Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-09-04
MR.. HINES RESIGNS.
SUDDENLY DECIDES TO Rsl,Nou,su
INC WEST VIEW Passionate.
=. W. Daoaherty, Of Portsmouth,
20 Faison-~Mn suckney's First
sermcn at Monumental

wv w. =. Hines has surrendered tho
"s'oea'e OF the west-view Baptist
'hurch, which ne has filled for about fonr
"'s Win both satisfaction and success.
Snoered his resignation Sunday night.
though taken greatly by surprise.
congregation. by unanimous vote,
o'aPhed with his request that 81 be ac-
eepted at once.
A,er the communion service Sunday
.osning Mr.. Hines announced that he
".u a'pressing invitation TO so TO Hagers-
snwh, MD. this week 10 assist Rev. Mr.
s'es twno formerly lived I'm Richmond)
meeting. and that he proposed go
Hs, rs he had been forced TO decline
R.eVious requests TO go 20 the same place
Two or the deacons raises opposition 10
.ue pastors leaving just at this time
saylng that as he had been away a good
zeal recently, and his own charge needed
pastoral attention, II would be better to
aeter the Hagerstown visit for few
months. The entire membership present
"emcd TO take the same view OF the
ease, and voted against the pastors
caving
HANDS IN HIS LETTER.
Mr. Hines preached to an unusually
large congregation Sunday night. and at
the close OF the service which was OF
the members remain for a few minutes
AS soon as those who were not members
withorcw, Mr.. Hines read letter. briefly
setting forth the result OF his work here.
ana rendering his resignation. which he
oesired TO take effect at once He ex-
pressed the deepest affection for his peo-
PIE, but said he thought the time had
come when he should leave
The resignation was accepted with re-
iuctance, and Mr.. Hines left yesterday
morning for Hagerstown. so far as
known here. Mr.. Hines has no fixed
plans for the future. He recently de-
clined call to Fulton church.
CALL TO MR.. DAUGHERTY.
The congregation OF Fulton Baptist
church decided on Sunday by a unanimous
vote TO extend call to Rev. J. w.
Daugherty. Of Portsmouth. who preached
so acceptably last Sunday TO congrega-
tons that filed the church both morning
and night. II is expected that Mr.. Daugh-
eTty. who recently surrendered his Ports
mouth pastorate. will come TO Fulton. He
has been in the ministry five years, is IS,
and has wife and five children.
The Cool-Springs Baptist church at
Atlee Station, OF which Rev John Pol
lard Is pastor. having been enlarged and
greatly beautihed, was reopened on sun
day with interesting .4ll-day services. Dr.
Pollard preached in the morning, and
Rev. W. z. Hines in the afternoon.
MIR. STICKNEY'S SERMON.
Rev. +. s. Stickney, the new rector OF
Monumental church. preached his flrst
sermon there Sunday morning. His sub
jet was Spiritual Growth ana ms
text was taken from the 26th, 9th, 2Sth.
and 9th verses of the fourth chapter of
ST. Mark. Rev. Mr.. Stickney was greeted
by one of the largest congregations that
ever filled Monumental church. His dis
course, which was able and interesting.
dealt with the physical and spiritual
development Of a church from its birth.
He spoke encouragingly of the work he
had undertaken. and referred to the ne
cessity OF the cooperation OF his people,
which he felt assured he would have.
TO AID THE SUFFERING.
AS many Of the Episcopal ministers
have returned home from their summer
vacations, the meeting OF the clericus
yesterday was quite well attended. Those
present Were Rev DR. Pike Powers tpTesi-
aenD. Rev. Mr.. tAbbitt secretary, Revs.
j. J. Gravatt +. $. Stickney. II. A. Good
w.n. J. J. Clopton. Thomas Spencer or
Petersburg W. W. Brander, Martin john
son Of Powhatan. and John Wesley john
son, rector Of St. Phillips church (col-
,redD
After the usual reports Of work done
BY each clergyman on Sunday, Rev. Mr..
SPENCER took occasion to refer TO the
needy condition OF our charitable institu-
lions. and suggested that some steps
should be taken by the Church to give
them practical aid and announcement.
After a great deal of informal discussion,
Rev. Mr.. GraYatt, Of the Church Of the
Holy Trinity, offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved That committee Of three
be appointed TO consider the question of
undertaking some definite. practical,
Christian work in relieving human need
and suffering in our midst, said commit
tee TO report back to this cericus.
The Chair appointed Messrs Gravatt,
Goodman. and John *. Mason members
OF this committee.