The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-17
lists IN GREAT
fT-I0efTHER MEETING
|,atsn OF Council To Raise $50, GEO
q Has Auspicious Beg ginning at
First Baptist Church.
INSTITUTIONAL ADDRESSES
10y Speakers Emphasize Necessity
Ter Team Work and for Praycrtm
II O0nsecration of Energies to Great
1cntcsprisc I'm Hand.

~ 0nDerf' at the First Baptist Z nNFtN
ln1f night. About four hundred IF
Ii ~ leading Baptist people Of the city
were present. and the most eUthu-
f1Axtic religious meeting hold for
III 1dany wears was the result y large
q supper was served in the basement
e a the church. the entertainment he
q 1nx in charge Of she Young ladies or
the various Baptist organizations, and
II pfesided over by Mr. a. W pauer-
Son. acting as POSTMASTER.
ryha vnoa,5,v vros ,u.red with
* ..r.,,.r ~, ~ 1os,.In =, warts after
4 which there followed a short intro
/ ductory speech hy Mr., Patterson. He
I then asked that "a roll caH of the
I churches represented he taken, and
1 Il was found that every Baptist
I church enrolled in the Baptist Conn
"a. numbering twenty-s1x. nan num-
her Of members on hand. THIS being
one of the very few times that such
4 had been the case III the history Of
the organization. This VAS merely
further indication of the great en-
thusiasrn which Was ftIt throughout
{ The course of the gathering. and when
Rev w L. Bal the first speaker.
! arose TO the introduction Of the toast
master he was greeted warmly.
y 6peaking on the subject Of start
Hight" ne recalled the growth Of the
/ Richmond Baptist denomination since
4 III Foundation one hundred and thirty
six years ago but declared that never
has there been, for many years. a
! gathering such as this tonight" He
praised the great movement that was
being launched. and emphasized the
fact that ''this movement must De
started on the knees II Richmond
6Aptists are 70 succeed IN this great
campaign they must advance on the.E
knees; We must start together with
one another. There must Tee an
equality III service ana In giving
IayIncn's Deep Interest.
One OF the striking features If the
meeting was the deep interest taken
by the laymcn Of the city. Mr. Hugh
4 Powell was called to the platform
and delivered snort address or
Stick AT 1t some men may not
believe in sending money TO foreign
lands" he said, but surely there can
pc no one here tonight who does NOT
pelieve IN giving money toward help-
Ing the churches OF fhis city Saw
ing souls Is IKE collecting gems
When We stahd before 600 me souls
We nave saved VIII shlNe I'Ne jewels
~ our crowd IN speaking or the
imnaeaiate work on 1905 ma declared
.si1' "'it iiot pe pufueH 10 raise
.ie ahiouht aimed AZ. pu' IL VIII ne
Jobn ! Wirtar Jr orc of ,nal o,4-
Ing yenng aftnru eys- Of sbe cttv gava
a very strong Snort tar on Team
work e p1 ,,s s,sg ~ r. ." a,so gn.
necessity for orgaS,zotton ana 80
operation II there r. To he s,r~ags IN
ANYTHING Team york alrrs" he
said "brouebt the Ros.fonai HAM, to
Pirhr,ond ,oa,,, ,'orf, 80 -.
sibIe for the raising IN mis- cf,,, of thn
$50 900 for the reIl.F ~ snfts,.ra q,
Europe ana tesrn ,,o,.,, r,r,da r,oset,,fa
the raising ~ funds FAR tha uev,nr,aI
HospttaI" He draoy man s,,,t,ir,,r ~
Illustrations of mo .o1or5,5 affont9
no-oneration and tofd -, :, -,-,,,1.5
work IN tba ca,r,,ate,r .,,s+ s,ar,,,.,r
In a st~ore ,,aa for 49,. ',l'.,-I,,...,t9,
afyor+s of ch,,r.b r,,ort,,rs 49,, w.,
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any I,nt. 70 no 100. - ,,,'@., 80
ron no 100 -, 1,{oh, -, H.. -
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