Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-10
SUNDAY CAMPAIGN FUND
ROLLING into TREASURY
QIota md Go Ovcr
the Top.
ALL DENOMINATIONS ACTIVE
Rev. Russell Cecil, u. d., Heads
Delegation Chosen to Welcome
Evangelist and His Party to Rich
mond Saturday Afternoon.

a check for sl.loO Mas paid over to
! Carter Il. Williams. treasurer of the
| local committee of the Billy Sunday
campaign by the representatives of the
cooperating Presbyterian churches of
Richmond at the meeting OF dcnomina
| tional representatives on the finance
| committee when thcy met yesterday
| afternoon at the Business Mems Club.
This makes good the boast of tho
| Presbytcrians that they would be the
first to hand over their denomina-
tional assessment toward dcfrayinS
| the expenses OF the first half Of the
campaign. The assessment was Sl.065.
Half OF the amount required for the
| entire budget OF $4,000 must be In
the hands OF Mr.. Williams by January
Other represe ntatives present made
sessment Ct SIS: the Ep!sco2alian
churches had raised their assessment
rno S3c S. to $SGO the ra,aG
| assessment from si5Q to $3.50: the
Mcthodists had collected almost all OF
their apportionment of S2,1:S so. and
| the. Eapt!sts reported that the S4.123
which is the largest amount assessed
any denominations would also he ready
January 20.
DIR. CECIL HEADS DELEGATION
TO WELCOME ENAaGHL'Sr
Rev. Russell Cecil. y; D. general
paiSn. will head the committee which
viii formally welcome Mr.. and Mrs.
5 O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Coop
Grating pastors OF seventy one
churches. with their wives, and mem
bers OF the general committee and
| their wives nave been asked to hc
present at the station "a greet Mr..
sunday. Automobiles Will carry the
group aftcrvvari TO the Richmond I!o-
tel. where an Informal reception will
be held ON the mczzanine floor.
party will be HarIand H. Pitzner as
sisiant 10 Mr. S9nday; Roaert Mat
soloist; Mrs. William. Asher, director
OF womcn,s work; Miss Grace SAKE.
director OF Bible study. and William
Ruttcrtield. custodian.
Miss Florence l.. Kinney, director
OF student work. arrived in the city
Yesterday and WAS in conference with
chairman OF this phase of the worl;
dcrson. of Richmond College. is local
chairman OF student work which is nj
WAYS strongly emphasi2ed b. Mr.: sun.
day in his campaigns. student lights"
~ the City Auditorium Will bc features
OF the campaigns.
| BILLY HAS AS MUCH
Fun AS ANYBODY ELSE
Mr., snnday 10 just poy himself
and he has Just as much fun as any
student there"
DR.. Cecil, as general chairman. will
service in the City Auditorium Sunday
morning n 1880 o'clock sharp Rev.
I. ClaSgett skinner, j.. H., pastor OF
the second Baptist Church OF Rich
mond. Will offer the Invocation.
space VIII be reserved on the main
| floor of Eroac street Methodist Church
Monday morning for AL cooperating
| ministers and their wives and menu
bers OF the general committee and
| their wives AZ the service Monday
morning when Mr.. and Mrs; sunday
| VIII tell what they have come to the
! city 10 do. and how the people OF the
| city can best cooperate in making
! the campaign success.
ThcCc has been AN advance all alonC
the iinc, in, the attendance of the
nc.EhborhooI prayer meetings. De-
ccmhcr 30 there was total OF LIS
people who attended the first prayer
meetings held; January Z. this mum
her was Increased TO 1850, and on
January G. 2,34a people attended the
neiEhhoThcod prayer meetings.
H. Watkins lllcrson. pllprman Of the
automobile committee, which Will sun
Ply cars at all times for the Sunday
party. had picture taken YESTERDAY
OF the group q! ears OF different max cs
which VIII be lent for the ca!npais;n.