Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-19
DO THE LORDS WORK
Mss Nary Jones Ordained as The First
DeaConeSs in Virginia.
ry MR.. HARRISON WELCOMED.
-. New Pastor Given Cordial
,..ctlncs by Ills Brcthren-Dr'
"a. IN sabbath Reform, and DIR.
,,.,r,,np on secret Sins.


,,i..orio ST. Johns church was crowd
~, o'clock Sunday afternoon, not
t.,sodinr the excessively hot weather.
.-.. OCCASION was the ordination Of Miss
Co.. lanes as a dcaconcss The service
- ,sa ordination was one specially pre-
.s ry Bishops Whittle and Newton,
[..,s diocese. as the laws governing the
-rrrch DO not prescribe any such service
l,,ve 10 entirely with the heads OF
... diocese to arrange such exercises as
.,., may deem proper. AZ before print
bon .be Dispatch. Miss Jones was the
,-., lady in Virginia TO receive orders
,, Che Episcopal Church. The ordina-
49,. was simple. but beautifully sol
'-.o and Impressive. Rev. e. valen-
.... Jones. brother Of tho candidate. was
.......l I'm the service by Revs. J. J.
.-..st. of the Church of the Holy
rrr.y. aud r. a. Goodwin, Of st. Johns
.,...h. Asslstant-Blshop Newton preach
nc sermon and administered
t..y communion. Bishop White pre-
H.I and pr0pounded the questions 20
OBJ. candidate and laid on hands.
Tho sermon by Bishop Newton was
,.r. forcefm and appropriate. He took
t. text from Romans xvi. and g and
frHt at length upon the usefulness Of
tr. office Of doaconcss. and the character
..-.s.ary 20 I'm 1t. The Assistant Bishop
sr.t upon four qualifications neces-
..-v for such a church officer to have
fins, true motive: second. genuine SYM
raihv Tor human suffering; third, a spirit
IF sef-sacrihce; fourth, a prayerful
erL
bishop Newton closed with an earnest
,ttoruu0n 10 the congregation to sup
hort Miss Jones by their sympathies and
.ayers. and with some words Of advice
.r9 .ncolragement 20 the deaconess.
Tho Office Of dcaconess In the Episcopal
church is different from any other In
That denomination II is quite similar
a He Office Of Sister Of Mercy in the
catholic faih. save that deaconess can
...ar at amy time she may choose. only
rrea women, however can become dea-
..r.sses and they must b. devout in
character and appropriate I'm fitness.
TO ATTEND THE COUNCIL
The annual session Of the Episcopal
Council for this diocese viii convene in
fa city 70 Alexandria tomorrow and
vu continue three days Bishops Whit
r. and Newton and some of the Rich
urnd delegates will go up this after
noon Each church In the city Is entitled
90 De represented by its rector and
one lay DELEGATE. Among those who will
go ore: Rev. Or. Carmichael and Dr.
a. E. McCaw. Of ST Paurs church; Rev.
e. D. Grsyatt and Colonel John w. Cor
dom or The Church Of the Holy Trinity;
Ecv Ur Pike Powers and Mr.. George
A. Uarksdalc. Of ST. Andrews church
Rev. George O. Abbitt and Mr.. $. G..
Iahbauk Of 81. Marks church. All
tho other churches will be represented.
The meeting Of the clericus was very
shiny attended Yesterday the weather
being s0 onpressively hot.
The beautiful memorial window just
rut in ST. Paurs church to the memory
of SIR. and Mrs. Adolphus Blair by
their children was greatly admired on
Sunday. Tho picture represents the vi
sion of the ellrded Saviour appearing
g. The Christian pilgrims. Tiffany, OF
Ntw York made the window, and his
effort OBJ throw ont an opalescent effect
in the figures OF Christ and the angels
SIS marvelously well done.
WELCOME TO MR.. HARRISON.
The intense heat Sunday afternoon did
not prevent the presence OF a large and
enthusiastic audience at the welcome
service iu honor of Rev. }. II. Harrison.
inc ueW pastor OF the Fulton Baptist
church Rev. j. S. Dill, d. D.. pre-
sided and Reys. &. y. Van Houten.
o. 70 Tucker and Rev. Jacob Sallade
took part iu the service. Rev. DR.. l..
E Thouhll delivered the address of
welcome on behalf OF the Baptists of
Oh. State and city; Rev. Or. George
Cooper delivered the charge to the in
coming pastor, and Rev. Or. II. Ii. Pitt
spoke to the church concerning their
ou'y TO- their new pastor. All Of these
speeches were practical and earnest. and
were heard with favor by the audience.
40 their conclusion air. Harrison spoke
briefly and simply In acknowledgment Of
ta kindly greeting he had received.
Ar Harrison had large congregations
Doth morning and night and enters
D'1 bis work under very favorable au-
spices
NEWS ~ BAPTIST CIRCLES.
AZ .he Baptist Ministers Conference
yesterday morning a resolution was
adopted. urgng upon the churches OF this
op and state the necessity for taking
offerings for foreign missions earlier in
W. conventional year. The resolution
sD.s forth that by reason OF the celay
q lhe churches I'm these collections the
Foreign Mission Board Is compelled each
gear tH borrow large sums of money for
t- regular maintenance OF their work. and
frequently The interest they have 10 pay
i sufficient 90 pay the yearly salaries OF
u,o or four missionaries. The resolu-
t0u recommends that the offerings be
token this year some time during the
early nu
Toe Second Baptist church introduced
t..u.c fans i'm the Sunday-school room
tlriay much 10 the increased comfort
e. t.e audience. IL is understood that an
tlor. rs being made to place them in the
main audience room. The fans are noise
JESS and would prove a valuable aces
sorry tu One comfort OF the service.
Rev. ur. James Nelson preached spe'
cal sermon before the Young People
Union ut Emmanuel church Sunday night
O. uapusts and the Bible" The sermon
Nas an earnest plea for the careful ano
l11tul study Of the Word OF God
There were on Sunday acccssions to th'
ah.rhIp OF Stockton-Street and BAN
bs.-srcct Baptist churches, In Man
'...r and Calvary church, IN TINS CITY
1T dnce-Street Tabernacle Rev. W.
ttto preached i'm the morning and ReV
- d, Taomhnl al night.
L.t nr p. a. Dickinson left last eve
haf 'or Asbury Park. n. j., TO attenC
III. session of the Northern Baptist Con
NnU0n
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
Eov DR. Wilbur j. Crafts. superintendent
q. iH. National Bureau of Reform, o.
Washington Sunday morning delivered
powerful discourse at Broae-Stree
Methodist church. taking as hi'
s0Wet THE Lords-Day and th'
Eatuay." "The I.ord's-Day," said tn
Speaker "s the sign and ensign OF th'
Lom Jesus Christ, and it's observance
SHOWS Che love Of Christ. The sun, ~
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