The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-03-11
THE FUND Is GROWING.
DIR HATCHE IL RECEIJING CONTRI-
BTIIONS IRON An SIDES.
More Than $4,000 Has Already Been
Contributed and More Is Daily
Coming in.

The fund for rebuilding the Grace-s'reet
Baptist church f. gradually growing ~
Hatcher has received. IN pledges iron" MS
own CONGREGATION. within traction VI
slg.oJu. and more will doubtless De adued
10 that amount shortly.
Ii is impossible to say how much mas
been subscribed by friends outside oil the
church, but it is known that the amount
Is encouiagingiy large.
COST or iHE NEW CHURCH.
When asked by reporter last night as
to the amount that the new church wiiI
cost. Dr. hatcher sald mat mat woulu
depend upon the amount OF money inst
COulQ De secured. It's people were ~.
ambitious 10 DuNu Il cosby hoose' D"e
tnat ,ney would need ldige ana capH-
clOUs DuIIding, ana mat ~ must De "V' my
OF us location ana IT'S iiiends VINO are 80
generously ASSISTING ~ DuidlnS IL. ne
hoped that Inc mousse could be punt ioI
$Jv,OUu. or even Tess me WORK OF seiev'-
ing plans, making contracts, DC, Viii be
atl.rrcd until lno church can get US
Tabernacle. when II IS hOped VIII be ready
by the fourth Sunday In TINS month.
The Grace street people are pIOlOuhuig
affected by the demonstrations OF hihI
ness on me part OF the ciU@ehS OF h'ch-
mOnd, ana they are lo4d III eNttcs9iHs
their gratitude.
\ est,rdAy Dr. Hatcher received check
for SO IRON the Key. l.. g. sihley ana
sons. of Buckncrs, and 81 from Bdptlst
church in Louisa county.
Among recent local contributions are
the ioLcWing: T.. A. Ezekiel, as res-lt
OF special sales day SJV, FIRST Bhpt,nl
Sunday school lcOlOreu), -, MIS-. A. u.
Atkinson, 80; j. Rothschud q Brothe.'
So. a city druggist tone sunday saiel'
AlrI ia
s.. B,neVOlent and Social Society, s-J'
{. Gross, so; Richmond attorney, siui
Wyndham Boiling, SD. ". ,, foTDes,
500. George +. Henning, 80; George -.
Bull so. \. j. Chewing, SO, Is. II.
Ellington and wife, 50. r.. {. Garrison
and wife. S25. $ ". Travers. So; Mr.
Bottigheimer, $40. Mrs. T.. q. hidd, 50;
j. Il. williams. 500, a friend, 500, MIs.
T.. T.. Smith. So, ID. Buchanan, SiV' w 4.
ID. Duke. SO, First toiored Baptis'
church. 800; Andrew krause. 90 Inc 90 20
hen Company SO; DR.. Charles '. Car
rugton. So. Edgar Darlington Mayo. 90
West View Baptist church, $40; an bpis-
copalian. s.. BrOadus- Memorial church,
500; +. Sitterding, so.
OUTSIDE CONTRIBUTORS.
Outside contributions. First Baptist
church. Atlanta. Ga. 500; Bethel Baptlst
church. Chesterfield. 800, Cool Spring
Baptist church. Hanover, SO, First Bap-
fist church. Petersburg. $40: Little RIVER
church. Loudoun. $3.50; First church.
Ashevil1e y. c., $1uO. Hon William +.
Daniel . North Carolina. $50: Or. }. b.
Crannl. Texas, $40; a. Il. woodruff
South Carolina. s.. Walter ID. Moses,
Chicago. 50: Rev. James T. Dickinson,
New Jersey, So. Dir. j. William Jones,
Miller school. 500: Dr. Robert kyanci
Bristol. s.: John II. Pulliam Raleigh, y.
g, 81 30; Rev. J. IL. Barnes, MlddeseX'
At a meeting Of the building committee
of the new church Monday night. MI. W /;
L. Carneal was elected secretary ana
treasurer. The question Of removing the
bricks was discussed and steps taken 10
nile them up. Many Of them. II Is llkely'
viii be used in the new structure.
The Richmond Fredericksburg and 70
Hatcher the lot adjoining his residence.
on west Grace street, Tor tabernacle.
A temporary structure will be erected
Immediately .... ..,,.,,
The following communication explains
Richmond March Z, 1876.
Ny Dear DR.. Hatcher: 400
Enclosed please find my check Tor Sluo.
This IS my personal Contribution 10 inc
rebuilding of your church. %,
The people to whom / minister Will
doubt not take pleasure IN giving you
their liberal aid. ..
With best and kindest wishes, REMAIN
Yours fraternally,
MOSES ID. HOGE.
Mr.. simon Sycle has been exceedingly
kind In canvassing upper Broad street IN
behalf OF the bui' ling fund. ana mas qulte
a snug amount TO turn into me treasury.
porhaps 40 more liberal gift has been
made than the 500 by the CONTIGUOUS
and generous little West View chufch.
The West View church IS a child or
Glace-Street. and by mis- munlhcehl Blu
She shows her filial affection
on -
one Of the pleasant surprises of this
unique movement Is the sympathy ana
generosity of the cOlOrcd people. Iheir
Young Mems Christian Association ana
the executive committee OF the STATE bap-
t-t Sunday-School Convention b0th sent
resolutions of sympathy. but the SUNDAY
school Of the First tcolOred( Baptist
church passed resolutions OF sympathy,
ard i'm transmitting them ehcioseH - te4
the building fund. But a great suf.Iise
Holmes. pastor Of the First tcoiorecl tap-
tist church waited on him, ana not hndlns
him i'm. left an envelope, which Nhen me
Doctor opened he found contained hot
only a handsome set Of resolutions but
am offer of 800 TO assist him in buIdlhs
his new church
A BIG ENTERTAINMENT.
There will 81 a very enjoyable dramatic
and musical entertainment az the Young
Mems Christian Association liaH to-niVl-
row night for the rebuilding fund oi 'ue
Grace-Street Baptist church. 1t VIII be
given by teachers of the elocution ana
music departments of the Womans t,o,-
leee Miss I,fnOrc Duke graduate 81 Neii
College OF Oratory. Philadelphia. Mss
Pauline Larrabee, pupil Of Carl Faelten.
of the New England Conservatory Bos-
ION. Miss Carrie X Jones pupil OF Albert
Ross Parsons. Of Metropolitan college
of Music. New YORK city; Professor a
II Tnkel Stuttgardt. Conserve tory. e6r-
many Nj. Haddon Watkins, and others.
Tickets will be on sale at the Young
Mems Christian Association Hall. the No-
mans College, and Millers Broad-Street
Pharmacy.