Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-13
WILL DEDICATE CALVARY
CHURCH NEXT SUNDAY
Sermon to BE Preached by Rev. II.
III. Pitt, ID. d., Editor Of
Religious Herald.
Church Is increasing in Membership
and Has Enlarged Its Sunday
School Since It's Removal to New
Site in West End.

Calvary Baptist Church, Grove Avcnue
and the boulevard. to which tho con-
sregation moved May l6. will be dedi-
cater SUNDAY morning. June 30. Rev.
IL. III. mt. ID. D., editor OF the Re-
hgious Herald. and president of the
Ahti-Saloon League of Virginia, has
been selected to preach the dedicatory
sermon.
Or. Pitt il one of the most popular
. and widely known of Southern Bap-
'ists. He is recognized as one of the
leaders of the denomination.
During the first two weeks of serv-
| ice In the new field the pastor. Rev
carter Ashton JcnKens. conducted a
revival in which about one hundred
ne" members came into the church.
Among these are some Of the most use
/ III !aymen OF the city who now live
IN the ncishborhood of the church
More than thirty have been baptized.
Sunday.
The Sunday School has grown until
now the membership is considerably
more than 500. 1t opened with 544
present.
ONLY HALF OF STRUCTURE
HAS BEEN COMPLETED
AZ present only the Sunday School
building, which represents half of the
completed structure. is finished 1t is
expected that activity. looking to the
completion of the structure will begin
In the early fall When completed the
church Will have cost $50 900
" hcn the present pastor, Rev Carter
Ashton Jenkens came to the church
more man two years ago. he began to
work for greater structure The
sunday School seldom numbered more
than l6o, and the congregation was
small He gave to the church the best
OF his thought. and labored with I'M
firing zeal seeking the solution of the
ola problem. Not Welding to discour-
aEements he pressed on for the removal
OF the church TO site in the great
new West End of Richmond
He saw the golden opportunity. and
continued TO impress 1t until the bulk
OF his membership caught the vision
ana decided the question which had
oeen voted down before the former
pastor left The church is now instinct
is that Calvary will become one of the
strongest churches in Virginia in the
fture
! PASTOR Is GRADUATE
OF RICHMOND COLLEGE
Mr.. Jenkens is both b. a. and NJ A.
OF Richmond College, and Il. u. of
Crozer Seminary, where he graduated
IN 1905. Though in the pastorate hut
seven years, his labors have been
crowned with unusual success DURING,
MS hrst pastorate in Hampton. he built
handsome new Sunday School and
added about 100 members to the roll
of the church.
In Norfolk. under his ministry, the
church purchased beautiful parson-
age and rcmodeled the church and Sun
day school completely, doubling the
seatins capacity of the church. While
IN Norfolk for three and quarter
years he preached to the largest concre-
cations in the city. About 300 were
added TO the church by this pastorate
The country church at Kempsville. was
also built by Mr.. Jenkens while he
lived in Norfolk. He preached also
ternoon.
MT. Jenkens's most conspicuous work
1000 persons having professed CONVEX
sion in the many revivals conducted bv
him.