The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-09-29

! heon welcomed. and under the leadersn'l
| az tho soin,ed Wcddell and the earhes'
| and energetic Burton, three MISSIONS W.
| es,, hlishsa and have been CONSTANTLY
carried on. s,,sred
| The tendency for more than hu"ua ~
| years has been for those plesseu 49,,
| wealth to move from Church IN" 49,
, the number OF souls in TINS p"i' - -,
| civ has greatly increased. To'heip 10 'i'c,
the spiritual needs of the poor on ""e
around Church Hill. our coheIes""'',
conducting the missions referred ~ hrrch
willing that the good work OF our - 90
shall decrease. and greatly uesi,'"s s,,,o
make our mission-wor< more assress'' :
the vestrv has decided TO endeavor ~
secure a partial endowment LOT o. "O'
church. III nou,a
II is proposed 10 enter I'm a weu-po"''.,
hook 10 be preserved H. the archNes "a
the church the names or tho-V -,
contribute TO this endowment fund. WIZ
the-amount given. one cohU'p"''0''
already been made to this iunu'
II Is also proposed TO preserve pa
90 mis- bool, for a. record OF special me
mortal endowments. \ page VIII &c ue-
voted TO the memory OF the person ue9,' ,
mated The amount OF the memorial
fund will be stated with the name .,
the person or persons contriDu'ins' -.
ro r.bcr entry will be made on 'hal
naro Tho interest only will be use''
suoh a memorial will last longer imam
marble or brass, or stained slass' o @,,,r
will pernctualiy furnish n tuhu - "a
on the good work which was -,
Tho hearts Of departed saints, while they
III boro. and is now more precious TO
them. since they see more clearly. III 'ne
urht Of Paradise. the importance Oh 'ilo
T,ord's work on the earth surely. there are
not few whose loved ones are outl'I
AZ 81 Johns. or who have WorsnipP'u
and laborod for Christ there "'o"S =
they be buried elsewhere, VINO VIII ."
clad 70 perpetuallv associate their names
with the good work of the churcn VINO"
they loved. and al the same tlme pe'-
pctually help forward the Lord "oiN,
In more than one instance, money nas
been left by will 10 our churcn' "''0n
the vestry did not receive. because II
was not devised according to tne laws
Of the State.
Churches are not incorporated. under the
laws of Virginia. and legal difilcultles
generally arise when requests are MADE
10 vestrios or trustees of churches. 2
are informed by competent lawyer 'nat
the safest plan 10 be followed in leaNihs
money to a church Is 20 leave IL as
legacy to some individual vestrymah'
or other person I'm whom the testator mas
perfect confidence. Then write letter
10 this person. stating that the money
is left him to be paid 20 the vestry OF
St. Johns church. A living person
can give any amount 10 church, ana
no legal question can be raised as 70
his right 10 do so, n he is In sound nina
and Injuries no one by his gift
II is better 10 give while we live; nut
n any cannot do this. without cutting
of their own means of subsistence, we
suggest this method Of making requests
10 the endowment fund Of st. John
church. r. \. GOODWIN.
JAMES W. SHIELDS,
CYRUS BOSSIEUN,
G. G.. MINOR,
Committee of the Nestry Of st. Johns
Church.
The fascinatlons Of the fin de steele
trolley party" We're tested every night
last week by residents OF the HILL
Miss Evelyn Achison is visiting in
Birmingham and Chattanooga.
The matrimonial epidemic is rampant
on the Hill. and number OF October
weddings Will be the result.
Mrs. Ben Howard has returned from
Pttsburg. and was accompanied by her
mother Mrs. Barber.
Miss Minnie Floyd is visiting friends
on east Franklin street.