The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-02

Rev. Louis Bacon Warren. d y M |
owensboro, Ky. was unan:rnously |
called to the pastorate
The meeting was called to order nj |
$50 o'clock. and DIR. n. j. Willinrham
was asked to preside.
The report of the church clerk. which |
was the first business in order shows |
.hat during the past year the church !
lost Twenty-Five members by death and
removal and gained by letter and bap-
hsnis, SiNty three making n net gain |
OF thirty eight. The present member
ship is: Males. 269; females, 1865. total
~. or the membership there arc four
WHO nave been regular members for
more than NIFTY years They are Edwin
Men. hfty-four years. DR. George -
steel, iiity- nine years: Mrs. Josephine
V. Mercer. sixty-one years and Niss
Anna 5. Quarics. sixty-seven years. |
Mr. Allen and DR.. Steel attended tho
meeting yesterday.
The report of the finance committees
SHOWS that the collections for the yea
1910 amounted to more than si6.o0O.
pe,ns $1,000 more than for the previous
year. gain Of about 20 per cent
Cash Balance on HIND.
Inc treasurcr's report shows tina
after paying all church expenses and
l,laknE liberal contributions to all OF
INC mission enterprises or tho Raptist
denominations In the South. there %
small cash balance In the treasury I,
also shows that the sum Of ssss2O ha a
been passed 10 the sinking fund thus
practically wiping ont all Of Inc
ohurch's Indebtedness. ana the sinking
fund committee was dIscbarpod TIL.
following is list of tho contributions
TO the various enterprises OF the do
nomination: Foreign mtsalons. s3
oo2.01: southern baptist Thnolorirnl
seminary. S2l1.Ts, In addition to n spc
cidl collection for the endowment rund
OF the institutions; State mission.
}S'o,S home missions, sa6323: city
missions. slI1.35; Education Board
Slo2.25; sunday School and Blblo hoard
sl59.25: Baptist Orphanagc. t2ls.sS:
ministers relief fund. s5S75
Inc report Of the officers or tho Sun
day school shows the number Of tho
Toil' 6iS. The average attendance for
the year was $50. Tho report or tha
superintendent goes exhaus,ivcly INFO
the Sunday school work. showing tina
the school is thoroughly organized on
ne modern grading plan. and that IL
takes n leading part among Southern
schools In the matter OF organized
classes Of the adult kind
committee. composed OF Robert <
Crump. T.. -. Hotchkiss. j. Taylor Ellv-
SON Charles Il. GUY and j. s james.
was appointed 10 take into ronsidcrn-
| lion the feasibility OF erecting larger
| and more up-to-datc Sunday school
house or or greatly charging tho
present facilities.
All nf the committees in charge OF
the various phases OF the church work
and the officers OF the numerous So
cictics, made interesting reports. The
! finance committee submitted its budget
for the present year. placing tho
amount for tho general expenses OF tho
church at ss.Si5. or about $1,000 more
than last year. The contemplated con
tribmtions to tho various boards of the
| denomination, Of course will be in ad
dition 10 this.
Officers md Committee.
! The following officers were elected
for the current year:
/ Clerk, Clyde VI. Iatcline: Historian.
j. Taylor Eilyson; Treasurer ". r
| TT ner Keeper of Envelopes. J. -
| Lipscomb: Finance Committee, James
| -. Crump. chairman; Duke y. Pntuey,
vice chairman; J. j.. rhppen and Duke
! a. Putney. clerks George r Bagby.
c.. c. Burgess, II. s. Corey, l.. NJ.
Cowardln. Frank T. Crump, II. s.
Crump. Sol. Cutchins, II, Theodore Ell
Tyson, L. Taylor Ellyson. " lillian
| Ellyaon, j. r.. FerneyhouBh. w.
%. Freeman, Professor r. Il. Gaines,
Charles H. Guy II. s. IIotch
kiss. j. S James. George c. Jefferson,
! Iipscomb c. j.. Mercer. ], u. Mont
Gomery. a. r. Nelson. Lewis Pitcher.
(; Clyde II. Radcliffe, A. II. Robins. VIII
i liam II. Robins. ]. +. Ryland. John NJ.
: Wyatt II. W. Shelton, l. *. Shepherd.
l.. y. Starke, Thomas II. Starke, George
! -. Steel W. II. Street. Jr.. j. I-ettoy
Sutherland c. W. Tanner, W. r. Tan
ner. c. H. wost. w. j. Whitehurst, r..
| j. Wiilingham, Jr., Robert l.. Winston.
| clarence Wyatt. John q. Miller, DR.. w.
| T.. Mathews.
| Committee on Roll--F'rank r. Crump,
Miss Bette Elyson, r. c. Harris. Clyde
H. Ratcliffe. f., ID. Starke, William l1l-
Tyson. w. B. Freeman. Aubrey l. Owen,
| w r. l.. Smith, ,Tr.. Thomas III. Starke
j. Leroy Sutherland.
| Discipline Commit ee-Pastor and
! deacons.
Committee on Church Property-H.
Theodore Ellyson. r. B. Johnson. ]. NJ.
! Wyatt.
Committee to Attend to Cleaning of
church-Mlss Sye L. Roberts. Miss Bet
tie I1llyson, Mrs. G, !. Phillips.
Auditing Committee-George c. JEFF
ferson and John G. Miller.
Committee on Notices--James L..
4, Phippen.
Header OF Notices.. r. RyIand.
/ Press Committee-Frank s. Wood
/, son.
Committee on choir-Thomas H..
Starke, j. 8. James. C. w. Tanner,
Treasurer OF Charity Fund-A. u.
Robins, Miss Bette Ellyson and Mrs
]. l.. Jones.
! Ushers-U NJ, Council chairman
Thomas 3. johnson. Lewis Pitcher. AL
fred Smith, w. II. street, Jr. w. II. l..
| Smith.eJr.
Geileetors for Evening onering-w
! T. $Smoot. z. {. Sutherland, Duke a.
Putncy, w. f.. Tanner, J.. Is. Shep-
herd. u. NJ. Council. W. II. L. Smith. Jr.
Aubrey L.. Owen, W. w Nance, Lewis
Pitcher. Wexford r, Sutherland, Stiles
H. E,llyson Albert l.. steel.
Representatives OF Bnards-City Mis-
sions, j. s. Iames: Foreign Missions
T. b. Johnson: State Missions. William