The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-27
GREAT MASS MEETING
Of BAPTISIS SUNDAY
diplomas for Graduates of Trimming
School--Dr. Gray. OF Atlanta,
To Spenk.

The greatest training school for
Christian workers that Richmond has
ever known will come to a close to-
night at the Second Baptist church
oyer 700 people are enrolled In the
dinerent Baptist study classes and are
taxing examinations. Awards and
diplomas will be made to those sue
cessfnliy passing the examinations,
sunday afternoon at mass meeting
In the City Auditorium. This train
ing school is largely due to the eff
forts OF Director Jno. r Watts. sun
DAY school secretary of the Baptist
state mission board
This great training school Is a prep.
aration for the evangei.stic campaign
TO be carried on for the next two
weeks In the Baptist churches of
Richmond. The launching OF this
campaign will be coincident with the
closing of the training school in the
City Auditorium Sunday, after the de-
livery of the diplomas to the grad
yates, who will be seated on the plat
form. DIR. T. Clagett Skinner will In
troduce DIR. B. ID. Gray. of Atlanta.
Ca, who has been selected to launch
the campaign. DIR. Gray Is recog-
nized all over the South as pulpit
orator. His theme will be, Man
hood Conservation Our Religious
Task"
The young mems Bible class Of the
second Baptist church. Simon Drink
ard, president, have been asked TO
De on hand by 1880 o'clock Sunday
AFTERNOON to usher In the people, 1t
Is estimated that when O'Clock, the
opening hour, arrives there will not
be vacant seat In the entire audi
toriun. Seats on the platform are
reserved for the graduates of the
training school and the Baptist MN
listers, who will find an entrance from
the side door adjoining the rostrum
Following the Sunday afternoon
services there will be MONDAY meet
ings for all churches as well as all
the people of Richmond who desire
to attend. at the First Baptist church.
beginning at IL o'clock. These will
be held every day except Monday,
which Is reserved for the ministers
conference. DIR. Jno. Z. White, of
Anderson, S. c.. will be the speaker
at these MONDAY meetings and Pro-
lessor Louis r. Burnett. of Chicago,
teacher Of music at Oskaloosa college,
and viii do his own preaching At
these meetings reports will be re-
ceived and experiences exchanged.
In addition to the visiting ministers
already published In the columns of
this paper. DIR. ]. n. Hutson, OF Pine
Street. will be assisted by Rev. Il. C..
Primn. of Pennsylvania, who Is rec
ognfxed as one of the leading evan
keltsts. At the North Side church
Rev. Perry Mitchell will have per-
sonal oversight Of his own meetings
and will do his own preaching At
the Ciopton Street church on the
South side, Pai,tor w A. Barker will
alno conduct his own services
Eenable- Street church, in the East
End, has secured the services OF Dr.
rgis1, Of Roanoke.
The Westhampton Baptist church
located In that suburb, has organized
to the fullest extent to uphold the
hands of their pastor, who win do
the preac hing during the campaign
There are several Baptist churches
In Richmond that are pastoriess and
owing to local conditions could not
enter The campaign to the extent OF
continuous services. Grace Street