Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-01
At LEAST 5000 ADDED TO
CHURCH MEMBERSHIP
Simultaneous Evangciis;ic Services
Come To Close With Meet
ingS Of To-day.
GAnDED rs SUCCESSFUL
Interest Shown in Meetings for Men
and Women and in Shop and Fac
tory Scrviccs-Spccial Program
for To-day.

VI least 1000 members have, been
added to Richmond congregations as
result of the two weeks simultaneous
.yanIclistic campaign in which were
engaged 10 Protestant churches. white
and colorcd. y great many OF tn" new
members viii 10 received into the
churches this m"rning. Others Vii be
received nest sunday Special services
sill b. h"li this week ~ the i.p.s-
copDl churches and il, several churches
of other denominations.
Services will 10 hold to-day in ali
parts Of Richmond at The regular
morning and evening hours. y large
number OF special services have been
arranged for this afternoon. including
that at the Lyric rh.atci for men
and women. at which REV. Georg. W.
Swope. H. H.. will speak. fand that
at the Railroad Youn. Mems Chris
tian Association. al which q. II. Girls
we'll converted brewer. win speak
y mems meeting VIII II. held at the
same hour 80 o'clock-ai the Den
ny Street Methodist church. Rev. -.
:. Pooscr. of Crcwc. viii speak ut
Virginia Union University
i;ev. William Mc..imson viii speak
10 white boys At 80 o'clock at the
Biuebird Theater. Rev VI. T.. Davis
viii speak 10 coiored boyS at 3:i5
O'Clock at the llippodromc Thealer and
Mrs. T.. l.. Dickson viii speak To col
ored girls in tn" same place, at $40
o'clock y moving picture Three
Wise Men. viii lie shown at each
Of the three services
SERVICES TODAY MARK
CLOSE or CAMPAIGN
y large attendance is expected ut
the services to-day as result Of til.
intercS; aroused during the canrai.n
Of the past two weeks. The services
today Will marx the close Of the
simultaneous campaign. reckoning 10y
the dates set by the campaign conn
:nittec.
Rev. George " Kemper. the presi-
dent Of the ministerial Union OF Rich
'Eond, has had general charge Of the
campaign as chairman or the executive
committee. The chairinen Of the sub
committees who have carried out TIM.
details Of the work are: X W. Miles
shop meetings: Jacob Cmlauf finance:
Roy. w. j.. Ban. cottage prayer meet
inG> Rev Thomas Semm.s. PRAYER
circles: W. - Duke. MONDAY meetings
for mon. and Miss Katharine II Hawes
womcn's meetings. \. V. Russell was
executive secretary for the campaign.
Although most Of III" preaching du-
ring the campaign WAS done by Iich-
Of ministers from distance who tool;
part. Among the latter were: Rev. 4.
T. Hcwett. of Baltimore: Rev. f. w
kerfoot, of Chatham; Rev. X. r. Wa
terheld. OF Charlottesville: Rev. &. j
-. Parker. Of Danrillc: Rev u. :.
l'ooser, OF crew.: Rev. Charles l.
Green. OF Newport News: Rev. II. l..
Myers. Of Onancock: Rev. w. :
Thomas. Of Knoxville Tenn R.v. J
T. 7. iundcy. - D.. OF Lynchburg:
Roy. w. II. Siedgc. -. H.. Of Baltimore:
Rev james l. Vance. -. - of Nash
VILE. Tenn: Rev l.. J. Phaup: Re-
William II. Dyer!": Rev. George w
Swope. Of Abheville. ; T.. and Rev
William X. Black. Of Charlotte. y. I.
ASSISTING IN MEETINGS
~ OTHER CITIES
Rev ". !tsbury Christian. II. H.. Is
assisting in series OF revival scr-
vices ~ calvary Methodist Church.
Danvillc. and Rev. !. i. Wicker H. H..
pastor Of Leigh street baptist Church.
Is assisting "a; the First Baptist Church.
oanvillc.
\. L. Lyilc. Of Winona Lake Ind.
who has led the singing durn. the
campaign at Centenary Methodist
Church. will go TO Suffolk Tomorrow
to take part III e meeting 1T Main
street Methodist Church. The pastor
al the church is Rev. j. Arthur VIM,
formerly of Richmond.
Among the churches which Will con-
tinuc the special services this week
are 81. PauiS Methodist Branch Me
mortal Methodist. Pine Street Baptist.
ana the First English Evangelical
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