Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-12-01
MADISON BAPTISTS
EXCEED THEIR QUOTA
Both Fist and Calvary Churches
ACo Over Top" and Berea and Z
Others Are sway Over

On the 6rst day of Victory
) Week, which was yesterday, the
First Baptist Church went far be-
'yond its quota in the 75-Million
Dollar Campaign. 1t was the
greatest day in the history Of the
church as it doubtless was among
thousands of churches in the
south.
The services of the church were
of an unusual character Sunday
morning, there being no set pro-
gram for the occasion. After the
usual preliminary services, con-
sisting of songs, prayers, and
scripture reading, the pastor, DR..
o. Olin Green, announced that he
would take a text but would
preach no sermon; that he had
preached enough about the rs
Million Dollar Campaign and now
that it was time for the people to
say something. He said that he
: had been preaching to them to
walk by faith and now that he
proposed to practice little of
what he had been preaching
and proceeded to give his own
subscription which set a high
mark for the whole church to
shoot at and started the work off
with an enthusiasm and zest that
could possibly have come in no
other way.
This seemed to electrify the
members who were present and
EnS rapid succession subscriptions
were given so that organizer, L.
P. Evans, was kept busy writing
down the names. In very short
time the figures had reached
nearly $1,000. Pledge cards were
passed and the amounts were
signed up and the members went
away feeling happy over the
events of the hour.
But this was not all, at two
o'clock the teams and their cap
tains met at the church for the
purpose of finishing up the work
and when they reported at the
church at seven o'clock it was
found that about $i1 900 had beer
raised and not all the member:
had been seen as yet. The
church's quota Is $500. 1t was
decided that all above the quota
should go to Oneida Institute.
In view of the fact that tn,
church is now raising larg,
q. amount of money for the propos
ed new church building it was ;
remarkable contribution which
the church. made.
The other churches Throughout
the Tate's Creek Association ar,
likewise going beyond thei
quotas, the largest excess being
that of Berea. Its quota is 81,
500 and it actually rasied $1,000
The Mt. Tabor church at Pain
Lick has reached $500. This i
the largest amount for any coun
try church in the Association S,
far. Waco has gone considerably
beyond its quota which was $500
Liberty church has raised $500
which is good margin over it
quota. Calvary church, Richmond
has gone beyond its quota O
$625, having raised over $500.
1t has been difficult to get fu'
reports from the whole Associa
ton because the wires are out @
commission in the lower part @
the county, especially in Garrar
and Lincoln counties, so tina
communication has been rendere
difficult.
= Just before the service got un
der way at the First Baptis
church Sunday morning, the fol
lowing letter was read to the cor
gregation, which was receive
with warmest expressions of ar
? probation and gratitude at tn
brotherly and christian spirit din
played:
First Christian Church
Richmond, KY.
Office of Minister
My Dear Brother Green,
- This is just to say that my pee
y pie and I join you in the create.
expectations regarding yot
drive. We are having speci,
period of intercession in behalf {