Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-29
BIG BAPTIST CAMPAIGN
OPENS At AUDITORIUM
Eyangclistic Crusade Starts With
Award of Certificates to Sum
day School Workers.
Rf,v. B. ID. GRAY, d. D., SPEAKS
Atlanta Clergyman Holds Interest
OF Large Audience While Discuss
ing Conservation of Nations Man
hood as Peculiarly Religious Task.

Featuring the graduating exercises
OF the Baptist Training School for
sunday School Workers. and the pres
cntation of more than $50 normal
awards, the mass-mcetinG at the city
Auditorium yesterday afternoon was
also the occasion of the initial meet
ing which launched the simultaneous
crangelistic campaign in the city OF
Richmond which will continue this
week and next.
DIR. Joseph T. Watts. director OF the
training school. explained the courses
followed last week at the Second Bap-
fist Church, and spoke appreciativcly
of the members of the faculty. empha-
sizing particularly the cooperation
given by the professors of Richmond
College and Virginia Union University.
The following is q list OF the num-
Der of graduates in each of the va
rious classes to whom certificates of
merit were given:
First standard normal course. 1875:
winning to Christ. Al: talks with the
training class. 9; seven laws OF teach
ing, IL; beginners tprimary work). 81:
Junior work 20; intermediate depart
ment, IA; home department. 20; what
Baptists believe. 25: Old Testament
studies. 8: mission study course, 21;
blue seal diplomas, 2-total number in
classes, 347.
The enrolment by churches was as
follows: cambridge Street, 4; Barton
Heights, Al; Boulevard. IL; Broadus
Memorial. So: Calvary, IL; Clopton
Street, s: East End, none; Paramount
Avenue, IA; First, 40; Fulton. %; Gin
ter Park. IL; Grace Street, 2s; Grove
Avenue. Al; Emmanuel. 10: Leigh
Street. So; North Side. 80: Oak Grove.
Z: Pine Street, IS; lakewood, 13: RAN
dolph Street, 23 Second, SO; Stockton
Street. 4; Tabernacle. 81: Fenable
Street. "a; Weatherford Memorial, 81;
Westhampton, 20; Woodland Heights.
Is: New Bridge. 8: North Run, 3; Beth
lehem, 4; other denominations, Z; mis-
cellaneous (not church), 25-total, 769.
ATLANTA CLERGYMAN
Is PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
The meeting opened with the sing
ing Of Stand Up! Stand Up for Jesus!"
with Miss Margaret James at the piano,
and Wingo Russell. of the Young Mems
Christian Association. leader. Rev.
George w Mcdaniel, d. D., pastor of
the First Baptist Church, then led in
prayer, after which there was another
hymn. Rev. T. Claggett Skinner D. D.,
pastor of the Second Baptist Church.
of this city, was chairman Of the meet
ing. On the platform were seated the
pastors Of the city Baptist churches,
together with officers OF the Baptist
Council. and occupying the seats back
Of the platform were the graduates of
The training school. particularly
pleasing feature of the opening exer-
cises was the singing OF Mrs. Hudgins,
who rendered over the Line" as a solo.
Introducing the speaker of the at
tcrnoon, Rev. Il. u. Gray, d. D., OF
Atlanta. DR.. Skinner spoke of DR..
Gray's notable work, and of the re
silence of youth which had charac-
terized his activities as an evangelist.
In his brief talk. DIR. Gray held the
interest OF the large audience tensely
while he discussed the conservation of
the manhood of the nation as pecu-
iiarly a religious task.
Frequent bursts of applause inter-
ruptcd the speaker when he spoke OF
the savage doctrine of Germany, might
is above right" and how II will re-
quire all the reserve powers OF Ameri-
elemental, physical, and spiritual
to make. not only this country free.
but the whole world free. that it
Will not be necessary for the oppress-
ed nations of the earth to seek pro-
lection here, but that they shall be
safe anywhere.
The speaker said, in conclusion. that
in the opinion of those who kept their
finger on the pulse of the nation. it was
the suspicious hour for launching
great religious campaign to increase
the efficiency of those already in the
field, the ncld which was white tor
harvest" In oEder that all the forces
of the city might be modified to COM
bat evil and to hasten the reign OF
Righteousness which should bring lib
crty to distressed lands in the name
OF God.