Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-13
DEACON MANY YEARS
r.m.ET TO THE MEMORY or MIR.
LATnRop UNVEILED.
THREE SUNDAY-SCHOOL MEETINGS.
Monthly Rallies OF the baptist,
Methodist and Presbyterian
Inions-Scrmons ON the Late Hur-
rtcauc-Othcr Church Notes.

Al the First Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning a beautiful baptismal
f,nf placed in memory OF the late
samuel =. Iathrop. was unveiled. Before
the unveiling DR.. Kerr made the follow
Ing remarks.
"This beautiful font. now TO be unveil-
c5 is made OF marble from the quarries
OF Carrara. Italy. The inscription on It
is 'Ad gloran Del. In mcmoram Of
samuel T. Lothrop.'
..Afr. Lathrop was for ffty-four years az
member OF the First Presbyterian church.
and for thirty-three years deacon. also
for many years the honored president OF
tbe Board OF Doacons. In 1915 he was
elected elder. but declined the Office. HIS
rare business sagacity. his uniform cour-
tesv. his courage. his deep piety, his lib
erality. and his unchanging loyalty 10
this old church. the home Of his faith
,nado his extended term OF membership
and office a contribution TO its highest IN
terests seldom cquallcd in the long sue
ccssion Of It's devoted sons, ana his re-
noval leaves a large vacancy, which II
viii De hard to on.
.T, has been said that an honest man
ie the rob.est work Of God This Is not
wholly true. Rather cody man Is
Gods nobiest work, because most Ike
God Of all things made.
TO PERPETUATE HIS MEMORY.
at was a wise and proper thought to
porpetuate the memory OF our noble
friend by attaching his name to that
which. while I'm its exquisite material
ana form Is beautiful in itself, and
which. by its use in one OF the hottest
rites OF religion. shall testify to purity.
and the sanctifying and comforting pres
once of the Holy Spirit The communion
table stands for the forgiveness of sins
through the death OF a Divine Redeemsr,
tbe symbols Of whose blood and broken
bodv IL bears. and this font speaks for
receneration-the renewing OF the soul
hv the Holy Ghost. symbolized by the
baptisma water to be lifted from H. ana
eprinkled upon the brows Of infants con-
sccrated 10y their parents to God, and OF
those who come in adult years TO ask
place in the Church and Kingdom OF
Christ
"rhis font is gladly and gratefully ac-
Cepted by the church as ~ gitt or maj
love. consecrated to holy cause, with
the prayer that the blessings of God may
rest upon all the use that shan be MADE
of IL i'm the years to come, and that all
baptized from its marble disk may re-
ceive the Holy Ghost"
Mr. a. n Wexford. who is the sue
cessor OF Mr. Lathrop in the presidency
Of the Board Of Deacons, then unveiled
the font. which was greatly admired ior
beauty of color and grace Of form, ana
the choir. having sung an appropriate
chant. the dedication was completed Win
d prayer by Dr. Kerr.
THE BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The monthly and quarterly meeting OF
the Baptist Sunday-School Association
WAS held Sunday afternoon with the I'M
manuel church. After the usual devo-
tional exercises. and reading of the re-
ports. the association was surprised by
tho urcsentation Of the resignation OF the
presidcnt Mr. II. II. Elicit. While II was
we'll known that President Elicit had
been I'm bad health for several months,
his action was surprise TO every one
and many were the expressions OF regret
that he should feel compelled 10 take
This step. In accepting the resignation,
committee consisting of Messrs. X. Nj.
smith William Ellyson, and b. f. john
SON was appointed to submit suitable
resolutions. TO be spread upon the records
of the association, which Mr.. Ellyson has
served so long and so faithfully. Messrs.
William Ellyson, r.. NJ. Smith, Z. c.
Minor. ahd Robert W. Powers, all paid
high tributes to Mr. Elicit as Sunday
school and Christian worker
The next meeting will be held at
Second church on the second Sunday in
November, when a president viii be
elected to i'm the position made vacant
bv the resignation Of Mr.. Elicit
The reports for the last month con-
tffned these figures: