Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-27
BILLY SUNDAY WILL
HOLD A REVIVAL IN
ATLANTA IN WINTER
Arrangements Completed and
Noted Evangelist viii Start
Meetings Here During the
Coming Winter

The worlds greatest evangelist. Billy
Sunday. is coming TO Atlanta to con-
duct a series OF revivals In either No
vember and December Of 1917, or in
February and March of 1918, II was
definitely learned Saturday when tele-
gram from George Sunday, the son AMI
business manager OF the man who has
held thousands under mis- spell. wired
his fathers acceptance of Atlanta's Of
fer.
The invitation TO Billy Sunday was
extended two months ago by the Com
mittes on Church Cooperation. an in
terdenominational committee organized
last September by the Evangelical Min
listers association TO promote revivals
and religious meetings. There are
twenty Atlanta men on the committee.
John J. Eagan is it's chairman. The
committee heard nothing from its in
vitation until George Sunday paid the
city visit about a month ago, He eX-
pressed then the opinion that his father
would be glad to come here in 1918 and
the telegram confirms his forecast.
TELEGRAM RECEIVED.
The bare fact that Mr.. Sunday will
come 10 Atlanta within the next twelve
months means that at once a vast ma
chinory of organization must be set in
motion TO provide facilities and arrange
ments for the prospective revivals. The
telegram of acceptance from Mr.. sun
day reads:
Atlanta campaign either November
and December or February and March.
Impossible to decide which of these two
dates. but decision soon. Buffalo has
been wonderfully blessed of God. Thir-
" thousand accepted Christ as their
personal Savior The greatest results Of
any campaign in Mr.. Sundays history
except Philadelphia and Boston which
campaigns were several weeks longer.
Mr. sunday wishes for me to say that
he is looking forward TO his visit to
Atlanta with particular pleasure. 1t VIII
be his first campaign in the real south
among people for whom he has eXcep-
tionally warm affection"
WILL NEED TABERNACLE
Billy Sunday opens a series of re-
vivaIs in New York city on Easter Sun
day, and the church committee there has
constructed a gigantic tabernacle in
which he is to hold his meetings. The
conditions under which Mr.. Sunday
comes to city are that first and above
all things the churches in the city
must cooperate to the highest degree in
arranging for his coming. He must be
invited by many representative churches
and then three choirs must be trained
and organized for music at the services
He accepts no remuneration for his
campaign work except on the last day
of his revivals, when a free will offer
ing is taken up for him.
All money taken in at the doors or
subscribed is used to defray the ex-
penses of constructing the huge taoer-
nacle where the services are held, ana
for the expenses of the evangelists
staff His official family consists OF
many secretaries. musicians and a COM
plete organization of specialized reIl-
gious welfare workers.
The Atlanta committee has left no
stone unturned in their efforts 20 get
Mr.. Sunday to accept their invitation
to come here. When George Sunday
and his wife were in Atlanta num-
Der of the most influential citizens OF
the city appeared before him to show
Atlanta's claims, her earnest wish for
him TO conduct a series Of reviNals
here. and in putting forward the Vari-
Gus facts showing the range of Attain
ta's influence, the propable degree OF
upon the meetings and 9TH
er data favorable to the city.
BOOKED THROUGH 1920.
At the time. George Sunday outlin-
ed his fathers tentative program for
future work. announcing that he was
booked through 1920 for engage
ments.
Atlanta secured him, il was stated
Saturday evening. through the COM
bined efforts of ministers. laymen and
of the city and state,
Mr. Sundays tentative engagements
for the next three years include the
following cities. showing the amount
OF opposition which Atlanta had to-
with;
Chicago. Washington Los Angeles,
St Louis. Dallas. Birmingham, New
ark. Richmond, Rochester and Mime
apOlis.