The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-05-23
NEW ENGLAND BAPTISTS
CANE TO RICHMOND on A SPECIAL
TRAIN.


Received at the Depot by City brethren.
Religious Exercises--A Warm Welcome
in the Church To DAYS Programme.
The expected New England Baptist
train arrived In the city yesterday about
$50 o'clock. This train, a special one,
came from Washington, where the New
England Baptists had been attending
the Baptist General Convention held In
that city. It brought with 1t about FIVE
hundred people, consisting of preachers.
deacOns, and ladies, the latter apparently
predomnating In number.
The train was 10 have reached Rich
mond earlier in the afternoon, but cir
cumstances prevented II.
NET AT THE DEPOT.
At the depot the New Englanders were
met bv a delegation OF the Richmond
Baptist preachers, deacons and ladies.
They were escorted to carriages tof
which nearly one hundred were at the
depoD and omnibuses, and taken to the
hotel
THEIR HEADQUARTERS
are at Ford's, and three hundred and ten
OF the visitors were entertained there, the
remainder being taken to the Exchange,
except a few, who are guests at private
houses.
Supper was at once served, heartily
partaken OF and enjoyed.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES DELAYED.
The lateness of the hour of arrival. the
hurry required for the necessary changes
in the dress of the ladies', and the neces-
sity Of satisfying hunger caused delay
in the opening of the exercises at the
First Baptist church, where the public
reception of the brethren was held
Between and o'clock the visitors
arrived at the church and were met by
full committee of reception, who escorted
them 10 the Sunday school room.
THE CHURCH CEREMONIES.
The body of the church. excepting the
short pews on either side, had been re-
served for the visitors These short pews
and the galleries were filed before $3.50
o'clock by members of the city congrega-
tons.
The platform and organ gallery were
beautifully decorated with spring flowers,
foliage and potted plants, the oder of
which permeated the building.
Shortly after 9 o'clock the visitors
were ushered upstairs and assigned TO
their seats, distinguished preachers oc-
cupying the platform.
MUSICAL WELCOME
The social reunion to the New England
Baptist train by the Baptists of Rich
mond, then began by an organ voluntary
performed by Mr. Kirke Matthews The
First church choir then sang Jesus
Lover of NV Soul" the music which en-
braced a soprano, tenor, and alto solo, and
chorus, Rev. George Cooper, ID. ID pastor,
in few fitting words introduced Rev. }
b. Huts0n Of Pine street church President
of the Baptist Pastors Conference, who
made a short and pleasing address of
welcome on behalf of the pastors
Mr. j. b Winston, president of the
Richmond Baptist Social Union, rendered
welcome on behalf of the Baptisls oi
Richmond.
The Ruggles street Baptist church male
quartette of Boston sang most sweetly
Cantante Domino, Book of Common
Prayer translation, and during the eve
ming sang other sci, ctions.
They were followed by Rev. p. S.
Moxom, ID. d.. pastor of the First Bap-
tist church of Boston, who made rous-
ing address.
Captain Frank Cunningham then sang
"The Blue and the Gray by request and
"Whiie the DAYS are Going By"