Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-19
WHERE THEY WILL GO
rl,n; Of Wsll.KloBn Richmond Pas
iors for Their Summer Vacations.
.r,nr.r All TO TAKE REST.
s,,e VIII GO North, Same 20 the
.to,nf,ins, others To the senshore,
aoa some VIII Hold HeviVai Meet
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.ri. now that the thoughts OF mankind
,.rn 70 the green fields u the country,
who're Gar from the dust laden streets
~ the city. the bahblng brook makes
music as 40 slowly winds It's way 10 the
c,.i ran.s Of some larger stream, where
&. fn8s an outlet Who does not love
,r.. fro awhile 10 steal away from the
,,-rsu OF the city and seek fome quiet
,rot. where 10 harshor sound than the
lowing of cattle or the twittcring Of
ffrls falls uron ones cors?
and who is entitled 70 his summc. va
e.tlon more than the hard-worked pastor,
v.o week an and week out pursucs his
loving task OF looking after tho spiritual
Welfare Of his flock, speaking words OF
comfort 10 those in distress. ana minis
birds falls upon ones cars?
Most OF our pastors WILL before the
summer months have gone, leave thelr
CHARGES Tor few wecns in other hands,
ara taAe a much needed rest from
which they viii return refreshed ana IN
yi~or.ted. and ready TO again lead their
r9eks ia the paths Of the righteous.
Some fow Ok the ministers are already
az on their vacations. Dr. u. j. Hose
H .u Europe. where he will remain until
tte latter part of August and Rev. ).
calvin Stewart has been out OF the city
....-al months recuperating his health.
r.. Disuatch has asked all OF the hlch-
,..UI and Manchester pastors for an out
l.. ~ ttcir plans for the summer, and
Cd. responses received are given below
Tr,. Dr. Pau. j. y mel, st. Johns
German Evangelical church.
.fr r1mmer vacation is already over
i have been away an June. i went'nrst
b buffalo. ". y, where ] had to repre-
f.rt tle General President OF our Church
.+ tr. annual meeting Of the Now YORK
r..tr.rt OF the German Evangelical
SYNOD Of North America. From there
mode a very pleasant trip TO Niagara
Fails and 10 my dear old congregation
I'm Darsvlle. y. y. Then l had 10 pre-
fiIe at tae commencement or our theoIo-
c.eal seminary Eden ColIege)' at ~.
Ionic. No. There I also saw the terrible
dosfriirtions caused by the cyclera OF
nfqv.o1th. Several Of our German Evan
eoiical churches are nothing but runs,
ana some OF my persC ID g. nds had
veI- mario. escape. Rev Jacob irlon,
pastor OF ST.. Iauls German tNansehcai
church. was with his wife and two emil
Gr.n in his diulng-ro0n, when the whole
lle church was blown over the par
elnagc. 4 iHr-e door fell over MIN,
pushed him against the wall, and pro-
tecfed him against the falling debris. \
slight wound in the head end several
oontus0ns on his body reminded him OF
fre great danger he had been in. A
l-rrr. neayy table was thrown over his
we and children against corner OK
The room. and they were taken out Of the
debris without any injury whatever. or
the whole beautiful church, nothing was
le. standing but the pulpit, with the dear
ola Blble-an elegant illustration TO the
words. Heaven and earth shall pass
away, but Ny words Ehall not pass away.
IRON 81. Louis i went 10 see friend
in St. Joseph, Mo. and then l spent I'VE
delicious days of rest with dear relatives
nt Sioux City ia. They took me over tho
Big Sioux river into South Dakota, across
the new Missouri bridge into Nebraska,
arf thon a. the dear old farmhouse
where my dear wife spent her first six
81 u,hs 10 this country, at the home or
i.r lrcther-in-iaw, O.. A. +. olson, now
residing n Sioux City. ass County Auditor
Of Woodbury. county, Ia.
sly next station was Elmhurst, ILL.,,
I Chicago There we have our coll
lei and normal school The twenty-hfth
anniversary Of this institution Of learn
fr. .ls celebrated on June 2lst and Zd,
and had the honor 10 preach the jubilee
on. before a large gathering Of sevo-
Ial tho and people among whom were
about $50 cld alumni Of the college
Twenty-Five years ago we began with one
professor and twelve students IN a small
D Nf.fa a hon afrll
I-lw we flve eight professors and 10
students and seven big buildings are
erected on the premises surrounded by
beautiful park. the pride OF Elmhurst
j had also TO preside az an extraordinary
meeting our our Board OF Directors, and
at fhe comm ercoment exercises Of the
COLLEGE Then 1 spent q few days at
Chicago went 10 see friends at Harvey
ILL.,. South Bend Ind, Buffalo, and SYRIA
cuse Is. s.. At the latter place l had
aga .n three days OF rest IN the family
O. mv dear old friend. Rev. J. Schaefer.
over Canandaigua, Williamsport, Balti-
more and the bay l returned 20 my
GEAR Virginia home, accompanied by my
SIS use friends Oldest daughter, Miss
l'lf' Schacfer. Who spends the month
of July with us.
ry evter oh trip to the North. West
end Northwest was a happy combination
N. .IIIt - anu OF iHiIttillUf anu 4 IVA IN
Tho Lord f)r an his blessings. his proteo-
ton. and his ass lance But IN the same
tr Z am honry 90 be back again among
ml dear Richmond people, and after a
months absence ! feel with deep emo
for how true is the old saying, mo
place Ike home"
Rev. T.. r. Thornhnl. Bainhridge-street
Baptist. Manchester: ! viii attend the
.gaaH
at sharon Baptist church. in the county
0l buckingham. July 18th. o9th and Goth.
whore / am % preach the introductory
sermon nc the opening meeting WIN be
Sim mr pulpit on the first sunday in Au-
rret 0n the following week Will attend
the meeting o. the Middle District Asso-
c.nrn no Union church, in the county
o. Amelia. VIII be I'm my pulpit on the
second sunday In August. and the follow
i0g week wli aid Rev. J. r. Wilkinson
iu meeting. at Berea church, IN the
county of Hanover. From that time on
I expect to Dee at home remaining rather
closely in my own field this summer
have declined number o. invitations to
hl'd mec.ags So that 1 might remain at
home
n.H Charles r. Hyde, Third Prcsby-
ffrrs oXpe 20 spend my vacation
in Knoxville and Chattanooga, Tenn. II
i m purpose TO leave Richmond about
August 81. AND Doe back IN my pulpit for
Sunday. September 9Th. During my alb
fonce the Sunday school, sun3ay-morning
service. and Wclncsday-even meeting
viii be maintained The Welnesday-eve-
ping meeting win Doe In charge OF the
Westminster League encouraged and as
sisted by the officers. = letter from the
krII no 81 { "a q q
r..ht service. II is no. yet definitely de-
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