The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-05
BANNER YEAR AT
SECOND BAPTIST
Annual Meeting Shows Big At
tendance and With Large Col
lections for Charity.
NEW OFFICERS ELECTED
Lewis Pitcher Succeeds Frank T.
Crump as Sunday-School
Superintendent.

Members OF tho Second Baptist
Church held their annual meeting yes
terday afternoon in the lecture-room of
the church, at Adams and Franklin
Streets and most gratifying exhibits
of the work for the past year were
made, officers for the ensuing year
were elected, and much other business
was transacted. The financial reports
were unusually good showing that
S25,359.90 was raised and disbursed last
year for all purposes, 81 200 of which
was raised at the morning service yes
terday.
The report Of the church clerk shows
the present membership to be 3l5
males and 491 females, total SOC, a
gain of twenty-eight over the previous
year.
The reports OF the treasurer and the
finance committee show that the total
amount contributed for all purposes,
that Is the running expenses of tho
church and for the mission and other
enterprises OF the denomination,
amounted to s25,35o.9O, this being
about $1,000 in excess of the sum
raised in 1912.
This budget submitted by tho
finance committee for this year and
adopted by the congregation calls for
the collection of about $4,000 for tho
usual expenses OF the church proper,
including pastors salary. $4,000: choir
and music, $4,000; the Sunday school,
$3.50; light and fuel. $500; sexton and
other incidental expenses, S1,550. The
proposed contributions to the mission
and other enterprises OF the denomina-
ton do not figure in the budget, but
1t Is estimated that the amount that
will be called for will be not less than
$4,000
Reports big Attendance.
The reports of the officials OF the
Sunday school show an enrolment or
749 and the average attendance for tho
ance for any one Sunday being on
March 2, when 40 officers. teachers
and scholars were present. In addition
to the above enrolment 225 persons
are enrolled in the home department,
and there are fifty-seven on the infant
roll The retiring superintendent of
the school in his report said: "The
school has reached the very highest
standard prescribed by the Southern
Baptist Convention as thoroughly
organized Sunday school"
Interesting reports showing the
work in detail by the various boards,
committees and societies were sub
mitted. the committee on the Baptist
Home for Aged Women showing that
this church contributed last year ST.
3o4.Zo TO that institution.
A committee OF five was appointed
to study plans and report to the next
regular monthly meeting as to greater
efficiency among the members and for
the enlargement OF church work.
Lewis Pitcher superintendent.
The following were elected dcacons
TO fill vacancies on the board: j. NJ.
Wyatt, j. 5. James, r. e. Gaines,
Robert c. Harris. w. L. Prince and
Clarence Wyatt. The three first named
were reelected, their terms having OK
pired. The other vacancies were caused
by the resignation of Joseph Il. Mont
gomery and the removal OF two other
deacons from the city.
An election OF officers and commit
teemen resulted as follows: Lewis
Pitcher, superintendent of the Sunday
school; Frank 7. Crump, who has been
superintendent for seven years, having
declined reelection; Dr.. W. II. Street.
church clerk, and w. Il. Tanner, treas
urcr.
The church passed resolutions cx-
pressing pleasure and delight at the
improved condition of DR. r. J. Will
ingham. secretary of the Foreign Mis-
sion Board, and member of this
church, who has been III for several
weeks in Wilmington NJ c., and the
clerk was instructed to telegraph the
greetings OF the church to DR.. and Mrs.
hap