The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-08
THE CHURCH WORKS
Notes Of Sunday Services and the DOlngs
of Prominent Preachers.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES AT MONUMENTAL
Rev. q. II. Ray VIII Preach the Ser.
mon-Miuisters' Meetings - Called
Home by Fathers Tragic Death
-Stiil I'm the west-Dr. Young
Trenches on woman's sphere,

Life and Death" was the subject OF
very interesting discourse at Epwortl,
vi. n. Church Sunday morning by Rev
Dr. Morrison, OF Nashville, Missionary
secretary of the Southern NJ. T.. Church
Al night. the pastor, Rev DR.. w j.
Young, preached an earnest and in
strnctive sermon, the theme of which
was Woman Her Sphere, Her Useful
ness and Requirements" In IL the
preachersa!d that while he did not want
woman to 60 out into the world to earn
her living. the home being her proper
sphere, still If she did have to do Il he
demanded for her these things, viz:
Just treatment; equal psy 70" equal
work; conditions adopted to her needs:
proper hours of labor: the removal of
certain restrictions; ;hat she be respect
ed; that she preserve her own self re-
spcc;.
Ihy word is lamp unto my feet. and
light unto my path" was the text upon
which Rev. Arthur :. Lloyd based two
excellent sermons At 81. Lukc's church
Sunday. Rev. j. ID. Powell assisted at
the morning service
Mrs. Leigh, organist for 81. Paurs
Episcopal church. being out of the city.
the boy choir was substituted for the
REGULAR choir at the morning service
At Christ Episcopal church Sunday
afternoon Miss s. Kindred Williams,
leading contralto of that choir, delight
cd the congregation with an artitistical-
ly rendered solo.
MEETINGS OF NINISTERS.
Among those in attendance yesterday
upon The Presbyterian ministers meet
inSinis We're Rev. I'loy L. IturtZ, of
Fr2stburg. Md, and Rev. i. =. Reese
or Ca'penrerville. n. J. The latter
preached a the Second Presbyterian
church Sunday evening. the former oc-
cupying the pulpit of the Park avenue
church.
The Methodist ministers met yes.cr-
day In regular session. Thirty-one pro-
fe slons for Sunday were repor.ei by
Wright Memorial, and Parl; View also
reported a very successful day. Rev. Dr..
carter preaching in the afternoon. \
resolution was offered by Rev. J.. T.
betty and adopted. that the union ser
vices Christmas day be held in Monu-
mental Church, Portsmouth. and that
Rev G. IL. Ray. u. d.. preach the SER
mon. Among those present We're Revs.
q. II. Spooner. OF Princess Anne, and j.
:. Peters. of Centreville
OTHER CHURCH NOTES.
y series of meetings at Union Mis-
sion was begun last night by Rev. I. T..
Barrett. of Christian Memorial Tempe.
They will continue about two weeks
Rev. II. b. Hatcher, OF the First Eap-
list church, is still in the West soliciting
funds for the regiment of his new
church debt. His principal fields of one
ration out there are ST. Louis and Chi
cage.
Rev. DR.. Howerton. of the First Pres
byterlln church. i expected back from
New York on Wednesday.
Professor Motfiti of the Raleigh Chris
tian sun. who has been here In attend
ancc upon the Christian Disciples Mis-
Sipnary Association, has returned 10
North Carolina. called there ny ;clo-
gram announcing the death of hi ain
a.. revenue officer. killed in raidinS an
illici; Gistlllery.