Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-11
THEIR RECORD HERE.
RsYisv Of the Work Done BY Methodist
Pastors ID Richmond.
THEIR YEAR CLOSES TO-DAY.
Drs. Ray and Tudor Must . h New Fields
and Other Changes May BE Msde-Al
Like Their Present Charges.

! Tho Virginia Annual Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, will
convene at Charlottesville On Wednesday,
the 18th Of this month. and consequently
to-day's service will close the pastoral
year In the churches within the jurisdic-
ton OF the conference.
There are only two Of the ministers In
this city who have served their churches
four years, the full limit permitted.
These are Rev. DR.. George II. Ray. of
Union-Station, and Rev. DR.. w. v. Tudor,
Of Broad-Street.
However, 1t Is probable that other
changes will be made. and the Dispatch,
as q matter Of interest not only to the
Methodist communion, but to all other de-
nominations. has sought from the incum-
bents Of the Methodist p~astorates Of Rich
mond m suburban stations and Man
chester statements as to the present con-
ditions Of their churches n the progress
made during their incumbency. There are
In the two cities sixteen churches, with
a membership Of over 6.00o.
UNION-STATION.
During 1894 Union-Station church adj
mitted to membership by profession and
otherwise 80 persons. and there were re-
moved by death. certificate, and otherwise
1O9. In the -four years pastorate OF Rev.
DIR. George II. Ray there have been at
the church about 1000 professions. About
400 of these were admitted to membership,
and the balance Joined other churches in
the city. A new church costing $4,000
has been erected. The church will raise
for all purposes during this year some
so. 800. About 500 has been raised to
build a chapel for the mission school OF
the church. The congregation are anxious
regarding their new preacher, for much
depends upon him. but they do not and
will not ask for any one man.
DR.. Ray says he stands In his lot with
the record OF the quadrenium about to
close. He belongs TO the rank and file
OF Methodist clergymen. and has worked
from the mountains to the sea for more
than two-score years, and has had unin-
terrupted good health. He Is humbly
thankful for the success he has had every
where, especially here In Richmond lie
has, he says, had undeserved Kindness,
not only from the members or his W
church, but from Baptists, Presbyterians,
and Episcopalians. and from the out
siders as well. He seems much attached
to his people, and while he does not want
to leave them, he has fully made up his
mind to do so. He has strong reasons to
desire to stay In this city. Besides his
fondness for its people and his official
connection with an ~orphanage OF which
he Is one of the governors, he has two
sons, one Of whom Is beginning the prac-
tice of law here, and another Is a student
in the University College of Medicine. OF
this city. He has the natural desire OF a
father to be near his sons. especially
while they are In the formative state.
DIR. Rays eldest son. bearing his own
name. VINO. after his graduation at Ran
dolph-Macon College. took a course in
theology at Princeton and the Boston
University, where he had also special
studies in Greek and Hebrew. was or
dained last year, and is serving a church
in Charlotte. Va.
BROAD-STREET.
Rev. DR.. w. V. Tudor. of Broad-Street
church, had no statistics to furnish, but
said TO the Dispatch man: "You are quite
thoughtful in looking up the ministers
who must move this time under our IRON
clad UNCONVENTIONAL rule. l have spent
four delightful years In Richmond. In all
social, and public relations. 1
would say that having resided as pastor
in Baltimore, Washington, u. c., New
Orleans, and st. Louis. / find the climate
Of Richmond the most equable and agree
able. In comparison with the other places
named. 1t should certainly be an attrae-
ton TO settlers. 1 have had occasion be-
fore, as | take II now, to speak or the
clean, heightened newspaper press Of the
city, free from much that is Objectionable
elsewhere, from offensive personalities,
and vulgar sensation.
II cannot speak of any phenomenal
prosperity attending my ministry at
Broad-Street. There has been steady
growth, and accretlon and development
IF strength; Notwithstanding my stalls
teal report this year. of numbers in
membership, will show a net decrease.
The latter is due partly to the severe
process to which / have sub
Iected the roll of the church, and also
to the fact that as soon as our people
get a little money they are apt TO fancy
in the West End of the city"
PARK-PLACE.
Rev. DR.. w. J. Young has been at
church for two years. During
hat time over 200 have Joined the church.
rhe congregations have grown until now
the church is always crowded. On Sun
lay night, at times. attendance overiiows
he church. Larger amounts have been
'aised for missions and other benevolent
collections than ever before in the his
.ory Of the church. and the pastors
salary has been increased each year. \
committee has been appointed to select
md purchase a parsonage. The Sunday
school fills the lecture-room. having grown
YOUNG ST. JAMES.
Rev. ]. w. Moore was assigned 10 the
OF ST. James church last No
He came as a stranger 10 every
OF the church. but he was ac-
corded a general welcome, and from the
first ingratiated himself into the conf
and esteem of his congregation.
The people were not long In ascertain!ng
that they had been fortunate In getting
a fine preacher. a jealous worker. and a
gentleman. The congregation
to grow from the first. and only
a short time elapsed ere Mr.. Moore was
preaching to crowded houses.
During the past year there nave been