Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
DONE WELL HERE.
BAPTIsTs HAVE FOUR FLOURISH
ING CHURCHES ~ MANCHESTER
BAlNDGIDGE-SfREGT THE MOTHER
Has Large Membership Now.
Though Having Sent Out Three
Daughters. with Memberships AR-
grcgating Nearly 800.

The Bainbridge-Street Baptist church.
| Manchester. when has sent out three
| daughters, was regularly organized on
| April p. 1887. in the old Masonic Han. On
| Fifth and BaiDbfidee streets with us
following corps Ok officers: Deacons, Chas-
tame Cooke. WnllamH. str.nefellow. Wu.
liam Moon. Charles w Gruber: Clerk.
Charles w. Gruber. Treasurer. william
l. Holt Rev. Gilbert Mason was chosen
as the first pastor and served the church
for only a brief period.
In January. 1855. Rev. Z. Jeter George.
brilliant and promising young preacher
took charge Of the church. but his work
was cut short by his death the latter par,
Of March. and the church was stricken
with great sorrow.
The next man chosen to MI this hi,h
office was the now eminent and widely.
useful pastor OF the Grace-Street church
OF Richmond Dr. W. +. Hatcher had
then just finished his course at Richmond
College. He undertook the work with
small and feeble band who had al On.
finished house OF worship and a deb, %
some $4,000 on their hands. His splendid
gifts, however. made him equal o. the
task. and he soon finished the house ana
dedicated it practically out OF debt. His
pastorate continued eight years and four
months, and his work still abides. lie IS
yet held in high esteem by the church.
Rev. w. A. Durfey was chosen fourth
pastor. but he continued only a few
months. and was succeeded by Rev
Joseph f. Dean, d. D., who served ths
church with great faithfulness for thrss
years and nine months, his pastoaa
closing December 9, 1872.
Rev. David b. Winfree, d. D.. Of Ches.
terrified, Va, was chosen as the Skin
pastor, and entered upon his labors June
!, 1873. Dr. Winfrey was not only one O
the most devoutly pious men, bug wa
Justly entitled 10 the distinction ~ being
one Of the greatest preachers this state
has produced. He served the church i've
years and eight months, and Returned q
his former country charge In Chesterled
county, where his memory Is a precious
heritage TO those who sat under hs
ministry.
Rev. j. H. Eager, prior TO his departure
as missionary 70 Italy, became The
seventh pastor. and remained only about
nine months. He did fne work. In
the selection OF their eighth pastor the
church took another young man fresh
from his college and seminary work on
the LIST Of September, 1850 Rev w. T.
Derieux entered upon his work as pastor
Of a church now assuming considerable
proportions for its strength and use-ll-
he
signing September ]. 1851, 10 accept bis
present charge in Spartanburg. 5. T.
During his past0rate the church dc
considerable progress, and sent out a
colony which formed tho Clopton-sutet
church, in the western part Of the city.
THE PRESENT PASTOR.
November l, 1854, the ninth pastor, Rev
L. r. Thonh!l. ID. D., Of AppomattoX
county. Va. began his work. The
church membership then was about go.
1t has gone up TO $50. About six years
ago a mission Sunday school IN the south
eastern portion Of the city grew 10 such
proportions hat IL was thought best /.
organize a church at that point. a
colony, including some OF the very best
workers i'm the mother church, went INTO
this enterprise. and what IS known 10"
as the Stockton-Street Baptist church Is
the happy result. This church mas It's
house OF worship paid for and Is pro-
crossing well. About three years ago
another mission school in the southwest
ern norton of the city was also organ
lied as a separate church, known az me
Oak Grove Baptist church. THIS cnureh
also drew most OF its constituent mem
bers from the Balnbridge-Street Bapls'
church. They have almost finished
very neat and attractive house OF WoI-
ship. which they hope to dedicate ms
month. The present membership or inc
mother church IS about 40.
During the present pastorate the cnu'1n
has erected a commodious ana comfort
able "pastorium," 81 cost OF So'Wo upon
which there is not dollar OF debt
THE DAUGHTER CHURCHES
Clonton-Street church. the first 20 go
ont from Bainbrldge-Street, has a mem
bership of about 20. 1t Is now pastor
less. bit the following eminently usell'
ministc-i have labored IN this he.l'
Revs. Thomas f. Reynolds, J. NJ Butter.
Decatur Edwards, r. II. l.. Rudd, ana
w r. Ilaight.
Stockton-Street church. the second on-
shoot. has now a membership OF JOB
The following pastors have served mis-
charge: Revs. W L. Hays. w. j.. Hlr~
and J. Emerson Hicks, the incumbent.
Oak Grove is the youngest church Ia
the city. The present and only pastor
the church has had-Rev. John 4. sun.
van-has gotten together a band OF 70
noble men and women. They are lls'
putting the finishing touches on a n."
and beautiful, though not expensive
house OF worship. which will be d'.l-
Gated the fourth Sunday OF this month