The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-09
CHURCHES MAKE
GOOD REPORTS
FOUR HOLD ANNUAL MEETINGS
AND TRANSACT USUAL AMOUNT
OF BUSINESS.
RAISE PASTORS SALARY
TABERNACLE BAPTIsTs VOTE TO
ADD s4oo TO REV. DIR. BALLS
INCOME.
RAISE PASTORS SALARY


nual meetings Sunday. when officers
were elected and other business incl
dent to sucn meetings was transacted,
They were the First Baptist. Grove
Avenue Tabernacle, and the Seventh
Street Christian.
Tabernacle Baptist voted to add $500
to the salary OF its pastor, Rev, Or. W.
l.. Ball, during whose pastorate 3sl
new members have been taken into the
church and more than $4,000 given to
all objects.
Annual reports show that the church
gave to all objects more than $4,000,
an increase over the annual gift of So
600 five years ago. The gifts to mis-
sions amounted to $z.ls per capita. The
registrars report showed that there had
been seventy four additions during t41e
year, making the present membership
53S
The superintendent report showed
that the Bible school of the church is
now organized along tn" most modern
lines Of Bible school work. The mem
bership of the main school is now 6S4.
and of all departments, IT'S. The school
contributed to all objects sse9.
Aiding Missions.
The Women's Missionary Society
gave to State. Home and Foreign Mis-
sions the sum Of s442.50. the Aid So
ciety raised for home work $S4s2i. the
Y. W. \. gave to missions Sos. and
the Girls band gave $12.34. All the
other committees ard societies did
equally as good work as those men
toned.
During the year ground was broken
for the new Bible school house of the
proposed building and the church
hopes To occupy the same ny the first
81 Artax g,f hi IL will InEt "a
proximately 100000, and is being built
and equipped In the most up-to-date
way. The entire building when conf
pleted win cost $4,000.
Two deacons, Fl. l.. Thomas and
George &. Wilkenson, and the usual
officers and committees for the year
were elected. Robert NJ Smith, who
has been serving the Bible school as
superintendent for twenty three years
elected.
Membership Gains.
At Grove Avenue church. Rev. DR.. w.
| G. James poster. the report of the clerk
showed that the present membership
/ IL 631. representing a gain of 33 over
last year. and the largest number ever
on the roll Of the church. The treasu-
rer reported receipts for the year Of
S7.TS9.s1. with expenses amounting TO
s7.640.34 The Woman's Missionary So
ciety raised s4as.l7: the Junior Young
Woman's Association. s67.0s: the sun
beam Band. s24.75, and the Ladies Aid
Society. $70l.ss. The committee on
/ church debt reported the liquidation OF
| the debt, amounting to $4,000, with a
! balance Of ssla, which IVES applied TO
the new annex. The Sunday school
superintendent presented an active roll
of s33. which raised during the year
S562.72.
Officers Chosen.
The following officers were elected:
Deacons. II. r. Pollard. T, II, Elicit,
J. A. Jacobs, Isaac Diggs. John G. Dew.
p. A. Fore. W. J. Ready. John H.
Mauck, John s. Harrison, Richard NJ.
Jones A. r. Creath; clerk, J. Aubrey
Saunders: assistant clerk, Randolph
p. Saunders; treasurer, II. r. Pollard,
Jr: chairman finance committee, K.
Frank Woodall; treasurer of poor fund,
A, F. Creath: auditor, II. k Loving;
supervisor committee. s. F. Padgett;
committee on premises. T. II. Elicit. G.
q. Saville, DIR. j. NJ. Whitfield; chair
man OF ushers. w. J. Crump: curator Of
organ. DR.. J. NJ. Whitfield: chairman
of music committee, William Is. West.
Build Addition.
II was announced at the meeting
| OF the Seventh Street church that
plans for the erection of an audi
forum on adjoining property acquired
some time ago by ehe Seventh Street
Christian church are rapidly matur-
ing. The committee In charge of this
made an encouraging report at the
annual business meeting of the church
yesterday afternoon.
Because OF the growth of this con-
gregation. which now has a member
ship Of $50. cramped conditions. espe-
eialIy In the, Sunday school. have de-
yelcped and the auditorium is for the
purpose of relieving this congestion.
I 1t will also be ior the use Of the Boys
Brigade. recently organized. and for
all meetings when the attendance is
large.
! About 500 members were pres
ent yesterday. and heard interesting
reports from the various church COM
/ faittees. IH the matter of finances.
good growth during the past twelve
months has been made.
Officers Reelected.
All of the former officers were re-
elected. They are as follows:
Minister. H. d. c. Maciachlan. Of
fetal board-Elders. c. w, Throck-
morton. l.. T. Webster, .. A. Hawkins,
| Deacons, r. NJ. Hundley. chairman: j.
| T. Jobson, G.. b. Peaseley, F. A. Simp-
euus u. Sailtt W hatE, NHtSct oftSiit
| Robert NJ. Kent. Albert W. Hankins,
w. @. Maury. Joseph r. White. Waller
Holiday. T. Garnett Tahb, c. II. Gar
nett, DIR. r. l.. Costenbader, Joseph W.
! Hundiey. r, Tyler English, r. L.
Gathright. John c. Neale, Henry G..
Elicit. c. y. McEwen, J. T. Wright.
Clerk---walter F. Green. Treasurer
Waller Holiday. Relief committee
w. l.. Sydnor, chairman. Auditor
ID. w. Durrett.
The Woman's Missionary Society
&c. w. 3. NJ. Auxiiiaryl--Mrs. w. l..
Sydnor. presidsnt.sa.,.,,,- .....-.
Young Ladies' Missionary Circle
Mrs. J. T. Jobson. president.
Ladies' Aid Society divided into
various circles)--Mrs. L. C. Daniel.
president.
The Girls Club - Miss Hester
Tabb. president.
Boys Brigade--T. w. Duke, com
mandant: Sheppard Crump. drill mas
ter; Wexford Eilyson. captain.
|. t. "a. ,,~a DO Fine Work -
| Nearly $4,000 during the past year
was contributed 20 the First Baptist
church. according 70 the report Of the
treasurer at the annual meeting held
Sunday afternoon. The actual
amount was $2s.77s.4S. and OF this
$10.sss07 was devoted to current ex-
penses and improvements upon the
church property, Benevolent work re-
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