Richmond planet., 1898-03-12
SENT HELP.
Friends Rally to Virginia
Seminary.
A List of the Givers.
LrxcnBuRa, Va. Feb. %, 1898.

LYNcHBURG, VA, Feb. 26, 1898.
My dear Mr.. Editor:-
According TO your re-
quest, send forward to-day a list of
churches and individuals to date, who
have responded to our appeal.
You have not the space for those
who have written me, promising me in
very few days. to do what was in
their power to help us but in view OF
the urgency of the matter. am sure
you will admit few words from sew
eral OF the leading brethren of the
state
Rev Bowling writes for the confer
ence at Norfolk the following:
The Philadelphia Conference passed
the inclosed resolutions:
We have a very encouraging and
sympathetic letter from DR.. MaIcom
Mac Vicar, superintendent of Educa-
tion for the American Baptist Home
Mission Society He urges thaf the
churches should come to the rescue
of the Seminary Immediately.
Rev. Grsham's letter impaired new
life to our tagging interest. Rev. w.
stitution, SO deeply was he moved
gave us personal subscription and
promised us that his churches would
help US without fail Rev Galloway
is one of our best men. He delivered
a powerful address to our students not
long ago. His honest, earnest words
had in the Il the ring of enthusiasm
and power. The echoes have not vet
died away in the hearts of our young
men and women. We are always glad
to see Rev. w. B. Galloway.
Find the following list to date:
Hon John Mitchell Jr., $500
Diamond Hill Baptist Church.
Lynchburg, Va, Rev. B Tyrrell, 5 90
Rev. A. a. Calvin, Staunton. Va 90
Rev. j B. Smith, Concord, Va, 9 25
First Baptist Church, Roanoke, Va
Rev K. r. Jones, 500
Second Baptist Church. Manches-
ter, Va, Rev. D. w. Davis, OO
Fifth Street Baptist Church Sun
day-school and b. Y. P. U Rich
mond, Va, II 90
Fifth Baptist Church and Sunday
school, Rev. H. Powell, 327
Sharon Baptist Church, Richmond,
Va Rev. A. s Thomas, Al
Fourth Baptist Church and Sunday
school, Rev. E Payne, 5 OC
Rev. B F Fox, 500
First Bapiis Church Sunday-school
W.T.. Hall. 7 81
Ministerial Conference. Danville,
Va. 800
Rev. A. Truatt. Alexandria, Va, 2 %
First Baptist Church. Manchester,
Va Rev Dr. A BinQa Jr s Of
Rev Nelson Jordan, Farmville, Va. Il
Ebenezer Baptist Church, Pitts
burg. Pa Rev. G.. q. Howard, 10 OC
Mr., A. w. Hughes. Springfield,
Mass. 2OC
Rev. W B. Galloway. Bellevue, Va 2 q
Rev. B. P. Watkins, First Baptist
Church, Radford. Va, 1OC
Gilfield Baptist Church, Petersburg.
Va Rev DR.. H. Williams. 8 OF
Gildeld Baptist Church Sunday
school, Petersburg, Va, 10 OC
Mr. A. ]. Bailey, Lynchburg, Va, q
Mr.. George Williams, Jr., 81
Mr.. A Taylor. 81
Mrs. Mary r. Murphy 2g
Diamond Hill Baptist Sunday-school.
Lynchburg, Va, 5 OK
First Baptist Church, Richmond,
Va, s Al
Court Street Baptist Church, Lynch
burg Va, 10 q
Court Street Baptist Sunday y-school
Missionary Society. so
Court Street Baptist Missionary
and Educational Society, Oh
Court Street Baptist Sunday
school, 26 O,
Mr. Nicholas Burford, Blue Ridge
Springs Va. Oh
Free Spring Baptist Church Rev.
G. Q Darlington, Rustburg, Va, o.
First Baptist Sunday school, Man
chester, Va. Mr.. O. l.. Winfree
supt., 75
First Baptist Sunday-school, Bedford
City. Va Mr.. J. q Brown. Supt. ? o
First Baptist Sunday Farm
Vile, Va. Mr.. r. ]. Evans, Supt. 3
Morning Star Baptist Church, South
Quay, Va, Rev. / Gross. so
New Mount Baptist Church, Nelson
Co. Va. Rev. r A. Clarkson, o
White Rock Baptist Sunday
school, Lynchburg, Va. IT
, Triumph Baptist Church. Rev. Nell
son Jordan, 42
N.B.-I should have mentioned tn
first smong those whose hearts are 10y
sl to our work and who have mad
many a sacrifice for the Seminary, ou
dear brother j. B Smith and Rev. Dr.
Henry Williams, of Petersburg. Tn
: amount opposite brother Smiths nam
: came out OF his own pocket and that {
: his immediate household.
The force is at wozk upon our roc