The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-27
DIR. KERR CALLED AGAIN
TINE ArBAxr cHURcH WANTS MN
Ard n Committee from that City Was In
,,,cnr,ona Yesterday 10 Urge Him 90 Ac-
cep,-olher Nsws from she Churches.

Rev Il T. Kerr. OF the t1rst fresDytorik
<huroh. who several days ago received a call TO
take charge of the Dutch Reformed Church
At Albany, n. Y. which, after due consld-
era.ion. he declined TO accept, yesterday
received another invitation Of "A similar
character. A committee from the Albany
church arrived hore on the fast mail express
from Tho North and urged the famous
divine 10 accept the call. The committee
took the evening train for home after they
had been assured by DR.. Kerr that no wouiu
carefully consider the matter.
II il a source o. much qualification to
Richmond ut large that Rev. DIR. Hoge hes
returned in such vgor Of health and mina.
He preached NJ bis own church ounuay
morning and for DR.. Kerr AT night
Rev. g. L. Wolfe preached ut WeS'mln-
ster church at o'clock I. A. ane me-
DR.. Kerr oficiated in the pulpit OF Rev. d.
Hoge. o-r;,,e,
Or. James Y. Fairs text Sunday morning
was. ITO the Unknown God IT'S orlglnhl
treatment and powerful presentation was q
subject OF general discussion at the close Oh
the service.
THE WORLDS FAIR ON SUNDAY.
II is we'll known that Congress at us last
session. and after hare strugeie; pdn
Fair on Sunday. Since the passage OIL tnht
law there has been persistent effort on the
mart of friends of Sunday opening 70 secure
its repeal IL has been decided by tne
friends of the Christian Sabbath to boid 10
various large cities meetings " ratily anu
endorse the action OF Congress.
Rev. Mr.. Mccartney. district secretary Oh
the American Sabbath Union. IS now IN
Richmond endeavoring to arrange tor such
a meeting here. On yesterday he visited
two of the ministers weekly conferences
tho Presbyterian and the Baptist ana ne lS
endeavoring to communicate privately WIN
the ministers of other denominations. Both
the conferences received him cordially. ana
the Baptlsts appointed committee con-
sistine OF Dr. II. II. Pitt. chairman. aud iors.
Hatcher and Whitfield 10 confer Win other
ministers and arrange, If practlca3le, Tor
such q meeting. =, ..
After comforting with Mr.. Mccartney IL
was decided TO call meeting OF Gil hlch-
mond ministers in sympathy with the move
nnent AT the Mission rooms of the Second
Baptist church at 80 o'clock this AFTERNOON.
II is earnestly hoped there will he a large
aud representative attendance.
THE BAPrIsTs.
Rev. ]. O. Kirk will hold special services
AT Hovard's Grove church this week ana
will be assisted by Rev. X. l.. Gay, OF King
William county.
Rev. 4. Tucker held meeting at Buck
ineham Courthouse last week at which
there were seventeen conversions and hve
restOrations. Among the conversions was
MIR JoI dan Taylor. who IS ninety-nlne years
and seven months old.
Plans have been completed for the new
BAPTIST church il Fulton. DR.. Whitfield
pastor. 1t will be a handsome two.story
brick structure seating nye hundred per-
soDs.
Re. w. L. Robinson. formerly Of Rich
mond College. but now OF Iowson, Md,
passed through the city yesterday on his
way to MecklenbuTg county. having been
summoned by the death OF his mother.
The Fourth-street Baptist church have
purchased the oxcellont lot at the corner Of
Fifth and Leigh streets for the erection OF
new church. The lot Is seventy-two feet
wide and one hundred and thirty-three feet
deep The purchase price was $4,000. Mr..
II. +. Williams. the pastor. though young
man, is a preacher of ability and the church
is making rapid progress under his min
istry.
Rev. j. b. Hutson Yesterday offered his
resignation &c president Of the Baptist MIN
isters' Conference. which he has hello for
twelve years The matter was referred TO
committee. Mr.. Hutson NJ desirous OF sur
rendering tho honor 10 another, and his
brother ministers. recognizing the value OF
his services, are 10th 10 give him up.
BHE METHoDIsTs.
al Of tie Methodist ministers of Rich
mond and Manchester were present ct the
preachers conference yesterday for the first
time since the summer.
Tho SUNDAY school service at Centenary
church sunday morning was devoted largely
10 addresses on the Christian Endeavor, OF
which there is growing society in that
church. Dr. Sledd received four members
BY letter in the morning. His sermon at
night was a mastery effort. and was in
creased IN interest by incidental discussions
of the ability of science TO exterminate the
plaques sent OF God as published in the
press.
The subject OF DR.. Tudors Sunday night
discourse. ma announced. was The Pest-
lence Scare" and large congregation was
attracted. His descriptions were graphic
and realistic in character. and the whole
subiect discussed in the moSt comprehen-
sive manner In closing he made power
ful application OF the subject, winch result
ed IN one conversion.
NOTES.
Few. A. f. Dickinson. d. D.. delivered an
address at the centennial meeting OF the
Goshen baptist Association September 9Th
ON The RAptists and the Bible, which has
been published in pamphlet form.
The Christian churches OF Richmond
and Manchester hold their first general
meeting of the Disciples Onion at the Sew
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