Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-09
THEIR NEW PASTOR.
Or. HIDEN breaches HIS FIRST SER
MON AT GRovE-AvENuE.
Memorial Service for Rev. A. #. Hardy
Dr. Hawthorne at tho First Church
Other Sunday Services.

The new pastor of Grove-Avenue bap-
tist church. Rev. J. @. Hiden, ID. d., took
charge on Sunday, and preached both
morning and evening sermons OF great
power to large and attentive congrega-
tons. DIR. Hiden possesses rare gifts as a
preacher and pastor. is great thinker.
ranking amongst the first in the land. and
this union Of pastor and people just con-
summated will not only result in great
good to Grove-Avenue church, but to the
whole city.
Dr. Hiden's morning sermon was from
the words II am debtor both TO the
1reeks and to the barbarians. both to the
wise and the unwise. So, as much as Is In
me, am ready TO preach the Gospel TO you
that are at Rome also.n NOW" said the
Doctor during his discourse. Il want to
initiate Paul in this field to try TO reach all
classes and all sorts. Some people
say they would not go into the pasto-
rate because pastor is every oouys
slave. Let no man go into the pas
torate who would not go If called
upon at o'clock in the night to visit the
lowest negro in the city in order to give
comfort in spiritual matters. he that
Will be greatest of all let him be the SER
want of ALL" DIR. Hiden. in closing his SER
mon, thanked the congregation for their
cordial appreciation and brotherly love IN
calling him as their preacher. de SAID
he wanted every human being In this
community to know that he was at their
call. lie also stated that during the
heated term he would not preach longer
than thirty minutes.
TIE HARDY-MENfoRIAL MEETING.
The memorial meeting held at Highland
Springs Baptist church Sunday afternoon
in honor of Rev. Allan L. Hardy, who was
pastor of the church at the time of his
death, was very largely attended. There
were delegations from Four-Alile creek
and Antioch, of which the deceased was
also pastor. and numerous friends We're
present from Richmond. The house was
Ellyson presided, and Rev. Messrs. Cade
and Tucker conducted the preliminary
service. Drs. Pitt and Hatcher, both of
whom We're intimately acquainted with
the popular young minister. made the
principal addresses on his life and charac-
ter. and briet speeches were also made by
representatives of hrs churches.
The services we're very impressive and
full of pathetic interest. The presence Of
Mrs. Kate f. Hardy, of Glade Spring. the
stepmother of the deceased, lent an addi-
tlonal interest TO the occasion. Her hus-
band, who was also Baptist minister, was
Ill when the son-in-law died and followed
him in very short time. pleasant
feature Of the memorial was that several
churches. as tokens of regard, sent con-
trIbutions to rednce the debt on the High
land-Springs church.
REAR THEIR OLD PASTOR.
Rev. DIR. J. b. Hawthorne. formerly of
this city, but now OF Atlanta, Ga. preach
ed TO his old congregation Sunday morning
at the First Baptist church. In the assem-
blage, which was an unusually large one
for this season of the year. DIR. Hawthorne
recognized many TO whom he preached
regularly for several years. His SER
mon was strong. earnest, evangelical.
and strIkingly original IN many OF the
thoughts presented. The discourse was
Life" and his theme was, Christ the Su-
preme Need of the Soul.n DR.. Hawthorne.
in speaking of the high calling of the
ministry. commented quite freely upon the
doctrines advanced by DIR Briggs end
the sensational methods employed by a
Baptist pastor IN New York, whose name
he did not mention, but who attracts more
attention, he asserted, by the preludes to
his sermons than by the little Gospel that
he breaches DIR. Hawthorne returned on
the late train Sunday night to Alton, whore
he will spend the time between Sundays
while filing DR.. Cooper's pulpit.
Rev. Joseph Walker has been engaged
to supply the pulpit of the Grace-Street
Baptist church during the absence of DIR.
Hatcher on his summer vacation. Mr.
Walker is about So years old. but is still
vigorous III mind, mas a clear voice, and
breaches with the power OF young man.
He is q man of fine literary attainments
and of wonderful faculties for one OF his
age. He Will be heard with interest and
profit.
The Howard's-G Grove congregation have
granted their pastor, Rev. j. o. Kirk, q
vacation until September lst.
DR.. HoGE IN BALTIMORE.
Rev. DIR. HOge preached at Brown-M Me-
mortal church. Baltimore, Sunday. The
American of yesterday contains a report OF
his sermon and says that Notwithstanding
the fact that many members of that church
were absent from the city the building was