The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-15

Educational Commission :. 1913
Ministers relief fund. ... 39945
Judson centennial ...... 1.065.6s
Annex building 49,. ...-.. 7629S2
Sunday School ......... 2,S2s.50
Poor OF the church . 1,9179l
Other abenevoIences . 3,249.02
Total ...,... -. ,....$55, 5S7s SO
Additions to the church during the
year numbered 1871, while the diminu-
Sions figured lis. showing a net In
crease of forty-six. This leaves the
total membership of the church at L.
$50. -
Historical Address Delivered.
An historical address delivered by
DR.. George w. Mcdaniel, pastor OF
the First Baptist Church. October 10,
1918, was distributed yesterday In the
form OF q pamphlet, giving in detail
the rise and progress OF the church
since its foundation in 1880. The in
stitution was organized in 1880 with
a membership of fourteen, meeting
for the frst time I'm the house Of one
Franklin" on what was then called
Union Hsll, The next move was to
the house Of Mrs Miller. corner o.
Eighteenth and Veneble Streets, and
then the congregation moved into the
first building OF their own on the
north side OF Cary Street. between
Second and Third Streets,
Through a donation OF land by DR..
Philip Rurpin. OF Chesterfield County.
in. 1909. the church moved its loca-
ton 10 the present site OF the First
African Church. at Broad and Col
lege Streets, and remained there until
the dedication IN October, 1871. of
the present site at Twelfth and Broad
Streets. During all this time the
church has been conducted by twelve
pastors and three associates. as fol-
lows:
Joshua Morris. l7so-'ss; John
Courtney. 1Tss-1S2s; John Kerr.
1888; Isaac T. Hinton. 1895:
DR. J. r. letter. fs36-'4e; Or Basil
Manley, Jr.. 1s60-'54; DR.. J. l., Bur
rows, ls64-'74; Dr. Ebenezer W War
rem. ls76-'79; DIR. j. n, Hawthorne
lS19-s+. DIR. George Cooper. 1885,
1903, since which time DR.. George
W. Mcdaniel has been pastor.
The officers and committees of the
church. which is now organized 10 a
point Of the greatest efficiency, are
as follows:
OHicers-Clerk. Clarence II. Urner,
assistant clerk. Winfield s. Dunniug
treasurer. Thomas C. Williams. Jr.:
treasurer poor fund. Daniel S. McCar-
thy: historian. Arthur r. Clarke audi
tor. william II. Mccarthy; church mis-
sionary emeritus. Miss Jane s Stanard
curator OF organ and pianos, Arthur r
Clarke; registrar, Judson 3, Bosher
secretary OF church, Miss Emmie Day.
T-a'~ Committees.
Finsnce-Russell c. williams. Rich
ard Gwathmey. John f. Eubank. Eu-
Gens q. Currin. Charles II Hagan. Ar
thur l.. Peasants. Charles r, Elan,
Roy Chfldrey. Robert Lee Powers, r
WORKMAN sptTman. Thomas C. Will
iiama, Jr.. Robert c. Longan. Luther II.
JenkinA william r. Word. William
d. Browning. VIII l.. Austin. George
n AndDrs, Louis r. POWELL Austin
p. Potta Coason g. Parrish. Douglas
Z. Taylor.
Social service-Miss Daisy winston.
Mrs. Roberta Tanner. Roy K. Flana-
ran, G. Harvey Clarke. John A. Tray
Tor
Mi.sionary-r. Bronson Ray. Basil
II Gwathmey. william T. Hutchinson.
Edward r Eanes, Ernest L. Layfield. J.
william Robertson. Roy X Flanagan.
Miss Blanche S. white. Mrs. N. AntoI-
nette Thomas. Daniel r. Bryan. Clinton
r. watrous, Miss Jessie r. Ford.
Every member canvas-will l. Aus
Tin, Louis F. Powell, Judson s, Bosher
William Word. Lewis II. Bosher
Robert Lee Powers. Wilson NJ. Gil
more, Arthur l. Peasants. Austin P.
epotts, T. Justin Moore. John II. Cal
lahan, Ernest l.. Brands. William D.
Browning. Herbert l.. Cain. George n.
Sanders. Julien Gum. Winfield s. Dun
ming, b. Cary Nelson. w Kirk Math-
ews, william e. Highhel,
vestibule--Basil NJ Gwathmey. Fran
els L. Albert George F. Reynolds. will
son NJ. Gilmore, Fred w Gwaltney.
Arthur l. Peasants. Emory r. Smith
Night Service-Thurman O. Day,
chairman; William d. Browning. sub
chairman: Grady Buchanan, Archie
r., Amos c. Fisk White. j. Arthur
Marvin. w. warren Walthall, Win
stou p Gwathmey. Guy NJ. Scott De-
witt Fielder. Nathan II. Keene,
George d. Taylor. Herbert l.. Cain,
w. Vincent Moseley, r. Jesse Bur-
roughs, Guy L. Wiley, w. b. Kramer.
James b. Cox, James j. Stailings.
Educational Commission-~Albert Fl.
Hill, John W. Cammack. Daniel b.
Bryan, Miss Elsie f. Pell. r. West
Tabb.
Music-whitmell s. Forbes, Rich
ard Gwathmey. Robert S. Christian.
Communion Service-Miss Mollie
Brookes. Mrs. Julia Marks, Miss
Annie Bosseau. Mrs. Charlotte G..
Leach.
Pulpit Supply-G. Carleton jack
son. Mrs. Lottie T. Hardwood, Mrs.
Rosa r. Jenkins, Joseph T. Watts,
James Nelson.
REPRESENTATIVE r. Hutche-
son. Frank NJ. Purser, John J.
Crutchfield.
Press-Henry c. Iangston, Miss
Willie Hunter. Mrs. Kate L. Bosher.
George N. SApders.
Ushers--Charles G. Bosher. chair
man; l. Nash Palmore. sub-chair-
man; Luther G. Tanner, Julien Gum.
NJ. Lee Ferguson, Richard Gwath-
'mey. b., Cary Nelson. r. Leslie Spence.
w. Vincent Moseley, c. Fisk White,
Robert M, Baker, Albert H. Hill.
Louis r. Powell. William r. Massey.
4. Mason Harris. Basil I. Chapman.