The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF
PASTOR FROM GEORGIA AT
TABERNACLE BAPTIST

The Tabernacle Baptist church will
begin n SORES Of evangelistic services
on Sunday. There will be two SER
vices daily: $3.50 p. M. and 8 p. NJ.
FOR ut least two weeks. The pastor,
Rev. VIM. Lockhart Ball, will be as
sisted by Or Allen Fort, d. D., pas
tor Of the First Baptist church, Nash
Vile, Tenn. and the singing viii be
in charge Of Frank McCravy Of Lau-
rens. 8. G..
DR.. Fort is q native Of Georgia He
was educated in the city schools Of
Americas, his home town. and the
State University at Athens, Ga. He
comes from a family of lawyers, and
he himself was trained for the legal
profession, and was actively engaged
in the practice Of law for a number
Of years. 1t was while acting as prose-
cutting attorney under appointment by
Gov. Joseph M. Terrell that the call of
the Master came to him to preach. He
resigned his position and entered the
gospel ministry in 1906. DR.. Fort is
now pastor of the First Baptist church
Of Nashville, Tenn. one OF the strong
convention. He has held former pas
torates At Dublin, Ca. and the Taber-
nacle church at Chattanooga
Mr.. McCravy who is to have charge
Of the singing. comes from South
Carolina He Is a Young business mar
who possesses a rich tenor voice
which he has dedicated to the church.
After receiving special training at tho
Moody Bible Institute IN Chicago, no
accepted work as \ member of the
ev~angelistic force Of the Baptist home
mission board OF Atlanta. Ga After
several years Of successful work in
this connection, he became associated
with DR.. DeGarmo. u ~weIl-known
evangelist Of the south. Mr.. McCravy
comes directly from the Y. M. c. A.
training school at Blue Ridge, N. c.,
where has has been doing some spec
ial work In preparation for eervfce
among the soldiers.
The officers and members of the
church have been busy
getting ready for this campaign. The
mem ership OF the church now num-
bers more than ono thousand and the
enrolment ct the Bible school Is ap-
proximately fifteen hundred. fnclud-
ing all departments. The church has
Just celebrated the 18th anniversary
of its pastor. Rev. VIM. Lockhart
Ball. In three more than 1900
persons have been received into the
membership, and the church has con-
trfbuted over s13s,006 to all objects.
The Bible school house has been com-
pleted and paid for at a cost Of $50
900. and the church has in hand, in
cash and subscriptions. about s24,ooo
for the erection OF an auditorium.
Didn't Know He Had 1t
Frank Mccarthy. OF 1872 West ave
nue., was very much surprised to dis
that he had Eve dollars that
he didn't know he possessed. Years
ago he saved money in the Savings
Bank Of Richmond to take the trip to
the worlds fair in Chicago. When
the time came he drew out the money
and that was an end to It, SO he
thought. until a few days ago he saw
in the newspaper that II F. j. Nc
Carthy would call at the bank a mat
ter Of his account there would be set
tied. II he failed to call the money
would escheat to the state. He called
and found that before he went to
the worlds fair he had not drawn out
$3.50 and the interest and compound
interest hnd grown until he vas the
p~ossessor OF almost five dollars