The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-30


mond is cooperating with the Sum
day committee" Neighborhood
prayer meetings will be held In each
"neighborhood' tonight and Friday
evening.
Mr.. Cox. Of Holy Comforter Epis-
oopal church, said that his district,
the West End, comprised that por-
ton OF the city west of Laurel street
| to and even beyond Westhampton.
The district is divided into fourteen
sections, with n supervisor in charge
of each. All of the supervisors, he
said, are actively at work. Each sec
! ton has ten neighborhoods. in each
of which a prayer meeting will be
held twice weekly--Monday and Fri
day--for two weeks.
w. S, Dunning representing the
central district, which takes in that
section of the city between Laurel
street and Main-Street station, and
from the river to the valley is COM
posed of fourteen sections, with sevc-
raj "neighborhoods" in each.
The coming Sunday campaign. in
the opinion of Mr.. Cumming, is the
beginning of one of the greatest
events in the lives of the people of
Richmond He stressed the impor-
lance of prayer and earnestness ana
of the volunteering of our services
in this great cause
Thorwell Clark said the Fulton dis
trict has been divided into six sec
tons and that twenty prayer meet
ings will begin tonight.
Mr.. Helsabeck, representing Church
Hill. the district OF churches, has
been divided into eighteen districts.
each with several neigh borhoods."
X, NJ. White, of Highland Park.
beyond the valley. on the hill" said
the district had been divided into
three sections and sixteen neighbor-
hoods
Hearty Northside.
Mr.. Smith. of Ginter Park, said the
reception OF the people of his section
of the city had been spontaneous
and hearty. He expected much CO.
operation from Mr.. Headley, pastor
of the Baptist church: Mr.. Flournoy.
of the Methodist church, and Mr..
Johnson. of the Presbyterian church.
Ginter Park has been divided into
four sections, and each section into
three neighborhoodS. Twelve prayer
meetings will be held this evening.
presbyterian homes will be in
vaded by Baptists and Baptist homes
by Presbyterians, he said, which, he
added. presents the greatest period
of intcrdenominational fellowship
ever witnessed in Ginter Park"
NJ. Wait represents the Barton
Heights district MIR. Wait succeeded
the original Barton Heights director
appointed. who Is i'll with influenza.
Mr.. Wait has influenza in his family.
Mf. Arendcll, in making this state
mcnt. asked that his hearers pray
: that tho city be delivered from the
plague"
Following reports OF district diFec-
tors. Mr. Arendell introduced Mr..
bas, &t4.i n, no.
ing was for the especial purpose of
receiving instructions and inspiration
for the tasks that confront us, par
ticularly neigh borhood prayer meet
ings."
He told his hearers how TO do it
sought 70 encourage them and tell
2 them how to overcome discourage
. nlcuts
Il look forward" he said. Ito the
coming period with great cXpecta =
lions" He declared he was pleased
with tho corporation he had re-
ceived and expressed the conviction
that we are going TO put this thing
= across with a bang"
Neishborhood prayer meetings. he
said. are the most important part of
the movement The campaign he
, said, would he built upon the foun-
dation of prayer.
He alluded TO President Wilson 5
p historic utteranee of last Friday in
+ Buckingham Palace. London, wherein
Mr.. Wilson declared that there is a
great tide flowing in the hearts OF
men"
That was wonderful expression,
Mir. Walker said. regarding peace
, liberty righteousness and justice
There is "a great tide flowing in the
hearts OF Gods people in connection
with thc coming meetings
Y Three Great Ways.
There are thrac ways to achieve
Z what we hav. tseilont 10 dr. he said
isy iisvarfI1t4s. -t1y personal WORK and
7ly prayer
: SUNDAY, he said does not want any
special personal- workers s.FfeHffiz liza
lion perfected in Richmond. "Wha,
= he does want" Re added, sis that
each and every citizen to feel his OF
her personal responsibility and re-
a!ize the importanc" of doing his OF
= her duty"
1t is up to- the Christian people
~ Richmond To further this work
, he said. Sunday is not on trial. -
he said but Richmond Is on trial
This work means great tasks and
great responsibilities for all OF YOU. "
- Prior 10 Sundays coming neighbor-
, hood prayer meetings will be held
, Monday and Friday evenings for two
, N'tkH. amer Wnft'fl fHeN VIII De nstG
on Tuesdays and Fridays You mus;
keep on praying. even after SUNDAY
gets here" he said. IF Billy Sun.
day thought praying was going te
i, stop when he got here he would not
, come or if he found after gettins
, here that YOU were not still praying
, he'd pack his trunk and leave
Prayer" he said. lis the power house
ct this movement
Today AT i2:30 o'clock Al Saun-
, ders Will speak in st. Pauls church
y number of revival hymns which
, will he featured during the SUNDAY
. campaign We're sung. They include
, Brighten the Corner Where You
, Are. Il Love to Tell the Story. y
More About Jesus. II Am Coming
Home since Jesus Came into M
Heart and We're Marching to
: Zion"