The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-09
.BAPT|sTs WELCOME
1000 NEW MEMBERS
Simultaneous Campaign Closes With
Mass-Meeting at City
Auditorium.
WILL CONTINUE CoLoRED WORK
Farewell Meeting Will Re Held at
First Baptist Church This Morn-
ing, When Reports From Pastors
VIII BE Given.

Baptists Of Richmond and vicinity
assembled yesterday afternoon in the
CITY Auditorium to welcome the 900
members who have become affiliated
with the churches engaged in the
eHangolistic campaign, which has been
In progress for the past fifteen DAYS
ihc congregation completely filled the
lower moor and stage platform. The
host OF new members occupied the
middle section Of the big /bullding.
whilc The pastors. superintendent and
choirs occupied the platform
The service WAS an Inspiring ono
One OF the features was the singing of
the chorus choir OF 800 voices. led by
Professor NJ. ]. Rabbit Tho song SER
vice consisted OF the old familiar re-
'irai hymns. and two numbers by the
campaign male quartet. MIR. ana Mrs
T. IT, reynolds rendered a duct.
DH. nRUNER WELCOMES
NEW CHURCH MEMBERS
After prayer by Evangelist j.. D.
Hruncr. director OF the local work
made "a brief address Of welcome IN
the new members. lie emphasized
their duty to the churches and urged
all to become affiliated with sohnc de-
partmcnt of tho church activities i'm
mcdiatcl!y stating that no ono can be
an Intelligent. loyal. or faithful Bap-
list IT not lined up In tho SUNDAY school
lie also urged them to attend the PRAYER
meeting and all OF the regular morn
ing ana evening services OF the church
each sunday
DO not increase the number Of holy
on'crs. those who attend services on
sunday morning. If 1t suits their con
venicnce, and never make an :,ttempt
TO go to the meeting at night when tho
church ought to marshal it's forces i'm
us effort to win lost souls" said the
speaker
a sermon on tho subject. Mans SUI
preme Gift by Rev. j. l.. White. OF
Macon. Ga, brought the exercises or
me afternoon to most successful
Close lie spoke of the giving of ones
self unto tho Lord, the giving of self
Gas child OF Cod to service for.
others, and the giving OF self for SCR
vice in Ills will
SIMULTANEOUS CAMPAIGN
COMES TO AN END
The Baptist churches have been on
gagged IN the simultaneous cvanScl!sti,.
campaign for the past two weeks The
churches were inadequate to .arcornmo-
hatc inc thr"ngs OF people who wanted
TO hear the visiting cvamgcllsts and
singers at the closing services directed
by many q: them Yesterday Tho
workers appeared to be at their hes;
IN the meetings at tho various white
and colorcd churches. and. as "A result
"t the earnest preaching and effective
singing. several hundred acccssions
were recorded OF the rosters OF the diff
fcrcnt organizations Scores of talks
we're made By the cvangclists to Sun
day school classes or men. women boys
ana girls during the regular teaching
periods. and many Brown-ups as well
as young people were converted
While many OF the meetings of tho
white churches operating In the con-
ceTtH1 ~ Nln 1,
the special services conducted last
night. none OF the protractcd meetings.;
being held In the colorcd clutches
ended with the work OH yesterday
They viii continue their aggressive
camRaign throughout the present week
some OF the pastors OF the white !con-
srcgations having consented to assist
Evangelists j. w. Bailey and Richard
Carroll In their task,
FAREWELL. MEETING;
TO NE HELD TODAY
Tie last OF tho combined union day
services of all the white and colored
churches. i'm the nature Of IL Jubilee and
farewell meeting. Will be held at First
Baptist Church this morning at 10
o'clock. The musicians who have
trained the choirs and lead the coMgre-
cations In song will give q special
musical program OF vocal aud ins,ru-
mental numbers. Rev. Weston Bruner
will preside, reports OF tho entire meet
lngs from the pastors will be given,
and the whole service is scheduled to
continue for ono hour and "a quarter
II Is expected to be ono of the most
interesting meetings held in connec-
ton with the campaign of tho local
I:aptists
Concealed Weapon.
w: l.. McCants colored. was arrested
T..,f H.. 'r..f nm 10,