South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-01-14
CHURCHES READY
FOR CANT A|GN
Services Promise to be the
Most Successful Ever Held
in South Bend.

With the prayer meetings tonight
the first week or preparation for the
simultaneous evangeistic campaign
which is 10 be conducted by 80
churches in this city and Mishawaka
which begins Jan. %. closed
The special feature Of the cam
paign will be two mass meetings
for men to be held at the high
school auditorium. on Sunday after
noon Jan. 30. Fred y. Smith who
has been pronounced by Wilbur
+ Chapman as The greatest speaker
TO men in the world will speak.
| on the following Sunday dad" FL
lott the great Y. NJ. c. a. college
evangelist will talk Mr.. Elliott Is
! expected to meet the young men Of
the high school age some time dur
ing the day
Next Sunday is another "GO-tO-
/ Church Sunday and the local min
listers hope for large attendances.
They are anxious for the people 10
get the right idea Of the meetings
SC as TO be able to lend their cooper
alton TO the ministers.
With $4,000 people here and in
Mishawaka represented in the vari-
I Gus churcnes which are TO take part
in the campaign it is predicted that
the meetings will be the most sue
cessful held in the city.
At the last meeting of the Minis
terial association a number of pas
tors reported on what has been ac-
complished towards the campaign.
: A mum Der will have outside speak
ers while at others the pastors will
be in charge Of the services. Other
churches are expected 10 report at
Mondays meeting Plans were re-
ported by the following churches:
Baptist.
First Baptist, cor Main and
Wayne SITS. the meeting conducted
by pastor
Quincy Street Baptist church,
| Quincy and Blaine SITS. Evangelist a.
W. Littrell of Warsaw, Ind.
Christian.
First Christian, 321 8. Main ST.
Evangelist. Rev. Walter NJ. White,
Cedar Rapids. Ia. Song evangelist,
w +. W IldNhltilldlis AAluAdAAd HOAANf
Ind.
Indiana Avenue Christian. Rev. O.
f. Tones, pastor. First Christian
church. Fort Wayne, will be the
evangelist.
Evangelical.
The First Evangelical. Lafayette
] and Monroe SITS. meetings conducted
by the pastor.
Methodist.
Epworth Memorial. Lincoln way
w. pastor conducts his own meet
ings.
First church. y Main St The
north Indiana Ministers quartet as
sists the first week and after that the
pastor will conduct his own meet
ings.
Grace Methodist. cor Michigan
and Tut SITS, the pastor will be as
sisted by Rev. Jacob c. Ludgate,
Wheaton, III, and his singer.
Lowell Heights. cor Miner and
Franklin SITS. the pastor is to be his
own evangelist.
River Park. the pastor will be as
sisted by Rev. Clifford Jordan of
North Liberty.
Trinity. Blaine and Vassar avs,
Evangelists ROllo |. Champion,
Shelby. o.. and Heinrich Schmidt.
/ Chicago.
Wesleyan Methodist church. Mar
rietta and Sample SITS, the pastor
conducts his own meetings.
Presbyterian Churches.
Trinity church, COlfax and st. Pc
ter SITS. Dr. John p. Hill. Lafayette.
Ind. will preach and Mr.. Leslie G..
Whitcomb will lead the singing.
Westminster Presbyterian, cor. y.
Scott and Lindsey SITS, Evangelist.
Rev. David NJ. Conn. Monmouth,
Ill, and singer. Gil ogden. Xenia,
10.
MiShawaka Churches.
First Christian church. cor. Spring
and Lincoln way W. the pastor will
conduct his own services assisted by
f. X. VanWinkle, +. r. Cappa of
Louisville. Ky.
First Methodist church, the pastor
will conduct his own services assist