Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-02-27
ISSUES ANNUAL STATEMENT To
PETERSBURG BAPTIST COUNCIL
Y" ) Lcakc Secretary of Body. Gives Some Interesting
Figures Relative to Work of Churches of Vcin-
lily, Financially and Spiritually.

fETEHSBrHG VA. Feb. oG.--In
presenting his annual report tn the
baptist council of Petersburg and vi
| cinity. ". :. I.cnkc. tho secretary or
IA" council give some very interest;
ing hrur"s rclatiY. to the work Of
the churches Of the vicinity. lie took
occasion 10 pay n glowing tribute 10
tn" lat" Thomas &. Crowder. whom
II" classified as The Moses ANA ,un
solomon Of the Second Rants,
'h"r'h. rs developer OF q mis-
SION IA" report says. Mr.. Crowdcr
,''" p', rev equals. When he made
ms VIII he proved his interest no,
"niN IN tn" city missions, hut I'm
hi"hm"nd University. aged ministers
OF 'he gospel. ministerial students
inc orphanase, and the Worldwide
cvangclization.
Launching Into his report the sec
rotary mentioned that four Of the
, churches were erecting
houses OF Worship these being Grov.
avenue. Monumental, Ettrirk ami
h"h"wcll. The members OF the Grove
NNchh" baptist Church dug their own
foundation. saving s3OO by so doing.
nev. j. IL. Binstcad Is pastor Of the
church
IN" new sunday school room OF tho
"pcncd for worship on December %
ls2l The present Indebtedness ;s
- .""o and IL IL believed thar II In.
Ola church property ear be sold TO
advantage this Indebtedness VIII be
reduced Rev. j. r.. Gibson is the
popular pastor OF this church.
Ihc new Ettrick Church is pro-
crossing In a fine manner. while the
Main street Church. which was or
; ganizcd in 1919. is rapidly growing.
nus church has membership of 22:
! l'cN. 6. ;. Bonnclly is the pastor
rev. j. w. Grant liz the popuIar
pastor OF the Colonial Heights Ban
'ist church. and has started of with
n good membership.
oodiawn Church occupies mission
AIRY grounds and the pastor. r. l..
Matthews. has done wonderful work.
ne services are we'll attended
Ihe First Baptis; Church. Of which
KEY w. MARSHALL Craig is pastor. is
making tremendous strides. The
prayer services arc attended by large
crowds. Recently $4,000 was raised
l" pay off an Indebtedness OF the
church.
The Second baptist Church under
tho leadership OF Rev. Fred W.
Moore. is going forward in a rapid
manner and greater things are cx-
pcctcd from the members Of the con
grcGation.
The iiopcwell Church was erected
AT cost "f sii.o00 and Is going for
ward In splendid manner.
The amount raised for building
fnnd lay each church now erecting
house of worship. is as follows:
Grove Avenue. si2292k: Ettrick.
Sio.225.oo; Main street. $4,000: Monu-
mental amount not reported; Colon
III iai Heights. $9353S; Hopewell. $4,000.
Total !33 453.O8
The churches contributing to the
s!o."o".Voo fund are as follows: First
church. {l9.7o4.i6; Second Church.
$',olI.s3; West End. S6.37S.37; Grove
Avenue $l.659.23: Monumental. $685.
"S; Main Street. s77GGa: Ettrick.
Sss2'a Colonial Heights. $4,000:
W"odlawn. $1,000; Hopcwer. s24l.22.
Total s35.9S3l6.
me total number of baptisms for
inc year of 1921 up to January %
l?22. were as follows: First Church,
~: Second Church. 30: West End, 30:
Grove Avenue, 3: Monumental. 30;
Main street, 81; Ettrick. IS: Colonial
Heights. ): Woodlawn. 6; HONEYWELL,
Is. Total. 275.
inc Sunday school statistics enroll
Incnt arc as follows: First Church.
NJ; Second Church. 1915 West End.
3Ol; Woodlawn, 225; Colonial Heights.
las; iopcwcll. 3Si; Ettrick, 4s7. To-
tai. 1883.
The officers OF the council are W.
NJ. tucker PRESIDENT; j. W. Long,
vicc-prcsidcnt: w. S. I.eake, sccrc-
tary; Fred Pitcher, recording sccrc-
tary. and j. G. Weeks, treasurer The
executive committee is composed OF
j. w. Long. chairman: ". 81. Fucker,
Fred PITCHER. T.. j. Andrews, -. Per-
kins"n. j. q. Weeks. &. s. Dodd. j. !.
Gardner. w. 4. Ryland, j. T.. Sieph-
enSon. j. X. Sutherland. w. j. Crow
der. Harry l.. Sncad and w. s. Leake.
Tic members OF the council are as
follows: First Church. w. Marshall
Craig. T.. a. Hartley. !. W. Long. II.
;. Sncnd. ID. Pcrkinson. william
I'ilchcr. w. u. Reach. j. u. Slcdge, +.
q. Weeks. II. Y. Jones. II. q. Goodman.
and G. 8. DOdd: Second Church. Il. w.
Moore. j. j. Gardner, g. II. Davis. Il.
w. Matthews. w. a. Ryland. Charles
u. Carr. w. j.. AnGlin. Jacob Bulifant.
j. II. Stephenson, George Slcdgc, r.
Jones and j. j. Dancy; West End
Church. Il. c. Primm. ]. r. suthor-