The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-08
Churches Of Richmond
Have Overscribed AL
lotment BY $780, 600
FIRST BAPTIST.
HEADS THE LIST
Country Churches In Do
yer Association Have
Also Responded Nobly
to the Call -

Complete reports from fourteen out
of the twenty-etght Baptist associs :
tons in the state show that the
churches have subscribed the sum of
ss7?4,7s2.50 to the $4,000, 600 cam
paign Of the Southern BAPTIST associa-
ton. virginia's allotment was about
81, 100000.
Lack Of telephone and teiegra pin
connections with man. association
headquarters in the state made II i'm
possible last night for more than the
fourteen associations To be reported in
full. The others have been heard
from in part, but several DAYS prob
ably will eiapse before the complete
returns arr in.
j. r. Watts. publicity director of the
campaign in Virginia. said last night
that there is no double that the state
has overs, subscribed by a very sub
stantial margin it's allotment of ST.
400, 8e0 This is true. it Is said.
throughout the territory of the South
crn Baptist association.
Associations in Virginia which re-
ported their quota In full are Peters
burg. Albsn1arle. Augusta. Biackwa-
ter. Ciinch Valley, Ian River. Dover
Lebanon, Middle District, New Lb-
anon. Peninsula Portsmouth. Powell
River. Roanoke and Strawberry.
Organizer for the Dover association.
c. 3. ArendaIl. reports that the s5
million campaign has been q great
success SO far as Richmond and the
Dover association are concerned, Def
Unite reports from the state and the
south at large are still lacking hut
every Indication points to a very large
over subscription
The ~ Baptist ahuTches OF Eich-
n7nnd hare reported to. date the sum
or 3tsSsz .6s2.fs raised, making an
over suhacriptiNn for the cry or ap-
.nmaxaslatel 800 600 The -poyar.. o.
eociattcn. eSASpFis5n@ the churches Of
Kfchfncnd ncEth OF the James river,
ana large number OF country church.
50 wac asked for approximately on.
and one-hafS million dollars and has
orersubscrfbed their allotment hy
$500. GOO
The First Baptist church heads the
lis, in giving and the Second Faptist
church comes next. Several of the
churches did not do their work In
such whirtwind campaign as did
some of the others. hence Some of
then, that were reported as not hsv-
ing raised their quota this morning
have gone far over the top Ginte-
Park one of the Youngest Baptist
churches of Richmond only about two
y
raise SEE. 600 They have raised more
than $1,000 above their allotment
The Second Baptist church has raised
its allotment of s2o0.o 900. Grace
Street, which has been without a pas
tor since the going Of Rev. r. r. Glib
son. has done remarkable work in
the campaign, as subscription Of 5000.
600 in the column below will indi-
cate
Mr.. Arendati states that the country
has done splendiiiy. Ridge Baptist
church was asked fo,- $4,000 has raised
over 5000. and has not vet completed
its work. West Point church is ST.
500 over its allotment Sarnaria In
dian church. has raised sato.0o in cash
more than they were asked for. Beth
iehem should be. noted among those
who have made rema rka Bile increases
over their allottm.nts.
Great enthusiasm has been mani
Tested in the Baptist council office
over the returns from the association
and the state The office has been
kept omen until II o'clock the last two
Sunday evenings for reports,
Following are the names OF the
churches with their aliotments and
the amounts raised