Monday, Dec. 29, 1924
"Most Influence"
Twenty-five thousand U. S. clergymen from every Protestant denomination voted; by their votes they decided who among them are the 25 most influential preachers in the U. S.
The names of the 25 who secured the most votes:
Charles R. Brown, New Haven S. Parkes Cadman, Brooklyn Henry Sloane Coffin, Manhattan Russell H. Conwell. Philadelphia Harry Emmerson Fosdick, Manhattan Charles W". Gilkey, Chicago George A. Gordon, Boston Newell D. Hillis, Brooklyn Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, Maiden, Mass. Lynn H. Hough, Detroit Charles E. Jefferson, Manhattan Bishop Francis J. McConnell, Pittsburgh Bishop Wm. F. McDowell, Washington, D. C. Mark A. Matthews, Seattle William P. Merrill, Manhattan G. Campbell Morgan, London, Eng., at present in Manhattan Joseph F. Newton, Manhattan Merton S. Rice, Detroit Frederick F. Shannon, Chicago Robert E. Speer, Manhattan John T. Stone, Chicago William A. Sunday, Winona Lake, Ind. George W. Truett, Dallas Ernest F. Tubble, Evanston, Ill. James I. Vance, Nashville