Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-12-10
tsp.cial 10 The Times-Dl,patchl

tSpecis! 10 The Times
LfNCHBCRG. VA. Dec. 9--The
activities OF the Billy sunday Club.
for men. and the Virginia Asher
Council. for women. which came out
OF tho Billy Sunday campaign held
here during September and october.
continue 10 grow and hundreds have
been brought into the local protes-
liant churches as the result OF this
Work since the real Sunday cam
paiSn ended. and the peak. OF the In
terest. II is believed. Il is yet TO
be attained.
More than 500 professors OF faith
hav" been secured by teams repre-
sentinS tho two organizations. for
the women have been conducting
evangelIstic services as well MS the
men. one service held at Centenary
Methodist. union effort. resulted in
foTty-eiSht conversions directly
from appeals made by three young
women. one OF whom is not vet
out OF the teen age. This revival
was conducted for two weeks the
hrst week by male teams and the
second by women teams and II re-
suited in ioi professions OF faith.
Splendid Work In Convict Camp.
Another phase OF the work OF the
Billy sunday Club has been seen a,
BDOng-
boro Road. some ten miles from
town. Here Billy Sunday teams
have held about four Sunday after
noon meetings. which have resulted
IN between fifteen and twenty pro-
LESSONS OF faith. the visits Of the
Sunday workers having practically
transformed tho life OF the mon in
'he camp strong men, most OF them
IN 'he camp for what might ordinarily
n o. u
state law when compared with the
worst OF crimes. have broken down
under tho talks of laymen and have
cried Ike children. The teams kept
mt the work and finally the atmos
phere changed and now every man
In tho camp Is said to look forward
70 these visits.
Prisoncrs Welcome Minfster,
DR.. Wallace 7. Palmer. pastor OF
Westminster Presbyterian Church,
who was actively aligned with tho
sunday campaign from it's ,nciniencw
this week told the ministerial union
or ms reception at the prison camp
now the men there now welcome
minister. He reported that he
purposed In his mind to secure testa
= ments for tho prisoners and at n re.
cont visit asked for show OF testa-
menta and TO his utter surprise be
u'sSo'eIeu tlht every man in the
camp had not only been, provided
win New Tesla ment, but that no
indicated that he was reading IL Dr.
I'a!mer became interested TO know
now no many OF tho men had been
supplied with the Scripture, and when
ne asked he was told that thew had
been given by Mrs. Parker. the wife
or the superintendent of the camp.
Not few OF the men have already
identified themselves with Lynchbure
churches of their own denomina-
.lionai preferences, ministers having
gone out there from colored and
White churches to follow up tho
work OF the Billy Sunday teams.
Team Fills Vacant Pulpit.
An Illustration OF how the Billy
: sunday Club follows up its work
seen at Jehovah Jireth Presby-
ter'an church at Bocock some FIVE
niies from Lynchburg. This church
Mi'"o"t what may be termed
preaching, having only an
o.."S'on"i stated visit from busy
Lynchburg pastor. Three wonLs 49,.
team opened UP there WITH To-
timonial service to get verv cola
ana stun response from a small co.,
greSation' This was on a Wedpe,.
day night. The following SUNDAY
night there was much larger A.,
tendance, but tho best tho worker,
could do was to got requests frou
five for prayers. Still the mestira
:, went on. The club supplied a n.w
team for nearly every seryio.. ma
the results began to demonstrats
the following Thursday night. After
.hat for week each service saw
conversions, and now the members