The Washington times., 1916-03-27
BILLY SUNDAY TO
GIVE WASHINGTON
AN ANSWER MONDAY
viii State Definitely Whether
He Will Conduct EvangeIis-
tic Campaign Here.
PLANS FOR CHURCH AID

Announcement that the Billy Sunday
Evangelistis committee will endeavor
to get a definite answer from the evan
gellst as to his Washington campaign
when he visits this city next Monday
was made this morning before the Pas
tors Federation.
The Rev. Dt. Clarence A. Vincent.
president Of the federation. and chair
man Of the Billy Sunday committee.
said:
Mr.. sunday Is to give us his answer
a week from today. at his own suggea-
ton. We certainly want the matter
settled some way. We have been doing
everything we wisely could to make
him come"
Think II Significant. .'.
No other mention was made of a Billy
Sunday campaign In the meeting. Sew
eral clersymen privately expressed
doubt about his coming here. On Sat-
urday night, while thanking the Balti-
more audience for that city's courtesy
TO him, he said:
You know this probably will be the
last time l shall hold campaign In
the vicinity OF Baltimore" o..
CierGymen pointed TO this statement
ag significant, in connection with the
answer he will give to the Warrington
committees.
in less than an hour the federation
this morning transacted a number OF
items OF important business.
The executive committee brought In
a recommendation which II 10 hoped to
get all Protestant denominations TO CO.
operate in future church building IN
Washington, so that churches shall
not overlap. and one territory shall not
be short OF churches while In others
'This proposition was actively discuas-
ed. Some clergymen said they did not
believe II could be carried out, and
others said they did not believe the
federation had the power to regulate
church building.
On a fnaI ballot, only nve votes
were cast against the proposal ~
this action one pastor from each de-
nomination Is 10 be selected TO serve
dent OF the Pastors Federation will be
chairman ex-ofricio. This COMMITTEES
viii work out plans for the regulation
OF church extension and report TO the
federation.
Asked To Observe Baby Day.
Announcement was made by wilram
| knowles Cooper. OF the Y. II. e. A..
OF the baby week campaign in May. and
the churches were requested to observe
May II by special services. Mr.. Cooper
also told plans for the Sunday scnoo;
parade and gathering al the Monument
Grounds on May 7.
The federation unanimously voted to
express thanks to the oBard OF Ed
ucation for prohibiting the use OF the
Grover Cleveland school building on
Sunday for a community forum.
First announcement was made today
OF the gathering here OF the National
Missionary Congress. a product of the
Layman's Missionary Movement. from
! April 26 to April 30. This national con-
gress Is the elimination of a series OF
conventions in seventy cities during the
present wear.
Each OF these elected delRats to the
] Washington congress next month, and
more than 1880 registrations are expect
ed. Already. twenty-five States, have
registered delegates.
II. X. Caskey. executive secretary of
the congress, ls In Washington making
reservations. Speakers of national mote
will be here. Among them are Robert
! II. Speer, John r. Mott. DR.. Smaller
Matthews, ]. Campbell White, Silas Nc,
Bee. DR.. John F. Goucher. Raymond
Robbins, and Bischop Mcconnell, OF the
| NJ. f, Church.
The last national congress of this
character met six years ago In Chi.
| case
Following the business session this
morning the Rev. Jay Benson Hamilton
read paper.