Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-10-17
BAPT|sTS LAUNCH WORK
TO RAISE $4,000 FUND
four-DaS Campaign Gets Under Way
With housing Rally AT
First Church.
AID WEAKER CONGREGATIONS
Money Will Also Go 10 Help Mis-
Stons-Firc Hundred Men AMI WO-
men Represent 10000 Members OF
Faith In Richmond.

! With q great outrournG OF Sympa-
! thettc sentiment and religious feeling
! o"n BaptistS gathered III the First Hap-
| tiSt Church last night. began on their
| iour-day campaign IL raise $4,000 for
| missionary work and support OF III,
weaker churches III Richmond. Every
church OF the Baptist faith was repre-
! sented according 10 the number OF its
congregation. the whole scattering. he
ing representative Of 10000 Raptists in
| Richmond. Addresses. urgent and APP
pealinE from every angle. were made
by minister. layman and laywoman. 1t
was very evident. from the spirit mani
rested, that the movement will be more
than successful in its outcome.
The meeting was the first rallyinS
move. supper was served. and the few
who missed the meal because of Il
tire ia the restaurant furnishing the
meals. showed their empty plates away
and did not mind.
RANDOLPH STREET CHURCH
RAISES SUN or $1,000
The rally was presided over bv A.
w. Patterson. an attorney and a promi-
nent and active member OF the First
Church. just before the end of the
meeting and after the doXology had
been sung with enthusiasm. ii was
announced by Rev. c. Is. ArcndalI
field secretary Of the baptist coun-
ell, which has charge of the work.
that supper would be given every night
at 6 o'clock i'll the headquarters at
81 East Main stree; and that reports
OF the campaign captains would af-
terward he made.
w. s. Forbes. one Of the intcrmc-
diary speakers who has always been
one OF the chief ,nainstays of the First
Baptist Church. announced that he had
some time ago made up his mind what
amount he would donate. and he would
double the sum. Rev. w. l.. Ball. quot
ing Rev. Il. II. Pitt, d. D., editor of
the Religions Herald. said. I'VE must
make our advances on our knees" Al
the time lie announced that the RAN
dolph Street BAPTIST Church had pro-
cured on the day before among 200
BaptiSts $4,000.
The meeting was begun with q roll
call of all the churches. Every Bap-
fist church in the city was represent
ed by Il delegation. After the supper
All the audiences joined in singing On
ward Christian Soldiers" w. Kirk
Mathews accompanying on the piano
IN the Sunday-school room.
BAPTISTS ESTABLISHED
IN RICHMOND 1856 YEARS AGO
Mr.. Patterson. president of the Ban
fist council. stated that i, was the
hrst time that every church has been
represented in such an organization.
showing that the off-color of some of
thS churches had been blcached white
by the appeal Of Mr.. Arendall.
The ambition of the BAPTIST conn
Gil" he said. lis to have 100 per cent
returns. If We make successful cam
paign TO raise $4,000 we will achieve
what our hearts desire and what our
prayers are for
Rev. w. l.. Ball. pastor OF the Taber-
ball had already been started rolling,
ana he was convinced that the move
mcnt was really started in the right
manner, because the Baptist faith in
richmond had been started 1876 wears
ago by the constitution OF the church
in which he stood.
VIC must work in fellowship with
zoo OBEY HIS commands and work to-
Scther,'' he said
hugh Powell. superintendent of the
Grace Street Baptist Sunday School.
VINO spoke on stick Al It," said that
there was no such word as failure and
quoted Gilbert Hubbard as having said
that there is no such word TO any
except those who believe in it,
John j. Wicker. Jr., son of Il min
ister, graduate Of Richmond College
ana former member Of Richmond col
icSes championship football! teams.
spoke on Team Work" drawing HIS
CONCLUSIONS as 10 the success of team
work and cooperation from lessons
he had learned on The yridiron. 7, was
team work. he said, which brought the
fedcral Reserve Bank to Richmond.
which enabled the city TO raise 100000
Tor the relief Of war sufferers in Eu-
rope. and which brought about Il sue
ccSSiul end TO the campaign to raise
S25o.060 for a greater Memorial Hos
pith !, and which, in earlier years. gave
10 the college an endowment Of $500, 900
MAIN WORK RESTS on
MIX. AHENDALL's SHOULDERS