The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-01-10
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on his congregation. The first Of this new
series proved no exception 10 the rule.
| There was good attendance at both morn
ing and evening services Sunday.
At the Methodist preachers meeting
held yesterday morning at Centenary
church. Rev. w. J. Young, of Park Place,
reported eleven accessions; Rev. DR.. w.
| V. Tudor, of Broad-street, one accession;
Rev. w. A. Christian, Of Washington
street, two accessions; Rev. II. i. Nit
| chell of St. James, one accession.
| At Union-Station church Sunday four
| persons were received and several asked
for prayers.
The Baptists.
The Baptist Sunday School Association
| OF Richmond and Manchester met Sunday
| at $3.50 o'clock +. II. at West View Bap-
fist church. Mr. T. II. Elicit presided.
There was a large attendance and excel
! lent reports were read from all of the
schools. The bad weather for the past
two weeks caused the average attend
ance to be smaller than was reported for
| the previous month. Addresses were
made by Rev. Or. John NJ. Pitcher OF
| Petersburg. and Messrs. William EllysOn
and r. ". Smith.
The exercises were interspersed with
fine singing by the children Of the Sun
! day school.
The annual business meeting of the First
| Baptist Church was held Sunday after
| noon.
The pastor, Rev. DR. George Cooper, in
making his report, said the work of the
past year had been very encouraging and
| gratifying TO him. He reported that he
! had made 80 visits. had attended Il fun
erals and had baptized IS persons. The
( church has lost by death - Of its mem
beers. The preacher said he felt profound
| ly grateful for the good health M had
/ enjoyed. not having missed a single SER
vice by reason Of sickness. The church
! has had a most precious revival during
| the year, and peace and harmony pre-
vailed. Not a discordant note had been
| heard I'm the music Of the church life
| The present membership of the CHURCH is
| S79.
The treasurer reported that the church
/ had collected and paid out for benevolent
/ objects nearly $4,000 and was free OF debt
The superintendent of the sunday
school. Mr. r. w Powers, reported that
| there were 500 scholars on the roll of the
! school there was an average attendance
Of $40. and Il ere had been thirty-tve con-
versions during the year.
The report of a new society, called the
First Baptist Church Twelve, showed a
wonderful work that it had done since It's
| organization. This is composed Of band
o. twelve young men, and their work Is TO
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strangers to visit the church; TO look after
the spiritual welfare Of members Of the
church. and to aid the pastor in every
good work.
The reports Of all the societies in the
church showed better results than Tor
, many years past, and the members and
pastor too, felt greatly encouraged that
so much had been accomplished for the
good cause.
A committee was appointed by the
church to draft suitable resolutions In
respect to the memory of their old pas
tor Rev Dr. J. l.. Burrows, and 1t was
resolved that the church should remain
draped in mourning for thirty days.
The following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: Treasurer, Robert ).
Bosher; Assistant Treasurer. A. NJ.
Gwathmey: Clerk, D. O. Davis; Auditor.
Norton r. Savage; Collector of Pew
Taxes, r. b. Walthall; Curator of Organ,
Arthur b. Clarke.
Finance Ccmmittee-John c. Williams
chairman. John +. Yancey, w. 5. FORBES,
John A. Hutcbeson. John Il. Jeffress,
Robert S. Bosher T. G. Williams, Jr.,
DR.. J. 3. Wood and w II. Tatum.
Music Committee--John $. Harwood
(chairman). II. c. Burnett and r. Taylor
Pemberton.
Committee on Premises-E. ]. Bosher
chairman, Albert Witte apd George Il.
Davis.
Vestibule Commlttee-John Chamblin
(c,e irman) Lindsey ". Allen and Or. +.
p. Starke.
Ushers- Middle aisle, Frank L. Monta-
que, Peyton Brooking; east aisle Alfred
Benson, Austin SPOTS: west aisle, W. a.
Moncure. r. c. Walthall; gallery, John
w. Quay. ST., A. o. Jones.
Committees: on Home Missions-T.
Ashby Miller. Isaac G. West. George a,
Haynes. on Foreign Missions-W NJ Tur-
pin. John y. Christian. G. Carlton jack
son. on State Mission-R. Il. Lee, II.
Jackson Miller, George A. Jones. on
Sunday School and Bble Board-tred.
Jones. Charles Vi. Boswell, j. II. Goddin'
on Minister'S Relief fund-.harles I''
Wingo. Luther b. Vaughan, Littele VII
son. on Orpharage-T. G. Williams. jr.,
George W. May. Joseph b. Lacy. On
Educ alton Board-Charles II. Winston
Rev. w. ID. Thomas, Rev. James Nelson.
on Old Ladies Home-Rev Dr. II. 2.
Tuppcr, Robert w. Powers. Pa'tesoh
Bayne. Members of Choir-Pnil s. Pow
ers. organist; Miss Eva Lawson, soprano'
Mrs. Jasper l.. Rove. ccntraito; Charles
w. Hunter, Jr., baritone; W. 5. Henn'nB'
tenor
The following were elected officers In
the Sunday school for 1893: r. w. Powers,
Superintendent; ID. s. Mccarthy, assistant
superjnte ndent: John Chamblin, assistant
vperlnteudeut; Robert 5. Bosher, secre-
tarv: George A. Haynes. assistant secre-
tarv. John $ Harwood treasurer; George
l.. Christian, Jr assistant treasurer; h
{. Wahhan. librarian; l.. W. Allen, as
sistant librarian; Judson ). Bosher paper
distributor.
Rev. J. w. Pitcher preached an inter
estirg sermon at the Seconf Bapust
church I'm the morning, and took up col
lection for his Sunday school and Bible
Board.
Meetings will be in progress during the
week at Pine treet church. conducted ~
Rev. j. j. Hutson. the pastor, and al
Fourth-street church by Rev. h. w. VIM
frey, of Culpeper. Va.
REV. ]. c. Hiden read an exceedingly
interesting paper yesterday before the
preachers conference on the nature or
Evangelical Christianity, making the
points that il was historical, rational ana
practical.
jamestown Island.
The board Of managers OF the Associa-
ton for the Preservation Of Virginia An
tiouIties met yesterday. Those present
we're Mrs. l.. w. Mckinney, Mrs Joseph
I,r,an Mrs Edward 4. crump. Mrs.
Thomas n. Carter. Miss NJ. L. Peasants
AIRS G.. W. Bagby, Hon. w. w. Henry.
Messrs. Joseph Bryan, II. T. crump, W.
l.. Sheppard and T.. V. Valentine.
The meeting was called to order and
presided over by Mr. Henry.