Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-30
eighteen mere years of union with the
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING.


| church.
ANNUAL BUSINESS MEETING.
Tn tho afternoon tho annual church
l mating was held and in spite OF the beat
ING rain was well attended. Reports snow
| cd that the contributions OF the churcn 10
current and deDominationai expenses nan
| largely increased over last year III every
resnect except IN two. and II was deter
mined that there should be an extra effort
| 10 cover these deficiencies. The spirit OF
the meeting was buoyant and delightfu:
and the church was never so strong anu
progressive as 1t now Ia. Deacon T.. u.
Foster was made superintendent OF tne
missionary committees. Most OF tue oIu
chairmen of tho several committees were
reelected. A standing committee on tho
BAPTIST Orphanage was created and Mr..
L. C.. Jenkins was made its chairman.
Presbyterian Chiidren's-Dsy.
Amidst pouring rain goodly number
of Sunlay-schoOl officers, teachers, AMI
scholars assem- bled Sunday afternoon at
the Second Presbyterian church IN OBJ
servance of Children Day.
Mr. j. ID. X. Sleight presided, with MIR.
b. &. Wherry "a secretary. Brief and hap
py addresses were made oy Rev. DIS Hoge,
Fair, and TurnbulI and Mr.. Sleight. inter-
spersed with spirited songs of praise. led
by the organ and UhOir. At the close OF
these exercises DR.. Hoge voiced the senti-
ments of the audience when he said that
this meeting had proved so delightful and
profitable that next Sunday afternoon
must also be gwen up TO the SUNDAY
schools that the many hundreds nov pres
ent on this occasion may have the oppor-
tunlty of Joining IN the full rendering Of
the splendid programme prepared for
Chidren's-Day. The services were closed
with the DOxology ana the benedicuon by
Rev. Dr. HOge.
Az the Old-Market on Sunday night
the services were conducted by Mr.. j. ID.
X. Sleight. and as prelude to his adj
dress paid a warm and touching tribute
to the memory OF Miss Magic Warthen.
whose loss - so deeply felt IN the Old
Market services. From early childhood
she had been n faithful member OF the
First Presbyterian Sunday school and
later devoted member of the church.
her bright. young life wholly consecrated
to the service OF Christ. For number of
years she has acted as organist az the
services held in the Old Market Hall, and
Mr. 1urnbulPs congregation realize most
kneenly their aniictiVn.
Brief Church Notes.
Rev. G.. II. Kuyk. minister in charge Of
Weddell- Memorial chapel. preached very
fine sermon TO the Red Men of Richmond
SUNDAY morning. HIS subject was Lib
freedom was nOt only IN human but IN
animal happiness. lie pointed out the
good effect of law ard Christianity upon
liberty. and his sermon was one OF intense
interest.
The v,stry of st. Johu's church has not
as yet taken any steps IN tho matter OF
selecting a successor TO Rev; Lewis W.
Burton, the rector. who will leave this
charge about the last OF July. lie VIII as
$ In al fr.alt
tober lst. The INTERVENING time he and
his family will spend with his parents III
Cleveland. o.
Rev. W. Asbury Christian. the pastor Of
Wasnington.Street Methodist church. oc-
cupied his pulpit Sunday morning and
nigh. and delivered two excellent sermons.
In the afternoon the Sabbath school had
their ChIldren's-Day celebration, and the
exercises, which consisted OF singing and
Rotations by the little ones, were very
interesting. Rev W. j. Young, the pastor
of Park-Place church. delivered an aOle
address. and a collection tor needy Sunday
schools was taken.
Rev DR.. :. :. Lambeth occupied the
pulpit OF Trinity caurch Sunday mornin.
aud delivered a sermon OF unusual merit
and power.
The very inciement weather Sunday
night had the effect of keeping many per-
4 here were scarcely more than 900 pres
ent when Mr.. Wright announced as hi ext
Romans vi, 3" Know We not that SO
many of Us as were baptized INTO Jesus
Christ were baptized into his death :" in
his opening remarks Mr. Wright SAID that
the size of the congregation had nothing
to do with his departure from his ln;en-
ton 10 resume the discussion OF the COM
mandment, Thou shalt not Kill, but IN
asmuch az the ordinance OF baptism would
be administered he would do so. He an
nounced that on next Sunday night he
would discuss two forms OF murder
lynchng or mob law and Infautlle murder.
Yesterday was keport-Day" at the
Baptist Ministers Conference and changes
IN membership during the month were
reported. The work on the new house OF
worship now being erected by the congre-
CATION OF Fulton church - progressing
rapidly. During the past month there
were three GccessiOns 10 the mem ber5hlp
OF the church. There were twenty addl-
tions to the membership of Randolph
Street last month. SIX at Plne-Street.
twelve al Lelgh-Street, FIVE at East-End.
twenty-seven at West-View. thirty-seven
AT Towards Grove. i've az First church.
and SIX at Second church.
Rev. J. +. Hutson will conduct a series
of special meetings at East-End church
this week.
Rev. }. ID. Hart preached his last sermon
al fOurth-Street Baptist church Sunday
morning. The congregation was large
and the discourse very thoughtful one.
Mr. Hart enters this week upon his work
as Baptist city missionary.
In spite Of a heavy raln-storm the at
tendance at the song service held In the
public readlng-roOm AZ the corner OF Pine
and Nam streets Sunday afternoon was
exceptionally good the room beng en-
tirely filled. The singing. led by the or
ganist, Mrs. Joseph Llshmar. was very
good. The service, though strictly unde-
| nominational. Is held under the auspices
OF Moore Memorial Chapter, Brotherhood
Of st. Andreg. at L. VI. every Sunday.
The music next Sunday will lie especially
attractive. Memories of Gallllec" will
be rendered by "a quartatte composed OF
young men. and every effort will be made
10 render the service attractive.
The Chlldren's-Day exercises at Union
Station SUNDAY morning were exceedingly
interesting. The music. led by Chorlster
Valentine. was beautifully rendered. The
Rotations by the children were well Sc
lected and appropriate in delivery. The
sermon by Rev. X. II. Bennett. late OF
Princeton College. on The First of Little
Things" was strong and well delivered.
At night Rev. +. TaminOsion delivered an
instructive address 10 "a good audience on
The Relations OF the City of AntlOck 10
Ancient and Modern Christianity
Rev. X. L. WILSON preached q special
sermon on "Temperance " Sunday night
at Clay Street Methodist church.