Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-03
MR.JOLLY'SWE WELCOME
INTERESTING EXERCISES LAST NIGHT
AT RANDoLPH-SrREeT CHURCH.
Rev. DIR. Kerr Receives n Flastering Call
From Albany. E.y.-The Goshen As
sootation--service To-sIorrow.


hearty and enthusiastic reception last
night. Mr.. Jolly, who arrived in the city
yesterday afternoon, comes from Ashland,
KY, where he has labored successfully
for several years and is greatly beloved.
Rev. DIR. r. II. Pitt presided, and after
brief devotional exercises, in which DIR.
Whitfield offered prayer and the Corona,
ton hymn was sung, DR.. Pitt explained
that the meeting was not intended TO be
formal, but was gathering OF the mem
bers Of the church and their friends 70 ex-
tend to the new pastor cordial welcome
to the hearts aud homes OF tne people OF
this church. DIR. Pitt spoke beautifully OF
the relations of pastor and people as that
Of husband aud wife. 90
Rev. j. b. Hutson, Of Pine-Street
church, delivered the address OF welcome
in yery felicitous style. He spoke OF Viz
giuia as sacred soil and reminded the new
pastor that his name would henceiorth DC
associated with the great names OF the
many who have. made the STATES
farne great in both church and State:
He welcomed Mr.. Jolly in the name Of
Virginia and of Richmond and OF the
| church. -,
After HYMN by toe choir Mr.. Joe Mont
! Qouery president of the City Missionary
Society, made q model speech explaining
how the Randolph-Street church origi-
mated. Mr.. Walter Sydnor. the moderator
of the Dover Association, made some
happy remarks in giving Dir. Jolly a cor
| dial welcome. Mr.. j. u. Ragland, lead
| ing spirit in the church. spoke OF the WORK
as having been inspired OF God. He gave
q history Of the beginning and growth OF
| the church, and then spoke words OF the
most hearty and effective nature TO MS
new pastor.
Rev. Mr.. Jolly expressed his apprecia-
! ton of the cordial greeting extended 10
| him, and declared his intention to take
| hold of the work with vigorous hand.
| Mr.. Jolly begins his labors here under the
most favorable circumstances, and great
! things are reasonably expected from the
union now so happily formed. Rows.
| Baylus Cade, of Venable-Street church;
j. ID. Hart. A. +. Dean, ana Onarl n
| Clemens were IN the pulpit. Rev. D. H.
| Hart pronounced the benediction.
DIR. KERR RECEIVES CALL.
The Rev. Robert p. Kerr. ID. d., pastor
! of the First Presbyterian church OF tins
| city. has received a unanimous call to the
| Dladison-Avenue Reformed church, OF
| Albany. n. Y. This is the old original
| Dutch church, $50 years old, and the
| strongest Protestant church in the city.
| They have o magnificent church building
and fine manse. The call was, wholly
unexpected by DIR. Kerr. it was brought
| about by his having preached one Sabbath
| for DR.. Holmes. of the State-Street Presby-
terrain church, whittier members OF the
| church that has given HIM call went TO
| hear him. The high standing and impor-
| tant influence of this Reformed church
| and the manner in which the call was
| rendered make this offer both fatterlng
and tempting.
Ii is very safe to say that DIR. Kerr's own
congregation, all the Presbyterlans ana
people of other denominations OF TINS
| city, with all Of whom he is very popular.
hope that DIR. Kerr will decide TO remain
| in his present charge. lie would be sadly
missed from Richmond.
GOSHEN ASSOCIATION CENTENNIAL.
The centennial session Of the Goshen
| Baptist Assoclation will commence at
! Couuty-Iine church. Caroline county,
September the 9Th. Delegates living east
| of the church will be met at Ruther Glen,
on the Fredericksburg road, on the arrival
of the z. NJ. train, or at Hewletts, on the
| Chesapeake and Ohio road, on the ARRIVAL
! of the tram reaching that station at the
! same hour. Those living west OF the
church will be met at Doswells. on the
Chesapeake and Ohio. on arrival OF the
| z. NJ. train.
The meeting will continue four days.
! and the time will be divided between the
business of the ASSOCIATION and the cen
| tennial celebration. The programme OF
! addresses for the centennial DAYS is as fol-
lows: "Baptists and TIE Bible. DR.. a. H.
Dickinson; Baptists and Modern MIS-
sions." Professor II. ii. Harris; Baptists
and Religious Liberty" Hon. j. l.. M.
| Curry, LII. D.. historical paper on the
Goshen Association. by Rev. l.. =. Haley.
I. S. Dunaway is the presiding omcer
| and will preach the centennial sermon.
| In order to accommodate the crowd that
| is expected pavilion that Will seat l,oOU
| persons has been erected.
IN THE CHURCHES TOMORROW.
Several of the city pastors who have
been spending their summer vacations
away from home returned during the past
week and will fill their pulplts tomorrow.
The sermon at Broad-Street Methodist
church at II o'clock will be preached oY
Rev. L. L. Pell of this city. At night Rev.
Samuel @. Hatcher will officiate.
The services at Grace Episcopal churc1
tomorrow will be conducted by Rev. Mr..
Hines, of Fauquier county.
The regular monthly union class-meet
ING of Richmond and Manchester will be
held at Howard's-Groye church tomorrow
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Rev. T. =. Bell, assistant secretary OF
the Baptist Foreign-Mission Board, vii
preach at the Church OF the Covenant
Park avenue and Harrison street, SUNDAY
morning at II o'clock. The pastor OF thai
church-Rey. j. Calvin Stewart-ls aoSeh'
on his summer vacation.
Rev. Or. Il. II. Pitt will preach at the
Bartop-Helghts Baptist church tomorrow
morning mt IL o'clock. A welcome service
will be held in the afternoon.
The morning service at the Baptist
church will be conducted by DR.. Pitt
Rev. DR.. William Z. Hatcher, pastor o
Grace-Street Baptist church, has returned
to the city and will fill his pulpit at IL A
Al the CLAY. Street Baptist church Their,
will be preaching at IL A. NJ. and S:l5 p. NJ
to-morrow by Rev. II. A. Bagby. of sui
folk who has been called to the pastorat'
of this church, but has not yet given I'd
COMMITTEES an answer. He comes up Il
look over the field before announcing hi
Rev. A. r. Moore breaches his first ser
mon tomorrow as pastor OF tho Marshsii
/, Street Christian church. Inc music WI
be especially good, and all OF the DAY
services will be of an interesting charac
ter. -. -.
abroad in time TO fill his pulpit tomorrow
but he will hardly do so, as notnlng IA
, vet been heard Of his arrival IN New YORK
Rev. Dr. Bledsoe. pastor OF Park-Plac
church. who has been spending his vaea
ton near Gordonsvllie will return 10 IN
! city to-day and I'LL his pulpit az poth ser
vices Tomorrow. Mrs. Bledsoe's health
better, but she is still feeble;
The pastor, Rev. W. l. Wright, hayin
returned 10 the city, will occupy his pul
pit at Leigh-Street Baptist church to-moi
! row morning and evening.
HOLY communion will be administered q
st. Johns tomorrow morning. The rec
tor. Rev. Lewis w. Burton, will preac
; both morning and night. he Will De pre-
emit in the church ut 5 p. NJ. to administe
3 infant baptism. The assistant minister
: Rev. G. r. Kuyk, will conduct services
/; Weddell- Memorial chapel at II A. al. and
! p. NJ.
TWO DEATHS YESTERDAY.