Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-03
new PARAMOUNT CHURCH
IS FORMALLY 0PE NE D
Special Addresses, Sermons and
Music Mark Exercises Of
Dedication.
SUBSTANTIAL SUM is RAISED
Memorial Address by Rev. j. j. Brad
ford Tells OF Rebuilding a Man.
Rev. George K. Booker breaches on
"The Power Needed by the Church. ~

With addresses and sermons from
ministers from other churches OF the
denomination. special program OF
music and the raising of n substantial
sum to be applied to its indebtedness,
inc new Fairmount Avenue Methodist
church. at the corner of Fairmount
Avenue and Twentieth Street. was
formally opened yesterday. the congre-
gaton worshiping there for tho FIRST
time. Governor Henry C. Stuart was
among the contributors.
me memorial address was delivered
by KEY j. J. Bradford. pastor of Park
Piace Methodist Church, who took as
ms subject The Rebuilding OF Down
FALLEN Man." drawing the analogy be-
tween tho rebuilding of the church and
mat OF man. THE spirit of the Fair
mount church." said Mr.. Bradford, SIS
tor the building up OF weak and fallen
humanity"
God has not had any easy time"
n ne SAID, in the upbulldins OF man.
satan has met Him with obstacles at
every point The EVIL One has had
possession Of mans will, and until
Iod takes possession OF mans will,
headway towards His rebuilding cam
not be made
NEED GOOD FOUNDATION
FOR REBUILDING OF MAN
Inc minister made the point that re-
ouiidins must be on the principles
FOUND In Christ, and that. as in the
case or all buildings that endure, there
must De Il good foundation which, he
said was right beginning, taking
the form Of reliance on Christ. The
work or rebuilding, 1t was made clear,
involves cooperation between God and
man.
Man always has been Gods first and
pest thought" the minister said. God
cannot build man up without mans
heip, and neither can man build him
lives do not grow OF Themselves: II IS
only by toll, labor. sacrifice and self
GENIAL that such lives can be developed"
inc text of the opening address was
Ezra l.. IL: Thus saith Cyrus, King Of
fersia. The Lord God of heaven hath
ana lie hath charged me to build Him
an house a Jerusalem, which is in
Judah"
PASTOR TURNS BUILDING
OVER TO THE TRUSTEES
Prior to the delivery OF the opening
ADDRESS, the pastor, Rev. f. V. Carson,
made a brief statement announcing the
completion Of the building, turning i,
over to the trustees, and expressing
the great JOY of himself and the mem
| oers OF the church that the task had
| been accomplished. Looking back"
SAID the pastor, Il hardly see how We
have been able to do all that we have
done"
Participating in the services yester-
day afternoon were, in addition to those
already mentioned, Rev George r.
Green, pastor OF Decatur Street Metho-
dist church; Rev. j. Arthur VIM, pas.
tor of Barton Heights Methodist Church
and Rev. j. o Babcock. of McKenney
pastor Of the Dinwiddie Circuit. MIR.
itabcock being former pastor of the
church.
Yesterday morning before large
congregation Rev. George E. Booker
y. D., pastor OF Mt. Vernon Methodist
Church at Danville, preached ON THE
Power Needed by the Church. Last
night the opening exercises were con-
Guided With sermon by Rev Mr.. Bah
cock.
HANDSOME BUILDING
Is WELL ARRANGED
At all of the services yesterday visi-
tors and friends were shown over the
building, which is a bright, roomy and
airy structure, with excellent acoustic
properties. There Is full complement
OF Sunday school rooms in the base
ment, with pastors study and choir
room, together with the main audi
torium, on the first floor
The building committee Is composed
OF II. c. Hcchler. r J. Teagle. w. c.
IIobson, a. e. Watts, O. l.. Albertson
and Rev. E. V. Carson. The cost of
the structure was $4,000. and the in
debtedness is $4,000. Nearly $4,000
was raised yesterday in pledges to go
towards the liquidation OF the church