Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-02
MR.. JOLLY ACCEPTS.
TO BECOME PASTOR OF RANcoL
STREET TWO MONTHS HENCE.
Having Done Good Work In Kentucky.
He Comes Here TO an Inviting Field
sunday services.

Rev. w. r. Jolly, of Ashland, Ky., has
accepted q call to the Randolph-Street
Baptist church, and will assume the du-
ties OF his new charge on the LIST OF Sep
TENDER.
Mr.. Jolly is married and has two chill
dren. He is about As years OF age and was
educated at Georgetown, Ky. He has held
important charges in Indiana and Ohio'
but for the past seven years has been pas
tor of the church in Ashland, which was
organized by him and has greatly increased
in membership and influence under his
active minIstrations. He IS preacher OF
unusual ability and man OF tremendous
energy He Is popular with all classes an q
denominations, and has peculiar knack
of making friends.
HIS RICHMOND VISITS.
Mr.. Jolly has been TO Richmond but three
times, spending few days on each occa-
sion, and two of his visits were on exceed
ingly sad missions.
About two years ago Mr.. Judson Bethel,
who had lived in Ashland for several years
arld was q member of Mr.. Jolly's church,
returned to Richmond, where he had spent
hls earlier life, and being in failing health,
died in q very short while. Mr.. Jolly. 10
whom the entire family were very much
attached. was telegraphed for and came on
at once and preached the funeral at ZINE.
Street Baptist church. He only renamed
| in the city for day or two. but met quite
number of the Pine-Street people VINO
were mot favorably impressed with MN.
| His second trip 70 Richmond was an
even sadder one. 1t was TO bring mere LOT
| burial the remains of Mr.. Burnett, the
young mail agent who was killed IN rail-
| road accident not far from Ashland. ms
| funeral he also preached at Pine-Street
church. On this occasion, as on the former
one, he created a splendid impression
among the people with whom be met
THE FIRST CALL EXTENDED.
f, In February last, when the Randolph
! Street Mission, which was started by the
| Pine-Street congregation and experienced
| q wonderfully rapid and healthy growth,
organized as a church the officers begun to
| look about for pastor and their thoughts
| drifted TO Mr.. jolly. He was invited To
come here and look over the field and to
preach for the congregation. lie accepted
| and MS investigation satisfied him that
| this was good place in which 70
labor for the Masters, cause, and
| before leaving for his home he had
pretty well decided to come to Rich,
| mond. The cal was formally extended
| TO INN. and he wrote back indicating bis
| purpose to accept. His Ashland friends,
| though-and they number many outside Oh
| his own denomination-brOug great pres
| sure to bear 10 influence him TO remain IN
| the bluegrass State, and he finally yielded
TO their entreatles and declined this call.
| Recently, however, the corresponding
was reopened and it has resulted III MI
Jolly's positive acceptance OF the call. lie
il very much attached TO his present con.
gregation, but feels that it is his duty T.
| come to Randolph-Street. He Will tnd
| there well-organiZedc church and flourish
| ing Sunday school, both OF which are
growing steadily.
NOTES ABOUT To-MORIow's SERVICES.
The Rev. John T. Foster. of the Diocese
| of West Virginia, is visiting relatives IL
this city, among whom is his brother, Mr.
W. ". Foster, the photographer. The
| Rev. MIR. Foster will preach at st. Johns
church Sunday night, where some year;
ago he preached an excellent sermon:
The rector of st. Johns will preach and
administer communion in the morning.
DR.. Tudor having gone TO Culpeper &c
| dedicate church. Bishop CRANBERRY Will
preach for him at II A. NJ. and S:l5 Z. NJ.
In the Absence from the city of DR.. Hogt
| Rev. q. l.. Wolfe viii preach at II O'Clock
| tomorrow morning. and Mr.. James L.
| Cook ut 6 O'Clock in the evening.
Rev. DR.. A. q. Brown. presiding elder OF
the West Richmond District. will preach
at Clay Street Methodist church tomorrow
| morning.
| Highland Park Hall tomorrow afternoon
| at 5 o'clock. The pastor. Rev. j. N
Latham, will preach In the morning.
| There will be Children's-Day exercises
| of very interesting character at the
| Third Christian church tomorrow night
| at O'clock.
Rev. DIR. II. P. Kerr will preach at West
minister church next Sunday at O'CLOCK
| =. Nj.
| Rev. j. Edward Smith. of EastoD, Nd,
| will preach both morning and night at the
| New Jerusalem Church misslon-room. No
8 east Clay street. The subject at night
| will be 1.-THE Flood" There Will be q
preparatory service tonight.
| Secretary A. Candlish will address the
| Young mems meeting at the Young Men
| Christian Association tomorrow alter
noon at o'clock. There will be singing
| by q good male chorus and the proceed
| ings promise TO be very interesting. Inc
| boys meeting will take place at O'Clock
and will be conducted by Mr.. W. Q. West
| while the singing will be under the dlrec.
ton of Professor Horace +. Smith. The
last conversational Bible reading. before
the departure of Secretary, 4. Candlish or
his summer vacation will take place To-
morrow afternoon at 5:l5 o'clock. These
meetings are growing in interest and the
| membership is steadily increasing.
The anniversary of DR.. Hatcher's Boys
Society will be celebrated at the Grace
Street Baptist church Sunday evening
| at O'Clock. Several prominent speaker:
are expected TO be upon the platform tC
take part in the service. There will 5'
special music by the boys and several dis
| tincnished slnrars will also be present.