Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
METHOD|sTS WILL OPEN
HANDSOME NEW BUILDING
Home for Church Extension Board
Erected In Louisville at Cost
OF 100000.
DEDICATION SET FOR MAY
Rev. 5. \. Steel, ID. d., OF Washing
ton Street Methodist Church Col
unibia, to Make Address-TO Pro.
vide for Enlargement OF Work.

unibia, to Make .iddress-To Pro-
vide for Enlargement OF Work.
The following invitation. which has
been issued in handsome form, and
which has been widely circulated, an
ticipatcs an event Of decided import
ance in the history OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South: 1.-THE Board
Of Church Extension of the, Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. rS,ues,s the
honor Of Your presence at the dcdica-
ton Of it's new building, MS Fourth
Avenue. Louisville. Ky. Sunday after
noon. May :, 1915. at o'clock,
The speaker who will deliver the
dedicatory address upon this occasion
is Rev. s. y. steel H. ~. pastor OF
Washington Street Church. Columbia
S. G. Following this address, the
bishops Of the church will formally
dedicate tho building
This occasion will mark the entrance
OF the Board Of church Extension into
"a home of its own, which has been
erected At cost Of about 100000, this
money not having been taken out Of
the receipts OF the board, but having
beer raised as the result OF special
effort upon the part OF the efficient
corresponding secretary, Rev. w F
McMurray. -. -. Since tho organiza-
ton of this department OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, South, it's head
quarters have been In a rented house
but the need Of building Of it's own
has been realized for several years
and within the past year Dr. McMurray
succeeded in securing the amount nee.
essary to erect the new building. by
means OF appeal for contributions for
this specific purpose.
HANDSOME NEW HOME
ERECTED FOR BOARD
This new home of the Board OF,
Church Extension is located at llI3
Fourth Avenue. Louisville. the lot being
So feet front by Isl feet deep. The
building has three stories, Is OF the
ionic style OF architecture. and in It's
simple. monumental appear II ia
building of character. The building
material consists OF the nest quality of
Hehiord stone and hard pressed cIav
brick Great care has been taken I'm
me erection, arrangement and equip
mcnt of this building 10 give to the
church headquarters for the church es,
tension board that will aid that de-
partmeht OF the church to do it's largest
ana most effective work. While This
- true IL Is true also that no extrava-
Sance or unnecessary expense has been
indulSed in this effort
During the years that have passed
since the general conference OF 1850
VIZ" me organization OF the Board Of
'hurch Extension was authorized the
growth OF church extension work aud
in
"ceh STEADY and has increased as each
ear mas passed. This board had NO
i"hus Whatever at the time OF It's or.
snni|dtloh, whereas now, at the cIoso
oi 'tS thirtH-fourth year. il has loan
luhd capital az SSo462a, and durimr
Years II mas raised and invested
20 nuIch properties total of s5.oSs
oi9. and has aided I'm The .rn.,i,
''4sS churches and 2,.32 parsona.os
more Than one-fifth OF the en,ira '
"i churches and parsonages o,ynad
he Methodist Episcopal Church
.ou'n' me total amount of Mon.
, BOARD has raised for all nurno.o,
.!!hs me thirty-four years of lis a.
tbe No.. f"'s"'e'' The amount raised
'he past year was s57l.In7
ONLY THREE SECRt:r.u,rs
IN HISTORY or, mann
ch!E three men have sustained ~.
ation 81 corresponding s.Ie, me
u, Tn
.miS board and have directed its ~
me hrst of these was Re- 40;
Norton, d. D., who was serra,ar 20 GU III
- 70 1929. He was succeeded ~.
n;oa H. Mhisner. d. d.. who occm-
pieh This Office from 1895 NM, ,oo.
me present secretary is Rev W. e,
McA urray. -. H.. who was eIac,nd 80
ms ONCE by the general confar.n'.o
OF i'"e' and WAS elected 10 succ.nd
hsid d. me two general conferences
"e'" since then. Under the leadership
OF Dr. McMurray. the work Of chnr,I,
extension has gone forward ,,niIi,.
ana during the ten years tina, he 49,,
sustained the relation OF secrctarv 10
Ine board the contributions In his
cause have amounted to consilerabIy
preceding 'e"'S
The loan fund pital is ono of tho
most important phases of churcb-ey-
chsion work. Two Years after tho
osan'zation of this board the loan
una capital amounted to s2.140. THAT
VS. III 1881 and from that time until
ne death Of Dr.. Morton. in 1898. il
decreased to sl5S7oc When mr.
Whisner died, in 1905. the loan fund
capital amounted 10 s23O,0uo From
that time until the present year. this
capital. under the administration of
n's McMurray. has grown from s23o.-
W. TO SSOi.62?. During The last two
ears the loan fund capital has shown
he largest increase in its history.
INC loan fund is used to assist con-
Gregations In building churches and
Hrsonaces.
The savings fund department OF
CHURCH extension. which was csIab-
ishcd in 1905, is used by congrcga.
sons which are accommodating funds
5'r the purpose of building.
No connectional interest and no con-
sectional officer Of the church hold
more securely and more largely the
"nni'dcnce' Of the Methodist Episcoual
church South. than do the board uf
hurch extension aud Or. McAlurray.
nj it is not to he doubted that with
tie dedication OF the new home Of this
work, church extension will advance
more rapidly and more successfully
Tim has yet been possible.
REMARKABLE RECORDS MADE
M nNI, f'IIf'Iff'II