The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH
TO De G. ON Sc C RAT TIE D
Ceremony Will Take Place Wednes
day Morning at II
O'Clock.
HAS BEEN FREED FROM DEBT
Episcopalians In Forest Hill and
Woodland Heights Have Worked
Steadily to Build Up Congregation.
Bishop Randolph to Preach.

Plans for the formal conservation of
the Church OF the Good Shepherd, at
Forest HILL by Rt. Rev. A. NJ Ran
dolph, ID. d.. Bishop OF the Diocese OF
Southern Virginia, have been completed
Tho conservation service will be held
on Wednesday morning at IL o'clock
during the semiannual meeting of the
central convocation of tho diocese, and
the members Of the convocation as well
as the Episcopal clergy of Richmond
are expected to be present. The ser
mon will be preached by Bishop Ran
dolph, and Rt. Rev. Beverly r. Tucker,
bishop coadjutor of the diocese. will
take part In the service.
The church at Forest Hill was begun
rs result OF meeting of the members
and friends of the Episcopal Church
living I'm the suburb. held in the school
house on February IL, 1908. The con-
Eregation was organized by the cleo
iion Of trustees, and a committee was
appointed to find n suitable location for
the building.
CORNERSTONE WAS LAID
IN JUNE, zoos
The organization of the church as an
Independent congregation in Manches-
ter parish. was approved by the dioce-
san council held in Danvillc in May,
190S. and, shortly after, a site at Forty
third Street and Semmes Avenue, was
purchased. The cornerstone OF the
church was laid on June 90 Of that year
Rev NJ. Colgate Daughtry, NJ. "A, took
charge of the congregation on July 1.
holding services in the little school
house on Forty-first Street. He was ad
ranrH1 N "a IL,
OF the Good Shepherd In December,
1903. and became the first rector of the
parish. He continued TO serve until
March l, 1912. when, on account of i'll
health, he resigned.
Rev. j. Lewis Gibbs. the present
rector. took charge OF the work in
July, 1912, the services in the interim.
and during the Illness OF Mr.. Daugh-
terry having been conducted by William
Clayton Terrence, a lay reader.
The church building was completed
in the fall of 1905. and the first service
was held on November Is of that year.
Since that time the congregation has
worked steadily to liquidate the in
debtedness of the church, and have
at last succeeded in clearing the debt
About year ago the congregation
erected n splendid two-story brick
rectory. 1t is yet unpaid for but the
congregation is now working to clear
this debt.
WOMEN OF CONGREGATION
SECURED THE FURNITURE
The church furniture was secured by
the women OF the congregation through
the various chapters of the Parish
Guild. The organ chapter installed a
fine pipe organ. and the chancel chapter
secured the communion service, each
piece of which is memorial. a font
was provided by the children, who,
under the direction of Mrs. Aylett God
din and Mrs. r. f. Banks, organized
themselves into q society called the
Little Workers. The rail around the
bnptistry Is n memorial to the infant
child of Mr.. and Mrs Harvey L. Will
liams, of Forest Hill, and the bell was
presented by Edward Banks, of Will
mington, Del. Two memorial windows,
one on either side of the chancel were
presented in memory of the children of
Mr.. and Mrs. IT. w. Wood.
y special musical program has been
arranged by the choir for the conse-
Grafton csrvicc. The choir Is under
the direction of Mrs a. S. Hurt. Mrs.
r. +. Banks is the organist.
The present vestry are Richard H.
Smith, senior warden; r. T. Minor.
Junior warden; ]. a. Addison, Il. +.
Banks, j. II. Carson. y. T. Goddin, A. S.
Hurt, H. =. Lyons, j. b. Mordecai. ~.
Netherwood. j. Taylor Robertson and
i. c. VERIFY