campaign ever held
in Richmond Ii exceedingly bright.
DIR. BlaCkwell's Address.
From the text. Christ in you the
hope of glory" Rev. Calvin 8. Black
well. Il. D.. OF Grove Avenue Baptist
Church, Norfolk. va, preached fif-
/ teen-minufe sermon ct tina Central Y
NJ. c. 4. nesting yestefday afternoon.
Dr.. Blackwell spoae vi the small
attendaEca at ths ritddsy meeting and
deplorcd this fact Ia xs,d It was a
j great pity that ~. yery PULSE az the
movement ssss 40 weak ard that some.
thing must be done 10 areuss interest
in this ] O'clock service.
Taking Cp his text again DIR. Black
well pointed GU. the fact that the
Mohsmncedar :ai.h w practically with
out rrtes. or preacher. 1t ia. he said.
the greatest iaymen's mcvsynsnt in
this world, and Allah and ths prophet
ara taught TO millions. This faith. he
declared II growing daily. because It
! II q faith IN which q tying axnmpie
II SCI By the followers az the false
prophet.
Especial attention was called to thu
tact that in the Moslen fai y. the
Koran was small rart CT the faith.
Though IL was accepted 1t was studied
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