Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-01
SOME OF RICHMON DIS NEW PASTORS.

SOME OF RICHMON
CATION at Trinity, morning and evening.
The pulpit at Centenary church Will De
filed ~ M. by Rev. Or. Paul White-
head, and at night by Rev +. l.. Pen.
DR.. Tudor has been somewhat DELAYED IN
reaching here. but is expected 70 De
safely installed by next Sunday Kew.
Thomas n. Potts. Of Salisbury, Md,
who comes as pastor OF Park-Piace
church, will conduct the services at that
house OF worship to-day.
REV. DIR. w. G. STARR.
Rev. DR.. w. G. Starr. who comes from
Washington Street, Petersburg TO Broad-
Street church, this city, has long been
prominent figure in the Virginia Confer
ence. He is well known in Richmond,
having previously served Broad-Street
church two years, and has hosts of ad-
miring friends here. He is about 81 years
of age. Early in life he married MISS
Lee, Of Gloucester county, an accomplish
ed young lady, who had been educated
at the Murfreesboro' Female College, and
his family now consists OF a wife ana
two daughters. DR.. Starr, while pastor
Of one of the Danville churches, at
salary of 5000 per annum. and a very
poor parsonage, was telegraphed to by
Bishop Wilson, OF Georgia, and offered
a pastorate at $1,000 per annum, with a
handsome house as a parsonage, wnicn
he promptly declined. He IS a son OF
a venerable preacher OF Virginia, and has
achieved an enviable place in the hearts
of the Methodsts and the people gene
rally wherever he is known. DR.. j. j.
Lafferty, in his Sketches Of the Virginia
Conference" says Of DR. Starr:
"As a preacher he is original, forcble.
and fearless. His voice Is pleasant, fexi-
bic. penetrating. He speaks distinctly.
yet rapidly His vocabulary is exhaust
less; his style Is nervous: his gesticula-
ton artless. but always expressive. AT
times. on the platform. he IS unconscously
dramatic, when borne on~ard under the
rush Of a tempest Of emotion.
"His convictions are deep. broad and
abreast Of the times. Such Is the strength
of his allegiance 10 what he believes 10
be right that he frequently appears to be
combatiVe and uncompromlsing; but he
never courts controversy, and prefers
peace TO war.
He IS, perhaps, too Indifferent to public
opinion, thinks the commission OF a Wes-
leyan itinerant the highest badge OF dis
tlncton on earth and has been heard 10
say: with my credentials as a Metho-
dist preacher in my hand. l would not
give one whirl on my heel for any Office
or any honor that could be conferred upon
me by either Church or State
His lectures have added over $4,000
to the material interests Of southern
Methodism. He is a humorous CONVERSE
tionalist a good pastor. a warm friend,
and is never so happy as when at work
in the old-fashioned revival Of religion,
with his brethren OF like faith around
him.
REV. DIR. TUDOR'S RETURN.
Rev. Dr. William " Tudor. who be-
comes pastor of Centenary, is so well
and popularity known here as to render
comment or blogra phical reference TO him
almost unnecessary. DR.. Tudor is native
OF Baltimore, came into the church at IL.
a graduate of the famous Methodist Col
lege Of Dickinson, at Carlyle. Pa; taught
school for four years: after receiving
his diploma. filling the Chair OF Greek and
Latin in a classic academy in Alexan-
dria, for three of them. He entered the
Baltimore Conference In 1855. as licen-
tate, serving Summeriield and Severn
circuits, Baltimore City Station, and
Loudoun. He left Loud-dn shortly after
Pts Federal occupation, crossed into Mary
land. organized and served his church at
Cambridge until the close or the war. In
1866 he was called to the charge Of the
Independent church. the remnant OF
Southern Methodism, worshiping in
frame tabernacle on m" street, in Wash
ington. ID. c. He was received into the
Southern Methodist Church with the Bal
timore Conference, bringing his congre-
CATION with him. He has since then been
pastor of several OF the leading churches
of Baltimore, ST. Louis. New Orleans, and
several cities in Virginia. He married
Miss Morsell, Of washington. a very
handsome young lady. who has rendered
him much valuable assistance In his
church-work DR.. Tudor is returned 10
Richmond from Cumberland-Street
church. Norfolk
CLAY-STREETs NEW PASTOR.
Rev. Herbert Meredith Hope. OF Pc
tersburg. the receutly-appolnted pastor
OF Clay-Street church. is the son OF Cap
tain William NJ. Hope. one Of the Oldest
and most respected citizens OF Ports
mouth. Va. Both OF his parents are living.
enc of his brothers is W. o. Hope, drug
eist. Portsmouth, Va. where also re-
sides another brother-Dr. Frank S.
Hope-a prominent physician and health
officer of that city. His third brother Is
DIR. ]. Shirley Hope, United States navy,
now stationed at Pensacola. Fla. DR.. Shir-
lev Hope served Dr. Mcclure here, at ST.
Luke's.
The new pastor Of Clay-Street is Of the
Hampton family Of Hopes, which pro-
duced the lamented James Barron Hope.
Among the important charges Mr.. Hope
has held is chestut-sIreet church. Nor
folk District: Charlottesville Station;
Main-Street church. Danville. to which
Or. Sledd has been assigned, ana Market
Street Petersburg. where Mr.. Hope mas
lust been succeeded by Rev. X. T. Wilson.
Of this city.
At the time that Bishop c. b. Galloway
was Sunday-school secretary of the Mis-
sissippi Conference Mr.. Hope occupied
that place In the Virginia Conference.
At the last election of delegates 10 the
General Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church. South. Mr.. Hope was