Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-07-07
IN THE LORDS HOUSE
srpyrcEs or SPECIAL INTEREST
IA THE RICHMOND CHURCHES.
onarter,y Meeting OF the Baptist
Young Peoples unior-Re'iew Oh
al. rpvorth League Convention
Foreign Mission work. ..

Tho orarterly meeting Of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union Of Richmond ana
4 Manchester was held at Grove-Avenue
church sunday afternoon at 4;So o'clock
rhe intense heat seriously affected the
attendance, but the meeting was never
theless quite an interesting one. PFesi-
dent Ashby Ragland conducted the ex-
ercises. and Mr. Frank Butler was az
his most as secretary. The Randolph
street union won the banner for the
third time in succession, while Barton
Heights and Calvary were close compeu-
1 tors for the honor Rev. Dr. X. II. flt''
who was 20 have made an address o."
me paptist Young Peoples Union laea'
,,.s detained at home by sickness, Dut
bis place was flied by Rev. Dr. d. NJ
pitcher. Of Petersburg, who mace veg
to,,v nfteen-minute talk on the SUBJECT
mat had been given Or. Pitt
DIscr-ss FOREIGN MISSIONS
Tho paotist ministers at their CONFER
ence Yesterday morning had mos 90, -,
teresting discussion Of toreibh lii'a-' a.,
work. AS a result locai O,''np 80
,,eholf OF the foreign FIELD VIII De Des u",
,',ossssor n II. Harris Of Louisville ior
4 ,,eors me president OF the Foreign MISSION
fsoard. and Rev. Harvey Hatcher Oh Az
lanta. made adore ses. ,..,or,i As-
AZ the last meeting 4 the Genera 3a, as 90
sociation Of Virginia " was ueoiueu -
Iold the next meeting at the pIaee
street BAPTIST church. Dr. haVcne,
brought the matter up at the iliiii9'ei
meeting yesterday morning ana ashvu
t.,e. 4, would be satisfactory TO hold
the meeting i'm the taberhaclc' nc i''''a
sst.re were in favor Of the tabernacle'
80 a. will be held there on November
18TH .o,.,,o. ,,h,ch
4, ,eeociated with the Richmond
churches. will meet at TaylorsviHe, on the
13tcbmond. Fredericksburg, and Potomac
railroad. on July Ist
Professor Harvey Hatcher OF Allan
IN Ga. preached an able sermon at the
Crace-Street tabernacle Sunday morning
pr. Hatchcrs subject at night was Tine
secret Of Herosm."
The First Second. Grace-Street. and
calvary churches will unite In union
rvening services during July and August
The first will be held at the Second church
nm next Sunday, Rev. IL. a. Bagby
preaching.
WORK OF THE CONVENTION.
At ST. James Methodist church Sunday
night Rev. Mr.. Beachamp made fine
talk on the work Of the Epworth League
Convention, recently held i'm Lynchburg.
lie said Il was the grandest, most en-
thusiastic and inspiring conference ne
had ever attended. and il was but the
beginning of movement Of young Metho-
hists I'm this State for Christ. Mr. Beau
rhamp told Of the many things considered
by the convention, chief among which
H..l.f a.. ltfsfn fvafl 10
md 10 support two missionaries I'm for
rien fields For the latter purpose a col
lection was taken up. and 81. $50 raised in
a few minutes. In the course Of his re-
marks the speaker paid an eloquent tri-
butte TO the pioneers Of Methodism. and
emphaaized the remark made by another
that "Methodism Is Christianity in earn
est. and the Epworth League movement
IS the Methodist Church at work" Mr..
Beauchamp referred TO the hospitality OF
the Lynchburg people. and said IL could
not have been more lavishly or pleasingly
bestowed.
LAUREL-sTREET SERVICES.
Large CONGREGATIONS attended both the
morning and evening services at LAUREL
Street Methodist church Sunday. In the
morning the Rev Mr. Reynolds occupied
tho pulpit, and preached very acceptably.
At night tho Rev. J. X. Jollin. Of the
Owens-MemOrial church Portsmouth.
preached stirring sermon, after which
the Lords Supper was administered
The afternoon school. at the corner Of
Washington and Winder streets, which
meets in the morning and afternoon on
Sundays, is meeting with much success.
Several new workers have been enrolled
as scholars and the outlook is very en-
couraging
CHRISTIAN MINISTER'S MEET.
The Christian ministers met in regular
session IN the library Of Seventh-Street
church yesterday morning This was the
final meeting. and after receiving re-
ports of progress from the several
churches the meeting adjourned until
September 9TH.
Union services were held at the Seventh
Street Christian church Sunday evening.
and large crowd was present from each
OF the other churches. The Rev. Mr..
Garrison preached a stirring and splendid
sermon. taking "a his subject, "Our Life
Hid With Christ in God"
NEWS AMONG THE CATHOLICS.
The literary meetings of the McGll
Catholic Union viii be discontinued for
the summ>r months. 4 monthly business
session Of the club was held last night.
Rev. Father a. x. Gwynn. of Spartan
burg. S. c., celebrated high mass at st.
Peters Cathedral Sunday morning Rev.
Father Ahern preached an able sermon.
Mr. W. A. Leonard's mass was well rem
dered by the choir. and the several solos
were artisticaliy sung by Misses Eva
Phillips. Lulu O'Connor, ana Josephine
Murphy.
Rev. H. J. Mcnamara. OF Baltimore. ard
Rev. 4. X. Gwynn. OF Spartanburg, S.
c.. who were the guests Of Mrs. H. c.
Boudar during the reunion, have returned
home.
The Holy Name Society of the Sacred
Heart church met Sunday night at S
o'clock and assisted I'm vespers. This So
ciety will receive holy communion I'm n
body next Sunday morning at the O'Clock
mass.