The Washington herald., 1918-01-13
SUNDAY WELL
PLEASED WITH
HIS WELCOME
Meetings Of First Week In
dicate Great Success
for Revival.
BY ARTHUR JOYCE.

Every SATURDAY morning bllly sun
day and the members OF his party
'GAt together and "sIze up the re-
vivaI situation. They conferred yes
terday at the sunday home" out on
Wisconsin avenue, and II was the
consensus Of opinion among the work.
ers that the initial week Of the cam
paisn here was remarkable in many
ways.
1T sure went through in great
shape" commented Billy Sunday.
I'm delighted with the reception
party and I'm sure we are going to
put over one of the greatest cam
paigns in the country's history. It
will be hard work and we need the
prayers Of the people OF Washington
and their help to put it across"
The evangelist likes Washington.
And the Capital likes Billy. Judging
from the attendance at the Taber-
nacle services. 1t is conservatively
figured that close on to 10000 per-
sons have heard the noted evangelist
during the first week OF his cam
paign-
10000 Brave storm.
There was only one night during
the week when the Tabernacle
wasn't nIled. That was Friday
night. when Washington was
drenched in a storm of heavy rain.
snow and sleet. But, despite the
bad weather. the big wooden build
ing opposite Union Station housed
close on to 10000 persons. And
that's going some! Billy himself
was surprised at the size Of the
crowd that had turned out.
Peach OF a crowd, isn't it?' he
commented as he climbed to the
platform just before the meeting
began. And. gee. what a night!'
The crowd was a distinct tribute
to the evangelist and also to Miss
Florence Kinney. director of re-
viyal work among students of the
high schools and colleges. Miss
Kinney sure worked hard to get
\ around to the schools and line up
the pupils for that gathering. 1t
was the first students night" in
connection with the campaign and
IL went of with a bang. 1t is
planned to make each Friday night
students night" at the Tabernacle.
And next week the building 10 book
ed to be crowded to the doors.
The meetings last week brought
out several important features.
They showed what a remarkable
chofrstcr is Rodeheayer and what
wonderful choirs the music COM
mittee has got together for the
eight weeks revival The mems
choir was particularly good.
some PIanIsts.
The meetings proved, too, that
Brewster and Matthews sure can beat
those baby grands up on the plat
form. 1t was 4 marvel to many per-
sons the artistic way in which these
pianists eat up" the revival music.
Put them on a concert stage together
and they'd be the biggest hit in
years.
The other members of the Sunday
party didn't get things started in
such shape that the results OF their
work could be recognized. Most of
the week was spent in sizing up
the situation and getting acquainted
with the workers and the work that's
TO be done in the various fields COW
erred by the evangelist.
Tomorrow night, at a big meeting
Of Sunday School supCrintendents and
teachers at the First Congregational
Church, Miss Alice VI. Gamlin, who
directs the campaign work among
boys and girls, will outline the far
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get to- every grammar school boy
and girl in Washington and its sub
urbs.
DR.. Isaac Ward, in charge Of noon
day services for men. will begin Tues
day a series of meetings in the fire
houses. police stations, car barns and
in the cantonments in and around
Washington. DIR. Ward is one of
the best platform speakers in this
country and his mEetings are usu-
ally one OF the most important fea-
turCs Of Sundays Campaign.
Bible Glasses stnrt.
Miss Grace SAKE. in charge OF Bible
study. has started her Bible study
Glasses on the tabernacle platform
following the afternoon sermons.
Everybody is invited TO hear Miss
She is also conducting Bible study
classes in the churches and in various
communities and she plans also to
start a morning study class for wom-
en- Of leisure.
This week will see the official open-
Ing Of the monday luncheon meetings
for business women in the Congrega-
tional Church. Business women Of
WHshingtOn's stores and shops and
government buildings will be invited
10 take part in these GATHERINGS on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
Luncheon will be served at the church
for 10 cents and Miss Frances Miller,
who directs this work for the Sunday
party, will speak to the woman each
MONDAY, following the luncheon.
Mrs. William Asher will go into the
various shops and buildings beyond
the center Of the city and conduct
meetings for business women who
cannot get to the luncheon gather
ings. Through Miss Miller and Mrs.
Asher. aided by spo cial committees
made up Of prominent Washington
women, II is expected that the 1000
business women now in Washington
viii be reached directly with the
sunday campaign message"