The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-19
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Mr.. Walker declared that the
"evanselistic wheei-hub. sppkss and
rim-moves with the spirit Of God to
accomplish Gods power. II Is By thu
spirit Of God Alone" he added. that
this is accomplished
The pastor, he said. is the key TO
the church. Sunday must have the
cooperation Of the pastors Of Rich
mond to do the best work Of which
he Is capable" he said. without
the support of the ministers of Rich
mond he will be powerlcsg> to do any
thing"
Each church will be represented on
the Sunday campaign committee, &C
cordins TO the plans outlined by Mr..
Walker, AS the. result Of q Question
naire" which has been sent to every
church OF every denomination by Mr..
Walker, forty-one churches have
.signified that they are heart and
SOUL behind the Sunday movement.
These forty-one churches, according
to Mr.. Walker, represent 1883
churchgoers. Mr.. Walker expects
seventy five, with q combined mem
bership of close on to 10000.
Mr., Walker then took up other
units of the campaign plan, which
MIRAGE local church representa-
tives. neighborhood PRAYER meetings.
finance, mems Bible classes. personal
work, choruses. ushers, secretaries.
automobiles and women's work.
Mr. Walker took up the matter of
financing the campaign. which. he
said. would be done by each church
contributing its prorata share to
budget. which he requested be pledged
in advance OF the campaign. Tho
SIS 900 needed for this purpose. he
aaid. included necessary alterations
being made to the auditorium. tho
preparatory work in which he Is en-
ga ged, and other items already
enumerated.
Not cent of this $4,000 Mr..
Walker declared, goes to Billy Sun
day. You will hear IL reported" he
warned, that Billy Sunday asks you
to guarantee $4,000. or $4,000. or
even more, before he will como here.
This is untrue. Not cent goes to
Sunday. All he expects is at the close.
There will be a free will offering
the people will to give him. that Is
what he will receive" He said he
wanted the churches to bear the bur-
den proportionately.
Dual Choirs.
Campaign plans provide for two
choirs of $50 members each, which
viii alternate. Each church will be
represented in the choirs.
Mr.. Walker described the three
phases of the movement as prepare
tory work, the meetings themselves
and the "follow-up" work, which was
up to- the churchgoers of Rich
mond after Sunday and his party
leave Richmond.
Richmond is being divided into dis
tricts. with a director for each dis
trict Each district is being appor-
toned into divisions and each division
into neigh borhoods.
Prayer, Mr.. walker declared, is the
keynote of the campaign. HE who
prays the most before the revivais
begin will he the ono who will praise
the more when the meetings are over.
When the men and women Of Rich
mond get down on their knees In
prayer something is bound to hap
pen.
Mr.. Walker declared that the city
would be shaken from center to cir
day campaign Sunday Is the in
strument in the hands OF God that
! will accomplish this" Mr.. Walker de-
clared. with apparent conviction.
! Following review OF campaigns
! in other cities. Mr.. Walker recited a
poem, the burden of which was lit
can he DONE and thanked his
! hearers.
! Districts and directors were an
nounced as follows: Western. Or.
Cox, Episcopal; Central. W. S. Dun
nev, layman:t Highland Park, Roscoe
White. Methodist Episcopal; Ginter
Park, Wade G. Smith. layman: East
End. DIR. Heisabec Christian: Full
ton. W. r, Clark: Barton Heights.
Rev Buckholf. Presbyterian, and
Southside, l.. ]. Westphal.
| Headquarters for the Sunday cam
paign have been established in Room
20l, the Y. NJ. c. A. building. Teie-
4 phones have been installed, and arc
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