The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-19
ASBURY CHURCH
CHANGESITS NAME
Votes to Become Monument
Methodist"-Will Lay Cor
ner-Stone Tomorrow.

Asbury Place Methodist Episcopal
Church. South, on Lombardy Street.
held two church conferences on sun
day and completed arrangements for
the laying of the cornerstone OF the
new building, which is being erected
at the corner of Allen and Park Ave-
nues
At the morning service it was decid-
ed to change the name of the church,
because of the fact that there are
other churches in the city, both white
and colored, with similar names. An
effort was made to procure "a name
that would be agreeable to the entire
congregation, but after several votes
had been taken and no definite conclu-
sion reached, the conference adjourned
TO the night session.
Agree on Mime.
Only one vote was taken at night
and the name of Monument Methodist"
was unanimously adopted, and will in
all probability be confirmed by the
next quarterly conference. Thus at
an early date, there Will stand, facing
the Lee Monument. IL beautiful editice
a monument. as Its name applies, to
Methodism in that section Of Rich
the best in the entire West End, IL not
in the city.
The foundations have all been COM
pleted. the Sunday school nearly so.
and on tomorrow afternoon at 1880
o'clock then cornerstone will be laid
with Masonic ceremonies.
Exercises VII. precede the laying of
the cornerstone. in which Governor
Mann and other prominent speakers
VIII take part. The quartet choir from
the church will render music, and all
the Methodist ministers in the city,
chairmen Of the various boards of
stewards and invited guests Will oc-
cupy seats on the platform. Other
speakers on the program, besides the
governor, who Will make the prIncI-
pal address, ar DIR. W. Asbury Chris
tian. presiding elder Of the Richmond
District: DR.. b. +. Lipscomb, formerly
presiding elder OF the West Richmond
district; John p. Branch and ]. A.
briSgs, chairman of the Methodist
stewards Association.
The pastor, Rev. Lloyd T Williams.
VIII preside. Members of the building
committee. which has charge of the
construction OF the new church, will
nave Keats on the platform. They are
u " Morton, chairman; Charles X
Wills, q. Edmund Massie, B. r. Dud-
ley irving l. Sutherland. T. q. Toy.
1u!ian W. Tyler and r. q. Traylor.
Has Good Prospect.
Ihis church is now In a iiourishinr
condition. having at present about 500
members: Great numbers of Metho.
oists have within the last two or three
years moved into that section of the
city most OF them in permanent homes,
VINO stun retain their membership in
remote sections. because OF the fact
that there has been no other Methods,
church in this district. When .Monu-
ment Methodist" is completed, IL VIII
De able to take care of from QUO 10
Loo and the predictions are that II
Will grow rapidly.
= The present officers OF the church.
upon whom devolve the success OF this
work. are as follows: rev. L. IT. vii
mans. pastor. who is now closing his
third year, and who Will. il is EXPECT
cd be returned to complete his four
years. and the following stewards: h.
H. Dudley. Chairman. j. u. Briggs. /
Lee Davis. j. l. Elan, NJ z. Gordon
w. r Hasse. George Z Massie. w. NJ
.hiiler, d V. Morton. a. w. Pearce. w
W. Robertson. Herbert l. Richardson
Ihomas T. otagg, Irving l. Sutherland
I. Traylor. r. h. Toy, Julian W
IEIer, Charles *. Willis