The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-20
Church Notes.

At Grace. street Presbyterian church.
en- the absence Of Dr. Fair. Rev. Jan. S
Little occupied the pulpit and preach "a
90 large congregation on THE Power Of
the Gospel" At night the sixth ami
Vcrsary Of the WOmen's Foreign Mission
orv of East Hanover Presbytsry was held.
Dr. Hoge Rev James Little and Rev.
d. Y. Lancaster took part in the exsr-
cises. Rev. j.. Y. Lancaster preached
end pr. Hogc delivered an interesting
address. I'm addition TO the regular hymns
Mrs. Harvey Blair sang a solo, viii IN
was much enjoyed.
Al .ho Third Presbyt srlan church there
We're good congregations morning and
/ evening Rev j 7. Cannon, the pastor,
preached ina the morning and Rev. w.
Nice. White at night.
Rev. W. Nice White was installed Sun
! day afternoon as pastor Of Fairfield
/ Presbyterian church. Rev. G. y. Van
Houten delivered the charge Rev. j. =.
| Cannon preached a sermon appropriate
90 the occasion ana delivered the charge
90 the people After the benedictiOn the
new pastor was heartily greeted by the
Fairfield congregation. Rev. Mr. White
has recently cast HIS lot with this COM
munlty. and is now in charge Of Mizpah
Presbyterian church. as we'll IS the above.
He ls q Young man Of superior qualih-
cations. and has won the esteem Of All
with whom he has come in contact He
IS n grandson OF the late Rev. Or. " S.
White for many years pastor OF the
Presbyterian church al Lexington, Va.
The nfth annual meeting Of the Baptist
CITY Missionary Society was held at the
Fourth-street Baptist church Sunday at
o'clock p. NJ. President J. y. Montgomery
ln the chair The annual reports were read
and tho following information given:
TNa
hurscmeuts. S16S1S; balance on hand,
U2G3 Total additions Of membership
during the year forty-three. Total visits
paid by missionaries, 2lN, OF which 1868
had been made by Miss Mollie Appcr-
son. the lady missionary. The other
visits represented only ten months work
OF George +. Williams. a former mission
arv. The resignation OF J. ID. Hart, the
present missionary who was forced 10
resign ON account Of his health, was
accepted and the committee who nave
the matter I'm charge were instructed 10
secure another missionary at the earliest
practical moment. A committee was 9p-
pointed TO take charge Of the tent work,
and they propose TO erect the tent ana
hold services at once. The following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President j. b. Montgomery; First wee
Prcstduet. S r. Woodhn; Second vice
President. J. ". r. Johnston; Treasurer,
Jacob S. Allen: Secretary, J. Ryland
Murdoch: Assistant Secretary, e. Bar
rctt Sydnor
A convention Of the Sunday schools or
Chesterfield county was held Sunday al
Tomahawk Baptist church. Eleven schools
of the fifteen i'm the county were repre-
scented r.. f. Johnson, of this city, was
made president. The crowd was immense,
and so were the creature comforts
Brunswick stew. spring chicken. pig
lamb. cakes. pies and the like The at
tendance was so large that an oVerio"
meeting was held in another building, at
which Hon. b. A. Hancock made a splen-
did address. Rev L. a. Dickinson cd
dressed the audience and made a speech
fun Of humor and the softer emotions
a good collection was also raised LN-
cellent speeches were made by Rev. >.
b. Williams and others. The next meet
ing Of the convention will be held with
Enon Baptist church in August