Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-19

September 18th.
Rev. r. IT. Pitt, editor Religious Herald,
pastor Barton Heights church: MY
newspaper work 80 too oxacting Tor me 10
think Of any extended absence from my
dcsk. shall have 20 take my rest IN
homeopathic doses, though l am in this
matter a thorough believer in allopathy.
The best that ] can do is TO eat fried
chicken and cold ham at a number OF
the district associations, run down TO the
Hvreia or 10 Virginia Beach for dip
I'm salt water now and then, and spend
the rest Of the time when not at my
desk IN my home in Barton Heights,
which. by the way Is no mean sumTaer
resort.
Rev, J. a. Spencer. Cowardin-Avenue
Christian church. Manchester: l VIII
conduct a prOtracted meeting at stone
vile. n. c., including the second ana
third Sundays IN August. From there
shall visit my father at Horse Pasture,
Henry county, and hold n short meeting
fer my old home church-Horse Pasture
after which / expect 10 visit Christians
burg and on the nth Sunday In August
and first Sunday IN September VIII M
Rev. r. w. Lilly's pulpit at Radford,
Va, and he viii preach for me on those
days 1 expect 20 return TO Manchester
about September nth.
Rev Thomas n. Potts. Park Place
Methodist ! expect to be away from
lark Place church In August. Ny church
mas given me the whole month, but am
not yet decided as TO how much Of 1t /
viii take. expect to spend awhile at
Cobb's Island. and then 1 shall 90 10
Ocean City, Nd. After staying there
awhile l will spend the rest Of my
outing at Salisbury. Nd. I cannot state
as yet who will supply my pulpit In M
absence.
Rev. DR.. J. S. Dill. Venable-sreet
Baptist: Ny vacation will begin next
week. 7 viii spend two Sundays in At
lanta supplying the pulpit Of the First
church 10 which Dr. Landram has been
called, and two Sundays IN birmingham
Ala. with my parents will be back
in my pulpit The last Sunday in August.
In my absence the deacons Will make ar
engagements for the supply OF the pulpit
from Sunday 10 Sunday.
Rev. Jabez Hall, seventh-street Chris
tian. am "a spend the next two weeks
I'm Cleveland. o.. where l shah I'LL the
pulpit OF my old church, now presided
pastor Of seventh-Street Christian church
who will in turn fill the pulpit OF his old
church (Soventh-StreeO on the 18th and
26th, instant. August, / shall hope to
spend at Chautauqua, n. y, returning
home September 1st.
Rev. James y. Cook. Old Market
Presbyterian: / do not expect TO take
any extended vacation during the sum
mer. may run OFF somewhere into the
country during weekdays in August, but
expect to be in my pulpit every sunday
POSSIBLY with the exception Of one sun
day. when will probably be in Powhatan,
where I have been appointed by my
presbytcry to preach a week or ten
days.
Rev. ]. A. Morehead. First English
IMtherana Ny church council has voted
me a months vacation. which l shall
take in broken doses" The two weeks
following August 50 1 shall spend In
Wytheville, Va, and the remaining time
at places as yet undecided where cool
ness may be sound. / shall be absent
from my pulpit only two Sundays, but
arrangements have not yet been made for
supply.
Rev. I. VI. Mercer, West-View Baptist
church: ] EXPECT to attend the Dover
| Baptist Association, which meets Tues
! DAY. July 2lst, at Taylorsvue, and TO ala
Rev. j. II. Barnes In a protracted meet
ing at Harmony Village, Middlesex cOun-
ty. beginning the first Sunday Of August
The rest OF the summer 1 expect 70 re-
main in tho city and at my usual duties
as pastor.
Rev. Charles n. Van Houten, Man
chester: I have already had my Vaca-
ton. and expect 20 remain in the city
through the balance of the summer, un-
less / am compelled to stop and rest
awhile. I may possibly spend few days
IN the country with friends or hold pro-
tracted meeting, as i usually do in SUM
mcr. " 4 should 80 away some OF the
elders Of my church will conduct service.
Rev. Dr.. George c. Vanderslice, Union
Station Methodist Episcopal church: l do
not expect to take a vacation" at all.
1 have call Of a professional character
that calls me 10 Lexington, Va, August
18th, and possibly may be. away August
ed following; but have not supplied my
pulpit as yet. / generally stay At my
post all the time. ana dc not yet feel the
need Of a vacation.
Woman's College and pastor Of lmmanuel
Baptist church: l shall spend my sum-
mer mostly I'm travcrsing the state, visit
ing district associations and other public
gatherings I'm the interests of my school
and other good causes. / shall endeaVor
10 take an occasional rest of few days
at some place by the sea or in the noun
tains,
Rev. James Y. Fair. Grace-Street Pres
bvteran: on account OF sickness IN my
family my vacation win be short and
speut near home. ] expect TO leave after
the first Sunday in August. VIII spend a
week or two at the seashore. and then
have the remainder of my vacation IN
the mountains. The church will probably
be closed during three Sundays in Au-
gust
Rev. J. w. Stiff. West-End Methodist,
Manchester: 7 do not expect TO take any
rec llar vacation this summer. WILL j..
V. spend a week or ten days in Din
widdie county This month assisting in a
protracted meeting Other than this do
not know that 1 shall be absent from my
charge more than a day or so at time
during the summer.
Rev. ]. J. Gravatt, Holy Trinity; ] ex-
pect TO leave early In August. TO return
about the middle Of September. VIII %
TO Hampton for a short time. thence 10
West Virginia, and will visit my OLD
home. Port Royal. Va, on my return tc
Richmond The Rev. w. II. Milton. OF
/ Baltimore, win offioiate at Holy Trinity
during my absence.
Rev. J. 3. Hutson, pine-Street Baptist
have made no arrangements as to my
vacation as yet. Feeling the need Of
rest l have so far declined invitations
to hold meetings in the country, an1
think Il probable for various reasons