Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-11
CITY TOWELCOME
BILLY SUNDAY At
3 O'CLOCK TODAY
Famous Evangelist Will En-
ter Broad Street Station
From Washington.
WILL BE- GREETED BY
PROMINENT CITIZENS
Members of Committee and Min
listers Meet at 2 80 at Cam
paign Headquarters.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
City Officials Prepare to Handle Big
Crowds Who Will Assemble
at City Auditorium.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TAKEN
City Officials Prepare to Handle Big
Crowd; Who VIII Assemble
at City Auditorium.

their wives and others VIII leave Bllly
sunday headquarters at the Y. NJ. {. y.
at 2:30 o'clock. in order to be on hand
20 welcome the man whose reputation
has spread TO the four corners OF the
cess In behalf OF Christianity.
DETAIL POLICEMAN TO
MAINTAIN PERFECT ORDER
While we want Billy sunday to save
all the souls he can in Richmond"
ror of Public safety in conference with
agent James Z. Walker last night in
up up, to % us to to see see .ha; no lives are lost
Ia a jam OF people at The city Audi
,orium.
heen instructed 10 assign twelve men
regularly to the meetings. and as many
more as he can possibly spare. and We
the campaign. but The police force o:
Richmond is no; large enouGh 10 soar"
as many mon as VIII be needed 70
rrndlc the thousands OF neone who
VIII make an efrcr; 30 get ia'o the
Auditorium. which ha9 4 conpa -ai!vc!:
annll seating capacity.
"As we see IL, from tho point OF view
OF the safety Of the public. and that
no women nd children may be crushed
IN surge of people nt the main. en-.
expedient Will be to open the, doors at
least an hour and half before SER
vices Begin"
StSAf TICkET-hOLbEhS
BEFORE GENERAL PUBLIC
Ar Walker explained to Colonel
Myers and Chief Sherry that the Sun
day morning services were for the
congregations OF the closed churches
In the district specified. and admis-
sion was by ticket only. congresa-
,ions Of churches in the central dis
t.ic,. which includes those west OF
given tickets for the hrst Sunday
morning service, and these will be All
mtted at the south lobby entrance
and seated first before the doors TO
general public.
At the afternoon service every day.
including SUNDAYS, and at the night
ihere are no reserved seats. and the
$500 people to find seats.
Mr.. Walker stressed the fact that the
churches must be protected. and that
on the Sunday mornings on which
specified as determined by the local
committee. seats must be reserved for
these congregations in the Audi
torium
IT am sorry that the seating ca
pacity OF the Auditorium necessitates
admission by ticket, even to the sym s.;
who wanted to hear Mr.. Sunday to
have seat at any service"
On no other occasions except STU
ticket to the Auditorium. The students
foreEather early on the Friday nights
assigned to them and proceed to raise
school songs and other forms OF
amusement while waiting for Mr.. Sum
day to begin his talk to them.
SOUNDS WORD OF WARNING
TO MEMBERS OF CHOIR
Colonel Myers said that the singers
nd Nfh har yx-f, ha tra NtaI 20
enter the Auditorium by the stage en-
trance should always approach the
entrance from Cherry Street. thereby
avoiding the jam OF people around the
main entrance.
Members OF the Advertisers Club. of
Richmond, listened attentively to Mr..
Club yesterday at ] O'Clock on BILLY
sunday and Publicity" Many uues-
tions were asked Mr.. Walker. "How
do nov the do rat T Tas the sas Tst IT,
BILLY. Sunday Is the great salesman
Of religion. He delivers the goods OF
God to more people than any other
mond on the map as 1t has never been
put on the map before
AUT. BUSINESS FEELS
FORCE OF SIMPLE DOCTRINE;
BIN, Sunday Is a unique person
The Chamber Of Commerce Of Phiia i1iGa. !
delphia declared that he brought more
people to Philadelphia than the Cen
tennial did.
1.-THE combined circulation of Kan
sas City newspapers increased 22s, 900
during an eight weeks campaign in
that city. Business enterprises take on
rev life. Every brancn OF business
feels the force of the simple doctrine
which he breaches. Every sermon he
ever preached has only three great arr
>Curlcnts. quit your meannesS." saws
Eilly sunday obey the teachings OF
Jesus Christ anti get TO work"
.Iiow Will Richmond be helped?"
''In four specific ways First, from
an economic standpoint: second, from
civic standpoint; third, spiritually
and fourth, morally"
"Hnw do you handle the newspa
REPORTERS NEVER VIOLATE
ADVANCE MANS CONFIDENCE
81 play absolutely fair and square
with them. and have no secrets from
them said Mr.. walker from Ion 2
experience with newspapers / have
found that II Is best to have every
thing open to them. 1t is my boast
4 asI RillS Sundays advance man In
dealing With hundreds OF newspaper
reporters that not once have | been
betrayed OF release date of a story
and not once have I thrown a paper
down on story !.
Miss Grace SAKE. Bible class teacher
and William Butterfield. custodIa IN