The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-08


Actiye- Nlessrs. j. Il. Tucker, Dr., Joseph
pryan. II. #. Crump, Archer AnaeIson'
| Alien Talbot. Jr.. Il. l'raNers Dahlei' f. -
Crump and Drs. Edward McGulre ana -
Nov DIR. John b. Newton ofciated in an
IMPRESSIVE manner, reading the buTiai ser
vice. and Miss Annie Skelion alueu ~, Wy
choir in the rendition OF the music. NJ
HYMNS sung were "JesGs, Lover u ~
Soul,v and ASLEEP in Jesus nm
The intorment took place at shockoe I'M
Cemetery. where the usual Episcopal ser
vice ut the grave was read.
oRoVe-AVENUE CHURCH.
o,enInc of the New House of Worship in
the West Fad.
| The lecturc-rOOm of the GrOve-aYenue
Baptist Church has been completed, ana the
opening of il was beautifully and appropri-
| afoIv celebrated Sunday. The architecture
of the room is perfect, and. although IN lhe
basement of the church, II is urnlshed WIN
| ligbt and is well ventilated. and seats about
one thousand people comfortably. The pull
nil was tastefulY decorated with iOWers.
The large room was filled at the morning
service. and Or. ;. \. Goodwin, the pastor.
| through whose untiring Efforts the hcautilui
editice has been planned and brought so
near completion, preached AN able and elO-
| quent sermon.
| THE AFTERNOON SERVICE.
At5o'clock in the afternoon joint SER
vice of all the Baptist churches in the city
was held in celebration Of the event. a
large crowd was present, including other
denominations.
Among the prominent ones present were
DIR George CoOper of the FIRST Church;
DIR. w. W. LanGrum, Of the Second; I)r. W q.
| f. Hatcher, Of the Grace-Street; Dr. y. NJ.
Frost, of the Leigh-Street Church: Rev. Mr..
Uutson, of the Pine-Street Church; Rev.
| DR.. Whitfield. Professors G. III. Winston,
IL. II. Harris and Edmund Harrison, Of
Richmond College; Hon. ii. X. Pollard,
Rev. G.. +. Williams and others.
DIR. Goodwin stated that DR.. Burroughs,
of Norfolk. who was the pastor Of the First
Baptist Church. when the West Main-street
| Church was organized, and from which
| church the GrOye-ayenuc Church sprang
was expected to be present and preside. In
| his absence, Or. Cooper was chosen TO pre-
| side.
DIR. Whitfield read an appropriate scrip
ture lesson and Professor Harris offered
prayer, which was couched IN tone nail
of thanksgiving and half of petition. After
excellent singing by the choir Dr. Cooper
fl0lt IN interesting tAAh hbNAN tiit VI ~ w
the church and the wonderful success that
had attended the efforts Of DIR. Goodwin and
his associates. He said that the West Main
Street Church. from which this church
sprang. was organized about the 9th Of
February. 1868, and was styled the Sidney
section of the First Baptist church. lie
mentioned the name Of Rev. John Pitcher, Of
Petersburg, whose earnest labOrs had con-
tributed much TO the West Main-sireet
church i'm its infancy. After concentrating
the members upon their manifested success
the doctor closed. He read letters Of regret
from Rev. :. c. Clopton, Of the Clay Street
Baptist. and Rev. CALVIN Stewart. Of the
Fourth Presbyterian churches, and stated
that Rev. Il. H. Pitt, OF the Nenable street
Church, and Rev. DR.. Upper were prevented
from attending on account OF illness.
DIR. LANDRUM.
DIR. Landrum followed in a brief address.
| After extending his congratulations he re-
ferred to the church as "A school. and spoke
interestingly upon its teachings. He said
that an old English philosopher once based
God upon four hypOtheses that he must be
possessed with malice, goodness, both
malice and goodness, or neither. The
speaker urged that God be taken as he
is. lie spoke of the Bible as a great
teacher. at tells us something about this
world and the origin of man."
Nature or law knows no forgiveness.
None but God, who removes our transgTes-
siOns from us. We are pardOned by Him
through Jesus Christ. II also gives US a
solution of the Jude. He tenderlv referred
| TO the House Of God and ones church as a
| precious heritage.
REV. MIR. HUTsON.
Rev. Mr. IlutsOn next spoke, and took
afftn Il flttf
avenue people on the great success Of their
labOrs. Nothing succeeds like success.
Those who opposed the move 10 build new
church were surely won over by the Won
derful success which had crowned the
lab0rs Of those who favored it, lie spoke of
the beautiful location Of the West End for a
church, and often wished that the Bapii7ts
could build in this beautiful part Of the city.
DIR. HATCHER.
The audience next listened TO a brief but
able address from DR.. Hatcher. The Doc
| tor always delights his audience, and his
| talk on this occasion abounded in eioquence
and original THOUGHT. He spoke particu-
| larry of the church as a house Of worship.
He urged the people to worship God when
| they came TO church. He admonished the
audience not to worship the house, the
service or the pastor, but fix their eyes upon
} their Maker and worship Him. IF You
have in YOU the spirit Of worship, You will
| always come to church." The speaker
| related some very striking incidents in Illus
trating his thought. II considered the real
crisis in the history of the Church when
amid opposition, about year ago, YOU
| decided TO come over here on this beautiful
spot and setup your banners. When your
pastor told me Of his intentions, | assured
him, and YOU all Of my deepest sympathy,
and il is yet unchanged, and ] take great
pleasure i'm extending You my heartfelt
| rejoicing. DIR. Hatcher was listened to
with close attention throughout his re-
marks.
DIR. FROST.
DIR. Frost closed the addresses. He was
glad to be present aud contribute his con-
| gratulatiOns and well wishes. 81 heard be-
| fore came 10 Richmond that you Baptist
would mass, but lind it different" The
speaker believed in fine churches. "SOme
one" said he 'said that you can
trace the whole history OF ma
ton in It's architecture, and he knew what
| he was talking about. Tho man who
objects to fine church has not cOntribu-
ted any money 10 its support. church
| represents the most beautiful thing, aud IL
should be beautiful itself am glad that
| the day has come when the Baptist Church,
| led on by the GrOye-ayenue Church, is be-
ginning new era in religious progress
The exercises closed with an appropriate
song service. The main auditorium of the
church will be completed in a short while,
and the dedicatory service will then be
held. DIR. Burroughs, of Norfolk, VIII
preach the conservation sermon.
Tho Powbatan Reunion.
The committee having in charge the prep