The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-25
METHODIST MINIsTERs.
A Chat About the Recent Appointments to
Richmond.

The Virginia Conference was quite par
tial to Richmond in sending good preach
ers to supply the Methodist pulpits in
the city for another year Rev. r. -.
Sledd, ID. D.. was returned to Centenary
much TO the deep qualification OF that
large membership.
DR.. Sledd. who has been one of the
NEST successful church builders In the
State, has for some time been engaged
in establishing a church at Highland
Park OH the suburbs. Rev. J. ". Latham
is sent as an assistant In this promising
field.
Rev. Dr. w. V. Tudor is also returned.
and will continue to attract the young
People, who seem 10 especially like his
brilliant style OF discourse.
At Laurelstreet Rev. DR.. w. E. Jud-
kins is returned. In the past year he did
much TO strengthen and advance the pros
poets Of that active church.
Rev Or. p. y Peterson, Of Trinity,
and Rev George II. Ray. Of Union Sta
ton, have returned to their respective
charges, greatly to the satisfaction OF
their respective congregations. The same
is also true Of Rev. W. A. Laughon, at
Denny-strect
Park-Place Clay-street and Washing
ton-street churches have new pastors.
Rev DR.. W. J. Young, for the past two
branches at Randolph Macon College has
been assigned to Park-Place.
Or. Young Is a Marylander, and was
transferred from the Conference or that
State TO the location above named. He
was in much demand, and Park-Place
may be considered fortunate in having
secured him. He is an able and pecu-
liarly attractive speaker, and is very
popular.
II is already limited that the service
peculiar TO this church and in use will
be given up by HIM for the simpler and
less formal service I'm use in other Metho-
dist churches. 1t is said that his appoint
ment was made with this understanding.
Rev. r. T. Wilson, who succeeds Rev.
f.. II. Rawlins at Clay-street. was uncil
a few years ago a lawyer with a large
practice in Petersburg. and comes from
successful ministry in Berkeley TO this
city. He is q man of force, good
preacher, and his personal appearance
is handsome and dignIfied.
Westinghouse church IS also for
tunate in its new preacher. Rev. w.
Asbury Christian, Of Lynchburg, sue
ceeds Rev r. H. Bennett I'm this charge.
Mr.. Christian has for some time filled
the pulpit Of one Of the largest churches
of the Methodist Episcopal denomina-
ton in the South. The pastor Of the
Methodist Episcopal church in Lynch
burg was elected to the secretaryship or
the Mission Board Of his Church. and Sc
lected Mr. Christian to fill his unexpired
term. This he did with so much satisfac-
ton that the congregation were 10th 10
give him up. He is young, active and
earnest, and considered one OF the com
ing preachers of first prominence in the
State.
PIE made a creditable and successful
fight last fall against gambling on the
fair grounds at Lynchburg. The suppress
sion was effectualy accomplished without
sensation or injury to his reputation as
useful minister. He has very recently
conducted revival services with marked
results in Greene county. He conducted
Thanksgiving services for the Women's
Missionary Society OF COurt-street church
in Lynchburg yesterday.