The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-06
OF GOLD
GIVEN MINISTER
DR.. Willingham Surprised by
Fellow Members of Second
Baptist Church.
ANNUAL MEETING is HELD
Congregation Plans Bigger Work
for I0I3-Mr. Crumps
Address.

The annual meeting OF the congre-
CATION OF the Second Baptist Church.
held in the lecture room OF the church
edihce yesterday afternoon. was very
largely attended by the membership.
both male and female. Interesting re-
ports showing forward movement
along all lines for the past year were
read and commented upon. and plans
were mapped out for still greater
things for the year just begun. An
interesting Incident Was the presonta-
ton 20 Rev. r. j. WiNiugham. d. y,
the corresponding secretary OF the
Foreign Mission Board. % a purse of
gold as a token OF the love and esteem
OF his brethren IN the Second Church.
OF which he Is a member.
The meeting was called 70 order at
3s1 o'clock by the pastor. Rev r.
Clage;t skinner. d. d. and after de-
votional exercises, led by b.. willing
ham. the business was proceeded with.
The report OF clyde RatcAne. the
church clerk, showed the present en-
rollment OF members 10 be 307 males
and $50 males. total 7s7 There
have been during the past year six
deaths and thirty-three dismissals by
letter. BY baptism and by letter.
forty 1--WE peopls hayeSbeen received into
the church IN the past twelve months
Budget for New Year.
The report OF the finance committee
showed a clean balance sheet. all OF
the obligations OF the church FOR the
past year being settled in full The
committee then submitted bulge,
for the current year that calls FOR
about s1,400 more than that OF last
year. hich was unanimously adopted
The budget provides only for the gen
eral expenses OF tn church, the con
tributions TO the various enterprises
Of the denomination being volunteer
offerings made b. means Other than
the envslope system. The budget
which was adopted includes the tol-
lowing items: pastors SALARY. $1,000;
choir and music. s2.250: sunday school
less the basket collections IN the
school. $3.50; other items. such as sex
tons salary. lights and fuel. insurance
and incidentals. foot Up s2,175. making
total Of ss.s75
The report OF w =. Tanner the
treasurer. like that OF the finance COM
mittee. makes a clean sheet showing
that all OF the current expenses.
amounting 10 more than 80 900. haF~
been met. and in addition -he church
has raised through is various orSani-
cations for foreign missions, Ss,S0s-a--
for state missions. $685.. Tor home
missions. S466sG: for city missions
sl52O5: for educational purposes
sIesl5. for the Sunday school and
Bible board. sis07I. for the ministers
relief fund. 1895. for the orphanaEe'
ssSe1 and for other purposes Ntt.e
more than $4,000.
sunday school Work.
The report from the sunday scnool
gives an enrolment Of 1913. an increase
over the previous year % ninety Jhe
average attendance for the entire year
was 5l5 Interesting reports OF d"
encouraging and optimistic kind were
submitted from all OF the organizations
% the church.
All Of The present officers OF the
church wera reelected for the ensuing
wear except that Or. W II street. Jr.
was made church clerk, Clyde Rat
clifrs having declined reelection
Dr.. Skinner. the pastor. submitted
shorr verbal report Of his stewardsn-p
for the three and one-half months ne
has filed the pastorate
Early in the meeting Dr.. r J. VIII
bingham. secretary OF the ForelSn y.
sion Board Of the Southern Bapt.s'
Convention. was callG ny the pastor
~ the ros-rum The doctor. thinking
he had been called there % PRESIDE
temporarily. took the chair and Inao'
readv 70 call the next ofdc- OF bus
,ess 7 y Crump stopped forward
and after the following reniS f-s'
banded Dr Wiuingham a little pack
age containing 500 ia gold coin M
Crump said:
At a Baptist gathering last su.iin,
FaH "
feet that the wonderful progress ~
the Ra6tist denOminatO. IN Inc '''.'-i
in recent wears was due. noe 70 NatI''
bur TO IRE. God he said. mas W..
derfully blessed you southern Dc -.
Nv raising ND among you men % Ut
mon like Or r !. WHi!nShdm' "'
Ricbnond that great flaming
sol on fire from heaven. who mas pc"
sweeping over our Southiainu ~
tattsr davs. everywhere kinCinS
s,,,a for Cod IN the hearts 81 "a"
oeoole The whole South ana no. W
Rantist denomination alone is IN ne,
70 cod for this great flaming eNah-e.
As this worthy sentiment I'm
i,., one who for these twenty an.
more wears has honored AM blessed
M. bv his presence among US, nlS
sSIendid services always so lF'e.E
given. his uufaiiing sympathy anu
love was uttered q am toivt - g.,
Methodist ] think we can moro 10
ravnord TO il with q hearty clv-tash-
iousd Methodist Amen. .
"But words. as q have learned &c
light and airy things. tnat tas'iy
aI,av unless something heavier Is AZ
.acbed 10 them. and the Second Bap-
tist church IN offering you to-'ay IT
New year greeting with her love. o.
eirss to attach to II as s"5' OF
sIs ,,-,s-h,- this small token Of her
srnnreciation ard esteem Allow me to
sdd. in the words OF the immoF''l
poet.
- cannot flatter; defy ,--..-
THE Tongues OF soothers. but MaNe'
r, our hearts love hath no man than
yourself.
DR.. wiliinEhsrn was taken complete
" bv surprise. and j. was sone ~,
rnents before he could c9ntroi ~, ~
feelings but when n. ,.a,,-, ,i,.,-
~ Dv WlIingham has boon =