The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-05-03
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.

whiou OohEcHeS Inere May ~. Among
the prominent individuals who will
following: Bishop G.. M. Peterkin, of
West Virginia.; Archdeacon f. j. c.
Moran, of Annapolis, Md; Dean Hart
ley Carmichael, of Richmond: Rev.
George w. Dame, of Danville; Rev. II.
Lacy, d. d., of Weston, w. Va; Hon.
r. 4. Withers, of Wythevllle; Attorney
General K. Taylor scott, of Warrenton;
Judge w. S. Barton, of fredericksburg;
Judge A. w. Wallace, of Fredericks-
burg; General Joseph II. Anderson, of
Richmond.
Tho baptist convention that will as
semble in birmingham, Ala, next Fri
day will be meeting Of interest to all
Baptist. 1t will he composed of dele
gates from the different Southern con-
ventions and is the highest body of the
Baptist Church in the South. Rev. DIR.
o. L. Flippo of the First Baptist
Church of this city, who is now on
lecturing tour in East Tennessee will
attend. Mayor Evans, Rev. Dr. c. L.
James and William Lunsford will start
to the convention Wednesday.
1t has been definitely decided to i'm
prove and enlarge Lee Street Methodist
Epicopal Church by extending the
building sixteen feet on Lee street and
seven feet on the north side for tower.
Tho improvement will cost about $500
and much of this has already been sub
scribed. The work will be done 1t an
early day.
The movement to establish q South
ern Methodist Church In East Roanoke,
as related in THE TIMES yesterday, is
meeting with favor. This work has
been under consideration for some time,
at one time the Northside building
committee of Greene Memorial Church
was about to secure site near Hotel
Folk. The church is to be established
insthe Northeast section with view of
establishing another church in the
Northwest section. The Sunday echool
at Federation Hall, under the Superin-
tendency of Rev. c. S. Marks, has over n
hundred scholars, and the school at
Melrose public school building, with
Maj A. G. Pendloton as supcrintcnd-
ent is doing well.
Rev. Mr.. James will preach at Fourth
Avenue Christian Church this morning
at 1920 o'clock to the Junior Order of
United American Mechanics, who will
attend in a body.
The PreshytcrianS are to be congrat-
ulated on having secured Mrs. DR..
liodson to sing n solo in that church
once month. The selection for to- day
will be Steadclla's prayer, "Pity, Oh!
SAVIOR
Rev DIR. C. L. James will preach for
the Calvary Baptist congregation at
the Young Mems Christian Association
hall this morning and evening.
Services will be held in the churches
of the city to-day as follows:
Greene Memorial NJ. E. Church
South-Preaching at IL a. III. by ReY.
William, ,tS l.
Thomas Nj. Jones. Sunday school at
$3.50 a. m.
Melrose School Building, n. w.-9:3O
Sunday-school, Major A. G. Pendleton
superintendent.
Federation Hall, n. e.-9:3O Sunday
school, Rev. e. S. Marks supcrintcnd-
| ent.
Trinity NJ E. Church South (T1MEs
Misunderstanding at II n. IN. and S
p. m. by the pastor, Rev. j. w. Duffey.
Sunday-school at 900 a. IN.
Lee Street Methodist Episcopal
Church-Preaching at / a. m. and at s
p. m, by the pastor, w. Z. Schoolcy.
Morning subject-"St. Paul's Method
of Obtaining Collections"
St Johns Episcopal-Sunday school
at $40. Sevices at II a. m. and D. m 4.
by Rev. w. III. Meade, ID. D., pastor.
First Presl notwithstanding at II
a: M and 7:30 p. m. by the pastor, Rev.
w. c. Campbell, d. ID.
Reform Church-Services at II a. III.
and 7:30 p. N. by Rev. Lewis Reitcr,
pastor.
Mass will be celebrated at St. An.
drew's Catholic Church to-day at 10
o'clock Rev. Father Lynch officiating.
Rev. c. II. buchanan, the pastor. will
preach IN the Methodist Church of Vim
ton to-day at II a. m. and at n. m
Sunday school will be held at 900 a. m
Rev. j. e. Bushnell will preach al
the First baptist church this morning
at IL o'clock.
Rev. DR.. William E. Hatcher of Rich.
mond, who was booked for lecture al
the First Baptist church, is i'll, and will
not be able to fill the engagement. As
soon as DIR. Hatcher RECEIVERS another
date will be made. Tickets that have
been purchased will be good.
TIE Y. NJ. c. A.
The usual notify public meeting oil
the y. M c. A. will be held at the
Fourth Avenue Christian Church at 3:3C
o'clock. and will be conducted by Robt
| Edwards.
THE COLoRED CHURCHES
First baptist Church-Rev. r. R.
Jones. pastor. Sabbath school 2:30 n.
M. Richard Gilbert, superintendcnt
Preaching at II a. m. and at 1880 p. m.
High Street Baptist Church, Rev. w.
w. Brown, pastor--Preaching at II a.
m. and at 7:30 p m. Sabbath school
$50 a. m. =. w. Oliver, superintendent
Presbyterian Church, Church street
above mpbcll--Sabbath school p. m
i. 4. Henry, superintendent. Preach
ing at $50 p. m. Rev. y. r. Irvine
pastor
st. Paul's Notwithstanding at II
a. m. and 1870 p. IN. by the pastor, Rev
| a. Sellers