The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-19
Richmond Houses of Worship
Are Packed at the Opening
Services
HUNDRED CHURCHES
UNITE IN MOVEMENT
Ministers Elated Over Large
Congregations First Day and
Believe 1t Will Be Big Sue
cess

With practically every Protestant
move u1ent for religious uplift in this
city. and most OF the houses Of wor-
chip packed al all OF the services yes
terdav. the second annual slmultane-
Gus evanEelistic campaign opened in
4 most auspicious manner All of the
ministers reported last night that the
services for the first day were very
encouraging. there "tssing nffrrry~ co1-
LESSONS Of faith. while many others
/ were taken into the churches by let
ters
There are more than Il hundred
churches in Richmond cooperating
IN this campaign. and from present
/ indications the success with which
these revival services Will meet will
be even greater than that OF last year.
( Those who had charge OF the arrange
nents for the campaign have worked
hard during the last few weeks. and
& looks as II their efforts will be
crowned with success. Those who
! worked up the services deserve no
little praise. everything being III read
mess when THE revival opened yester-
day morning.
J. Dale Stentz. the noted singer. who
is manager OF Lake JunaIuska, North
Carolina and his wife, Mrs Mary
Stentz, attracted considerable atteu-
ton Yesterday at Broad Street Meth
odist MIR. Stentz. who studied vocal
music FOR q number Of wears, and
who has Travelled with both the Rev.
BILLY Sunday and DR.. George Stewart
the noted Southern evangelist, is lead
ing the large chorus choir at Broad
i street church. He also sang several
solos with Mrs. Stentz as accom-
PIANIST while he and Mrs Stentz also
rendered duets. Mrs. Stentz IS a
daughter Of Dr. Stewart. Mr.. and
Mrs Stentz will remain at Broad
street church for two weeks, and the
singing promises T. attract consider
able attention.
! Get Good Results.
| Rev Fred +. Chenault. pastor of
Broad Street Methodist. last night ex-
pressed himself as being very mach
1 e'ated over the result of the opening
| days services. Mr.. Chenault preached
/ TWO forceful sermons, and there were
a number of confessions OF faith
/ There was an immense crowd at
| Leigh street Baptist church last
| night and DIR. John J. Wicker re-.
ceived no less than seventy-dve into
the church al the end Of the services
! The house of worship was taxed to its
capacity at both services, and last
night the crowd was one OF the largest
| in the history OF the church. Rev.
| G. w Swope will preach in the church
/ during this week. Services will open
each evening at T:45 o'clock. and In
! dications point TO very large crowds
In Union Station Methodist church
| there were unusually large congrega-
| tons both In the morning and even
{ T.,e Tho m, b,-
voices. and this promises to be one
/ Of the big features OF the services
! Rev l.. j. Phaup will arrive today
end will take charge of the services
! tonight.
! DR.. George w. Kemper. OF Han
over Avenue Christian church, made
an interesting report last night. The
| church was packed at both OF the
services and several were taken into
! the church at the conclusion Of them.
/ He declared yesterday that the out
! look for the present campaign is very
{ gratifying and that IL looks as IL will
I be even more successful than the one
| last year.
| All of the Richmond pastors seem
to be of the same opinion regarding
! the services From the results that
were obtained during the opening dav.
+ II now looks as il there will be severn ,
/ thousand souls saved before the cam
paign ends two weeks hence. All Of
| the ministers have worked hard to
| make The meetings a success.
is.sss,..es,s Prayer. Meetings Hclpcd.
| There has been an intense religious
atmosphere created in Richr-ond Inv
! the home prayer meetings. xich were
/ In progress several days prior Ia the
opening of the campaign. This will
add materially to the success OF the
complished much towards stirring up
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