Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-29
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to missions, bob home and foreign, and con-
tributed to the extent of Its ability. At
the service held in 1857 recognizing US as
Baptist church a missionary opened and
closed that service, he being the Rev.
Eugene Kincaid from Burmah. In 1880 our
church undertook the support OF mis-
sionary on the foreign field, our first mis-
sionary being the Rev. w. NJ. King, VINO
was succeeded by our present missionary.
Rev. r. E. Chambers, who Is doing great
work in China. The Sunday school In No
vember last assumed the support OF our
brother who served us SO acceptably as
pastor pro tenn in the interim of DIR. Mead
or's retirement from the active passionate
and DR.. Bruner taking charge We also
have a missionary on the foreign field In
Persia and two on the home field, one In
Oklahoma and another in Indian Territory.
We have also pledged ourselves to build
chapel in China at cost OF $500 to be
known as the "Meador Memorial Chapel"
This building is now in course OF c0nstruc-
ton.
During the fifty years of Its history
more than 1. 400 persons have been received
into membership in the church and over
500 have gone out in various ways, including
those who have died. No complete record
on the money raised by the church Is OBJ
teinable from the minutes Of the association
prior to 1880. From various sources have
been able to find a record OF about $110,OO
the church has raised. AS near as an est
mate can be made the church in all proba-
fifty years Of its existence.
Work Of DR.. Meador.
Nothing could say would do justice to
the life work Of Dr. Meador. He poured
his life into the Fifth Baptist Church. 1t
was his only pastorate from his student
days. and the history Of the Fifth Baptist
Church is largely the history Of DR..
Meador From a small and humble begin
ming he stayed with the work until he had
firmly established for 1t a sure foundation
upon which 1t has been our privilege to
having lived to see his life work accom-
plished on May %, 1904, he rendered his
resignation as pastor, which was not ac-
septed, the church electing him pastor emer-
titus. On November 8, 1904 DR.. Meador
went home to God, as a shock of corn
cometh in his season. after forty-seven
years Of consecra4 nd service as pastor of
this church. We believe his mantle has
on the work 30 we'll established. In the
three years he has been our pastor we
have gone forward in every department of
church work, and have every reason to be-
lieve that under God he will lead us into
larger fields of usefulness and service If
we will give him our sympathy and pray
ers as 1t has been truly said. a pastors
influence is not greater than his member
ship make IT. Believing that he will do his
part in a most acceptable manner, let
feel our share Of the responsibility and
work tOgether Tor the glory OF Goo, ana
make the coming years of our church his
tory more glorious, If possible. than the
fifty years that have come and gone
At the close Of Mr.. James paper Rev
DR.. Weston Bruner pastor of the church.
preached the sermon. He dwelt at length
upon parts of the paper as read by Mr.
James, and also spoke of the high charac-
ter of the early members Of the church
To make the church an ideal one the min
lister declared to be his ambition. In clos
ing he said that the church has a sufficient
sum in It's treasury to pay the entire float
in celebration Of the jubilee. This pay
ment, he stated, will leave the property
free, except for the mortgage debt.