Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-11-01
PRESbYTER|ANS TO RAISE
$4,000 FOR MISSIONS
volunteer Workers Will Begin To-
Day Systematic Campaign for =
Subscriptions.
WILL AID WEAKER CHURCHES
Plan Is to Create Fund to BE Used
in Paying OF Burdcnsome Float
ing Debts of Missions and Smaller
Congregations.

Under the auspices of the Prcsby.
terrain League of Richmond a move
| ment viii he launched to-day to raise
Il fund Of $4,000 for mission work IN
TINS city. The plan of campaien was
outlined from the pulpits OF the vari-
. ana the movement is one i'm which all
"f the churches of that denomination in
and around Richmond are Joining.
PRIMARILY. the fund will he used to
pay on certain floating debts of the
lesser or weaker churches. after which
concerted steps will he taken to build
up l'rcsh%tcrianism in various sections
or the city where i, is not now strong
~ represented.
VOLUNTEER WORKERS
BEGIN CAMPAIGN TODAY
Volunteer workers from each of the
larger congregations will 20 out this
morning on Il systematic canvass to
secure subscriptions. The workers will
20 III pairs and within tho next few
DAYS VIII endcavor To call on most OF
the leading members Of the Presby
terrain churches of the city They will
meet to-day at o'clock for lunch at
IN" presbyterian Publishing House on
| sixth street. when reports will he
made and the objects OF the movement
VIII he further explained
Ihe directing spirits in the move
neht are OwSlcy Sanders. president of
sanders brothers. and president of the
e i.c""mc OF Richmond: w.
= Rhoads. OF Miller ~ Rhoads. and
Herhert w. Jackson. president of the
Virginia Trust Company.
n general meeting Of the workers
was held yesterday afternoon mt the
FIRST presbyterian Church. when brief
ana by T. NJ. Darlington. r. e Maxill.
KEY Russell Cecil. u. H.. Rev +. T. Me
Faden. u. D.. and others.
JACKSON OUTLINES PLAN
OF PRESBITERIAN LEAGUE:
Mr. Jackson explained tho financial
situation of some of the weaker
churches in and around Richmond
nricny and outlined tho pl1n OF the
presbyterian League to lift this burden
of debt and enable these churches TO
carry on their work more effectively.
FOR example" said MIR. Jackson at
understand the Overlook PRESBYTERIAN
Church in Barton Heights has "A debt on
its building Of about Sl5,n0O The CON
grcEation is we'll abl" to carry Il $4,000
dent and gradually liGuidatc il. bur
the present debt is too burdensom..
The idea is for all the Preshyterians
OF the city to contribut" to the league.
The league in turn will agree to give
to tn" Overlook church say s375O
provided tn" church itself would raise
Sl.25o. making $4,000 which would he
paid on its debt There arc s.vero,
missions doing fine work which need
assistance to provide AN adequate pla G,
| OF worship, and which ought to h,
helped. II all the Prcsbyterians of the
CITY would unite in this work IL seems
to me that Il sufficient sum could be
raised to put these weaker churche.
ana missions in II position where they
/ could do fine work"
LARGER CHURCHES ARE
| WELI.-OFF FINANCIALLY
! Mr.. Jackson explained that the large,
churches were not in need of tinanr;a
assistance. The Second church. which
| he represents in the league, not oul,
carries on its own work. but guarantees
| the support of the TToGc Memoirs,
church and Of Il newly organized Pres.
bytcrian church in Fulton. The Eirs,
| church is aiding several weaker con.
GrcSationS. ana other churches in the
center or the city are sclf-S,Ip1orting
Among the points in which il is
proposed to pay off debts or to provide
suitable buildings in which services en-
be held ar" the RoScncuth mission, tn,
| pvcrhrook church in Barton Heights
! which has recently completed a new
building and has heavy debt: tn.
| tfeNcrlN street MlSSlon at Garter and
! Beverly streets; the Montrose preshy-
! terrain Church at MontroSe, on Fulton
! Fiji: Westminster Church. the newly
organized church at Laurel. and mis-
sion for color,d people OF Seventeenth
! Street.
9Th" rapidity with which Richmond
| is growing calls for much greater ac-
tivity among Hresbytcria said Mr.
! lthoads. "W"S,minStcr. Overlook, Rose
meath. Woodland Heights ana the
Seventeenth street Mission are appeals
/ no staunch Presbyterian should be un-
willing to support
The amount needed to put all tho
/ local PRESBYTERIAN churches and mis-
sions on sound financial basis is
really infinitely small ny comparison
with III" total combined assets and
Z membership "f the PRESBYTERIAN
churches Of Richmond. Let's raise
! the full amount and do ii quickly"
| Rev. Walter l.. lAnElc. r.. -. Of Union
Th"oloeical. Seminary. will act as gen.
eral chairman Of tn" campaign.
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