The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-27
REVIVAL CAMPAIGN
HERE BROUGHT TO
SUCCESSFUL CLOSE
approximately 5000 Unite
With Churches During Sim
ultancous Meetings.
HOLD FINAL RALLY In
GRACE STREET CHURCH
Aetendance at Churches Last
Night Largest in History of
Richmond About 500 Are
Converted

AOnverted
Akter one Of the most successful
tevtvalu ever held In Richmond. the
'D1nultaneOus Evangefistic Campaign.
kt1eh has been In progress for the
6sG two weeks In more than ninety
pf0asstant churches OF this city closed
night In most suspicious
manner,
Practically every house OF worship
= Richmond. including both white
nd coiored, In which the evnngeiis-
III services have been In progress
eNre packed at the closing meetings.
kMa tbs combined attendance last
HINT n sid 10 have bean almost twice
~ large a. any meeting the Rev. Billy
Muddy, the famous evangelist, has
tver addressed In his tabernacles.
I9uraa show that between 400 and
~ yesterday united with the various
AnrcheS. bringing the total up TO APP
<roxiMAtely 1000.
Tonight tbs Anal meeting %of the
+ampAign will be held In Grace Street
3Aptist which win be largely for
those who have been converted dur
InG the campaign. However. spe-
MI invitation has been rendered to
Nh Although those in charge OF this
kioMinR meeting had originally In
n !" s.s - - 80. -.
49, msah auai.eiau ' aIaa .as $3.50 :"
Ia 01sehasht " sii~
1919 are now oeihs Hsue 10 nase
9Hifd meeting 70 MANURE 'ns osef
REV Lloyh T. Nhson, PASTOR or
srace street 1hurch. viii preside oVer
ne meeting IN the main AUDITORIUM.
ehtlE Rev, George w. kemper OF
Hanover Avenue Christian. VIII have
fhArEe Of the ore In the basement.
aev. Russell Cecil, of Second Presby-
|eriAn Church. will preach upstairs.
MA DR.. w Ashury Christian will de-
IiERr the sermon M nr. kemper's
.neMxihk In the basement The music
I4WuStNfrs will be furnished M an
SFehesfra. engaged especially for the
Scrasapu. IN fhe event TINT there Ia
large opYrfaotr amer ministers or
'Rfrhmand uyi,1 10 nlac@d 5n charge
4 II. -
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.lf vas announced last night that
nrse additional services viii pc held
s!@iEn-Mreet kapurs ss'nnrch 70
s9nts tomorrow aud Madnesaas pr-
A5iaes will preach a, aonisht's ser
tee. pr Wilson NJ tomorrow while
Arrendall will conduct Wednesday
o1khE service. The meetings nj Leigh :
&reet Baptist have been most sue
esxub los having united with the
hurch during the two weeks OF the
lAmGeHstic campaign there was
aoeher overflow last night, and one or
~ 4ervfres mad 10 ne condheted ~
~ y tug eanN ss
~ ,wAs. ..s,s ..
81. 81 " ~ ~ 50
RkeNs y ~ nears.s
~ - sna ssasssA ~ W ss IN
w1s.ss. - $3.50 $3.50 ~, 49,. ~.
1A s.Mue W. 80 800 ." - wv
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49, ~ ~ ~ ~ - ssI .h =. -.
49, -. ussn nashiiesa " ans
snssn 1.s.son 81. anu ms -
81 e q ~ - nnnlns ~ :
nsp a IT. Inr' ss consenpea y
'n ~ an".h1I
6hoh'a tne ihterest conunue
ney viii pfona pss p* sNsenoed aIte'
als Meek. 90 lar mere nave neen
I'M t@ AdaitacHs 70 tile 4'A = .tI
~ VINO were reSeNed ~ ny N.-
ers.
- - n, 49, 800. psss0t -
anaanf avenue Met no. very
suen siaseu over me success WIN
nscn the services nave mes IN me
prfnesM ENC ennfcn. more 'nan
3sty having neeh reserved ihto anc
nere nave pseh an .aaas nj, B.
MI ataeh Il Vas ass'ps =
1losI successla revival nela ~
se hua'se 81 Worship y many years
Many Hear DIR. blackwell.
The second big theater meeting,
nich was held yesterday afternoon
the l.yrir Theater. proved a huge
z!scesH. The audits.ium was packed.
4tte the forcefnf sermon preached by
calvin 8 Blackwell. OF Norfolk.
else 81 the best heard IN Richmond
many years. He had message
SaE the men 70 whom he spoke and
conyeted y IN r manner which ap-
>44&&0 10 MS hearers. Ine special ser