Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-23
DIR. FROST RESIGNS.
l,r LEAVES LEIGH STREET TO 60
WITH THE suNpAy-scHooL BOARD.
Preachers Have rie-Nic-rhe District
cenfersnce-work OF the city Miss
steasrv soesety--tsenerai Notes.

church next Sunday.
A day or two perhaps on Monday
he leaves for Nashville TO enter upon the
discharge OF his duties rs secretary Of the
Sunday School Board Of the Southern
Baptist Convention.
This position was rendered him about
ten days ago by the unanimous vote of the
committee having this important work IN
charge. and the circumstances attending
his selection we're such that he felt con.
strained 70 accept, though IL was with re.
luciance and regret that he severed his
connection with the church aud congrege
ton TO which he has become 50 warmly at
tachcd.
As soon as ii became known that DR.
Frost had been offered the secretaryshir
his people became fearful that they would
lose their earnest and able pastor, and the
fact that he asked time 10 consider but
strengthened this fear.
LITTER or RxueNAIIoS.
After the sermon Sunday morning DR.
Frost read tho following letter and imme-
diately retired:
AT TINE PAsToRfulf, June 81, 1891.
To Qe Leigh-iStreR Baptist Church;
Dear Bretfren, II hereby present TO you
my resignSfion as pastor with the inten.
ton OF accepting the secretaryship of the
sunday-School Board of the Southern
Baptist Convention.
And as the position requires early atten.
ton, respectfully ask that the resignation
be acted upon at once. and be set TO take
effect not later than with the closing oil
next Sundays ceryices.
As my family viii not accompany me tc
Nashville az tho present, j would be glad
70 have the use of the pastorium while
they remain in Richmond or until you
may need II for my successor.
cannot tell you with what regret, with
what real pain of heart this action Is taken
on nv part It Is compelled under high
aud holy sense Of duty--a duty which
crosses all my cherished plans and asplra.
tons. know rot what awaits me In the
future. or the work TO which / ON called
/ arn sure of. only one thing-that am act
ing in the conviction that the Lord has
opened this way to me, and that in accept
ing / am only moving in the line OF His
movement In following His guidance
which through the years has been my un.
failing stay in the midst of trials and diff.
culties, bid farewell to tho pastorate-foI
Q season, would gladly trust, but forever
IL need be and He so orders.
I cannot close this paper without ex.
pressing my sincere gratitude TO you, as
individuals and as body, for the many
kindnesses and for the untold patience
which have been shown me as your pastor.
/ have not been all to you / desired to be
in many things, and yet before God have
done YOU the best services possible to me.
The work into which i 60 is new. is full
of grave respons oilities' and involves I'm;
Inense possibilities as UNCONVENTIONAL
power; as a factor for bringing the Sunday
school interests 10 higher plane OF efh-
cheney. and so of increasing them in num-
Der and making them more effective IN our
denominatIonal life. In your prayers re-
member me in this great work, giving me
your full sympathy and support, and my
retiring prayer is that God may be gracious
to you in your home-life and in your
church life may crown you with Heavens
richest blessings, and may He send you
speedily a successor in the pastorate-a
man of His own choosing, who will come
70 you in the fulness of the blessing Of the
Gospel of Christ
The grace Of our Lord Jesus Christ be
with your spirits-amen.
Your brother in Him, j. NJ. FROST.
THE CHURCH ACTS.
The church convened in business meet
ing at once and voted TO accept the resig-
nation. There was general expression of
regret that the talented divine felt impell-
ed TO leave; but as 1t was his wish that his
letter should DO acted upon promptly,
there was no delay.
The board of which DIR. Frost accepts
the secretaryship has its headquarters At
Nashville. Tenn. II has charge of the pub
LEGATION Of Kind Words, Sabbath-school
paper which has been published heretofore
in Atlanta. and also Of the collection OF
school statistics.
THE NEW SECRETARY.
DR.. Frost succeeded Rev. DIR. S. A. Good
win as pastor otLeigh. Street church about
two years ago. and during this time the
church has prospered greatly, especially
from a financial standpoint. He is a Ken
tuckian by birth, bat came to this city
from the church at Selma, Ala. Before
That time be was pastor of the Baptist
church in Staunton, Va, for several years.
In DIR. Frost's resignation Richmond
loses one Of her ablest ministers and ora
tors. He is q man of excellent official
ability, and moreover an expert admins
traitor of finance. which S an almost essen
tial quality for q preacher.
His sermons have always been clear and
eloquent calculations of the Scripture,
while personally he has greatly endeared
himself to his congregation.
Preachers Have n Picnic.
The Baptist ministers of this city had a
picnic at Forest-Hill Park yesterday, and
despite the oppressive heat had a delight
full time. They passed the day for the most
part in throwing quoits, game OF which
they seem exceedingly fond.
At 2 o'clock a dinner, which contained
almost every imaginable American deli
cacy, was served and partaken of with
considerable vigor.
FED THE BEAR.
The black bear, which forms one of the
II. - ha x.arL tNrnnarly ha
said to have been guest at the meal. for
though none of the clergy allowed them
selves to come within his tond embrace
they nevertheless sent him q bounteous
supply Of scraps
There were no ladies in the party
which IN fact was quite an exclusive one
but several fair individuals who were visit
ing the park, viewed the merry-makers
from distance and seemed sorry they
were not of the number.
About fifteen or twenty of the ministers
were present at the picnic and all enjoyed
themselves as only preachers can do when
they set their minds on fun.
-Four Mile-Creek Church Dedicated.
The Four-Mile-C Greek Baptist church,
which was erected under the pastorate OF
Rev. A. +. Hardy, was dedicated Sunday
with impressive services and large congre-
cations.
At III O'Clock IN the morning MeSSrs. A.
b. CLARK, and Miles Turpin, former men,
bers of the church, made interesting ad.
dresses.
The ordination of deacons followed at IL
o'clock, and in this service the pastor was
assisted by Rev. X. ii. Winfree, of Chester
field, and Rev. Decatur Edwards, of Man
chester.
THE DEBT CLEARED.
The dedication proper took place at 8
O'Clock, and Rev. DIR. Hatcher delivered
the dedicatory sermon-an excellent dis
course. After the sermon the speaker
lquidated the debt of SIPS on the build
ing, raising the money with but little diff
Guilty. This left the church. which cost
&l,2O0, entirely free from debt.
Rev. MIR. Hardy, the energetic pastor, is
ayoung gentleman OF considerable ability.
and be is greatly beloved by has coDgrega-
tion.
Baptist City Missionary Society.
The Baptist City Missionary Society held
its annual meeting at Groye-Ayenue church
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, President
Joseph b. Montgomery in the chair The
monthly reports of the standing commit
tees were first read. Mr.. Josiah Ryland,
Dr., chairman OF the Ways and Means Com
mittee, reported SOLO collected during
the present month. Mr.. Ryland, chairman
OF special committee appointed at prior