Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
n THE EAST END.
,,cu uILL THE HOME or MANY
LOYAL nAPTISTS.
,osLg OLD LEIGH-STREET CHURCH.
-,,. Grand, simple Pile Crowns the
,uI of ChurchcS-iicr Daughters
are Gathered About Her-ske'ches
of Their Pastors.

Arc Gathered Ahou' h'f-H~'''"SS
of Their Pastors.
...rh Hu is crowned by building
,.r.. 100 ITS strong, simple nnes-one
...... turest old Greek cd.nces in Rich
Iarh-Srcet Baptist church,
... corner OF TWenty-nfth and Leigh
. .s tae centre OK large part OF
.......s population. and claims rnou-
.... ..m as her own. Her graceful
..... Iona. columns her imposing ele-
.r4 approach OF long, wide star,
..... boz o. noble temple for the wor-
g.. .. oa4
..... t.. past year the interior Of the
. los been handsomely papered.
.a. painted. in cool. quiet. har-
... ...rs. and 1t is now one of the
...e % Richmond's audience
.. mp.o room for seating LOO
....d old church was organized
., ....r Elder Reuben Ford as
v.a membership of l@, ana
large numbers TO organize
...- s-Neuaule-StrceL Hui
r-..aJ. HoWaro's-GroNe' anu
t..... uur.aL
...... ~ her sons have gone into
Us ministers of Christ. Three
customary and two aid societies
..r3ung the work among Wo-
A children. clothing the naked
the starving.
. The past year a reaoing-room
... established III is q bright, conn
.... -..m. whore the boys and young
. .reud O hcalthful evening, read
'.... ..ly papers, magazines &c, gnu
- clean games. The room mas
great success.
IN. Baptist Young Peoples Union or
street is the largest in Richmond
doing great work IN CHRISTIAN
.-or within the church.
d.. So. Ashby Jones. the present rus
en- . SON OF Rev. j.. William Jones. D.
uas born ~ Lexington, Va NoNei--
t-r lv2 His boyhOod was spent III
.mond. and his education acquired III
.uond College and Washington ana
D.. university. he took The full semi
INV course. where he made an excellent
,.raiur ln AN ~ its departments A spe-
81. rourse Of philosophy and literature
-ra University OF Virginia the follow
near ended his college work. and he
.- -trt institution for the Baptist
-. il Bardstown. Ky. His first ras-
...- covered a period of three years
.t March. 1885 when he accepted d
.. .. Ia.gh-Street Baptist church.
NcnnbIc-Street Church.
Ilc-Street church was organized
N e. d rs.
.... George II. Williams pastor VINO
- the church until March ., 1870.
-u IA Pitt. now Junior editor OF the
us Herald. succeeded him ON May
... and served the church until Oc-
IS. 1S,f. MI.
a. Is p. Scott succeeded Dr. Pitt
... -.....rrf with The church until De-
.....-. l,I. The church then extend
.... -l can 10 Dr. Pitt which was
........ ....-.ary b. 1s,6. Or. Pitt remain
..... t..... %. 1892. during which time
...... -.. present house Of worship
.....- .t <-.l. with sittings for COO
-..... -.. occupied for the first time on
Sid. t... sunday February, lsSS.
. r. aeded by Rev. Bay,us
ned until December 81
r ISL. r- DE- s. Din was called TO ana
. . T.-torate ON May ]. 1879,
.. church until April ], 1893.
I ... u.s. without pastor AT pres
e Present membership, GIL
.r schools are: Home school,
A Vs. Goodwin superintendent;
-......t h-street Mission chapel sun
... ..uI. l-2 j. H. Wood superintcnd-
.ons-B L. Cooke. w. u. Knauff.
Goodwin. W. r. Anderson, 81. b..
r. w ~ smith. II. 4. Hopkins j.
Hau. j. j. Connolly. and j. ). Wilson
r.,rs-G. ID. Pe4rm0n, chairman
r..e: vs.. W. Richardson, treasurer;
r. Wood church clerk.
Daughter of Leigh-strect.
rrt.r the auspices Of the Missionary
tr Of Leieh-Street church there were
r.r cottage prayer-meetings held during
PHI. winter and spring Of 1881 i'm the neigh
....d Of Tweuty-eighth and X streets
Tie fruit Cf these meetings, in july
.. -Ia same year some eight interested
..rs met together and organized q
law school. This work prospered. IN
wear the Sunday school numbered
-lv 100 and it became necessary 10
larger quarters. I'm 1SS5 the same
sionarv society bought lot, on Wnicn
..... buiIt "a house costing furniture ana
d.. 81 TO. .,..,
rr. church. east End" was organized
pill. nm of April. 1S,7. Forty-four persons
came charter members that afternoon,
,.. sixteen others united that evening by
Baptism. Dr. John Pollard. now professor
To- F.. .amond College; Rev 1. T. Waiiace'
-.. dead. and Rev. r. NJ. Parish theh
student az Richmond College now d
r-.- In North Carolina, suppheo INC
--.a until September, lSN "heh roy re,
81 S. Jones. a student AZ hlchihohe 20.
lc. TOW q pastor IN New AorK 9'a'e'