The Washington herald., 1917-11-04
SUNDAY PRAYER
MEETINGS WILL
START REVIVAL:
Coming Of Evangelist to Be
Preceded by Home
Devotions.

NeiShborhood prayer meetings in
thousands of homes throughout Wash
InEton and a Mems Bible class of
10000 men are included in plans for
the campaign OF Billy Sunday for
four weeks in Washington. beginning
January 6, 1918
For four weeks preceding the open
ing OF the campaign and eight weeks
following, prayer meetings will be
held in homes of Washingtonians
which will be thrown open to the
public. During the four weeks OF the
campaign these prayer meetings will
he held in the mornings.
Prayer Meeting Plan.
The city has been divided into
Twelve districts by the committee in
charge of the neigbborhOod prayer
meetings. which is headed by Rev.
John r. Edwards, district superinten-
dent Of the Methodist Episcopal
CHURCH. Twelve district directors
have been chosen to direct the work
in each district, and under them Will
be thousands OF volunteer workers
who will canvass every home I'm
Washington to ascertain those which
will be opened two nights each week
for public prayer meetings.
The list Of districts and directors
follows: Southwest district. Rev. T.
r Davis; Southeast district, Rev. ].
Franklyn Bryan: Northeast district,
Rev. \. Z. Bargows: BrOokland dis
iugdalc district, Rev. G. e. Fultz;
Northwest lower district. Rev. II. ID.
Mitchell: Northwest central district.
Rev. L. X. Hardin; Mount Pleasant
district. Rev George W. Dudley;
georgetown district. Rev. II. L. Hout;
Tcnlsy and Chevy Chase district, Rev.
T.. e. Powers; Petworth district, Rev.
W. F. Smith; Northwest western dis
tr;ct. Rev. J. Harvey Durham.
Campaign starts January 8.
Mr.. Sunday will start his campaign
in this city January g. Ground break
Ing ceremonies will be conducted to-
morrow at the place where the great
tabernacle will be erected. Merritt
-. Chance. postmaster of Washington,
and chairman OF the Washington Sun
day campaign, will have charge OF
the ceremonies.
In only two of the many cities
visited by Mr.. Sunday has there been
erected a greater building than that
which will be put up in Washington.
The building OF the tabernacle will
be under the direction of Joseph H.
Spiece. who has charge Of all con-
struction work for the Sunday cam
paiGns.
Mr.. Sunday will come to Washing
ton directly from Atlanta, where to-
day he begins a long campaign. Mr..
Sunday arrived in Atlanta last night.
according to James f. Walker, his
advance representative, and will be-
gin his work there today. closing De-
cember 3.
Mr.. Walker Is in Washington busy
with plans and details. He will de-
Ever five addresses today outlining
the work done by the Sunday re-
vivals.
Mr.. Walkers Program.
The Mems Bible Glass OF the Cal
vary NJ. r. Church will hear Mr..
Walker at 10 o'clock this morning.
At IL o'clock he will address the
congregation of the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church; at
7:30 p. m. he will speak at the au-
ditoriUm of the Central Union Mis-
sion, and an address win be given
at S:45 to the congregation or the
Epiphany Episcopal Church. of
which Rev. DIR. Randolph VI. Nc
Kim is pastor, will conclude the
days program.
Rev. George C. Downey, one of Mr
Sundays workers, will arrive in
Washington the 10th Of this month
to take up the work OF forming and
perfecting the great mems Bible.
class proposed. Professor Louis D.
Bliss, of Washington, Will direct the
work
In preparing for the neighborhood
prayer meetings. each of the twelve
districts into which the city has
been divided will be cut into.
George sunday Coming.
George Sunday, son of the famous
evangelist, will come 70 Washing
ton in a few weeks, adding to the
corps of workers already here. Six
teen persons are In the Sunday
party. Mr.. Walker, the advance rep
resentative. has been in Washing
ton twice before in connection with
the campaign. He passed through
the District on his way to Atlanta
in September and paid another fly
ing visit a few days later.
For years Mr.. Sunday has con-
Quoted revival services. gradually
gathering fame until he has become
nationally known character. He
secured the Middle West, gradual
ly coming toward the Atlantic coast.
and has covered practically every
"ity in the East. South and Middle
West.