The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-12
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iaSSS NH 81 M -
MiLto US 81 1tt,lrl Begin to Enlarge
Facilities Of the Christ Epis-
copal Church.
NEW BUILDING NEEDED
Tie HE Rector, Rev. GO. Mead,
Says All Episcopalians
Should Help.

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d At the united meeting OF the Episcopal
congregat Lions OF the city which was held
ut Holy Trinity Church on February
14th! that by permission of Bishop Glib
sen, the Rev. e. o. Mead, rector Of
Christ Churchtain d ten-inlnute address
stated that5there was needed ut Christ
| Church. \ q much larger building to nc
co or ne i the growing Sunday school
ana also mt tho samc time took occasion
| TO speak Of the need of an institution
providing facilities for pleasure, exercise
! anu instruction for men and boys, as
/ there was nothing Of that kind In the
northeast section of the city
In speaking yesterday on the subject,
Mr. Mead said
My plans $are very immature, MS there
ore no funds In hand to justify mo I'm
taking any positive steps Yet. there are
growing needs which mako it necessary
that something be dono at once to meet
the demands. For example, with 1T
tie over one-half Of the pupils on tho
roll present, tho sunday, school depart
ment5is now iovercrowde and We are not
making q decided effort to gather in
new pupils, because there IS no room for
them. I hope tho Eplscopalans of tho
city Will comeeto the aid Of the faithful
workers in my parish, and assist IN erect-
ling md equlpplng the building, Tie re- re-
6DOllSl ttlOllC vi >'liAA y
Church, but on tbs Episcopal Church OF
Richmond, because the people and chill
adren are coming much faster than It
is possible for us to accommodate thcm.
,'You have a good sized building here.
What is your purpose to do With III"
4 he was asked.
%5''1,fis building has been ndd.ad to once.
ana Is so constructed that It cannot be
enlarged. 1t will have to be taken down
and the ma terialJ used in the new build
ing. We have recently bought the adj
Joining lot. the house on which Is used as
the rectory, and the back end of IT fur.
inlshes ample space for a Sunday school
building for all future need
'NVhat reasons have you for hoping
that you could fill SO large buildinSy
I'm the first place, we have many more
on our roll than we can possibly accom-
inodate now should all attend. l should
say the average attendance Is abou 90 !,
per cent, and Va have already taken tile
large mems Bible class into the church;
andx in the second place, Christ Church |
has Steadily grown; demanding more and I
more room, and Iii its most prosperous |
era right now, $3.50
e LIKEsTHE y. M c. "A.
'.What about the institution you spoke |
OFF,
1T is after the order Of tho Young
Mems Christian Association, having |
rooms for reading, games. assembly; also |
a gymnasium and bathrooms You see I
in this section of the city we have MOTH
Ing Of the sort. And there are hundreds +,
Of men and boys who, ! believe, would |
hail with delight such an institution, and
the Influence for good would be incal-
culable We have here in Christ Church
a Young Mems brotherhood With about
fifty members, and boys CLUB WIN
about twenty-five members; and We could
easily double these numbers from our
mr., ypo r,t
lave the charges SO reasonable that any
who one wishes can get the benefits Of the
institution. This will require outside re-
sources but ] feel sure that men or
means OF the church in the city VIII see
such an institution sustained by supscrlp-
lions running for several years. Inc
room for this purpose Will be part OF
the sunday school building; the basement
for the gymnasium and the second story
for tho club rooms; while the first floor
would be used exclusively for the sun
day school work.
"NVhat are your own reople doing, ana
what car they do towards helping along
this work.
"l.hey are doing well; and what they
have done shows what they may DO.
| The congregation Is raising nearly Sl,Dc)
| a year more than It did three years ago.
This is for all purposes; as, for example,
missions, parochal Improvement and
| Self-support. Inc cOnBreSatioh 10 pu9ihs
| for the house and lot next to the church.
at the rate of $500 a year. This was
bought, eighteen months ago, for the
two-Iold object Of providing the parish
with n r,ctory, and also securing the
q, ound for this enlarged building, to-
cause The back end OF tho lot can be used
ly the Sunday school building without
| Interference to the rectory, The rectory
| was thoroughly repaired and furnished;
| and l.; an acquisition to tho parish in
| Which the people have, Il Just feeling of
rridc, and they arc anxious to go into
this still greater enterprise Of providing