The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-11-10
BISHOP DUNCAN HERE
The Eminent Methodist Prelats Preached
In This City Sunday,
REyIsIIIAG SCENES OF HIS EARLY WORK
The bishop PreRcledIin the Morning
at EpwOrth TO HIS Old CRANKY
street Congregation At Night
Centenary Church, Was Packed 10
Hear Him-Other Church Notes,

Right Rev. Bishop Duncan, OF the
Methodist Church South, revisited this
city, the scene of his nativity and earlier
ministerial work, Sunday. He preached
ul Epworth In the morning and at Cen
tenary at night.
While the Epworth congregation were
Worshiping at the old CRANKY Street
Church Bishop Duncan was their pastor
ior TIME and the sensation of once more
slahding before his old congregation
WAS pleasant one to the Bishop.
The theme of his morning discourse
was Practical Christianity" and 1t was
deeply spiritual and helpful sermon.
AT This service Mrs. Charles Collier, of
petersburg, sang The Prodigal Son."
AT CENTENARY.
At night Centenary Church was
packed to hear the Bishop. For an hour
and quarter he held his congregation,
VINO heard him with rapt attention.
His text was. And let us not be weary
In we'll doing, for in due season we
shall reap IL we faint not" The offer
tory at this service was sung by Mrs.
Cora Pullen. who greatly delighted her
hearers.
After the service at Centenary the
Bishop went around to Epworth Church
10 see 1t by electric light, and was
again greatly pleased with It, 1t was
prearrangcd for him to come there after
his sermon at the neighboring church,
ana the choir and part of the congre-
cation awaited his coming for some
time. ii being the intention of prof.
koerner and his splendid choir to give
the Bishop service of song with which
TO close the evening, but his coming was
SO delayed that the choir and congre-
cation dispersed before he arrived.
He left yesterday morning for Peters
burg to visit the last charge-Washing-
ton Street Church-whch he served In
virginia before moving further South
lie Will convene the Virginia Conference
at Lynchburg Wednesday OF this week.
OTHER CHURCH NEWS.
There was fine attendance Sunday at
Christ Episcopal Church, both at the
morning and afternoon service. The
rector, Rev O. s. Bartcn, d. D., preach
ed an excellent sermon at the morning
| service. and in very effective manner
set forth the duty of leading holy, godly
lives. Next month the rector OF this
venerable and influential parish will
nave been thirty-one years In Norfolk
and the selections were rendered in
splendid stlye. being devotional and
| finished.
ReT. Il. II. Rawlings, of Centenary
Methodist Church, and Rev. ]. r. Rout-
ten, OF l-ekies Memorial Methodist
Church. closed their pastorates at those
churches Sunday.
SUNDAY morning Rev. DIR. Young, OF
Epworth Methodist Church, reviewed
the years work at that church There
has been Il net increase in membership
OF 81. There were only six deaths. which
IS considered remarkable for such n
large membership. Without any special
service, but through personal work, 81
We're added TO the church on profession
of faith. The church has met all OF It's
current obligations. DR.. Young will
Doubtless be returned as its pastor next
week by the conference. He says his
church has stood by him cordially this
year Notwithstanding he came to ii
under peculiar circumstances.
The Presbyterian ministers met yes
terday and talked over the meeting of
he Norfolk Presbytcry, which convcncs
mere today at II o'clock. the interests
OF the Mackenzie League. and matters
connected with the different churches
and vacant fields of the ,Presbytery.
Evangelist Crane finished his labors
IT the freemason Street Baptist Church
SUNDAY. and. begins meetingIhis week
at Greenville. S. G.