The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-15
TABERNACLE BAPTIST
Anniversary SUNDAY

The annual business meeting and
social Of the Tabernacle Baptist
Church was held Thursday night.
Several hundred members met and
reJotced together over the progress of
the work during the year. and also
during the past twenty-five years, as
the end of this fiscal years marks the
close of the first quarter of century
of the church's work.
During the twenty-five years 1919
members were received into the fell
lowship of the church and the total
contribution to all objects amounted
to $4,000. The church property Is
valued at $4,000. The present men,
bershp is 972. and the Bible school
enrolment. including all departments,
is 1,400. The average attendance in
the main school during the past year
was 5S2. The contributions to ali
purposes for the year ending Decem-
her 81 amounted to about $4,000,
which was less than during the pre-
ceding year on account Of the smaller
gifts TO the building fund. The gifts
to missions and current expenses were
larger.
The church is well organized. and
the reports from the several societies
and committees indicated splendid
progress in every department,
Officers Elected.
- The following officers were eject
ed ). Watson Phillips. A. Lynn
Thomas, G. b. Williams and Z. T.
Keeton, deacons; w. T. Shepherd,
clerk; f. NJ. Long, treasurer: l.. c.
Miss Sallie Moncure, church organist.
Thurman. treasurer of missions; w.
S, Street, financial secretary. Miss
The usual committees were appointed
with the following chairmen: Finance
committee, w. II. Francis, chairman:
committee on mission, Robert NJ.
Smith, chairman; morning ushers r,
Nerahle. chairman; evening ushers,
Douglas Wingfield. chairman; vesti-
'..i' committee, II. s. Winston, chair
man: premises committee, A. l..
Z poalas, chairman: music committee,
E. NJ. Long, chairman; auditing COM
mittee, T. H. Bruner chairman; lit
erature, S. A. Aekley, chairman; build
ing committee, r. NJ Smith. chair
man: Baptist Council P f. Eiubank.
chairman: social service, f. NJ. Long.
chairman; pastors aid committee,
Mrs. George Il. Shumau chairman:
] Superintendent Of Bible School G.. L.
Shur1en.
! AS an evidence of their apprecia-
ton of his work, the church added
a SupStdHildt increase Va tue FSiafS
of the pastor, Rev. william Leckhart
Ball making the sixth time during
his passionate Of ten years.
/ Series of Anniversary Services.
! On Sunday morning the church will
begin a series Of special services in
celebration of its twenty-tifth ami
versary. The program Will he of in
terest to the public. It Is as follows:
Sunday morning, January tg--Ser-
3 nv Tea ira
list Church. opelika. Ala. who was
the first pastor of the Church. sun
day evening. 5 p. NJ. sermon by Rev.
]. J. wicker, pastor of Leigh street
BAPTIST Church. Richmond. who preach
ed for the Reservoir Mission, FROM
which the church WAS organized, Mon
day, Z. NJ, a demonstration of Wo-
mems work. under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society. conducted by Mrs
Robert NJ. smith Address by Rev. H.
n c. Mac1achian, y. II, pastor of the
seventh Street Christian Church, Rich
uor1d. on 'sPraptical Community Work
For the Average Church" Tuesday
=. NJ, demonstration Of missionary
work under the auspices Of the mis-
sfonary societies. conducted by Mrs.
clyde W. Saunders. Address by Rev
One Hour of joy Wednesday. f.
NJ demonstration OF Bible school work.
conducted by George T.. Shuman, SUI
perintendent. Address by Rev, Robert
stuart Macarthur, y. n. of New York.
president of the Baptist World Alliance
on THE supreme Question of the Ages
What Shall 7 DO With Jeusu.' Thurs
day. 8 =. NJ, laymens meeting. Ad-
dress by DR.. Macarthur, on The Man
fold Coronation OF Christ" Friday. s
F. NJ, demonstration Of Young Peo
pies Societies. conducted by A. Harri-
son Saunders, president of the Young
Peoples Association. of Richmond Adj
dress by Rev. John Roach Straton, D.
n. pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Norfolk, Va
In il history of twenty five years the
church has had only three pastors
/ Rev. w. =. Hines was pastor from
1891 to 1894, Rev. l. NJ Mercer, from
! 1894 to 1905, and Rev. William Lock :
art Ball, the present pastor. since No
vember /. 1905. It Is deeply regretted
by the church that DIR. Mercer could
not be present during the week