Missionary Society, Zion Baptist Church
Two separate People's Journal entries. Its May 1, 1913 program for the dedication of Zion Baptist Church's new chapel includes a Missionary Society devotional, with Mrs. Lucy Franklin as president. Its June 1, 1925 issue reports that Rev. Mrs. Fry of Washington, D.C., preached for the Missionary Society of Zion Baptist; that item does not say which Zion Baptist church is meant, and the two entries are not shown to be one society.
What the sources support
The People's Journal of May 1, 1913 printed the program for the dedication of Zion Baptist Church's new chapel and its May Fair, which included a Missionary Society devotional, "How Shall Africa be saved," with Mrs. Lucy Franklin named as president.
See the source and its limits
The People's Journal of May 1, 1913 printed the program for the dedication of Zion Baptist Church's new chapel and its May Fair, which included a Missionary Society devotional, "How Shall Africa be saved," with Mrs. Lucy Franklin named as president.
What the source supports
That a missionary society with a woman as its president had its own place in Zion Baptist Church's 1913 dedication program.
Uncertainty
The wording is a condensed transcription of the People's Journal item, not a quotation checked against the page; the newspaper OCR was not re-read for this claim. The printed page was not recorded. A program lists what was planned, not what took place. The program as transcribed names a "Missionary Society" without saying whose; it is read as Zion Baptist Church's own because the program is that church's. That this Mrs. Lucy Franklin is the Lucy Franklin who advertised her Josephine City residence for boarders in January 1912 is probable, and the reading notes make that identification, but it is not established.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The May 1913 dedication program.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., 1 May 1913, Vol. XVII No. 108
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1913-05-01 (publication)
Locator: Program for the dedication of Zion Baptist Church's new chapel and its May Fair, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageMissionary Society devotional, "How Shall Africa be saved" ... Mrs. Lucy Franklin, President
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
The People's Journal of June 1, 1925 reported that Rev. Mrs. Fry of Washington, D.C., preached for the Missionary Society of Zion Baptist on Sunday, May 24, 1925.
See the source and its limits
The People's Journal of June 1, 1925 reported that Rev. Mrs. Fry of Washington, D.C., preached for the Missionary Society of Zion Baptist on Sunday, May 24, 1925.
What the source supports
That a Missionary Society of Zion Baptist was active in 1925, when a woman minister from Washington, D.C., preached for it.
Uncertainty
The wording is a condensed transcription of the People's Journal item, not a quotation checked against the page; the newspaper OCR was not re-read for this claim. The printed page was not recorded. The item does not say which Zion Baptist church is meant, and the society is not placed here. Whether it is the society named in Zion Baptist Church's 1913 dedication program is not shown, and continuity between the two dates is not established.
Source
Evidence role: supports. The June 1925 report.
People's Journal, Berryville, Va., June 1, 1925, No. 340
G. L. D. Harris, editor and proprietor · 1925-06-01 (publication)
Locator: Church item, printed page not recorded
Relevant passageRev. Mrs. Fry of Washington, D.C., preached for the Missionary Society of Zion Baptist, Sunday, May 24, 1925.
Checked: Existing OCR reviewed. Original image not independently inspected.
Open sourceSource family: peoples-journal. Multiple passages from one source are not independent witnesses.
AI-assisted source check (Claude Opus 5) · 2026-09-14. How this project checks its sources
Also indexed as: Missionary Society of Zion Baptist.
Know something about this place or record? Help fill a gap. It stays private until it is reviewed.