Show advertising FILLS CHURCHES the story 0 of the rev christian F belaner Hel Re laner pastor ot of the chelsea methodist church in new york la Is the story ol of success in which advertising played a most important part years ago the rev belaner was a traveling salesman and later a newspaper man he has churches in kansas city denver and new york and each one started in most humble fashion in the missouri city he evolved a plan ot of advertising in a mild way and when he went to denver he continued along the same lines increasing the church membership to 2000 in soven seven years irom from a mere handful then he received the new york call here he met with opposition and was informed that his advertising tactics would not be tolerated for two years there were bickering and dickering until the church voted vote d to give the pastor his way once again the rev felt pis his way in advertising and gradually increased the doses ile he secured noted men and women to appear on his platform and with his newspaper announcements noun cements was able to fill his church to capacity later at the request of the methodist church lie he took charge of the publicity tor for the centenary campaign organized the minute men used billboard newspapers and other means it t advertising the quota was raised while other churches tailed failed to secure their pledged ar amounts when the pastor took over the chelsea church it had bad a members membership bip ot of with an old fashioned worship home now crowds I 1 of 1200 to 1500 attend in addition the church has purchased a block of land on broadway tor a new building |