The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-29
DIR. HATCHER CHEERFUL.
mr. rs STILL RECEfyING OFFERS
or ASSISTANCE AND sIMPITHI.
Mr.. Eliett's Handsome sift-The General
Baptist Association Takes Action--Minis-
tiers of This City Adopt Resolutions.


The Rev Or. William T. Hatcher,
when seen yesterday. was IN most
cheerful frame OF MIND. lie SAID:
tNerythlng Is moving alOng smoothly.
j nave pttn receiving large number
OF letters and tciegrams Offering sym
pathy ana financial assistance. Ne nave
NOT yet decided upon temporary quarters.
ana no DEFINITE aCtOn VIII be taken 20
secure ans until next week. We VIII
worship IN Beth AnaDd synagogue Sun
gay morni"g ana al the. Acaoemy OF
| school Will meet sunday afternoon IA
the First Presbyterian church
Next sunday VIII not be the hrst time
that a Bapust congregation has wOr-
shipped IN Jewish synagogue. Nnen
the Second Bapust church al ST. Louis
CATION wOrshipped IN synagogue untb
new church was Duit.
MR. ELLETr5 GIFT
Mr. r. H. Elicit called on Dr Hatcher
yesterday and gave MN Tor the use OF
/ mis- congregation very handsome silver
communion service 10 replace the one
destroyed In the nrc.
TEARING DOWN THE WALLS.
The work of tearing down the walls
was in progress an OF yesterday. They
have Dcen razed TO the ground. and WOrK
on the tower was commenced
The whole building VIII be down boy
tins afternoon.
no THE BAPTIST MINISTER'S.
Rev. DR. Landrum received yesterday
telegram from Dr. r. >. Runaway,
Of gedeifcksDurg, Va, president OF the
BAPTIST General Association of virginia.
requesting HIM 10 insert IN The Times
the following address 10 the baptsts OF
Virginia:
To the Baptist Brotherhood of Virginia:
Brthren-A great calamity has lailen
upon us. The noDlest baptist church
Ia Grace
street Baptist church, Richmond, WINE
In the mast OF "a glorious revival OF re-
ision. under the preaching OF brother
J.. q. BrOughtOn. Oh Roanoke. Va, WAS
suGdeniy bcrcft by fire of It's house ol
worship ~ was a total loss. Abso-
luteiy nothing was saved The disaster
is unparalleled
The courageous pastor. while the flames
We're yet madly dcvOuring the sacred
cdlfice which stood as a monument 10
the sacrifices OF himself and mis- people,
proved the hero Ddshing asiue ms
Tears. he ordered the posting Of placard
20 the effect. REVIVAL services continued
tonight al the Second church. Ills
bercaVcd people. though crushed under "a
weight OF woe. recovered heart ana hope
under Or. Hatchers inspiring leadership.
ana went 10 WORK M an chort 10 save
for Il. "
Richmond citizens regardless Of creed.
are moving to help the church rebuild.
The Baptist churches OF the city are
ralyinE to do their utmost TO alofu
Immediate assistance 10 their s0rely
stricken sister Grace Street churcn IT.
self ln a meeting the day after the ire
resolved 10 rebuild at once. The DAY
following a few members met, ana aIiti
prayer, rolled up magnificent subscilp-
ZION Is ID not time for an the Bap lst
churches of Virginia 10 actt j therefore
most fraternally suggest that next sun
day. or as soon thereafter as Is prac-
ticabe the ministry throughout me
state bring tins matter before their
churches and take such action as tney
may deem wise under the circumstances.
our brother.
THOMAS :. DlNAWAl.
President Baptist General Association OF
Virginia.
WILL RECEIVE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Rev. Drs. Cooper and Landrum author
ze The Times TO say tnat the IoHONlhs
firms who have SHOWN great interest II
Gracc-Street Baptist church, are respect
fu-v requested TO receive Contributions.
a. forward the same TO Rev. ar. halch-
The following persons have offered 10
receive subscriptions for the benefit OF
Glace-Street Baptist church:
Old Dominion Building and Loan Asso-
citation. Chamber u Commerce pullo. ~
Wlngo. Elicit q Crump Shoe Company,
No 1905 east Main street.
.. II. Berry x Co, Tenth ana Main
Muscoe H. Garnett, Eighth and Main
a. saks & Co, Eleventh and Main
a. b. Clarke & Sons.
u. ~. Chef, Third ana Main ana flne
W. r. Hancock. Twenty-hfth and Main
PARK Place Pharmacy.
Broad Satisfactorily & Haynes,
Priddv BROTHERS, Tatum & Hogan. r.. y.
Ezekiel j. a. Morris, Temple. femnti-
ton, Cordes x Co, l.. Wagner Coheh
Cary Street-Davis * Atkins. Savage q
Beverldge. HarwOod Brothers. Jeifress
q Shelton. Crump a West Coal Company
South of Cary-W j. Whitehurst
North OF. Broad-W: h. Nelson, fotrth
and Leigh. \. H. Robins. Second ana
MARSHALL r. II. Elicit, +. Sitterding'
Leigh and St. James.
Church Hh,G w. lyloI,,,. Twe soIs
Twenty-hfth and Franklin.
THE MINISTER'S MEET.
The Baptist Pastors Conference OF
Richmond and Manchester met in sl.ecihl
session yesterday at noon n the Second
Baptist church and adopted the following
Resolved. That we express TO our presi-
dent. Rev. William T.. Hatcher y. d.,
our fratefnal sympathy al this time oil
peculiar afiiiction.
That i'm view of the extraordinary strain
through which he passed IN leading the
movement for the building OF his 'ateiy
destroyed house of worship, We ieel lt
incumbent on us, so Tar as possible, 10
save him from the accommodating ana
peculiarly oppressive anNieiies which his
present situation will necessarily impose
upon him.
That we Will rehearse the story Of our
brothers misfortune in the hearing OF
our people at the services OF next SAB
bath and ask every one 10 devote "a part
of their substance to the rebuilding of the
house OF worshin. the same 10 b" sent
through the pastor or directly To- Dr.
Hatcher.
That. IN addition 80 our efforts so secure
contributions from Our own people, We
will gladly receive gifts from any friends
movement GEO. COOPER.
Chairman.
J. Il. Hutson. Secretary.
To this we gladly add the following.
Believing that the calamity that has
| befallon the Grace-Sirect Baptist church
i'm the loss Of their house of worship an-
neals 10 the general Sympathy of our
| fellow citizens. We beg 10 express our
| hone and our eaYcst wish that they
should do whatever they can 10 immedi-
atelv repair the great loss by such aid as
may be- i'm their power 20 render
Most respectfully,
MOSES -. HOGE,
J. j. GRANATT
JABEX HALL.
". y. TUDOR.
EDWARD y. CALTSCH.
PAUL l.. MENZEL.
\ KIND OFFER.
Mr. !. Jacobus. proprietor of The Bos-
ton. ofiera SIS per cent. of his receipts dur
ing next week 90 DR.. Hatcher in the fol-
lowing correspondence.
Rev. William r.. Hatcher. d. d.. Pastor
Grace-Street BAPTIST Church.