The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-01-10
REV. JOSEPH R. HARRISON
The GREAT WORK OF A VIRGINIA
BAPTIST DIVINE.

Marked Success which he Has Met With
I'm Various Parts 81 the stste-what lie
has DOM a, Glade spring-Protr@oted
Meeting at rins-strset Church."
Rev. Joseph Rufus Harrison is now in the
city. the guest Of Mr.. John =. Ragland. HIS
mission here Is 70 conduct proiracied
meeting at the Pine-strcet Baptist church
which began last Wednesday, and which is
being nightly continued.
WHERE BORN.
Mr.. Harrison Is one Of the hardest and
most successful workers, most Nallape
men and most conscientious pastors ui iu-
Bautizt denOminati % in Vagina. lie was
born in Franklin county, ON The 2lst % sep
t.mbor. 1882. This is the same county from
which General Jubal A. Early halls, and
the General and Mr.. Harrison are great
friends. His father and mother were 81
Irish birth. but h- saws that 50 iaI as be Is
concerned he b. a Nirgiuan 20 tie BAGS
bone. He is a gentleman OF exceedingly
pleasant and aiiable manners, genial CON
yersation and Of great personal magnetism.
ENTRANCE INTO THE MINISTRY.
Mr. Harrison was baptized boy Rev. Plea
SAINT Brown of Franklin county. i'm Novem-
Der. 1850. The following year Doe entered
the ministry, and he SAYS he has been ac'
lively engaged 10 preaching, and nO Otnef
calling. ever since. During these thirty
seven years Of his labor in The harvest
field If religion the good be has accom-
p,i-hcd has been iucalculahie. lie never
institutes urotracled meeting 40 any Of
the smaller places unless invited 80 10 40
( by the ministers OF the various denomlna-
! tions Of that place. although IN tnc larger
cities hc always complies, when.yer pos-i-
| Bile. with any request to that eject by inc
pastors Of the Baptist churches.
MS EMINENT SUCCESS.
Ills work in This direction has invariably
] been characterized 10y marked success As
evidence of this. last fab. ON the third sun
da, I'm November. le held "a meeting ODD
! Manchester which resulted in l-3 PROF b.
4iune IF religion while the meetings were DID
progress. and twenty-five after they NAG
/ closed. At johnson city. Tenn, ue men"
one which excited $50 much interest lhdl ali
/ the business houses boa thc place would close
up % hear him preach. and no Bi1cN7pui e
! Va. Doe also met with great results "'
"a meeting held there. 4ls person.
responding TO tue quickenng impulses "'
! the truths he taught. HIS success i'l' I@
not attributable to anything like seu7duon-
alism. IIe us naturally rather quiet 100 hl-
manner and style of preaching, but DE l- ai'
ways forcihle. always commands attention.
and at time. soar. 10 tle highest flights OFF
elOqueuce
WORK AT GLADE SPRING.
The greatest success. perhaps of hi7 hIr
however. has been hi, work ai bi- pres n
post 40 Glade Spring. w hen ha hisl Nti'
There SOM. few years ago, thcIe was i'
church IgIc, and only five Bapl,i@ DID i'.
q . - IfI f.. s.
f.riar- Without attempting To m'a'
prn..iyte-. ln began To- work. as Doe hlm~el
EXPRESSED TO-. solely for the promotion OF Ic
lfeion. ana row he has chnrch oI I'
members. and tIo Blptist7 there own rra
c.ntr and other property valued al iu-It
$4,000.
SCHOOLS ESTABLISHED.
This. however,. is hl uo means ali thal Pre-
has accomplished at Glade spring. l'
has established there Two nouushin.
schools. one Don lle and one female. his Object
being 10 give good education io children
who cannot afford to pay expansive lulIl'O
fees. iu iUo boys school De- has N.N-Ioli
and iu tine female 1865 pupils. These schools
aye set boz their infancy, and have NOT a.
tanned % ANYTHING lIk. the decree oi prom
cheney lo which ho hopes to bring
Them. Uo SAYS that Doe ree1ri-
! Glade Spring a7 the finest in.A.
lunn inr schools in tle country. DTS
bealUmue.s is nWrpa--cd. and -.cknc-
boa h- schools +. almost unknown. AZ
illustration ol tuc remarkable -aiunrt1
logtho locality. hc cities Emory and ID n1
College. which has been in operation three
miles from Glade Spring ior hip yems
land during th1t entire period mol "a -lnei'
dsam has occurred from sickness at thn Hr
-ttutOn.
HIS STAY n RiCHMONp.
! Mr.. Harrison does nor know how Lengthy
a -t.y he viii make Zoo Richmond. uc viii
continue hi, meetings at Pme-,iIrft chure.
a- long as they prove beneficial. and us long
as boz can. although Es time i- limited a7 .'
ONLY has . brief leave 0r absence from Dbl.
church. n h4s already excited great iu
fer.st. however. and. no doubts he will ne 1-
cminontly successful here as Doe ha- ln'au
ably been elsewhere.
The TIMES had hoped to have presented
This morning. al0u- with the sketch. cu'
of Mr. Harrison. but was unable iO prt
cure photograph i'm time. II Will probably
le ready for tomorrow paper.