Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-26
THE OBSERVANCE OF ADVENT.
What the Season siEnifies-New Pastors
ComtuR-Other Church Notes.

To-morrow is the first SUNDAY in Advent.
Four Sabbaths are embraced IN tins spirit
nal season. which always begins upon the
nearest Sunday to st. Andrews Day No
yemDer 3Oth. Advent leads up TO Christ
mas. In all the Episcopal churches TO-
morrow the Scriptures read and the hymns
and anthems sung will bear upon the first
and second coming OF Christ.
Rev. MIR. Daehlell ana MIR. AObltt, or 81.
Marks church, are ooth III ther Piaces'
after bret absence from the city. On
sunday morning at $3.50 o'clock there Will
be 3 SPECIAL catechising and an Offering by
the Sunday school At II A. NJ. holy com
muniou and Advent offering by the con-
gregation will take place,
AZ Monumental church Sunday after
noon there will be a special service for the
boys. An appropriate address VIII DC dG-
liyered. and the centre aisle OF the church
will be reserved tor the young people;
Bows OF all the denominations are invited
TO be present.
spVct,I. SERVICES AT THE FIRST BAPTIST.
The purpose which Rev. j. l.. White eX-
messed on Thursday night of leaving to-
dav for his home. in Asneville, n. c., has
been withdrawn. and satisfactory arrange
u,ents made for his stay ill the middle OF
nort week. This has been most CRATE
fully received. The meetings have Oeen
attended by increasing congregations tnht
have filled the house. The interest has
also increased from night to night: mere
have been many professions OF Ialth:
Last nights meeting was one OF great
power. The sermon was short, TENDER ana
direct in its appeals, TO wnlch many re-
snonded. MIR. White will preach on Sao;
bath morning and evening at the usual
hours, and also ON Monday night.
CONFERENCE.
All tho Methodist ministers have re-
,urned from the conference, but IA many
instances their pulpIts will be filled TO-
morrow by visitors or outside pastors.
Rev DR.. Paul Whitehead, presiding
elder of the district. will occupy the pull;
nit of Broad Street church morning ana
night, while DIR. Tudor. the pastor, Will
preach in Washington. .A
Rev. DR.. ". Ii. Atwlll, OF LyncnourS'
the former pastor of Ciay-Sreet cnuIc a.
will preach before his old congregation III
the morning. Rev. DIR. A. G. Brown, pre-
siding elder, will fill the pulpit at night.
Rev. j. NJ. Anderson will deliver the ser
mon at Centenary church tomorrow morn
ing, while Rev. DIR. X. N. Sledd VIII preach
Kew. N. Latham, the pastor OF Highland
Park. will conduct the services on oaoI
bath morning, while Rev. W. ii. Anvil
will deliver the sermon al night E
The regular meeting Of the Board OF
Directors of the Methodist Snnday-Schooil
Society of Richmond and Manchester VIII ~
be held tomorrow afternoon at $50
O'Clock. , g.
Rev. w. f. Judkins has returned from
conference and will occupy his pulpit az
I,anrel-Sreet Methodist church to-mor-
row, both morning and evening.
Al Howard s-Grove Methodist church
Rev. L. j. Phaup will preach IN the morn
inc. while at night Rev. II. 4. johnson.
the newly.appoInted pastor, will occupy
Howard's-Grove is absorbed in the FAR
mount church, and as soon as the latter
- ready for dedication Howard s-Groye
will be used as q temperance-lodge hall, Tor
which purpose II has already been sold.
,ay IA. p. Mitchell Is pastor Of 81: James
she new church being erected on Twenty
,,nth street, and also city missionary, IN
s'aa5 of Towards Grove, as has been
nahl,shed. Rev. Messrs. Phsup aud
.Iohnson simply exchange places.
OTHER CHURCH sEGyicEs.
Rev. DR.. Il. r. Kerr who has been to