Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-16
BAPTIST MINISTERS
PRESENT CAMPAIGN
Members Of Twcnty-Seven Churches
Urged to Join in Effort to Raise
Extension Fund.
MEANS MUCH TO DENOMINATION
Mcdaniel Tells His People Religious
Environment OF Their ChiIdren'S
Children Depends on Success of
This Effort.

! From the pulpits OF the twenty-scv-
en- white baptist churches of this city
yesterday Il campaign to raise Il fund
! to promote the activities of that de-
noinination locally was launched In
| each church the congregation was
urged TO get behind the movement
and from the manner in which the
! plea WAS received il is assured that
/ the necessary amount will he forth
| coming in the allotted period Of four
| days.
] Several powerful sermons were de-
| livcred on the subject Of the campai ign.
its purposes aud plans being explained
and the needs OF the movement en-
phasizcd. At First Baptist Church
Rev. George W. Mcdaniel. d. D.
| preached to n great congregation on
the responsibilities of his particular
| church in the campaign Among other
! things. DR.. Mcdaniel said:
/ First BAPTIST Church is rightly re-
| girded as the mother of churches All
| the baptist churches in this city may
be traced indirectly to this church.
! Eleven owe their origin directly to ii.
! Surely Il mother is Interested in her
children. and will Inconvenience and
! even sacrifice herself to help them.
| hope. also. that you will bring forth
| fruit in old age Rack in the middle
| of the last century, after giving over
| one half of the 100000 contributed by
| Richmond churches to Richmond
! College. and giving the larger part OF
/ 81 900 to Leigh street baptist Church,
| this church led in the founding or the
! Richmond Female Institute by an en-
| pendi,urr of $4,000.
PRESTIGE OF HAp'risT
DENOMINATION At STAKE
."rhis was All accomplished in less
| than two years, and. II any member
| f.It there. were too m;tny calls, or that
| the church was giving too much money.
history has charitably concealed his
name Such deeds OF our fathers in
: spire MS to noble effort. In recent
! Years you gave $4,000 in short time
J To build Tin. North Side Baptist Church.
! Il is reasonable to expect that, for the
| citv-widc interests, in SUBSCRIPTIONS
| running over four years. you VIII give
! on Il large scale. The religious enNi-
.ror,,.nt u? your children ana chill
drcn's children depends upon the sue
! cess of this campaign TO raise s'V''oV
/ for our co-opcrative work. Ihe Pi''cc'
/ position and prestige OIL our uchoth''It
! ton for all time 10 come VIII Ne az
! fcctcd hy its success or iaiiure. E-Ne'
! on,. of YOU IL expected to do his duty
I Rcy. A. T. Hudd. u. d., Of Barton
/ Heights Baptist Church. presented thr
| needs of the city IN regard 10 churc"cS
! rccrntly organized AS well as the ne"
| fields that await the iaptist ochoiih
! nation here. Opportunities LOT ms
| sinuarv work at the very door were
! pointcd out, FIe spoke Of opportunity
| as being mans greatest friend when
! embraced. and said that IL was knock
/ inS at the door OF each or. or ms
! people and would continue Ia KNOCK
until Friday night, when the campaign
| for $4,000 will he completed. lie
urged his congregation not In shut tile
4 door in the face OF this opportunity.
! hut to give literally to the cause Of
} the Baptist Church.
! GIBSON SPEAKS ON
DEMOCRACY OF tiiItlSTIANiTf
The democracy Of Christianity was
/ emphasized by Rev. w. r.. Gibson, of
| i:roadus Memorial Baptist Church, in
! his appeal
This is the age of democracy" Mr..
! Gibson said "and ours is "a pure de-
m"cracy because we have our individ-
| uality and Independence. aud yet are
all alike in Christ, having the same
principles. the same high ana holy pur-
poses. the bond that binds US together
is All the stronger.
'Hccausc it is the law OF Christ that
uuit"s us, because it is the Christian
| fellowship that gives us the kindred
minds. because il is the spiritual af-
Unity that binds us together rather
than any forma! or legal enactment.
We mas the more heartily and cffec-
lively unite our forces for accomplish
ing worthy task. The hour has
struck for united effort on tho part
and surely we can more heartily throw
ourselves into the movement inasnuch
as wc do IL voluntarily. seeing the
wisdom and worthincss OF the task"
throughout the city tn" various pas
tors explained the movcmcn; for which
Tho S3".""o is being raised. How the
| organization works through its cx-
ccutivc committee and Held secretary
was shown. and attention was called
IL the largest field Of service this fund
would "p"n in The establishment Of
now sunday schools und churches in
THIS locality
H"aduGartcrs hav" been opened NJ
NJ E"st Main Street, from where the
c"lnrHiEn Viii h. conducted y got
together supper viii be held Tonight
at First iiaptis, Church. starting at
o'clock. when the finishing: touches VIII
l.. gwen I" the campaign, which viii
start tomorrow morning. During the
tour days OF the campaign. supper viii
L." served I" the workers at which
tim" the various committees VIII re-
port on their progress