The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-11-03
THIRD ANNIVERSARY.
DR.. Broughton's Celebrates it on Last
Sunday.

Sunday.
In Introducing his subject he said in
part; "This is my third Nn adversary adj
dress us pastor of Calvary Church." He
related some interesting Incidents of his
beginning here Said there had never
been Il real rupture, though sometimes
they had come to some dangerous points
Paid Il compliment to the city and his
large congregations
He then gave II brief synopsis of the
most important work of the year. L.
The new church had been completed and
the old tabernacle removed to the north
west and is now being used us their mis-
sion.
the hardest i'll the history of the country,
the church had raised more money and
done more good than ever.
Number received by baptism, 40; num-
Der received by letter, 80; number receiy-
ell by statement (eXperience), -; num-
Der dismissed by letter 30: number dis
missed by exclusion, 3: number deaths, 3.
Total net gains, 100. Present member
ship, $40. Contributions-Past sal
airy, 81 500; State mission, S10.64: Sun
day school and Bible board, $50. 20: for
eign missions (by regular olfering), $G3D.-
10: home missions, S1S.S6: new church,
Et,cN'.-J' IuDu, ;SJDI.ol:
assocatonal fund, 50. Total, $S,321.5
Societies Ladies' aid Qor church build
ing. SJS0.21: Dorcas (helpng the needy,
S2Glj; Lawrence Snead Getty missions),
299; Roxana young girls mission.
ary), S39.S2; Ladies' missionary, $50;
Boys missionary, $195s; Sunday-school
(home), Sbl0 So; Sunday school Lawrence
Sncad mission), 800: Sunday school
Norwich mission), $25. Total, $7G5.5G
Grand total for church and societies for
all objects, $40, 1GS. %
.. lie then spoke Of the good feeling in
the church. Everybody loved everybody.
Complimented them on their free and
easy handshaking, good spirited policy,
and urged the continuance of this kind
of worship.
4. Spoke of the activity on the Sunday.
school as shown in the fact that though
one of the youngest in the city was now
one of the largest.
>. lie then spoke Of all the work they
were doing for the poor and needy, and
urged them forward in the work.
Dr. Broughton then turned to the flu
ture and said There are three lines of
work which | want us to keep up and
strengthen.
First we must fight for the purifca-
ton oil the atmosphere in which we are
trying to grow truth and righteousness.
To do this we will have to continue our
war against sin, whether in high or low
places, in the politician us well as the
private cltlZen. Some say II preacher loses
his power when he jumps into politics,
| don't believe it, This pulpit has never
failed To apply the knife wherever it has
found sin and God has not taken it's pow
er away. If politicians, City Council,
State or national, thrust upon the church
an atmosphere of sin this pulpit proposes
TO strike. | shall never let up until we
have an administration that will close
every barroom. clubroom, gambling dens,
from pool room to the bucket shop, and
every house of i'll fame is closed by law.
1t can be done.
And we are TO continue our fight for
sabbath in Roanoke I've made some
enemies by this fight but it was because
oil duty. propose keeping it UP until
the law is enforced and we have IL Sabbath
from the news 10y on the street to the
drug stores
DIR. Rroughton said that he had failed
in his efforts in this line, but the fight
was not oil. He intended that this
should succeed even if he had to post Il
detective in the field to bring the guilty
Sabbath breakers to justice
lie then referred to the position he
wanted his church to take in antagonism
to sin and worldliness. He spoke of their
opposition to dancing, card playing,
theatre going, etc. lie was specially
pronounced in his denunciation of pro-
fcssional football, which he characterized
aS inhuman. barbarous, vulgar, low and
degrading. FINALLY, the work. said
ne, ahehd oil us is the salvation of souls,
The church that is not saving men is not
no fl,t tr,.I, 81
After the sermon a large portion of the
congregation. which taxed every space i'm
the church, remained to speak with the
pastor. Any report of the proceedings
would he incomplete which did not men.
ton .thc splendid music. The chorus of
thirty voices with Prof. Rasmussen mt
the organ, never sung better.