The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-03-06
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N BAPTIST HISTORY

The report OF the Baptist council
OF Richmond, by the general secre-
tary, before the annual meeting OF
the council held in Grace Street
church last year was the most pro-
gressive and prosperous In it's history.
When tho present secretary as
stunned ONCE four years ago, the
council was little known outside the
Baptist denomination and carried a
debt Of $500. Now the indebtedness
has been wiped OF ana the work has
grown until ave. other cities In vir-
Etnia have established similar Offices,
one with a fuli-ttme secretary. In
1916, says Mr.. ArendaIl's report. there
were only twenty-four Baptist
churches in Richmond. but today
there are twenty-eight. and the mem
bership has grown from 5000 TO
$1,000, making Richmond relatively
the greatest Baptist center in the
world.
February 6. 1919. the council was
called to organize Raleigh Forbes
Memorial church with thirty-five
members. Within one year this con-
gregation has grown to 12l members.
with a Sunday school of about 200,
and has given literally to all the
boards and raised about $1,000 for
the s75,000,000 campaign. This
church has field all it's own. The
Rev. Lester Lane is the pastor.
1t stands on triangular corner az
Williamsburg avenue and Darbytown
road. Montrose Heights.
Woodland Heights has built one of
the most complete and commodious
Sunday school structures in the coun
try, on corner lot bought fifteen
years ago by the Baptist council
Boulevard church. in SCOTS Ad-
dition. il a combination Of Sunday
school and church building erected by
the council at a cost of 5000. The
Rev. W T. Vandever is the pastor
House OF happiness. the social ceH
tor. has been purchased since the last
meeting at cost including repairs,
of about $4,000. This is q direct eX-
penditure and not loan, such as is
negotiated with churches, Two thou
sand dollars a year for the next FIVE
years has been voted for running ex
penses. The executive committee has
agreed also to get aside $4,000 year
to accumulate as fund to be used
to enlarge and stabilize settlement
work in general
lakewood Avenue church has com
pleted plans and has the approval OF
the Baptist council for the building
this wear of house of worship and
Sunday school plant on their lot at
and r streets
Randolph Street church has the APP
prevail OF the council to build a
meeting house this year and
Ginter Park church is worshiping I'm
an old school house. which Is owned
privately and it may he called on at
any time 10 seek other quarters. II
Is imperative that it build as soon as
possible. Calvary is in the midst of
Its new building enterprise, but is
not being aided financially by tho
council.
Sixty thousand dollars for the Viz
yinia home and Industrial school for |
girls near Bon Air was raised in a !
authorized by the executive |
committee and directed by tho score |
larry and two laymen.
II was recommended TO the coun- !
I'll TO make immediate plans toward |
obtaining a modern building to house /
all the Baptist interests located here |
port progress shortly. while the need .
,or enIarging the home for aged /
women was pointed out /
That a church should be pls ced on |
Monument avenue is also the desire OF |
Mr.. Arendall.
Owing to the growth of the various
activities regarding hospitals. and
,thcr institutions, the appointment of !
/ worker TO labor in connection with
he state mission hoa-d was recon-
nended