Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-04
SECOND BAPTIST REPORTS
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL YEAR
ind Elects Officers and Com
nittees for 1915.
NET MEMBERSHIP GAIN OF 81
Finance Committee Reports Collec-
lions Aggrcgating S2S,435.0O,
Which Was Largest Amount Col
lected During Any Ono Year.

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At tho annual meeting of tho Sec
ond Baptist Church, held at tho church
yesterday afternoon. Adams and Frank
lin Streets. oil Of the reports. and many
were submitted. show that the year
1914 was ono OF the most prosperous
and successful in all lines OF work the
church has had for more than de-
cade-perhaps tho best year In its HIS
tory.
The reports showed Increased mem
bership. largo gains in finances, ex-
tensive improvements on tho church
building, and the purchase of a val
uablc residence adjoining which Is be-
ing remodelled ana mado into u Sun
day school annex, improved and moro
business-Iike methods In the collections
OF funds for the support Of the church
and tho missionary Enterprises. and
larger and better equipped Sunday
school. In general way the report
Indicated that tho entire congregation
has manifested an increased interest
In all OF tho enterprises of the denomI-
nation.
IIFTY-sEvEN ARE ADDED
TO MEMBERSHIP ROLL.
The pastor. Rev. #. Clagett Skinner
d. D., presided over the meeting. The
brief report OF the Church clerk showed
that during the past year. l3l names
were added to the roll of members,
sixty by baptism. sixty-two by letter
and nine by statement, The diminu-
lions by death. removal from tho city
ana through other causes was seven
ty-four, leaving net gain of Nifty
seven. Tho total membership is now
S63.
Tho reports Of the treasurer and the
hnance committee. which are similar in
many respects. showed that the total
collections FOR the year, through the
usual methods, through tho societies,
and by special effort. amounted to S2S,-
1880. These collections. according TO
the report of the finance committee
were tho largest in tho history Of the
church. tho previous high water mark
having been attained In 1909. when the
total was s26,0l6
An extract from the financial report
follows:
Tho report OF year ago showed
that at the close Of 1918 the treasury
held cnsh balance Of s421.33, but we
owed mt that time note in the bank
not then duo. however. OF 3T,40O. So
there was rcnlly n deficit ut that time
or S97S.6I. During the past year that
note has become due and was prompt.
~ paid.
Tho finance committee determined 10
close tho past year without n deficit,
and we are glad to say that by hard
work and through the co-opcration
among the members Of the committee.
ana with the loyal support OF the
members OF our church. we have been
able TO accomplish that object and the
'reasurer's report shows that we closed
the year free Of debt and have n. small
cash balance left In his hands"
BUYS NEW pRopEUTN-
For SUNDAY SCHOOL
During tho past year the finance
committee was instructed to raise a
special fund for the purchase OF the
baskerville residence on Franklin
street, and adjoining the church prop
crty, TO he used rs a sunday school
annex. This II did. securing It for so5.-
ii2, payable one-tfth in cash ard the
balance In four annual installments
me chnrch has had possession of the
property FOR four months. and II IS
now being used FOR the purpose for
which Il was bought
Under the guidance OF the committee
the church made on the last SUNDAY
III NoVcmber an every member can
vnsB for an every Sunday contribution
both for church. expenses and the mis-
sionnry enterprises" and the commit
tee reported that this canvass was
highly succtssful
GRADUAL INCREASE
IN ANNUAL. BUDGET
The budget for the present year. sub
mitted by the committee. calls for
SlU.SS4 for current expenses such as
pastors salary, music, the Sunday
school and Ill other usual expenses
III this connection the committee re-
ported that tho ordinary church ex-
pcnscs have Increased gradually from,
$685. in 1906 10 $4,000 at the present
Tine. The contributions to the mis-
sionary enterprises OF the dcnomina-
tion last year were about $4,000, and
under the new system are expected TO
be larger this yea.
The superintendent, OF the Sunday
school reported increased and increas-
ing interest In the school. He reported
an active rci! of 753. which does not
include the Home Circle Glasses or
the baby ROLL or the infant class
Counting those, tho roll is 1.01G. There
are iG7 members uf adult and senior
classes. thirty-cieht IN the interme-
hilte department and nifty three in the
junior department.
Reports OF detail work were made
by the officers OF the dozen or more
societies and auxiliary associations
but the main facts are given in the
aggregate by the officers whose reports
arc quoted in the foregoing.
ELECT OFFICERS AND
COMMITTEES FOR 1915
Tho following officers and committee
church assistant. Mrs Mamie 6. Cole
man; church clerk. Stiles II. Ellyson;
treasurer. William II. Tanner; superin-
tendent OF Sunday school Lewis Pill
cher: keeper of envelopes. John t.
IIipscomb; member of Sunday school
board for four-year term, James e.
Ryland; treasurer OF fellowship fund
y. ii. Robins.
Finance committee-R. S. Crump
Chairman; Sol. Cutchins. w 4. Evans
u. w. Farley. G. II. Guy, y. G. Helm
rich. j. Is. Lipscomb. DIR. j. n. Lip
scomb. S. T. Massey. DR.. G. w. Mercer
j. T.. Parrish. y. a. Putney, Howard
sutton. S. Is. Tyler, c. n. Williams and
G. u. Whitehurst.
Committee on roll-A1rs. y. G. Cole
man, l.. u. w. Drewry, w. y. Evans
j. d. Lipscomb, Lewis Pitcher. j. Leroy
sutherland. Clarence Wyatt, Jr., and S.
II. Ellyson.
Committee on church property--H
Theodore Ellyson, Il. B. Johnson and
nro lei,