The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-18
.BAPIISTS To Begin
MEMBERS CANVASS
SUFFERS OF MEN IN FIRST AND
SECOND BAPTIST
CHURCHES.
MOVEMENT OF LAYMEN
CANVASS WILL BE MADE SUNDAY,
NOVEMBER 2s--sysTEMA-
TIC GIVING Is
OBJECT.
MOVEMENT OF LAYMEN

The every member canvass of the
Laymens Missionary Movement in the
First and Second Baptist Churches of .
Richmond, to be conducted ON sum
day, November 20. was given impetus
last night in the banquets held In The
Two churches. Prominent men were
speakers at both suppers and stress
was laid upon the Importance Of hav
ing a syste matte method OF giving, not
only for church support. but for
benevolences and missionary work
extension. Through tha addresses OF
the evening ran sympathy for war
sufferers and the optimistic note that
the European war viii tie followed
by great revival of Christianity.
The suppers, inaugurnting the
svery-Inem ber-Canvass were heid
simultaneously and greetings were
exchanged BY the laymen Of the two
churches Shortly after the supper
was begun at n,e First Church mo-
l.on that greetings he sent 10 the
men at the Second Church was car
ried and the following message was
sent:
Greetings Exchanged.
'sThe men of the First Church. at
greetings to the men of the Second
! baptist Church and wish them mark
| ed success in their every -member-
/ canvass.
During the evening at the First
/ Church the following message came
from the men of the Second Church
/ "Rehold how good 1t is for hreth-
rem to dwell together in unity. we
! wish you great success.
/ Al the First Church. the pastor,
Rev. Or. George w Mcdaniel. pre-
sided and the following speakers were
/ heard: ID. II. Brown, secretary of the
/ I4aymen's Missionary Movement; Com
gresham A. j. Montague, Judge Jeter
1 C. Pritchard Of the United States CIR
cult Court OF Appeals; Rev. DR.. Sparks
Melton pastor of Freemason- Street
Baptist Church. Of Norfolk. Form or
state Senator II. G. l.. Moncure. now
collector of Internal revenue for the
Eastern District of Virginia, was
among the distinguished guests.
At Second Church.
/ At the second Church Professor
w l.. Prince, of Richmond academy,
presided Dr. II. L. Gaines. OF Rich
mond College. and Rev. w l.. Ball,
pastor of Tabernacle Baptist Church,
and Robert s. crump were the princi-
pal speakers.
On Sunday November ~, the men
Of the two churches will spend three
hours In making the canvass. the two
groups visiting during those three
/ hours every member OF the two
churches In the endeavorto have each
contribute regularly and systemau-
callv TO church support and benevo-
lenNes.
The canvass Of First Church mem
bers will be made by las men or
Iseyenty=three pairs The Second
Church canvass will be by eighty men
or forty pairs. Each church body VIII
spend three hours in the work and
with the plans mapped out by the
general committees. every member oi
the two churches will be called upon
during the afternoon. The CITY mas
been divided into many sections and
each pair OF men will cover the ter.
ritory assigned TO 1t.
First Church Committee,
When the canvass Ia ended 1t Ii
predicted that much will have beer
accomplished In adding church mem
bers to the systematic giving plan.
The committee in charge OF the
canvass of the First Church is com
/ posed Of w. l. Austin. chairman. L
IF. Powell. J. II. Callahan. George n
Saunders w. ID. Browning, A. l.
Peasants, II. l.. Cain. Lewis Fl. Bosher
w. f. Word, j. f. Eubank. j. +
! Bosher, Robert Lee Powers, r. !.
Brands, A. Il. Clarke, 4. F. SPOTS
r. Justin Moore and r. w. Dodson