The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-05
WESTMINSTER'S MINISTER.
MR. JAMES LITTLE lNSTAllto IN
A NEW CHURCH.

49, the peopie and Pastor
u.x.J.r T.. Gammon-Hecer-
lion 10 he Tendcred-sketoh OF '"' '''
dian Preacher.
O.asv afternoon at > O'Clock Rev. James
t;,,le NJ. A.. of Toronto. Canada oe'""''
,ho pas,or Of Westminster Presbyterian
church. ,..,..o
Tho installation service took place before
,,r,c audience. and was executed 10y u
committee OF the las, Hanover Frcsol'e'!
M Roher, T.. Kerr, of the First Fresol'
,orian church. chairman OF the COM.
,n,,,oc conducted the ceremony ana
1.,;,o,,od the charge 20 the people IN ms
,,suoI forcible and eloquent manner ~ =
n Turnbuu. of the old Market chulVn'
aoi;vcrcd the charge 10 the pastor nv. ="
~ Cammon. of the Third Presbyterian
church. preached the installation s'l'''v''i,
en ntah vas one Of unusual ability ana
Thc occasion throughout was most I'M
,rcssiye one. and the new enterprise NV
uullv inaugurated. starts out unchcu',1'us, vO
With debt and under most iaNor"o'' ""S-
picos. ..,.,.,.,,nx
A kft tlil'Ns
reception will be rendered Inc inc new new
nastor bv his new charge neNi h"lS"@'
in;,b, NJ So'clOck. Addresses VIII ne MA,
las Rev. Dr. Moses u. lloge' III n.'.,; -.
Hatcher of the Gracc-sirocl haPuS'
church land Or. Kerr. Kew MI '''''''
will respond.
AftNE MAN.
The new pastor possesses h,-n el'. ~ az
l.
''omrlotcd with honor the curriculum pre-
scrihod by the Presbyterian Church lor heI
ministry ne entered the sacred ONCE III inc
1T ~ jacksonville. Fla. rs the hIsl rum
hl;ncs of the late war began 10 De- heard HIS
occicsiosfjcal age. therefore. comedies IN
ocflv with that Of the southern Irc>D i tciI",'
Church. 10 which ho belonged ho"E u
then Young and 10y no means r'nus, ~
health. ne exclusively devoted hihsvi ~
his life work. preaching the Gospel bul q
few months after his ordination ne Ios'""
tbat most of the brave men OF the coinlhu-
nv were collected in camps away from
church and home; he then visited ana
nieoched 10 them. Then later on. when All
ianable of service were called from florid1
IN Northern Virginia % meet the emCfsch-
clos of the time. MI. Little followed the
,rnons of his state and lahOrcd among lhcH
~ chaplain to the close OF the war. he Wa
the only one Of the ministers oil ms s,c'."u
who Witnessed the touching scenes oi Ap-
pomattoN in April %.
RETURN TO FLORIDA.
Afierihc war he returned to FLORIDA it-
newed in health, and resumed win IN
creased energy his loved work. taking
charge Of the church of quincy. lie NOT
only attended diligently 10 the duties OF Ms
congregation. but took a foremost part I'D
all the work of his church m an It's oehc'-
oient and missionary operations.
Nfier sixteen wears Of happy. earnest ana
successful work i'm Florida. duIn-
which. on several occasions, he &C.
cliucd invitations to posts of great
usefulness elsewhere. ho was induced 10 ac-
cent "A call 10 the strong and vigorous
church Of -. Paurs. in the Preshl terry oil
VhithV incar TOronto) i'm Canada. lhe
Preshyterv Of Florida. in asserting TO MI
Iittle's removal, gave strong ana ancclioi-
ate expression a. it~ appreciation of BON
his work and worth.
PROMISE AND MERIT.
In recognition Of his promise ana meill
rs "A scholar. preacher and writer. one oil
the colleges. prior a. his removal 10 anada'
offered. through "a representative ana pallon'
10 confer on him the degree of Doctor OF III
yinitv; but Mr.. Little begged his friend mol
10 proceed in the matter as ne CONSIDERED
himself then too Young for such an honor.
Mr.. Little labored faithfully and success
fully IN his Canadian charge for some nine
or ten wears. AMI then for good reasons
rendered his resignation.
PUBLISHED WORKS.
Mr.. Little has at different times published
lectures and sermons, which were received
with public favor. less than two years
ago he published volume IN Toronto,
canada (Which is on sale at the Presby-
fcrian Publishing House in this city), en-
titled the "Tcrccntcnary of the Defeat OF
Armada" i'm which that great event Is set
forth in lis historic bearings. The daly
papers ana the press generally received
The book with great favor, and bestowed
upon II almost unmeasured praise.
OTHER CHURCH NEWS.
Rev. pr. Andrew Broadus. Of Caraline
county. filled Or. GO0dwin's pulpit OF The
Grove Avenue Baptist church sunday
morning and night.
At the second Baptist church Rev. Carter
Helm Jones conducted services IN the
morning i'm the absence Of the pastor. Dr.
Iandrum. There was no service at night.
Rev. Mr.. Carmichael fillel his pulpit at
II. Paul's sunday morning.
Mrs. HELEN Is. Harris. of the Baltimore
Yearly Meeting of the Friends Church,
preached AT the Friends Westinghouse, ON
clay street, both morning and night. Mrs.
Harris is on her way TO the North Carolina
Yearly Meeting
Rev. Preston Nash, having returned to the
city. assisted in the service AT II. James
church yesterday.