Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-16
RICHMOND PULPITS.
ETssRs CARMICHAEL. BALL, AED
sMITR IN THE CITY.
Etv Pastoral Prospects for eur People
Notes Of To- dorrow's Church
Services, &c.

Rev. Jabcz Hall, of Clcveland, Ohio, lately
caled 10 the pastor,te Of Sevenih-S,rect
Christian church. arrived In the city on the
fast nail yesterday an rnoon. lie was met
81 the Uaion depot by a committee from the
church. consisting Of Messrs John B. Cary,
Charles MoCruder. i. ID. Tyler. James L..
liaury, George d. Thaxton, and william ~.
Hi. and driven 70 TIE resiteace ot Colonel
Cary. on F,anklin street
Ai informal reception was rendered Mr
Il.p Yesterday evening Ia the study OF
Seventh street church sud n large number
oi tbemcmbcrs called 20 pas their res pcc's.
pr. iisil appears 10 be about Gty years OF
agc and is about The MEDIUM height ana
build lils hair aud beard are 'hehty
tnecd with gray. He u q man OF very
pleasant address snd bas an exceedingly
pleasant face.
lie will rroach at seventh. street church
tomorrow mooninc 9t Il o'clock and to-
morrow evening" 81 s O'Clock.
Ar. HAN has not vet accepted the cali
hc:c, but has 10 under consideration.
Hly. BIB. CABwIouAu. INo rAYuY uEEE.
Rev Hartley Carmichacl 81 Hamilton.
Ont. the uewiy-chos"n rector OF -. PaufS
church. 8, in the city. acc mparied hy hif
vile end two children. Nr. t1rmichae
present VISIT IS lor the purpose o. locating
hs family bore. IIey viii for The present
OCCUPY apartment. 90 thc "BlAf iat', al
no. 2iC eust Ffankhu street.
Mr. Carmichael wlll preach Of -. PauI'
church Tomorrow Uighi, and will leave lhe
next morning for Canada. lie viii preach
HE farewell sfrurln st the Church OF the As.
Ccrsion. IN Hamilton, on Easter, and VIII
return 90 Y cImoud aCd assume pastoral
charge OF 80. HAufs Tie next sunday, A ril
&>th.
Me. TNE tNANi80rsiY CALLED.
A meeting oi ihc members OF Grace street
Pres bytcriln churcn was he.d last night in
their l.,turc.ro9m f0s the purpose Of eject.
ing q pastor. The Rev .Ni. ". Z. Rc11rOson
acted as moderator aud lr. j. Hlil Moore
vas made clerk. After religious exercises
the meeting declared that d. WIS reads 10 20
INTO the election oi pastor. The ltcy. Jat,s
=. Fair OF ,hariotto, y. g., being n0miuaiod
De WIS m thr U0st hearty mauLer unaui-
mousy elected.
TIE Hey. James y. Fair is native o.
South Carolina and u related 10 the Lati.
mcrs 0f that state. ile Was educated in
part 10 The University of virginia aud took
bi. Theological course at Columbia Seminary
during thc days Of that eminent divine Dr.
VI. q. puufr. After finishing his course
20 tolumhiq be was ordained % the PrcsbY-
tcriln ministry and entered uTOu bus duties
as such 90 once. Alter other charges he
some two or three years ago became pastor
or ihr second lIo.bYierIau church at char
lotto. y. G.. which then bad a membership
of nearly tao hundred by his earnest PCS.
foral work ana attractive preaching hc
lss SD added TO that church that
today D. lss membership % more
80 %
building That holds somo thirteen hundred
people. aud if IS not unusual both morning
ani night for him 10 preach ~ tina, number
oi paopic. He l. sald % be not only pOpu
ar with his own q nomination, but all
others. HIS devotion q the young sccms 90
be 10 erc1t part the Secret Of hl, success IN
Dis ministry.
Gy many u Is thought that there is no bet.
ter preacher In the Southern Assembly than
NJ. FAIR. u uill De a great acquisition, not
ouly 10 the PrCsbyi,rian denomination hut
10 tins CITY, should he accc't the call made
nv the Gracc.otgeet Presbyterian church.
Commissioner appointed by The church
10 prosecute The cali. aud they Will Il once
nouiy Mr.. Fair and at the proper time bring
the matter before the pTcshgtery Ia the pros
per form.
Dr. sgmuel NJ. Smith, Of Washington, n.
C.. is in the city, the guest 0i MI. L. {.
Wherry. he viii preach u the Grace-Street
Presbyterian church tomorrow morning
aud in the afternoon al 4:30 O'Clock.
d. NEwToN TO PREACH rs FULTON.
Dr. Newton, OF Monumental church, e
preacher of power, and makes a deep and
lasting spiritual impression whenever he
occupies the pulpit lie has had unusual Sue
cess in conducting eVsnge i-tic services,
having undoubted gifts Tor that work.
Hence tho people TN Fulton viii bee glad 20
hear that he VIII mold three such services IN
WeddelL Memorial chapel, Denny street, be-
cInniBg Tomorrow night st O'Clock and
running through Monday and Tuesday
nights.
sUNDAY.sCHO0L MEETING.
Hon. William REYNOLDS, president Of the
Sundsy-Sch00l Association Of the lnitCd
states aud Canada. Will teach tie sunday
school teachers class ia The hsll % the
Young Mems Christian Association this
afternoon al 4.jJ O'Clock.
Mr. Reynolds has national reputation rs
sn able aud eloquent sneaker, and will
doubtless have q large number OF the sum
dsy-school people OF Richmond TO hear bin.
ATALX PROM YorNG BUsINEss-MlN.
The YOUNG mems meeting at the Young
Mons Christian Association sunday NJ u.
VI. will be conducted by MIR John Muncc,
very popular Young businessman of this
city.
Mr. Munce has had considerable eXpe-
rience in this line OF work and Il a f0rcIbe
Lnd pleasant speaker.
Ali young men are invited to hesr him.