The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-19
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
Will STAY N CHARGE
Rev. Garter Ashton Jenkens Calls CAL
vary Congregation to Stand
United.
SEES NEED FOR GOOD WORK
In Strong Sermon Pastor Tells Con-
gregation 1t Must Not Have Diff
ferenccs-Division In Church Over
Removal.

Taking az his text Isaiah SIS. And
heard the voice of the Lord saying:
Whom shall send and who will 90
for us? Then i said; Here am I;
send me-" the Rev. C. A. Jenkens
preached a strong sermon at Calvary
Baptist Church yesterday morning at
IL o'clock. The new edifice was filled
| to the doors and the whole audience
gave their pastor very close atten-
ton
, Before commencing his sermon he
made the simple announcement that
he would remain with the church
This statement will very probably re-
suit In O definite settlement of the un-
fortunate division In the church. This
| division was due to the removal OF
the church from its old location al
Pine and Grace Streets TO its present
location at Grove Avenue and the
Boulevard,
Many OF the older members Of the
church wanted to stay at the old To-
cation, while the younger element
who seem TO have been in the ma.
| 5ority, wanted to move. There car
tbe no question as to the fact thai
Calvary has before it a tremendous
opportunity Mt present. That section
of the city west of the boulevard IL
almost churchiess and with its splen-
did location and it's energetic mem.
bership Calvary will probably become
one Of the strongest churches In the
city.
The pastors remarks In his sermon
referring to those who did not want
to move and have since dropped out
were striking and forceful
Need Men With Vision.
We need men who have caught
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the spirit OF jealousy, men who are
above the spirit Of abuse. men whs
win stand together to do the Lords
work said Mr.. Jenkens. This cal
Iof God comes from below. through
/ the voice OF humanity. Ia the call OF
/ those who are suffering on account Of
ravages OF war in Europe, from tht
boys who are in the Laurel Reforma-
tory anxious 10 live a better life, from
that man In Fulton nearing death and
| pleading for funds to pay his funera
expenses so that his family will no
be totally destitute after he goes. and
need Of Christ
| I'VE took our church into q neigh
borhood which was without church
and you stayed away. We carried or
our protracted meeting, winning .
hundred souls to Christ and you huns
back. We must carry on our work
/ carrying the burden of the church and
iyou won't help.
Salvation depends on doing oul
duty. on giving up selishness and al
who refuse to perform their duty vii
suffer before God in the day to come
| Has Lost Many Members.
| The church has lost nearly hun
dred members since 1t decided Il
move, many Of whom were among
the most prominent members in Cal
vary. including majority of ths
deacons. Some asked for letters
simply because they were attached
| to- the old church, and others find the
new church Mt Grove and the Boule'
varde TO be too far away and they
will unite with churches nearer home
There seems TO be a total lack OF
any hard feeling or unpleasantness
between those who have left and those
who remain, and II 10 expected thai
the church will prosper greatly In tts
new home.