Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-10
END OF THEIR YEAR.
,ontsr MINISTER'S CLOSE UP
,.,rTrRs FOR CONFERENCE.
rpYgg PASTORS SAY FAREWELL.
Yes.rs. Hope, Christian, and
AbOia Preach Their Final SER
,ir Qunrics begins Mt
.,5us-Mcmoriai-Church Notes.

,,s-,icmoriaI-Chu Notes.
u. conference year OF the Methodist
.s in virginia closed with the last
o'.,s and the services OF the day in
,,,.,r,opd churches Of this denomna-
'' .,.re OF special interest There were
" .,,crceauons. as q rule, and, though
l e,rmons were not the order. sew
.,o pastors took occasion to refer
..ts.r years work
~,. only Richmond pastors who are
..l 70 leave for other fields are Rev.
.-.a,rt II. Hope and Rev. W. Asoury
Tho former surrenders his
NJ Clay-street church, which
tes only held one year.
.,,spt the position of secretary
,.t. Young Mems Christian Association
p..ersburg. The latter, having served
.,r four years as pastor or Asbury
r which was built while he was
...s~ win be transferred TO another
Ora. IT,, ., h,s ,norr,nr SER
sunday c0unsellcd his congregation
HHI|H UMHlIAANt alAAeAtFf t'' -'tH
.,-rs as he deemed advisable. Both
.~,inr and evening discourses were
.rfr efforts His evening text was
r ~. Away the stone" which ne
..1 In an eloquent. convincing man
-,rrs congregation gathered at As
lrurch sunday night TO hear the
..-r,or Of Rev. Mr.. Christian, VINO
[5 from the text. FINALLY, be OF
.-.D1. compassion unto one anolhet,
.s brethren: be pitiful. be courteous
.,. close OF the sermon. when the
t.~ smoke OF his work during inc
f.,~ wears. the scene was very Al
,....- Many wept. and with reluctance
O.. tftfr pastor farewell
,-- christian leaves the church IN
All condition and a promising held
s,ita The new preacher.
HAD A GOOD YEAR.
~, Methodist ministers and laymen
80 rfs section of the State will leave
.,.. evening or In the morning Tor IYnch-
-. On attend the conference. Most OF
, yriu probably 20 on the conference
oyor the James-River Division
ro chesapeake and Ohio railway
.tl.b v-u run through 10 the Hill City
--e orlv pastor in this city whose time
er~i-sd bv limitation is Rev w.
rh~fs.ian. OF Asburv church. II Is
..----.1 that Mr.. Christian will be sent
V.rfory The terms OF Rev. s c.
~ ..re~. ~ Barton Heights, and Rev.
r. Latham, Of Highland-Park. nave
,,sa expired The church in Barton
--t.r+s wants Mr. Latham. but II is
t,r.rt that he Will be given a larger
.r---a An OF the Methodist churches
t.rs rrosrered during the past year. Dr.
r.r-- has had n splendid year at Cen
,.--rv. and 90 IS said that his congrega-
t-rs have been the largest in the his
.--r OF the church. DR.. Starr has added
more members 10 Broad-Street church
during The wear than have been enrolled
during several wears past. Park Place.
urle- Mr. Potts has developed material
g.. Cay-Street church has made great
strides under Mr.. Hope. and is free OF
dht and IN a splendid condition; Dr.
van7crs'ice has had q great series OF re-
vvals 70 Union-Station. which has been
Che most important event I'm that church
Of The wear: St James has enjoyed great
r-osr.rty during the one year OF Rev.
Vs. D. Beauchamp's pastoTate, and II IS
saI chat Trinity has never had a pastor
who cuieared himself more 20 his con-
creation than has Rev ]. T. Mastin.
Iarrei-Strcet has done well, under the
care OF ltrN. -iI. d9 ioi.
WATCHING THE WRECKS.
Rev Dr. Starr. pastor OF Broad-Street
church. delivered on Sunday night the
nst NJ four discourses upon national
rar's and how 10 meet them. His SUBJ
ts-t was. Watching the Wrecks As They
Come Ashore
after a storm" said the speaker.
"rhle standing upon the sea-beach. It is
seldom that the eve fails to discover some
sign o. disaster on the ocean. Miles OF
coast are often strewn with wreckage.
And I have watched, after great civil
connections have swept over the land.
70 Sec what effect was wrought upon
character by the impetuous rush OF
events or by such vicious conquests OF
principles rs have left men stranded and
ruined forever Already the news has
reached us that fragments OF disjointed
r1tca. integrity and deplorahie proofs
or f compromise of personal honor are
the incoming tide. and may be seen
from The window; signs Of broken
promises and blasted hopes and go-easy
ior tunes squandered I'm the work OF a
heated campaign.
CA student OK history can now f1l
i.W chapter 90 study. and n sympathetic
friend of humanity may seize the oppor-
unity 90 tell sad hearts Of a sxTter cOun-
tF where the successes ana failures OF
H.e WIZ Doe only a memory Of fTuitless
toI 'u the vanished years.
NE ABBITT LEAVES ST. MARKS.
There were large congregations az st.
~tih clurch Sunday, IL being the last
cay tle present rector. Rev. G. c. Abb
,i would occupy the pulpit OF that
.lli.n Mr. Abbitt did not allude 10 his
c'frture AZ either service except to an
iiee That Bishop Penick would assume
Dfle OF the church and preach next
sunday At the afternoon service Mr..
Aintt delivered q touching discourse to
me children. who had assembled in large
numbers, 20 bid him farewell. Mr. Abbi't
's hy his earnest preaching, faithful
PASTORAL work. and sincerity won a large
number of devoted friends, who are loath
% part with him.
j bop @. G. Penick, who succeeds Mr..
...f as pastor Of st. Marks, is one
q. le ah.est and best-known divines in the
p opal church, and not only st. Marks
Dli.r but the whole community, feels
ii't 80 is 20 be congratulated that he has
pied the call. Under his ministry ST.
'afks congregation expect to build up
'-e OF the largest churches In this do
cee
Bishop Penlck will preach at both SER
wee, next Sunday. and there will be
tpo.'aly-selected music for the day.
eheA VIII be rendered by the vested
choir
ID The course OF his sermon last Sunday
a'eiaoon Rev. Fenner s Stickney. rec
l.' or Monumental church, referred TO
We defeat which Democracy had under
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