The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-11
NEWS GATHERED
F ROM SOUTH5|DE
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Weatherford MEMORIAL Baptist
Church to Be Completed in
Near Future.
AN INTERESTING SERMON
Meeting Of Richmond and Man
chester Baptist Sunday-school
Association Held.
G SERMON
AN INTERESTING
Bureau, Times Dispatch,
No. 11O2 Hull Street

Manchester Bureau, llmesr Dispatcn,
The handsome Weatherford Memorial
BAPTIST Church, OF which the Rev. James
3. Cook is pastor, will be completed IN
tho na,r future. The division OF the
c1onton street Baptist Church has caused
considerable change. The members VIZ
favored selling the old church ana ouS-
,rp lot in some more advantageous and
central location left the church.
Mr. Cook. who was pastor OF me cu ..s,.
then. rendered his resigna tion, "i'lsn
was accepted by the congresu,,on, sl 81
ia now pastor OF Weatherford Memoll,. ~.
The situation became acute carry IN
November. when the younger or removal
element, with whom q considerable mum
3har of the officers OF the church SIDED
took steps with regard to purchasing q
lot In the upper part OF Swansposo' WIZ
a view OF disposing of the present prop
erty. The other party. who opposed re-
movn1 and the sale OF their church
hm,,dinr. we're finally induced to take
legal action in the matter, and the case
was brought before Judge Walter "A.
watson. In the Chesterfield circuit, at
the January term. On January attn Juuse
watson issued an order appointing inc
Rev, SR.5lH. Pitt. d. D., OF hlchnloho' 10
a special commissioner to hold con, :,
| rreeatIonal meeting Of the church ana
and ont by d recordeN vote the true
wishes of the majority as to the dlspo-
| sition to be made Of the, property.
! The work on the new Schurch began
| IN November and at present only the
! basement Is completed, the plans nave
been prepared by the Alex. 7. Paxton
Company, OF Manchester.
The structure Is to be built OF IGN 7
brick, except the basement OF red
brick. and will cost between $4,000
and A. $1,000. It viii front forty-nve
! feet in Hull Street, extending back
eighty-five feet.
| The ceiling, which is made of stamp
metal tin, is beautifully painted with
| many colors, and the basement con-
| tains q handsome piano and many roll
| ing doors, which when closed appear
as one solid door.
At the meeting yesterday an eight
| day clock was presented to the church
by j. S. James. of Richmond, and a
solid silver communion service pre-
sented by a young lady from Rich
! mond.
| At the church at present there are
| 1853 members enrolled and several are
| awaiting baptism There are 210 mem
bers enrolled In the Sunday-school. At
| the meeting yesterday there was a
large attendance. and Rev. Robert ]
/ Dogan. who is assisting Rev. Mr.. Cook
in series of special services, which
have been held every night during the
past week. will continue his services
every night this week His subject fol
tonight will be the "Prodlgal Son"
! The membership enrolled in Clopton
/, Street Baptist Church is 2ss, and II
is said that 100 of these received let
ters. asking them to become members
OF the new house Of worship. In the
spring Clopton Street Church will be
renovated.
Meeting Held.
The meeting of the Richmond and Man
chester Baptist Sunday School Associa-
ton which was held in the Stockton
Street Church yesterday afternoon at 3
4 o'clock, was q very enthusiastic one, A
large attendance assembled and a good
report from the Sunday schools OF Rich
mond and Manchester was brought in. M
4 address was made, owing to the fact
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