Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-23
VIRGINIA GENERAL.
NEWS oATHERINos-tN ALL OVER THE
OLD DOMINION.
The Revival At Charlottesville Being Con-
Quoted by MT. wharton-Its
Great Success.
,oerrsspooaencs Of the Richmond psp.,cAl


CHlaLorrEsvrIr, Va, March "a. 1890.
The meetings at the Baptist church,
which were begun on Sunday, March 9th,
by the Rev. II. NJ Wharton, the evangelist,
have gradually grown stronger and more
interesting from the first meeting.
Every service that Mr.. Wharton holds Is
largely attended. and every night for the
past week the spacious church has been
flled almost an hour before the services
began. The services begin every night at
s:so o'clock, but manypeople go ate o'clock
and some as early as $3.50 in order 10 secure
q good scat The meetings have been the
most interesting and fruitful ever held in
Charlottesville. IL is difficult TO ascertain
The total number Of conversions, but good
Judges place the number up 10 the present
time az $50 This is a safe estimate. Every
night from 25 20 80 persons come forward
60 manifest determination to lead bet
ter life and TO follow Christ,
Over sixty persons have already been re-
ceiyed into the Baptist church for bap-
tism and the other churches have had addi-
tions.
A MAss-MEYTING.
A grand mass-meeting was held in the
Baptist church last night. The whole OF
the lower floor was reserved for men and
the house was packed. Mr.. Wharton
preached at the request Of the Young
Mems Christian Association a special SER
mon to men. Before the sermon SUD
pcription was taken up for Young Mems
Christian Association building. and up
wards of $4,000 was su bscribed. inns Is
encouraging, as number OF our most
prominent and liberal citizens have not
been called upon 10 subscribe. twenty;
Ave Of our prominent businessmen formed
themselves into q syndicate some time ago
for the purpose of securing building SITE
and presenting IL TO the Young Mems
Christian Association. A site costing S2.5Oo
has been secured and about half OF the pur-
chase money is in hand, and the remainder
Of the money will be secured soon.
Our people are alive and sec the necessity
of securing home for the young men.
Mr.. Wharton's meetings may close on
Sunday night. though our citizens have all
expressed desire to have him remain
longer and TO continue the services which
have proved so fruitful and interesting.
Mr. wHARToS's WORK.
Mr.. Wharton, since his arrival here. has
conducted services in the chapel at the
University Of Virginia, at the Woollen-
Mills chapel, and in the Delevan Baptist
church (colored). All of these meetings
were very largely attended.
Mr.. Wharton conducts his meetings In an
earnest and refined manner, and no one
could express q doubt but that great ana
permanent good has been done. A promi-
nent feature of the meeting is the large
number of requests for prayer which are
handed in and read by Mr.. Wharton at
every service Mr.. Wharton never reads
the same request twice, but the number of
requests seem to be larger at every service.
The singing, which is conducted by Rev;
Mr.. williamson, has become very general
in these meetings, and considerable i'm
portance Is given to it.
Both Mr.. Wharton and Mr.. Williamson
are good singers, and they have sung q
number Of beautiful and touching solos.