The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-16
CHURCH NOTES.
Confirmation services-Christian Endeavor
Society, &c.

The two chapels of ST. Johns church will
be visited by Bishop Whittle Sunday after
noon, and the rite of confirmation admins
tered at each. The service at Weddell;-
Memorial chapel, Denny street, Fulton. Will
be at $3.50 =. NJ. The service at the chapel Of
the Good Shepherd which is situated on
Twenty eighth street between Leigh and NJ.
and which Is devoted 10 work among the
colored people, will be at j. NJ.
The Dung Peoples Society Of Christian
EndeavOr of the Seyenth-street Christian
church will celebrate its second anniversary
on Sunday evening An attractive programme
has been arranged Rev. DR.. s. A. Goodwin.
of the GrOve-ayenue Baptist church. has con
scented to deliver the sermon before the
society.
Sunday afternoon the annual celebration Of
the Protestant Episcopal Sunday schools Of
this city and Manchester will take place. The
schools east of Eighth Street which are Mon
umental. ST. Johns, Christ, Weddell- Memo
rial and Meade Memorial. will hold Their
services at St. Paul's, and the schools west OF
Eighth street which are st. James, St
Marks. Grace. Moore Memorial, St Andrews
and All Saints Will be held at st. James. The
reports of the schools will be given IN Oh this
occasion and addresses will be made. the SER
vice to commence at 4:30. Rev. j. X. Mason,
of ST. James church. will speak at st. Paups,
and the Rev L. b. Mason, of Grace church.
will speak at st. james. Monumental Sun
day-schoOl choir Will lead the music at st.
Paul's and st. James choir at st. James
church.
Those interested in church extension will
be glad TO note the progress of II new Eplsco-
pal church building in that flOurlshlng
suburb Of Richmond, Barton Heights. Dur.
ing the summer of 1890 the young men Of
Emmanuel church, Henrico, having organized
a Bible class under the auspices OF their 81
Andrews Brotherhood Chapter near Barton
Heights, soon found Sunday school was also
needed They also found about thirty Epls-
copal families already located thereabouts
and "A hearty desire for some regular mission
service In October the rector OF Emman-
uel, finding that none OF the clty
clergy could conveniently work such mission
and having seventeen of his own communl-
cants in that vicinity, started sunday school
and afternoon service. meeting OF the cltl-
Zens of the vicinity was also called about the
same time, which was largely attended. SHOW
ing deep and earnest determination 70 build a
church committee was appointed 10 solicit
subscriptions and secure location. MT: bar
ton made a liberal offer of a beautiful lot,
valued at 5000 but offered for this purpose for
$500 The committee also secured promises
for about II 600 IN cash and labor. Inc
! Emmanuel vestry cordially Endorsed the enter
prise. ordered a donation of $500 to pay Tor
/ the lot. appointed trustees Tor the same,
| and also a building committee of its own
!
| every Sunday afternoon IN the public school
/ building until about the middle OF De-
/ cember. when they moved TO a more
/ central point in room erected by MIR.
/ Barton for social amusements and entertain
ments only one block from the proposed site
/ Of the church The building committee with
the aid of a local builder and architect had
/ by this time adopted plan fora Gothic frame
| building Of about 200 seating capacity, with
| tower. belfry and steeple, and with recess
chancel and transepts for choir and vestry-
room; also basement of brick; nine feet pitch'
| for Sunday-sChOOl room. The ground was
/ broken about the middle of Decem-
/ Der and excavation finished before
/ Christmas. Contracts were given out and the
! building now stands rooted IN and nearly
| covered with double siding, and the congre-
/ cation hopes TO occupy the basement by the
! lst of July. The estimated cost Is t3,5OO, OF
which about 81 900, not including cost OF lot
/ 1900. has been already paid out. As usual
/ the ladies have done their best to encourage
/ and help the work. Their guild has
/ already paid the building fund $3.50,
| but now they are looking ahead and lay
/ ing by their funds for church furniture, DC.
/ Most of this : i 900 has been raised by private
sui ,riptons from the Emmanuel and Barton
Heights congregations and collection at
Emmanuel church will be taken next Whit
Sunday for the benefit of this building, 1t
being the occasion of Bishop Ran
dolphs regular visitation for conhrma-
ton The building committee expect to
borrow on mortgage n sufficient amount to
push their work 10 rapid completion, but they
also trust that the rich and the liberal IN all
our Richmond churches will feel an interest
certainly helps the general good of the whole
of Henrico parlSl