The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-21
Great Enthusiasm Prevails Dur
ing Closing Meeting of Great
Campaign
ADOPT MOTION TO
MAKE TOTAL $50, 900
Splendid Cooperative Effort of
Twenty-seven Churches Re-
sults in Glorious Success.
All Denominations Enthused

With a great pile or reports heapcd
VIGOROUSLY on the platform before
the crowd. the great Baptist $50, 600
campaign came to g. close last night,
triumphant success. This is the
happ!est hour of my life exclaimed
Rev. Mr.. Arendall. who had the
movement under his direction. as the
announcer read the completed report,
showing that instead of the s50 900
asked for. the figures reached a grand
total OF S56,505
The unusually large crowd that
packed cam paign headquarters. at s2l
East Main Street. last night, displayed
a disposition and a spirit that was
not seen on the other nights OF the
campaign There was manifest on
the faces OF all the workers present
determination that could know no
failure. and even before the announce
ment was made. telling the audience
that the goal had been reached and
passed, IL was clear 70 all that the
aim had not miscarried. There were
evidences OF serious endeavor, and
many reports were delayed until the
last possible moment. while additional
contributions were shouted in to the
secretary amid loud and joyous ac-
claim Representative OF the various
churches Wed with each other in pro-
ductng the greatest number OF sub
scr,ntiors and befora mo r,oetirp
closed the original renor, was in
creased hv a considerable amount
suulausc Err,1ucn,
AS the individual reports were CIV
en-. followed bv short talks from
church representatives.. they were
greeted with much applause, and ad-
ditional incidents OF devotion and of
the kind OF piety which not only
hears" but does" came TO light
The amounts collected by a number Of
churches in this final canvass were
smaller than usual hut the goal drew
nearer when the delayed reports or
Grace-Street, Letgh-Street and Second
Baptist Churches registered s1.0+9.
$l,i01 and $3.50, respectively. Even
with this there still was a possibility
OF failure TO reach the desired amount.
bun when the representative of First
Baptist Church had balanced his &C
counts, his hguTes read S5.S52 for the
day, spelling. beyond all doubt, sue
cess TOT the campaign
W ME the secretaries were making
a to'ai OF al Inc amounts, Mr.. "A. W.
patterson president OF me Council,
was called TO the platform TO open
the program OF speeches, richmond
mas heen put through the acid test,
ne declared, and Iamented the fact
ihAt IN MS knoW4edee the- materia =
encountered had not been entirely
tree or dross- He said that nc believed
the success or TINS ISSUE had begun
new era. in the history or richmond
Baptists, as well as IN the considera-
ton or Baptist people or the whole
state and country, TOT movement
OF such overwhelming success and
brilliant achievement must be felt
abroad TO great extent His
speech was interrupted by the com
pleted report and as the total, which
passed the mark that had been point
with much feeling sang Praise God.
From Whom All Blessings Flow"
after which DR.. W. L. Ball raised his
voice earnestly to give thanks. while
every person in the mouse, catching
the spirit or the moment. humbly
bowed
Thanks to Those Who Helped
When the final business o. the day
was placed in order votes OF thanks
were given to the newspapers for thet-
support OF the campaign, and the
gratitude OF the organization was ex-
pressed for the kindness Of the First
National Bank Building Company IN
giving them the use OF the meeting
"a "tSAeA liAcii iose aiiu NJ
lered the motion that the body con-
unue the work until the sum OF sixty
thousand dollars had been reached.
and this motion was carried eagerly.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Ellyson then
came Forward ana said that he had
FOUND IL easier to get money for this
fund than ever in the course Of his
large experience in connection with
matters OF this kind. He was inter-
rupted several times during his short
speech by additional reports from