Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-10
FIRST BAPTIST REPORTS
CREDIT BALANCE FOR YEAR
Favorable Condition Is Attribut ell
TO Adoption Of Budget System
for First Time.
CoMMuNICANTs NUMBER $50
DIR. Mcdaniel Announces requests
Hanging From 1000 to $4,000
to Endowment Fund in Wills Left
by Observation-Disclosures New Plans.

Contributions received exceeded the
expenditures, and a balance was shown
Cor the first time III years. according
Williams. Jr. Al the annua! meeting
Of the First baptist Church yesterday
afternoon. This unusual circumstance
resulted from the adoption OF the ever.
member canvass and che h"d.et system
for the first time last year.
The total amount passing through
The treasuiers hands was s2S.49-.Si
The contributions received on Sunda IS
averaged S212.2J during 1915. as against
s2$S.o2 III .sli before tn" budget sys-
tcn Of administering the finances Of
the church Was adopted.
The largest expenditures Mere 70,
foreign missions, sS,r5".c.: foi state
missions s.,J06; for hoiu" missions
S2.io'.6a. and for the poor, Sl.3iSc5.
The total number OF new memD RS
received into the church during the
Year was l32. OF which 81 wcr. male
nu" 100 female. The number cf COM
uunIoants now IN the church is Ito
The sunday school classes SHOW a total
enrolment Of l.2S2. Of witch aas are
~ the regular sunday school. ID in the
cradle roll and .o1 III the home de-
uartmcnt
Rev. George ". Mcdaniel. y D.. the
Pastor presided at the meeting and
read report u the members of the
ch,rch He expressed pleasure AT the
financial showing of the church and the
general Increase in membership OF the
organizations affiliated with tile ch"rch.
re reviewed the past year, and point
cd out plans for the new year.
The endowment FUND was in pros
porous condition. he said, and requests
OF from $1,000 10 $4,000 had been re-
ceised by the church in the Wills Of
communicates.
The special objects which need the
ATTENTION OF the members of the con
Sr"gatton before another annual me i :
ihg comes around he said. called FOR.
lrst, he raising Of $4,000 10 paw for
IN" annex 10 The church which is nov.
building.
Fhc second special object. rc con
tiiieu, was the r2isin" OF a secondary
school fund % sl25 900 10 nay off .b,.
indebtedness and needed equipment ior
the schools a; Chatham. Fork Union.
DahNiiie anc Bristol. The First Ban
tbs. church, he said. would raise i,s
Shnre Of the aprortiommcnt.
Inc third special object was the Sc
curing OF a fund of $4,000 for the com
much as the First Baptist Church l.
,ae parent church and the strongest in
the city, IT is expected that n generous
response VIII be made. the pastor said
= was announced that Miss Lizzie
Nafhck had been elected church mis-
s'oharE IN the place OF Jane Stnnard.
VINO resigned because Of feeble health
MISS StaEard was made church mis-
siohary emeritus. in appreciation ri
nor !ons term Of service. Mrs Annie
y: Cofer was elected SUNDAY school
visitor, and will give her services vim.
out compensation. Francis 4. Alber,
Was elected secretary of the pastor
MIS- r.. u. currin and O. b. Hill were
erected 10 the vacancies on the board
" ,IaHaGcrs OF the endowment fund
The church trustees were rr-eIacrad
nneE are Samuel r. Waddili, Arthur L.
i,lcasanis Lewis &. Bosher Thomas q,
Mii!iams. Jr.. Robert Lee Powers. Ar
chic ". Patterson and Richard Gwath-
mey. '