The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-07
GROUND BROKEN
FOR new CHURCH
Stockton Street Baptist Mill
Have Handsome Structure
III Southsidc.
ORIGINAL PLANS CHANGED
Board Believes THAI ii. llas
Scheme Which Mill Prove
More Suitable.

Ground was broken on Tuesday for
the handsome new building Of the
Stockton Street Baptist Church. to lie
erected Mt the corner OF Twelfth ana
Stockton Streets. No exercises at
tended the turning IN ~ tho. hrs;
spade of earth Oh the church lo. ltt
erprupriatc ceremonies are to be con.
Quoted az the laying OF Tic corner
stone.
y great deal of trouble was nxpc-
iicneed By The church bonrd in scttiiny
upon the kind or auditorium Desired,
ana after several months OF study Tho
plans drawn up and approved during
ihr month OF January were discarded
ana q new design substituted Instead
~ thc SinTl"-Story building chosen at
irst, the board has settled upon II Two
story structure OF imposing outlines.
iInn,lsomc Strncturc.
Tue church will BE- built OF ihc best
brick. with a slate root ana a serio,
OF graceful Corin,llian columns across
the front after the design Of tho
Second Baptist Church in Richmond.
Inc dimsntions Will be eoxio feet. rho
oriElha! pan FOR an auditorium and
sunday school room on lie same noor
was rejected finally In favor Of tha an,
ditorium on the second floor. withg,bc
sunday school room on the ground
,ioor. The building will probably cosi
pct" eefi s9,"oo and sl0.060 when COM
49," ana furnished, which is slightly
more than the estimate OF ms nrtt
pans, VIC. West Is tho architect,
Norkmcn arc engaged lust uo,v cx
4 c"NatinG under thu parsonage whirl,
SthnhS Oh the site for tho ucw church
III order that the house may bc lowered
10 the level of tho street ana mover
~ vacant lot This is rather
hazardous undertaking. and one ina {,
proves thrilling for crowds of watch
.rs' LEROY Brown. the purchaser OF
the OLD parsonage, has promiscl Ia
nave ~ off the lot by Inc middle OF
this week. which means thati,hc con
tractor can probably lay the FIRST brick
ono week from Tomorrow. 30 da,e
hns been act for laying The corner
stone 'it
Has Gronn RnpIdIy.
ne growth Of this church Under
Rev. James 4. Haley has hccn llt,lc
short OF phenomenal. under his three .
year pastornte the mcmbcrship hay-
Ing almost doubled. From The seven
bold spirits that separated IRON tho
mother organization, the Rainbridcc
Street Baptist Church. twenty years
ago. the membership OF this church
has swellcd TO $50. and is steadily
growing. The idea Of building lars
:. l'thd H'Oic Imposing mouse OF wOr-
ship had been steadily maturing in
the mind OF the congregation when the
fire last October came and burned III
!! old church. Plans for rebuilding were
Immediately taken up. and the scheme
mas been pressed vigorously by tho
pastor and the board In spite OF set
backs and disappointmcnts
Mr.. Haley said yesterday that he
believed the Southsidc Baptis,s and
the members of he Stockton Street
Baptist Church would be able to raise
all the money needed for the new
building except about $4,000, which
amount he hopes will bc contributed
by the Ftaptsts Of the Northsidc.
Three thousand dollars has alrcady
been subscribed by tho congregation
and friends ofithn church, tho same
amount VIII probably be Noted By the
sale of the present church and the
parsonage building, and little fear Ii
Ieit mat the remainder cannot he
| raised.