The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-24
LOCAL MATTERS.
The later Days or the Second Baptist
Church-Addross by j. u. Winston,


Esq.
The services at the Second Baptist
church last night were unusually interest
ing. !. B. Winston, Esq. delivered an
address on the Later DAYS Of the second
BAPTIST Church embracing its history
from 1874 90 the present time. This period
includes the pastoIatcs OF Revs. j. L. Rey-
noids. Or. II. b. G.. Howell. DR.. /. W.
Seelcy. Rev. !. \. Chambhss. Dr. &. C..
Biting, and Rev. Henry Mcdonald, d. ID.
The pastOrate Oi DR.. Il. B. e.. Howell
was one oi special interest 20 the historian.
DIT. howell was elected pastor i'm May,
1880. The period covered by his pl>t0rlte
was one oi marked activity aud progress
i'm the Baptist caU>e in tLi, citv. i'm which
this church bore q conspicuous part. Du-
ring Or. lIowelrs pa,torate the Leigh
Street. Piue->treet. and Manchester
churches were organized. in whose c0nSii-
tuition this church was an important fac
tor.
To Leigh-Strcet church she gave some
oi her best material. among whom was the
present senior deacon Of that fourishne
church.
To Pinc-Strcct she not only made valua-
bic contributions from her membership at
-
for several wears prior % that time several
0f her members were active workers in The
Mission sunday school ON Oregon Hill.
which eliminated in the formation Of the
BelNGcro church in April. 1868. which has
since assumed the name of Pine-srcet and
grown 90 such vigor0u, and c0mciy pro-
portions.
To the Manchester church she gave 4
majority % the corsnuent members at it,
formation. Oi the iorty->iX persons COM
posing that body thrty-siT were dismissed
from this church for that purpose. And
20 further make good our claim 20 the ma
ternity of that fair and prosperous dauCh-
ter. our records viii bear testimony 20 the
fact that on the III Of December. 1850. more
than Two years before the organization OF
| that church. authority was granted 10 GER
tain members Of this church resident in
Manchester. in her name and behalf, 10
/ hold meetings and receive candidates for
/ baptism and memberships under which au-
thority most ~ the material was gathered,
and Of which that church was iormed.'
During the war this church gave its bell
10 De cast into cannon and Its pcw-cushIons
for use in the Confederate hospitals.
The contributions of the church for all
objects FOR the past twelve years were as
/ follows:
| For church and -gndav-seho0l ex-
uen.e- and benevolent object. witl-
iu fhc church and -clo0l......-.... sTl,IlJ 10
Pur Boar o. OF rhe General As-ocla-
ZION nf Virginia and southern BIp-
fi.t Convent. Ode ...--......----. 46.t4- 10
For mission cl4p.i- and country
churches. -..-.---+-- .'t 10 =
For elucltiun ................ ....... l4.Ul4 -
Masking grand t0ta. .f..--.-.. -4NJ.--i 40
/ This gives 4u lruu-. average c1ufri-
button for ai objects ot.....-...-.. c.'f5 "a
According 90 the statistics compiled by
+ DIR. BuT0W> from Che minutes oi The Bap-
/ ti,t General 4. .Ociation for 1850 this church
wa, the largest contributor per c1g.tQ %
it, boards hv I'D per cent
Mr. Winston is q cha>te and vigorous
writer and graceful speaker. and the large
audience present were charmed with bis
/ eci.al u thcchurcA', history for
I thc past forty years.
A resolution was unanimously adopted q
requesting The addre,, FOR publication.