The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-14
HAPPENINGS IN THE CHURCHEs.
Highland Park Methodist Church Dedi-
cated-Other Religious Notes.

On Sunday evening. at st. Johns
church. after the services were read
Rev Mr. Carmichael. of st. Paul's
church. preached from Romans, thir-
teenth chapter and fourteenth verse
After the sermon the bishop OF the do
cese. Right Rev. +. NJ. White, con-
frmed a class of thirty-three persons.
The church was crowded on this occa-
sion.
The Baptist Sunday School Associa-
tion Of Richmond and Manchester held
it's annual business meeting Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock with the Clay
street Baptist church.
President r. II. Elicit filled the chair,
with w. +. Daniel as secretary. The
meeting was opened with choir selec-
tions Aside from the beautiful compost
ton the piece was beautifully rendered.
The Association was led in prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Bagby, OF Suffolk.
The monthly reports OF the various
schools were unusually satisfactory TO
the Sunday school workers.
Upon the conclusion Of the reading OF
the monthly reports the annual reports
Of the president secretary. treasurer and
auditor were read and unanimously
adopted. The presidents report was
most interesting paper. prepared with the
utmost care from the annual national
report OF the secretary.
All Of the old officers were reelected
except William y. Daniel. the retiring
secretary Mr. W. -. Duke was unan
mously chosen 10 fill the Office Of sec
rotary. The officers OF the Association
are r. H. Elicit, president; T.. A. Gary.
first vice-presldent; r. W. Powers. Sc
cond president; w. d. Duke, secre-
tary; Joseph Ryland, Jr.. treasurer, and
George Il. Steel. auditor. all Of whom are
elected TO serve for one year. The AS
ISOLATION was briefly addressed by Rev
Joseph Walker and Rev. John NJ. Pitcher.
Highland Park Methodist church was
dedicated by Bishop a. w Wilson on
Sunday evening last at 1870 o'clock. Ihere
was a large crowd in attendance.
The auditorium seats comfortably $50
persons. In addition to the pews extra
seats occupied all available space. Many
stood i'm the aislcs. IL was estimated that
there were from $50 to 800 persons in the
building. There were also present num-
Der Of ministers beside the Bishop and the
pastor. Or. Sedd and Rev. J. \. Latham,
DR. Brown. presiding elder; Dr. Judkins
and Rev. Mr.. Wilson were present. the
music was elegantly rendered by the
Centenary choir.
The sermon OF the Bishop was based
upon Mathew VI. 80, and was an effort or
great strength and power The sermon
and the occasion will long linger as
pleasant memory i'm the hearts or all VINO
were present There were many express
sions Of surprise and pleasure at the
handsome appearance Of the church, the
beauty Of its internal finishing and furni-
ture and the fitness and harmony Of all
It's appointments James d. MosDy
Robert f. Richardson and Marshall I.
Burton constituted the building commit
tee The total cost, exclusive OF lighting.
carpetinS and organ was ASl7O'. About
$4,000 of this amount has been provided
for i'm cash, ana good subscriptions OF
81 13S was pledged at the morning service
at Centenary and about $500 at the dedi-
catorv service. Or. Slcdd stated that ne
had enough faith in God and in the devo-
ton OF his people to assume all remain
ing Indebtedness. When he preached his
first sermon in the public hall on the af-
ternoon Of the 18th of April last he said
that he had little thought that there
would so soon be such rich fruitage.
The revival meetings at the Second
BAPTIST church were attended by over
flowing crowds last week. There We're
twenty professions at the morning ser
vice The meetings continue this week
Rev II. a. Bagby is preaching with great
power.
The Grace-street congregation wor-
shipped in their new auditorium Sunday.
Jnefe were Il HuHDtI VI piOl'S0loHH u"I
ing the day Dr. Hatcher has received
seventy into the church so far as a re-
suit Of Or. Whartons recent meetings.
A number were baptized at night.
Rev. James Y. Fair. ID. j., pastor Of
the Grace-street Presbyterian church,
preached two excellent sermons Sunday
to exceedingly large congregations. His
text at night was Isaiah xl. 81, and the
sermon was one OF the most powerful
in thought and beautiful in expression
ever heard in a Richmond pulpit.