Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-01-25
COMMUNITY
RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT
Unique Plan of Neighborhood Cot
tage Prayer Meetings.
IN EVERY PART OF CITY.
Window Cards 10 Ipdicate Places in
and Near Annapolis.

This evening at 8 o'clock will be be-
gun in and near Annapolis what prom
ises TO be a very successful evangelis-
tic campaign.
The public meetings viii not begin
until February 2l. at which time Rev.
Henry NJ. Faulconer, an evangelist OF
the Presbyterian Church, win be here
Meanwhile, during the four weeks in
tervening neighborhood prayer meet
ings will be held throughout the city
and surrounding sections twice each
week
The first of these neighborhood meet
ings will be held i'm about twenty-five
homes this evening in all sections OF
the city. The list of the meeting places
was given in last evenings Capital
This entire plan was looked upon when
it was first proposed as an innovation.
but as the details of the program have
been worked out, all objections have
given away. The pastors who have
been leading have been gratified with
the cordiality with which their sug-
gestiOns have been received. On every
hand offers have been made of homes
in which TO hold the meetings. From
all prospects the undertaking is going
TO succeed beyond the hopes of the
most hopeful.
The conduct of the entire series OF
meetings is in the hands of small com
mites of laymen, chosen from all of
the churches which are cooperating
The city was first divided into three
In. = -
Bell. Rev Alexander Bielash and Rev.
Walter G. Mcneil in charge, respective
~. The outlying districts were given
to Rev. G. e. NJ. Justice and Rev. w. G
Trauty. The districts were further
subdivide into sections, and small
working committees were given the
oversight of these. 1t is these commit
tees which are charged with the plan
ming of the meetings 1t is expected OF
them to secure homes in which TO hold
the neighborhood meetings and 10 ar
range for the conduct of the meetings
Window cards are TO be used in the
course of the cottage prayer meetings
to designate the places in which the
meetings are TO be held. These cards
will be displayed at the front windows
of the houses day or so before the
time of the several meetings, in order
that everybody in the neighborhood
may be informed of the place. 1t viii
be a matter of Importance that the
window cards be set up promptly in
every case.
Uniform prayer topics are TO be fol-
lowed throughout the entire series of
home meetings. The pastors have
adopted the topics which are being
used at this time in the cnty of Balti-
more. It is suggested that all those
who are interested shall clip the list
which follows. so as to be able 10 fol-
low the subjects in due order. These
are the prayer topics:
Tuesday. January % and January 2S
Prayer for the Holy Spirits Bless
ing Upon this Movement" Acts 2:14-
21; 2:37-41.
Tuesday February 1--"Personal Con-
fession and Conservation. John. j IS
10; Romans 7:1S-24: Psa. 51:7-13
Friday, February 4-"The Mercy of
God Towards the Lost in this City"
John 3:16 Luke, 15:20-24
Tuesday. February S-"Christ the
One and Only Saviour, I" Mark 15:22-2S;
Luke. 1910.
Friday, February II Personal
Work" John 1:40-46: John. 1927
Tuesday. February 15-"The Power
of Prayer" Heb 11:6; Mark, 11;22-24
Friday, February 1S-"Special Pray
er for the Evangelist who is to Conduct
the Meetings Acts. 4:31-33; Acts, s:
5-S.
These neighborhood meetings are
open to all people living nearby II is
not necessary that one should have
personal invitation to attend. The
mere announcement ON the window card
is sufficient to make everybody feel
that they are wanted. Watch for the
card in your neighborhood and go to
the meetings.