The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-30
NEW CHURCH tO|f|CF
READY FOR USE
Woodland Heights Baptisss Grattfseid
BY Rapid Growth of Their
Organization.
LAY CORNERSTONE DEC is
While Formal Dedication VIII Take
Place on Sunday, December 2s.
Interesting History OF Congregation

| The Baptists Of WOODLAND Heights
ara Justly proud Of their new eighteen
/ thousand dollar church. now COM
pleted with the exception Of a formal
cornerstone laying, which ceremony
! will take place at 3 o'clock on the
afternoon of December S, when Rev.
James Buchanan. a former pastor OF
the church. will be the speaker OF
the occasion. Manchester lodge. No.
ia. A r. and A. M. will see that
I the stone is placed In accordance with
the proper requirements of square and
! compass and music will be rendered
+ by a choir under the leadership OF
{ MIR zeph Morrissette.
/ The committee of the Woodland
Heights Baptist church in charge of
the service is composed Of the fol-
lowing members: r. T. Dalton. chair
man; W. l.. Bailey, Stanley r. Ford,
+ p. w Payne, Thos. w. Slaughter and
John Il. Schopp.
+ on Sunday, December IS, the
church will be formally dedicated,
when Rev. G. p. Arendall. secretary
OF the Bap tist council of Richm ond.
VIII preach the sermon of the occa-
sion. MFR. ArendAn recently conduct
cd a series of meetings at the Wood
land Heights church, in conjunction
with the pastor, AS result of which
more than forty persons united them
selves with the church,
The following interesting history of
the church has been furnished The
Virginian by duly accredited rep
resentative of the church:
History of the Church.
! On Sunday. June Ia. 1908, at 4
o'clock T. NJ. a Baptist Sunday school
was organized in the public school
building at Forest Hin park. Il printed
announcement of which ia also at
tached To this record This was
known as the afternoon Sunday
school the following being elected as
officers: Joseph P. Sadler, superin-
tendent; W. A. Jacob. assistant super
.intepdent. u. A. Hncock, Jr., secre-
try; P c, Yerby. Jr.. treasurer, r. r.
Elnes. assistant secretary
There We're about thirty people
present. Rev. J. r. Tucker preached
once a month after Sunday scnool
services
During the summer OF 1909 the
Rev J, I. Watts preached at the
schoolhouse, and there were five con-
versions. This meeting gave new In
. SEPARATION to the faithful few. During
the ronthof October, 1909, a tent
meteing was held on the lot at Thfr-
: ity-ftrst and Sprlnghill avenue. the To-
, cation of the new church building
: Rev. Geo. W Mcdaniel. d. D.. of the
First Baptist church. of Richmond
, preaching, and several conversions re-
. suited from these meetings
; THE Baptist council. of Richmond
, purchased two lots on the corner oil
| fThirty-frst and spriaghill avenue anc
two were given by the South Side
Land and Improvement company, or
Yrh "a 81
n which served as a church building
g from November. 1909. until the pres
3 ent time.
/. On sunday. November IL. 1909, tn,
= afternoon school at Forest Hill wa
h moved to IT'S new location, Thirty frs
a and Epringhiil avenue. and reorgan
lied as the Woodland Heights Bap
I fist Sunday school. meeting ever.
9 sunday morning at 9:30 o'clock.
= The following were elected as on
h GERS: J. p. Sadler. superintendent. II
q A. Sanderson. assistant superinten
q dent E. r Eanesf secretary AM
= treasurer; j, AZ Tucker assistant see
: rotary and treasurer; Frank O'Brier
!. librarian: Miss Madeline Reynolds
h ptTntist.
= There were at this time eighty -on
- officers, teachers and scholars TIL
Y school continued to grow, and at tn
+ present time there are 264 enroIle
a members, with an average attendant
" OF about zoo.
The following have served as super
lintendents; Jos. r sadler, Walter I
a Bailey. Charles A. watkins and Fran
a T, Dalton, who is the present super
A inten9ent. These with an able corp
Ia OF officers and teachers and a faith
IL ful quota OF scholars, have succeede
y IN bringing the school TO It's presen
l.. high efficiency. and with larger quar-
ters4 modern building we'll equipped
@ It hopes TO do great things for Got
70 Who Nas done so much for us.
La Tho Organization of the Church
J., On Sunday, April 10, 1910, at 33
n p, M, the Woodland Heights Bar
tist church was duly organized wit
- forty-two mem bers, Professor r. I
IS Gaines. OF Richmond college, who ha
N been preaching there from December
J. 1909, UP to this time, presided at tn
h meeting. which was opened wit
l. prayer by Rev. n. D. Thames. {
Westherford Memorial Baptis
q church; Scripture reading by Rev .
q W. Durham, of the Bainbridge- Stree
,e Baptist church; prayer by Rev j. r
Tucker, of Branchs Baptist church
n music by the East End Baptist churc
- choir. REV Geo. W. Mcdaniel,
Z the First Baptist church, of Rief
n ncnd, delivered The charge to tn
"a church, after which the meeting Wa
closed with prayer by Rev. Mr.. Ten
pleman. OF the North Side Bapti
Fchurch The following were electe
as officers OF the church: w. l.. Ba
ley, treasurer; c. H. Dorset, assistar
y, treasurer, y. T. Eanes. Church clerl
The following were appointed
committee on pulpit supply, and afs
TO recommend to the church it's fir
pastor: c. II. Dorset. b. r. Smit
and r.. r. Eanes. The Rev. Ira ID.
70 Knight was recommended and calle
as the first pastor. and served frol
~ May, 1910. to September /. 1911
Rev. James Buchanan served frol
- September, 1912, to April, 1914
o Rev. r. ID. White, the present pa
tor. came to the church on June
= 1914. Under the leadership and mil
o istry OF these men of God the churc
n has grown to its present embershl
On May |, 1910, the foiiowfr
brethren were efectsd dsacons. H.
I, Pinchbeck, +. T, Eanes and Walt,
l.. Bailey. At the present time Il
l. board of deacons is as follows: 10
F. sadler, chairman; Thot. W j,