The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-10

MISS Jane In recent years mas pee"
chosen as church missionary. She -
already familiar with the work among
/ our poor, is acquainted with the his
/ tory and methods of the church, and
will give herself tactfully and de-
votedly cher tasks.
| Heretofore the pastor mas been fur
nished the services of several young
ladies as stenographers, They have
4 greatly facilitated his work. However,
! 1t was deemed advisable to secure
young man who. in addition to stenog
raphy. could direct the activities OF
| the young people. Accordingly. Mr..
! Francis Lee Albert was elected pastors
secretary September last. He Is pur-
1 suing his studies at Richmond College
with view to preparing for the gospel
| ministry. and devotes such time as is
at his disposal to the church. Under
his leadership the u. Y. p. L. has
reached a stage of high efficiency.
THE policy OF this church is to
utilize It's members as far as possible.
Hence, there has been minimum Of
remunerative offices. Our people have
served gladly and cautiously, and no
one can rob them of their crowns. 1t
is one of our joys that we never lack
for competent volunteers, and it is II
real pride to the pastor that you en-
able him to do for the denomination
at large what you do for the church.
He has never accepted any compensa-
ton from a UNCONVENTIONAL board for
any funds raised. and your generosity
/ has abled him to bear his own ex-
penses while travelling in the interest
of moral measures and UNCONVENTIONAL
objects. IT Is a sad day for any church
when financial remuneration must be
given for every service
I'm the spirit which has ever ami
mated our membership. and particu-
larry her honored family. Mrs. Annie
: G.. Cofer becomes Sunday School wish
tor without salary. She perhaps knows
more of our people and more about
them than any other member. She
/ has grown up with the church and
! loves it above her chiefest JOY. In her
] present capacity she viii do untold
good. She enjoys. while she lives, the
affection of a grateful church. and In
the hereafter she shall shine as the
brightness of the armament and as
the stars forever An dever.'
Improved Facilities.
AT the last annual meeting your
attention was called To the urgent
need of additional sunday school facil-
tiles. Since then, the building TO the
rear OF the church has been acquired
and fitted mp for Sunday School pur-
poses. The intermediate department
/ is located there in admirably arranged
quarters Several classes from the
senior department are also provided
with suitable rooms in the building.
A garage and sections home are be-
Ing constructed on The rear of the
lot The total cost OF this property.
including Improvement and equipment,
will approximate ten thousand dol
lars. 1t is our purpose 10 raise that
amount this month, and I know you
will give II gladly and quickly.
4 Special Objects.
! Sometime in the near future. we
have not been informed Just when.
the Baptists of Richmond will be asked
TO contribute to the secondary school
fund, This campaign is to pay the in
idebtedness and provide needed equip
ment for the secondary Baptist schools
tof Virginia. They are Fork Union
Academy. Chatham Training School,
lDanvtlle Female Institute, and Wiz
ginfa -4nterfnont College al Bristol The
movement was endorsed by the Cen
ersl Association at Clarendon, and the
committee in charge was authorized 70
apportion the one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars asked for among
1.-The churches Of the State. The First
Baptist Church stands for all the in
teresis Of the denomination. The
pastor believes in these secondary
schools and SO do you Whether they
Hive or die depends upon the support
received from the churches. II they
do not live permanently. the good al
ready accomplished justifies all the
money spent upon them and the pro-
posed fund will lenKtheR-tAeir lives
gnf usefulness, When the Representa- :
+ ttves of the schools cali upon you, send
I them on their way rejoicing with a
liberal contribution. We must and will
give our apportionment.
| The Baptist Council proposes to
project a campaign during the wear to
| raise forty thousand dollars for the
weaker churches Of Richmond and 30
locate new churches. It is worthy
and timely undertaking. We earnestly
| desire the prosperity of every church
In the city, and We shall heartily help
those most needy. Because the First
! Church IS the oldest and strongest. II
/ is reasonable 10 expect that her con-
tributions to this object will be the
largest. ITO whom much is given, of
/ him much shall he required" Our
members of means must think In terms
| OF hundreds and thousands for the
Council. hope there are brethren who
| viii give one thousand dollars annually
/ for ftve years for the combined Baptist
! Interests of Richmond. In that way
/ and by that time we can build commo-
/ deus meeting houses for Woodland
Heights and Randolph Street and rem
/ der necessary aid to. lakewood and
| others.
| "Dr. J. r, Gambrell. the able leader
OF the united and aggressive hosts Of
Texas Baptists. has as his motto that
! Pauline sentence Striving together
! for the faith OF the gospel 1t will
serve us well for the year 1915. Here
| In our annual meeting let US redeti-
/ cate our lives TO the service Of God
through the agency OF the First Bap-
| fist Church. God has set us In large
| place. An infinite sky overarches us
and throws around us horizons whose
diameters cannot be measured. We
must eschew ease-fovlng and self seek
| ing. We must not fall into the habit
OF talking of the many demands upon
us. They are divinefy appointed OPP
portunities. We should rejoice that
God has counted us worthy to serve
and suffer. whatsoever would save
his life shall lose II. and whatsoever
would lose his life for my sake and
the gospels shall save IT. This Is the
law for churches as well as for indi-
viduals. Write above the door of this
church. beneath the pulpit in which
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