The Washington times., 1917-02-13
1900 Seats Reserved At Taber-
nacle for Tonight's
Services.
DELEGATION FROM BERWYN
Executive Committee Faces
Problem of Meeting Expenses
of Revival Campaign.

Headed by a brass band, 200 resi-
dents OF Berwyn, Md, will march to
the tabernacle at Sixteenth and V
streets northwest tonight to attend
the services conducted by Gypsy
Smith, jr.
The band will give a sacred con
cert before the evangelist arrives and
later will furnish music fof the var
ious hymns to be sung under the d.
rection of Prof. Forest Cole, the
evangelist's choirmaster.
Reservations of seats have also
been made for 1000 employees of
Washington department stores. The
Rev. John Carpenter Palmer, chair
man OF the executive committee, has
issued 5000 invitations to the women
and girls employed at Woodward &
Lothrop'ss Kann's, Lansburgh's Gold
enberg's. the Palais Royal and other
large stores in the city. 1t is ex-
pected that at least half the invita-
tions will be accepted.
Added Reservations
Delegations from Peck Memorial
Chapel and Emmanuel Episcopal
Church also have asked for the re-
servation of about $50 seats at to-
nights services.
The evangelist will repeat his ser
mon of last Tuesday, What Must
Do. To Be Saved?" Although Gypsy
Smith, tr., has a great variety of
sermons, and does not need to repeat
any of them within six months, he
said today he believed this particular
sermon fitted Washington better
than any other city In which he had
conducted campaigns. Instead of Of
fering any apology today for repeat
ing the sermon, the evangelist said
he was not sure that he would not
deliver II a third time before his
services in the National Capital close
1t was after delivering this sermon
that Gypsy Smith, jr., extended his
first invitation to converts in Wash
ington last week. Thirty men and
women responded. Tonight he prob
ably will repeat the invitation. and
he is confident that more than thirty
will respond.
Beginning of Third Week.
The services tonight will mark the
beginning OF the evangelist's third
week in Washington. Thus far he
has 300 converts to his credit, OF an
average of 100 a week or more than
sixteen a day. While Rratified over
the results thus far accomplished. the
evangelist says what he knows about
Washington convinces him that the
number of converts ought to be dou-
BILE what II Is today. He says he IN
tends ito keep everlastingly hammer
ing at the congregations until all
who should get right take the initia-
tive and come forward"
Only Twelve More Nights.
With only two more weeks. or
twelve nights 70 be exact. remaining
before the close OF the evangelistic
campaign, the executive committee
which arranged for the appearance
Of Gypsy Smith. jr., Is facing a flnan-
cial problem Which DR.. Palmer says
I'VE never dreamed we would have
to face"
The expenses incurred before Gypsy
Smith arrived In Washington aggre-
gated 5000. The executive commit
tee decided to ask for this amount OF
money from the congregations, and
then dispense with passing the plate
until the last day of the revival when
free will offering would be re-
Quested Tor the eVangenst-
MeaEer Collections. -
Thus far the collections taken at
all the services total only $500.
leaving $4,000 to be raised before the
executive committee can square a.
counts with the contractor who built
the tabernacle and pay the other
bills. This means that II the collec-
tion at each OF the remaining twelve
services does not exceed S1s6 the
the plate will have to be passed up
to the last service. The average col
lection has been less than S125.
The executive committee will meet
today or tomorrow to discuss its
financial problem. The time for the
payment OF the last balance on the
has expired, and this OBJ
legation must be met. The members
of the executive committee probably
will advance the money and trust TO
the generosity and liberaiity OF the
tn raimhur them