Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-04
BISHOP PENICK HERE.
WILL PREACH AT ST. Marks
THIS MORNING AND TONIGHT.
gAs NOT YET ACCEPTED THE CALL.
,.,.rr,tIpg Career of This Divine
o,arteriy Meeting of Friends
special Services Reimbursement
x.,,. Notes from the Churches.


p,shon G. C. Penick, OF Baltimore. who
has been called TO the rectorship OF 81.
Marks church, this city, to succeed Rev.
,.eoree c. Abbitt, who goes to church
NJ Nil. Sterling Ky, arrived here on
Friday evening, and viii preach at ST.
Marks at II o'clock this morning and at
O'clock this evening. The Bishop is the
,ues. OF Mr.. w. c. Bentley. member OF
The yestry OF st. Marks, who resides al
No. 705 east Franklin Street. He VIII re-
urn 10 the Monumental City tomorrow.
During his stay here Bishop Penick viii
confer with the vestry Of the Richmond
church desiring his services, and he VIII
,arefully consider the call When seen
by a Dispatch man last night. Bishop
penick said init he had not yet accepted
this pastoratc, as had been published IN
some Of the newspapers. but that he mao
IL under advisement. and would let the
neople Of 81. Marks know his decision as
soon as he had determined what he
should do.
The Bishop is q man Of pleasing man
uors and a most interesting talker. His
extensive travels have given him most
extensive stock Of general information.
Bishop Penlck is 30 years OF age. and Is
a native of Virginia, having been born
in Charlotte county. When quite lad
his parents moved 10 HALIFAX county
where his mother died. He Received MS
religious education at the theological
Seminary, but served four years in the
Confederate service as quartermaster
sergeant i'm Picketts Brigade. Az the
close Of the war he returned 10 virginia
and was ordained In Bristol, Tenn, III
1863. lie served a church In that place
FOR one year. and then worked three years
among the coal-miners at Mt. Savage,
Md lie was then put at the head of the
missionary work in Africa, where he was
stationed for six years returning to
America on account of the shattered con-
dition of his health. lie then became
rector OF Messiah church. Baltimore, ana
labored here for four years. He was
subsequently made rector OF st. Andrew
church. Louisville. where he did fine
work for nine years, leaving 1t TO take
the position Of general agent of the
church among the colored people. He re-
tired from this work on September ISL.
Bishop Penlck married Miss Hoge, OF
Virginia a cousin Of Rev. DIR. Moses y.
Hoge. of this city. IL is thought tnat
Bishop Penick will accept the call TO 81
Marks.
FRIENDS QUARTERLY MEETING.
Quite a large number Of delegates have
arrived i'm the city from various parts OF
Eastern Virginia to attend the regular
half-yearly meeting OF the Society OF
Friends. which opened yesterday after
noon at 4:S0 o'clock at the Friends
church, on Clay street between First and
Adams. This meeting was more lar
ticularly for the officers and members OF
the church.
To-day at II A. M. and =. NJ. and
Monday at 10 A. NJ, meetings will be
held for worship. TO which the public
are cordially invited. After the last
named meeting the business sessions will
follow.
!. Robert Parker and David Sampson.
from North Carolina, are I'm attendance.
the latter OF whom viii be remembered
nv many as the blind minister. and How
ard NJ Hoge, minister from Loudoun
county, Va, and his wife. are expected
10 be present.
The regular annual conference Of the
Friends from Virginia and Maryland and
adjacent parts of other States will be held
next month in Baltimore
NOTES ABOUT SERVICES TO-DAY.
Rev. Landon r. Mason win conduct
services IN the Soldiers Home chapel
this afternoon at 4 o'clock
Or. ]. S. Din. OF Venable-Street church,
will preach this morning on state Mis-
sions." Tonight his text will be, "A
Man Shall BE q Hiding-Place for the
Wind"
III. - Inp %
the Nenable-Street Baptist church will
organize a Sunday school mission at No.
OF north Seventeenth street. = cordial
invitation is extended to the people of
that community to join.
Rev J. Calvin Stewart, who has Just
returned from an absence of several
months. will meet mis- congregation at
the Church Of the Covenant this morn
ing. and DR.. Hoge will preach for him
this afternoon. Mr.. Stewards health is
greatly improved.
The quarterly meeting OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union OF Richmond and
Manchester will be held at the Second
Baptist church this afternoon at 4 o'clock.
An address win be delivered by Rev. A.
J. Barton, Of the Foreign Mission Board.
As this is the last meeting that will be
held before the state convention. ii is
'aiHtFAA9 htEnfA AidA INC cOtitiltS IOu-
nected with this organization shall have
a fun representation.
The Broad-Street Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school viii have a grand rally
Of all its officers. teachers. and scholars
this morning al $50 o'clock An inter
csting programme has been arranged. and
Il Is hoped that all members OF the school
will be present. The members OF the
church and all friends of the Sunday
school are invited TO be present.
The Mission Board Of the United
Synod OF the Evangelical Lutheran
Church. South has decided TO relieve
Rev. j. A. Morehead OF the supply OF
Trinity Lutheran mission, of Church Hin.
20 which he has been giving his services
Sunday evening. Hereafter therefore.
beginning to-day. there will be services
both az II a. NJ. and p. NJ Sunday at
the First English Evangelical Lutheran
church. II is the purpose Of the Board
OF Missions to send pastor to Trinity
mission as soon as suitable man can
be secured
Religious services will be held az the
Second Baptist church to-day. the build
ing having been sufficiently repaired since
the great storm Of last Tuesday night as
10 permit the occupancy Of its main audi
1orium Rev. A. ]. Dickinson of Selma
Ala, VIII preach both morning and eve
ming.