The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-11-14
Virginia Methodist Conference Insures
Success Of Project by Appropia-
ting Sum of $4,000 for Elaborate
Extension Plan of Rev. Fred Chen
ault
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan Strikes Popular
Note by Urging Lowering ofDenominational
aars---Dr. Edgar Blake Delivers Stirring Ad-
dress at Morning Session

Broad street church as an ineu-
Dtional center the power plant o.
The cnmmunity's life. generating a
rx-fold development. was assured
vest erday afternoon when the board
" missions of the Virginia Aetho-
dist Conference appropriated $50
400 for that purpose.
This IL one OF the first tangible
evidences Richmond has had ~ the
tremendous influence OF the eeuten-
ary movement which has made pos
sihie this extension of the church 50
" to rneet the peculiar social needs
# the times giving TO IT popular an
peal greater than 1t has heen able
q make at any time in ITS history
The action Of the board esterdav
rlll probably insure Broad street
congregation the sum % S95e 600
~ fna recon- me ndarons may have
Tho effect Of bringing 500 900 from
NE general missions board. $50 900
from church exte nsion board and
members themselves have pledged
$50 noe Five thousand dollars was
oade hy the board availa BILE a once,
IN order that the church may hold
,he option 1t has on the property
iIsoinsuc the present building.
Though the plan 10 make Broad
stree: Methodist church an tnstitu-
tinnal ceefer is not new one. hay
tng been suggested ten years ago by
g,r Guhy e Kelly. now chaplain at
Randolph Macon college and pastor
cf Duncan A@nsorial church, at
Ashland II is due ~ the ttrelass eff
forts Of Rev Fred r. Chenault, the
present aston, that the movement Is
novs successful
Mr. Chehaun is regarded as one
NJ tne ATTEST ana most aggresSfFs OF
me youagest ministers Of the virgin
H. Conference and II If understood
that his eongre cation Will use every
Abort 10 have him retained at Sroad
Street tn carry into effect the anhl-
tious plan Of religious and social
service which are now being ap-
proved by the conference,
The program of me comm iu@e
which made a social survey OF the
.hu~th Is briefly, as follows,
First department Of worship
and spiritual deYelQnmFn,. second
. deparfTneut ~. Religious education.
third department OF "ducA ton,
fourth = department 81 social HE
entertainment. nth. department
Of social service
Comment of Committee
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nut door recreation; club rooms
same rooms. reading rooms for both
sexes Of all ages; that the rooms
used for purposes suggested above
Re also equipped and used for the
whole social reform. IT NAV be
well IN state AT this roint that the