Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-05
WANT DIR. LANDRUM.
The Richmond Pastor Receives q Fiat
terinS Call from Nashville
NO DECISION REACHED YET.
rendered Other Leading Pastorates,
Hut Said He Would Remain Here
The Grace-street Revival-sub-
scriptions to the Building Fund.

| In spite OF attempts to conceal the
| fact, 1t has leaked out that Rev. Dr. w.
w. Landrum, pastor OF the Second Bap-
tist church. Of this city, was on last
Sunday called to the pastorate OF the
| First Baptist church OF Nashville, Tenn.
The last-named church is the wealth.
est and most influential Of all the Bap-
list churches In Tennessee. 1t has a
house of worship which cost $4,000, and
is the central Baptist force of Nash
vile.
The call was not only enthusiastic, and
unanimous. but the church delegated
| DR.. j. NJ. Frost to come to Richmond and
! plead with DR.. Landrum to give favor
able response. DIR. Frost reached the
| city yesterday morning, requested Dr.
Landrum TO meet him at the Jefferson,
and spent good part of the day try
ing to show the Richmond divine that
his path of duty evidently laid toward
the Tennessee metropolis.
What DR.. Landrums decision will be
cannot now be told. since 1t has not been
his purpose to let these facts go into
|
| to make the Second Baptist church peo-
pie believe that DR.. Landrum would
leave them for any other charge.
WILL BE CONSIDERED.
1t is taken for granted that Dr. Lam
drum will give the matter due conside-
| ration and follow his convictions. He
has been pastor OF the Second Baptist
| church, this city, for over a dozen years,
and is thoroughly identified with Rich
| mOnd In all of its interests, and his
departure would carry sorrow to thou
! sands Of homes. Besides, he is greatly
beloved and honored by the Baptists of
the whole State; and, as far as his own
church is concerned, 1t would be a unit
ready to strive even unto blood against
his being taken away.
II need not be added that the salary
offered by the Nashville church to DIR.
| Landrum Is worthy the great church
| which called him. IL is proposed in this
call to meet every expense necessary for
his removal to and comfortable estab-
| lishment I'm Nashville. 1t is also said
that the pastor of this church is. by rea-
son of the fact that he is pastor. the
most commanding figure among the many
| thousands OF Baptists In that State n
DIR. Landrum should accept he would
at once come to the front In the Bap-
tist forces of that State.
ABILITY AS A LEADER.
DIR. Landrum possesses a high degree
| of ability for leadership, and IL he sees
| 1t to be his duty to 20 to Nashville he
| will have almost unlimited opportunities
to serve his denomination.
| This Is not the first call that Dr. Lam
drum has received since he has been
in Richmond. He was rendered pasto-
rates in Memphis and louisville, and
| fa- 10 4
| made TO him TO ascertain whether he
was movable. they have been quite
numerous. Not one OF these calls. how
ever, was fully the equal OF the Nash
! Vile call, ana this last distinction shows
| the great honor In which this Richmond
| divine Is held. One OF them was re-
| ceived a year or so ago. and DIR. Ian
drum announced his intention to accept.
but that evening the members of his
congregation brought such pressure to
| bear upon him that he reconsidered his
determination. and stated TO his peoJIe
that he expected to spend the rema alder
| of his days among them, and be buried
| in Hollywood.
The Great Revival nt Grnce-street.
1t looks as II the revival-tide of the
Grace-Street Baptist church will never
come to its flood. Last night. although
all the other churches had their prayer
meetings. the First Presbyterian church
| (where these services are being held now
was crowded, not only In it's auditorium
| and galleries, but In its lecture-roorh, be-
| hind the church, with scores of young
men standing at the doors DR.. Brough-
| ton preached on 1.-THE Way of Saliva
tion," and his intense earnestness SEEM
ed to throw a spell over the vast con-
course Of people. About twenty per-
sons came forward to make their con-
fessions. and the unconverted all over
| the house manifested the greatest signs
| OF interest and concern. The meetings
will continue.
Interest in the services at the Rich
mond College has become so marked
| that it has been determined to suspend
| the exercises of the college at noon
| to-day and tomorrow for special revival
| services. Drs. Hatcher and Broughton
| win conduct these meetings. and the pub
lie will be cordially welcomed.
THE SUBSCRIPTIONS YESTERDAY.
When seen last night DR.. Hatcher
spoke cheerfully Of the building fund for
his new church. He said that he re-
ceived several hundred dollars yester-
| day, unsolicited, from his own people,
and that quite a goodly number OF gifts
| came to his hands from other sources
during the day. Inasmuch as many
| persons are receiving these donations
| for the new church. he said IL would be
| impossible TO report the names OF the
| donors at present. Among the contribu-
| tions received yesterday were The Lit
| tle-River church, In Loudoun county,
$3.50. OF which Rev. c. W. Trainham
| (an old Grace-Street member) is pastor:
| Rev. o. l.. Martin. of Anderson s. c.,
| sent DR.. Hatcher $l1.50 to be used in re-
establishing his library: w S. Forbes
| check for $500
which gave Dr. Hatcher and his people
| peculiar satisfaction: In the Doctors
| mail there came letter from Rev. j.
| Calvin Stewart, now at Clifton Springs,
| N Y, with not only an expression of
| that minister's sympathy. but with u
| check for the building fund That after
noon among those who professed CONVEX
| sion in the revival was an interesting
| youth who reported that Il was his
| desire to unite with Mr.. Stewards church.
| in this city. DR.. Hatcher mentioned
| the incident. that II would be inexpres-
sibly delightful to every one II he could
| know that every one who had thus re-
membered his afflicted people might be
richly rewarded In spiritual blessings.
| Rev. ]. w. Mitchell. Of Portsmouth.
has been in the city for several days.
| He came to engage DR.. Broughton to as
| sist him I'm revival services In his
| church.
Rev. w. s. Leake preached at the Cal
| vary BAPTIST church. In Roanoke last
| Sunday, and reports received are to the
! effect that he made a most favorable i'm
preston upon DIR. Broughton's flock.
HON PATRICK WALSH.