The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-13
|I0RIns|Dt BAPTIST
AAs ANNUAL MEETING

HAS ANNUAL mttIlh6
Tho annnai meeting OF Northside
Baptist church was held yesterday az
tornoon. Reports OF all auxiliary or
g1nizations OF the church were read
and each showed healthy growth
and interest In the work.
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; families OF the chuych whose sons
made the supreme sacrifice during the
war, these men being Lieutenant John
W. Quarles. Sergeant Beale Sales ana
Private G. L Bartelson.
The following officers we're elected
to serve the church:
Deacons--W. r. Toone. H c Alien
and c. H. Mccall :
Church Clerk--John %. Taylor.
Assistant Church Clerk. 9. ALI
con.
Treasurer--A J. F'ulgham.
Financial Eecretary--L ]. Chap
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superintendent Of Sunday School
The shirt Of optimism prevailed in
The annual statement OF the pastor
the Rev. Austin O. Boda, was rfead.
1t follows:
aFrom almost any angle You view
the year 1918 It will stand out a. the
greatest year Of all history. might
take your time today to review many
OF the things which have conspired
TO make this statement true. but with
these things IT Ia not my desire to deal.
Suffice II to know that our church has
had fcrty-eight OF its nobiest young
men who have been at the front help
ing to make the history OF the year In
which the peoples Of the world were
liberated from despotism and misrule.
aud really found themselves
What we are chiefly interested in
today is as to how we who have been
kept at home have contributed through
Northside Baptist church toward this
uplight of mankind. Shall we note a
few things for commentator?
I'm our relation to all the demands
which have come from our great gov
eminent. we have ever answered with
our full share. The faithful workers
1 nour Red Cross circle. the gift OF
our chur.h to this great society. and
many personal contributions to this
cause: our contributions to the 7. M.
G. a and similar organizati tons; the
note Of loyalty TO all that the govern
Ysient has asked which has continually
sounded from our pulpit and pew In
every time of need. are all things
which demand commentator for du-
ties met and well done.
I'm all matters of denominational
Importance this year has likely been
the greatest in the history of our
church. Our gifts, gladly and freely
Ynade,to all the boards. surprising In
amount anything heretofore given. In
meeting the local expenses connected
with the carrying forward OF our work
your response 10 the suggestions OF
your finance committee have been
hearty and loyal and generous.
Our total gifts for the work have
been as follows:
Benevolences ....$ 2.s4S.63
Current Expenses 4.7Ss.as
building Fund :. 3.39s.1o
Total $1,000. $10.s1a.7.
Balance ....... s65.S2
Grand total sil.s7sss
Disbursements :, s.a44.27
Balance in Bank. sl,734.3a
In the matter of church loyalty
nothing along these Lines. IL seems To
your pastor. could he asked. Our
attendance have been uniformly good,
when we consider the very abnormal
conditions hroaeht~ about Through the
war and the two epidemic periods in
October and December Of the influ-
enxa. And here again you are to be
commended On every hand one can
hear words of praise and thanksgiv-
sfck and sorrowing during these Pc
RODS by the members OF Northside
church x1sstsMg the year swvnty-one
: rev ssaessa Aeys have ~.seAa added to cur
Fellowship These are a few OF the
things which have brought JOY and
gladness to your pastors heart and
life.
Tn the early pa-t Of this year yos
called your present pastor. and he
has been with you now for a little
more than nine months. Thus far hs
has done little except to try and be-
come acquainted with you and your
field, thus preparing himself to ut int
this great work. This has all beer
very pleasant. and feel now that tins
time has come when we ought to take
some really aggressive steps towart
filling our place here. and In this
world work OF the Kingdom. Let VI
Lift up our eyes and look out upon
the fields. for they are white already
unto the harvest
There has been seemingly absolute
unity in our midst am expecting
ana am praying that this VIII 20 con-
tinue, I have learned to love you. and
II am to Judge from your kind treat
nent, you have also learned to love
me. This is as 1t ought 70 be. Shall
we noe as pastor and people. allow
our love for the Master to far out
weigh all other things: and here today
determine that this year upon which
we have entered will greatly excel
anything we have accomplished in
the past
"A most Wonderful opportunity 1.
before us for service In the BILLY
Sunday campaign. Let us all I'm,
prove It. and be ready to do our very
bent in the follow-up work, so i'm
portant In garnering the sheaves.
There IL not q member Of North
side church I do not love with all m,
heart. and enter this year with 9
lcngth& desire to spsud and be spen
In leading you In the Matters name