The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-08-04
FOURTH ANNIVERSARY.
FOURYEhRs SINCE DIR. HfDEN As
sUMED MS PRESENT CHARGE.
The Diffusion of Ignorance and the Eva
nesccnce Of Popularity-services
in other Churches.

ON Sunday morning Rev. Dr.. j. 6.
Hiden preached his fourth anniversary
sermon as Iastor OF Grove-AVenue Bap-
t,sr church. lie TOOK for his text the
tnIrty-seyenth verse Of the thirteenth
chapter OF tne Gospel OF Mark. lie re-
viewed the WORK or the year. givins the
ro,,oyv,n, ngures: sermons delivered 49,
addresses. IiS; pastoral visits. 900 hap
TIED %; received by letter "a received
or expertence. 2: total additions, %;
died. ?. dismissed by letter To- excluded
3, dropped. 2, retired, . total losses %
nett gain. 90. present membership on roll
456.
D,Er1sION OF IGNORANCE.
Dr Hidden told Of 2IO candidates Tor the
police force I'm New York. IS Of whom
Iypon examination. could not tell III what
STATE chicago was. one OF them declaring
thar Chicago Is a state by itself. Forty
could not name any one OF me New ing
land States. one Of them SAID they were
Englen'. Irolan, Soothing Wales anu
cork Another gave the same list. eX-
cept he substituted Belfast Ton CORK
Nine could not name one or the con-
tolerate States. and one said i've or them
were New York Pennsylvania Massachu-
sets. Maine. and Vermont. one hundred
and twenty six could not name the law
making body Of the United states ana
ono Of them said Il was martial law.
For-y-iive did not know the name or the
Chief Executive OF HIS state. The
preacher said We Americans are great on
the diffusion Of knowledge. but this IS
the diffusion Of ignorance.
FVANESTENCIs or POPULARITY.
In commenting upon the evanoscence
or popularity. Mr.. Hiden said That four
wears AFRO Mr.. Cleveland was probably
the most popular man In the United
States hut ut the Y p. : G. T.. meeting
in Washington. Mr.. D. Fay Mills went
ONT OF his war-which ought 10 nave been
free from poiitics-to abuse President
Clevelands conduct as "unIa'flouc' uh-
civil. un-Christian. selfish weak "lch''.
horra rous and criminal because De did
not 20 20 war when Mr.. j. Fay Miil'
thought he ought 70 go 70 war. Instead
Of being Kissed on the platform. he was
"tumulfuonIsiy applaudcd
GRACE-sTRDET PRESBYTERIAN.
At the Grace-Street Presbyterian church
last Sunday morning t"f N-N'H To
monthly communion was held. Notwith-
standing the heat and tho absence OF
so many Of the members from the city.
there was a good congregation One or
tho girls from the Female Orphanage was
received into the membership OF the
church. and as she came forward 10 re
celve the holy sacrament OF baptism
many hearts were deeply touched
During the pastors vacation tho church
will be kept open, " supplies can be
procured The pfayer-meeting will he
held every Wednesday evening and the
weekly service OF the Westminster League
viii be united with II.
CATHOLIC SERVICES.
High-mass was celebrated at the Cattle
draw Sunday morning At o'clock by
Rev. Father Aheru, who also preached
an able sermon IL. g.. Gauss beautiful
mass was well sung by the choir
Next Friday being the first Friday Of
the month the usual devotI0ns 10 the
Sacred Heart will be held AZ all the
Catholic churches.
Next Sunday the Children Of Mary OF
the Cathedral will receive holy commu-
MON N a body at the O'Clock mass
Rev John ID. Boland. pastor Of ST.
Nincents church. Baltimore. is expected
IN the city to-day.
The Sacred Heart church picnic will
be held on the igfh at Providence Forge.
and a large crowd is expected 10 at
fond