Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-05
Mr.. NASH WILL PROBABLY ACCEPT.
Facts About the Orthodox Friends-The
Clerry,s Movements.

Clergy's Movements.
Rev. Preston Nash will probably accept
the call 10 Christ church in this city to I'LL
the vacancy caused by the resignation OF
Rev. j. b. Funston, who will labor rs an
evangelist in Southwest Virginia.
Mr.. Nash is assistant rector or st. James
church. and one of the foremost young
ministers of tho State. He is quoted oy
intimate friends as having practically de-
cided to succeed to Mr.. Funsten's pastorate,
which is a responsible and ct the same
time inviting one.
THE ORTHODOX FRIENDS.
A good many years ago, near the be-
ginning of this century, the Friends were
a very numerous body of Christians IN this
State, and they had one of the largest
yearly meetings m the country; Various
causes have operated to reduce their men,
bership until they are not enough to con-
stltute yearly meeting, and they are
attached to that which 10 held III Balti-
more.
One of the chief causes OF the disinte-
grafton alluded TO was their peculiar views
upon the question of slavery. Principled
against holding slaves and unwilling TO
TO lend even that degree OF aid to those
who owned them, the Friends were not
willing TO hire them and thus were forced
possible 10 get it, but this was so scarce
that many of the members of the society
emigrated to States whore slavery did not
exist. and hence the large meetings IN the
northwestern States.
The same state of affairs existed in
North Carolina, and at each annual meet
ing of the society in that State large num-
bers of the relatives of these who were
left came on TO visit their friends. In
some instances trains have been chartered
| to tun from Iowa and Indiana to Green's
| boro'.
The membership in this State being I'M
der the control of Baltimore yearly meet
| inc they have what IL called halt-year,
meetings. where the local business ~ al
| done. This body meets in the sprlna
in the county of Southampton and IN TINE
city in the fall. 1t Is this meeting when
| is now in progress IN this city. Repre-
sentatiyes are appointed Tor each monthly
meeting, who report to this, and summa-
ries are made up for the yearly meeting IN
| Baltimore.
| At these meetings there are always min
listers from distance, and this year they
have one of the finest preachers attached
| TO the North Carolina meeting, Mr.. DAVID
T.. Sampson. Mr. Sampson has been blind
for twenty years, but always breaches witt
the open Bible in his hands. and to see HIN
| turn over the leaves to apparently the very
place where his quotation comes from, one
would fail to see unless he knew the tac'
that he had lost his power of vision. Ht
is we'll yersed in the Scriptures, obtained
by having them read TO him, and minis
ter Of considerable power. There vii
probably be others also. Two meeting.
for public worship will be held to-day Of II
A. NJ. and at 3 in the evening, and another
at 10 o'clock Monday morning.
PERSONALS ABOUT THE CLERGY.
Rev. John r. Fizer, of West Point, wal
in the city yesterday.
DIR. C. II. Ryland breaches to-day at Wal.
nut-Groye church, in Hanover county.
At the close of his sermon tonight DR.
Hatcher will hold an after-meeting.
DIR. Frost and his people of the Leigh
Street Baptist church are making prepare
tions for the entertainment of the Genera
BAPTIST Association. which will meet Will
that church on the 18th of November.
Tho ladies of tho Grace-Street Baptist
churth are busy with their arrangement
for the great bazaar which they expect K
hold in the latter part Of November.