The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-06
DISTINGUISHED ENGLISH BAPTlSTS.
They Are Given cordial Welcome TO
Richmond.

They Are Given cordial Welcome 10
Richmond.
The Second and the Claystree Bap-
,ist churches united last night with the
Gsace street Church ia rendering Rev.
Or Parker. president Of the Manchester
College. of England, and Hon. William
Dele Shaw. also connected with This in
.tifufion complimentary reception.
These gentlemen reached The city yes
ferday from New York, where they have
been attending the Washington Ccnien-
nial ami are on their way 90 attend the
southern Baptist Convention, which
meets AT Memphis next Friday
The services last night were we'll at-
tended.
The church was crowded and many
were compelled tO stand in the m~ies
The services were opened with singing
and pravers offered hy Rev~ >. c. Clop-
ION DR. Corey and Dr. Whitfield, after
which Dr Hatcher, pastorof ihe church.
arose and made brief talk OF eAplann-
lion and introduction of tLe occasion.
lie referred 10 his recent trlp to Eng
land. and related The circumstances
under which bee met The gentlemen
whom they were receiving. he said that
he was glad In behalf of the Baptists OF
Richmond to extend To their English
brethren "a cordial welcome lie related
how kindly he was received by the zap
fists of England, especially The gentle
men present, ana concluded IN again as
surfing the visitors of their welcome.
Dr. Hatcher was followed By Hon. II.
X. EliysOn. who said that their visiting
brethren were not only welcome. bat Bee
thanked them for their coming W men
the Baptisis of Richmond tr-t heard OF
Their coming 10 this city they were
eager TO welcome them. lie assured
them of their welcome i'm "a city where
the Baplisis we're more numerous in pro-
portion 10 the population of the city
than any other in the world
that they would receive at the hands
of the Baptists of Richmond the old \ d..
ginia welcome. which they had inherited
from their old English ioreiathers.
lie not only welcomed them because
they were Baptis' brethren hut he wei
coined them for their work sake lie
was glad to know that they
were going 10 the Southern Bap'
tbs Convention. where such am
assembly of the Raptists of our Southland
will gather, and closed by giving them The
hand Of welcome in the name of the
Baptists of Richmond.
DIT Hatcher, i'm few remarks, intrOduc-
ed Dr Parker. one OF the visitors, Who
made an exceedingly interesting address
i'm which he expressed bis highest graft
tude at the cordial welcome he had re-.
ceiged lie had been kindly received
ever since he landed al New J ora' and
he was told that the nearer south he
went the warmer the welcome, and he
had found it So.
The speaker directed his remarks
chiefly TO the subject of close-communion
Baptists. He spoke complimentary oil
these Baptists, and cited many instances
where they had done great good.
They may talk, said the speaker
about the narrOwness of The Baptisis
bat we are upon the line of the great
commission, and IL the other churches
were we would be together. lie favored
personal commission Of the Bapiists OF
The world. for by So doing
they would be better informed upon
present issues of the churches. lie con.
sidered the gospel far ahead of The times
Many people were continually saying We
should have 4 gospel np with The times
Ii the gospel were no more than up
with The times DO would De u
miserable gospel The Bapiists were
often called selfish and narrow, hut 10
was not so The Baptisls favored union
They are no. selfish Dr Parker. ln a
very able and forcible manner referred
TO the different opinions of Baptist
churches, showing where they differed,
and how important IL was that they
should come closer together, and that
the only way TO remedy This Was for
the churches to live nearer up 10 the
great commission.
DR.. Hatcher then introduced the Hon.
William Dele Shaw. OF England, Il lay
man of the Baptists of England, who
made short address, in response to the
address of welcome, and thanked The
Baptists OF Richmond for the hOspit-
table reception which be received. and
gave very interesting sketch Of the
work of the laymen of England
Mr. Shaw was followed by Dr Lam
drum and Professor H. II Harris, of
Richmond College, who made short APP
prOpriaie addresses OF welcome, after
which Dr. Hatcher announced that the
ministers would tender the visitors re-
ceptiOn w ednesiay NIGHT at the resi-
dence of Dr. Whitfield, No. II west Grace
street
The exercises were inierspersed with
solos and duets by Messr. Watkins
Leftwich and others.