The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-20
THE CHURCH Is
NOW COMPLETED
The Doors of West View Will be
Opened To-Day.
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH.:
Rev. Mr.. Crawford VIII Speak Twice
To-day The News
in Catholic
Circles.


Church. after months Of toll asd sacrifice.
,riaiccs in the completion OF house of
worship.
The new building. located at the cor
nc1. of Grovc--ivcnuc and Meadow Street,
Mill be thrown open TO the public to-day
The Sunday-schooi VIII be held at 3:1o a
N. There viii lie worship at IL A. Nj,
conducted by the pastor, DR.. Mercer and
Al $50 7. NJ the formal reopening service
will he held In this last named service,
as indicated in yesterdays paper, the
various Baptist pastors of the city VIII
take part. and the choir OF the Second
Baptist Church viii render music.
ANOTHER LOCATION.
Wcst-Niew Baptist Church was located
formerly at The corner of Cary and
Meadow Streets, bat after several years
Of consideration ii was concluded that
another location would be more desir-
able. The object of the change OF location
being to reach a greater number OF peo-
pie. When the church was first located
on upper Cary Street. it was expected
that the district between it and the New
Reservoir would be built up, and that
the immediate field of the church would
rapidly enlarge. but after nearly ten
years of experience upon that site lhe
church came 10 the conviction that
location further north would be the
means Dl1IlSfiIt liltiiI i44bc I'i41hNf' 49,
a larger portion of the population. There
has been no development south of Cary
Street in that part of the suburbs of the
city The change Of location, however, Is
not so great TO pat the church Out OF
the reach of the people who have ALREADY
been gathered into il upon its former
site AT the same time, il is TACT that
It has Il great many members resting
north Of Broad Street, and the present
location viii shorten the distance for TINS
portion of the membership.
This church WAS organized ten years
ago this coming Sunday. 1t was a colony
from the Grace-Street Baptist Church
The work was started. as is generally
the case with such churches, as q mission
school. The school grew rapidly, and IN
a short time the church was organized,
beginning with j membership of fifty
Rev. w T. Hines the well known
evangelist, now pastor in Norfolk. was
the first pastor of the church. and served
It for four years. His ministry here was
an earnest, aggressive and consecrated
one and under his pastoral care the
membership increased TO nearly 200. Rev.
DR. J. NJ. Mercer, the present pastor. has
now been in charge of the church six
years. and the membership to-day is
something over 300.
When the church started out as an or
EGIliGdllnil tii-N iiit IL 'hibhA!Ieo ftAiN INh
worth about $501t upon which there was
a debt of $31S6. The new building, which
has been enlarged by the addition of i
commodious lccture-room in the rear, is
easily worth, with the lot '.For' ~"'i-''''
stands at least $500. and the present
debt upon the property viii not eNceeo
81 BOO The building is a substantial frame
structure. having u handsome tower anu
a slate roof. 1t is built in The form OF a
will seat IpepplS. II is
finished inside In oak and is nicely car
peted and cushioned.
During the past year the church has
vigorously pushed its work along an
lines They raised more for current en-
penses than in the year previous pA
$40: Increased their contributions TO out
side benevolent objects by $Si, ana ralSeu
over $500, which has been expended upon
their new property. The outlook Tor ths
church was never brighter. As is we'll
known. a good deal Of building is going
on in the Lee District and that part OF
the city generally, and it is doubtless true
that great many more houses wiii DE
erected in that section in the course oil
the next few years and the church viii
naturally he in position TO gamer III
many of the new residents The Bapust
churches of the city generally, rejoice
with their young sister church in the
bright future she has in view.
In the rcopening service this afternoon
l:cv. lors. W. Il L. Smith and w. Il.
thatcher Will make addresses. and other
Baptist pastors nf The city viii take part,
The public. of course, are invited TO at
tend.
SPEAKS TO-DAY.
Rev c II. Crawford, superintendent
of the Virginia Department of the Anti
Saloon League of America. Will speak this
morning at Centenary Methodist Episco-
pal Church and at night at the
Third Christian Church. His subject at
night will be The Christian Nan in Poll
ties while in the morning his sermon
viii be taken from Ephesians VI. Is >FoT
We wrestle not against flesh and blood
but agains; principaiities. against powers
against The rulers Of the darkness OF th&
world: against spiritual wiclledness IL
high G:,ces.
The services will be as usual on Sun,
tay, with the exception that at theil
close AN enrolment Of those favorinS thf
temperance idea VIII he made. In these
sermons Mr.. Crawford will present INK
work he has beer appointed 10 conduc
here.
THE BAPTIST CHURCHES.
DR. j B. Hawthorne Will open serle!
of doctrinal sermons ut the First Churci
Tonight. his :uDJtcL MIA pS t'
Haptist View of the Bible" III the morn
ing DR. George Cooper will fill his pun
pit AT iale First Church.
DR.. w Il. l. Smith VIII preach mornin:
and night at the Second Baptist Church
Rev. z; e. Bomar. D, D.. assistant sec
retary OF the Foreign Mission Board, VA
preach in the morning at Howard,s Grov
Baptist Church on Foreign Missions.
A. Iais service the annual collection 70
this work VIII be takeI. mp. At night Rev
ii. T. Iouthan VIII preaa1, his subject be
anS Learning of the Master.
Rev. G. r lIambleton will preach in III
morning at I.eish-Streci- In The evenin
The pastor, Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones. wi
preach on the subject Can the Dirin
dwell in Human Lite?''
The subject of Dr. j. g Hawthorne,
sermon al tie Richmond College chape
In The morning viii be Think Refor
You Act His discussion Will be found
cd upon one of the most thrilling an
significant experiences in the reign Q
Nehemiah. king of the Jews. At nigh
3or. Hawthorne VIII preach at The ffrs
eap.is; Church DIR. George Cooper vi
preach at that time TO the Grore-Arenu
congregation
At the Grace-Sur-ect Church there W.
be preaching at II ~. NJ and p
A boys meeting Mil be held in the a.
II o'clock