The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-10-12
CLAY STREET ME-.
CHURCH CELEBRATES
SERVICES COMMEMORATIVE OF
sEvENTIETH ANNIVERSARY
ARE HELD.
CHURCH is CROWDED
TWO INTERESTING ADDRESSES
HEARD YEsTERDAY-sOCI
svRyICE TO DE HELD
TONIGHT.
CHURCH is CROWDED

Large congregations packed Clay
Street Methodist church at both mora
ing and evening services yesterday IN
celebration of the seventeen anniver-
sar. of the establishment of tic
church. The present pastor of the
church Rev John L. Bray. Jr., co7-
Quoted both services. In the morning
a special program of hymns was
rendered. and Asa Johnson. present
steward Of the church addressed the
congregation on "A Brief History of
Clay-Street Methodist Church"
Mr.. Johnson, quoted figures 10
show the growth of the church since
first il was esta blis.led at Brook ave.
nue. and Clay streets on Ocober q,
1914. lie also spoke on he removal
of the church to its present location.
and the erection of the present hand
some edifce at Clay and Adams
streets
AT the evening services. the pastor
Mr., Bray addressed the congregation
on "A Forward Look: What We
Stand For" with nearly the entire
congregation OF the ohurch present.
Mr.. Bray talked of what ClayStreet
Methodist church had done in the
past bringing out the growth of the
congregation from forty in 1859 TO
nearly six hundred in 1914. He out
lined what he hoped for the future
towards the further growth of the
congregation and the work which
they would be able to accomplish
along the lines of Christian endeav 1r.
Social Service Tot;ay.
Mr. Bray delivered a snort history
of former pastors OF the church down
to the present, bringing out some l:t-
tie each done towards the growth Ct
81, ,I,x . he ftsx,,
The program commenting the
SEVENTEEN anniversary also includes a
social service watch WIFI be held to-
night. The program follows:
Hymn. No 656--''Biest BE the Tie
That Binds"
Recitation-Miss Elise Hatcher
CLAY Street--Her Past"-F. J.
Baughan.
Hitherto hath the Lord helped MS"
Song--Mr. Whittemore.
Recitation--Miss Emily Bell Tiller.
Clay Street-Her Present.. Fl.
Chappell.
why Ilould the work cease. whilst i
leave it?"
Hymn. No. 396--"Awake. My Soal,
Stretch Every Nerve"
Recitation--Miss Irma Tiller
Solo---Miss jamie Stone.
CLAY Street-Her Future'--E. NJ,
Redford.
Speak TO the children of Israel that
they go forward"
Present Omcers.
The present officers of Clay Street
Methodist are:
Pastor--Rev. John l.. Bray 81 Yves,
Clay street.
Observation-Disclosures r. Fairlamb
chairman James II. Chappell, vice.
chairman: f. Irving Bauhan, secre
tary: Otis w. Gilman, assistant secre-
tary: f. Marshall BEDFORD, financial
secretary; w. David Shelton. treas
urer; Norman v Coleman, John f.
Gilman. Joseph p. Harry. Peter B.
Hatcher, Thomas J.. Jeter, Asa john
son, Thomas l.. Moore, Joseph s.
Noble, John G. Thomas, Fl. Ossie
Tiller, Linwood d. Wingfeld, w. Lake
Wingfield. j. Benjamin Yeamans.
Trustees-F r. Fairlamb chair
man. r. Elwood Tiller. Charles r.
Sims. Warner +, Roane, Henry S,
Bugg, r. Archer Rowlett, w. Novel,
Woodward, Henry r, Richeson. Nor
man V. Coleman.
Former Pastors.
One of the most interesting features
connected with the history. of Clay
Street Methodist is the list Of prom
inent ministers who have at one time
or another been pastor of the church,
which is one of the oldest and largest
in the city.
Following is list of them, in the
order in which they served: Leroy Nj.
Lee, George w, Carter. 7. j, Dayton.
Thomas Wheeler, Joseph Anderson,
Oscar Littleton George H. Ray. E.
Marshall Peterson. Jas r, Waggoner.
Thomas A. Ware. Charles c. Person,
William II. Christian, Is. F. Wood
ward. p, Archer Peterson. Alex. G.
Brown, S. s. Lambeth. Jos. H. Riddick,
William H. Atwili, +. II. Rawlings.
r. r. Wilson. II. NJ. Hope. l.. B. Betty.
r Men, Simpson. George Wesley
Jones. r.. NJ. Chandler, r. T. Water