The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-01-19
The Church Building Is To Be
Enlarged.
BAPTISTs RAISE PASTORS SALARY

carpet. new floor for the sunday
school room and general renovation
of the building, and urged the mem
bership to prepare itself TO meet
these needs. In this connection
ne also referred to the great need
for an extension OF the church 10
give ADEQUATE accommodation to
the growing Sunday School
Mr. NJ. G. Willis, chairman oil inc
Board OF Deacons. supplemented
Col Coles report by stating thal
the matter OF building an annex
to the church was in the hands OF
the Board of DeacOns. That the
church had recently through them
purchased a lot adjoining the pres
ent site. which would give room ioI
the necessary building Tie lurlher
reported that the Board OF Deacohs
is having plans and specifications
drawn and as soon as they are sat
isfied will make report with rec
ommendation TO the church.
As treasurer OF the cnurch MI-
NJ G.. Willis submitted a most graf
ifvine report. in which the finances
are shown TO be in a healthy CON
dition In connection with the re-
mort of the treasurer the report OF
The report OF the chairman
of the Finance Committee, Mr.. ;. T.
a most satisfactory report ana re-
fleets great credit not only on the
liberality of the church, but the
actiyitv and efficiency OF the chair
man. Mr.. Willis in presenting MS
report stated that he was aware
that the financial report was one
of the best that had ever been SUD
mitted to the church, but that ne
wanted to let il be understood tha'
he was not responsible for the sue
cess but the credit should be CIV
on the untiring chairman. Bro'her
Z Eastburn. The report show
od the church to be out OF dept
with all obligations having Deen
met and a balance in the treasury
Gratifying and encouraging re-
norris were made by DR.. J. Garnet'
King for the Committee on Nlsil-
ing strangers; l.. Ashton Dodd lot
the committee on Young Men. y. ).
Owens for the Committee on Nlsi'-
inc Sick. w. A. Bell for the Com
mittee on Ushers.
Particularly flattering reports
wore also submitted by the Wo-
mans Missionary Society, OF "hlcl,
Mrs. ]. p. Rowe is president anu
the Young Woman's Auxiliary Vi
which Mrs. Victor NJ. Moon Is pres
ident. o-,s
were submitted by Stewart VII
1iams for the B. Y. +. L..
bv Geo. Nash for the Royal Am
bassadors. and Mrs. J. r. rawlings
for the Sunbeams which show i've .
Iv interest on the part Of the young
neople in the work of the church.
AS superintendent of the Sunday
School Mr.. b. p. Wills reports
most gratifying condition oil the
work of that department ot the
church. The school has grown un-
III Il is larger now than 1t has ever
heen in the history of the SUNDAY
school. the roll being now more
than 500. The average attendance
Of the school for the year was WIN
one exception the largest in the ms
tory of the school. The cohlrl-
buttons have been liberal and have
met the running expenses. a NUS
bappv feature of the report was
the fact that a large numDer ol
conversions have come out OF lhe
school during the year. ,
During the past year the churcn
has lost by death and removal 20
and gained by additions 6S, which
leaves a net gain to the church OF
40 the present roll being 9iS.
Among the deaths the church reefs
keenly the loss of its former 9en
ior Teacon and clerk and eIllcieu'
worker in all departments the oe-
loved S. J. Quinn.
The pastor and the church gen
orally expressed their high appre-
ciation of the excellent work OF tne
choir and feel that the church ID
peculiarly fortunate in having the
efficient service of the leader, Bro.
w. j. Phillips, and organist, Mrs.
Mary Quinn-Hicks.
A very happy feature Of the ses-
sion was the unanimous vote on the
part of the church to increase the
pastors salary from $500 to 81,
600 for the year beginning January
l, 1911. This was done upon rec
ommendation of the Board OF Dea-
cons and at the request Of a large
number of members Of the church,
who obligated themselves to pay
the increase. During the consid-
Grafton of this question there was
a universal expression on the part
of the membership of the love and
esteem in which the pastor Is held
and valuable service that he is rem
dering the church and community.
A committee was appointed to no
tify the pastor of this action ana
upon his return to the meeting he
made few happy and feeling re-
marks of his sincere appreciation
of the church's feeling toward him.
The various committees for the
church we're appointed for the year
1911. Much to the regret of all
Mr.. S. Z. Eastburn stated that he
could not serve another year as the
chairman of the finance committee.
Many expressions OF regret were
made by various members present
and all showed their appreciation
of the most valuable work that Bro.
Eastburn has done for the past
nine years. During the nine years
service that he has rendered the
church there has never been a time
when the running expenses OF the
church have not been fully and
promptly met, a record of which
any official may feel justly proud.
The church reluctantly consent
ed TO let Bro. Eastburn off for the
year 1911, with the assurance on
his part that he was ready to be
used at any time. The Finance
Committee for the year 1911 was
appointed as follows: George d.