The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-15
What Is Being Done for the Coming
of the Kingdom.
REV. R. J. BAMBER, OF PENNSYLVANIA
Called TO the PnstOrate of the Church
OF Christs Discipics-Preacher
Meeting Divine origin Ofthc Bible
"A New Idca for the Church Cath.
olics Hold Interesting Exercises.

day afternoon, Rev. j. w. Moore. the
pastor, preached II special sermon be-
lore the Junior Order OF American Me-
chanics, his subject being THE Provi-
dencc of God and the History OF the
United States"
a junior Epworth League will he or
EaniZed at the Queen street NJ. Il. church
next Sunday.
AT Grace Baptist church Sunday night
ilVe persons were baptized. Several
were received into the church during the
day, and there was some profession at
the morning service.
Among those who took part in the
wright Memorial missionary meeting in
Portsmouth Sunday afternoon were Raw.
Or. w. j. Young. Mrs. Pullen ana Miss;
James, of this city
The pulpit at ST Paul's Episcopal
church was filled Sunday morning by
Rev. j. c. Amber, missionary to Japan.
The same divine preached at St Luke's
nj night. Rev. DR.. r.. ID. Tucker. rector
OF ST. Paul's II t.. church. participating.
ON Wednesday evening Il church so
clal VIII be held ut the Queen street NJ.
Il. church for the benefit of the poor.
Rev. p. Fl. Martin has opened Il gos-
pei mission in the storeroom at No.
$50 Chapel street.
Something like a hundred members
of the Emerald Beneficial Society at
tended the annual mass at st. Mary's
Catholic church sunday morning at
$50 o'clock The service was Il very inn
pressiye one.
Will be conducted at Union Mission by
Rev. r. w. Webb, the eloquent evan
gclist. The meetings will begin prompt
ly at 1880 o'clock.
AT IIpworth Methodist church Sunday
night. the pastor, Rev. DIR. w. ]. Young,
preached very instructive ana inter
csting sermon on the divinity of the
Bible and the influence OF the Book up
on The minds and morals of mankind.
The choir programme was both elaborate
and beautiful. and included Il solo by
Mrs. H. L. Bailey, of surprising sweet
ness. ..
The b. Y. p. U. of Grace BAPTIST
church held it's regular meeting sun
day evening ut o'clock.
Last Sabbath was the Sunday within
the octave of the Feast of the lmmacu-
late Conception. Appropriate services
were held in all the Catholic churches
in the city The St. Patrick's Society
attended early mass at St. Mary's.
The City Union of Kings Daughters
Will meet at Epworth NJ. T.. church this
afternoon to hear the rcnort of the
Nurse Committee on the proposed cm-
poor.
Rev. l.. r. Wright, pastor Of Grace
Baptist church. has suggested that his
congregation organize a sick benefit So
cicty upon the plan which is adopted by
all similar societies The idea will
probably be acted upon.
Rev ID. L. Scaton delivered an ad-
dress Sunday afternoon ut ST. Johns 4
NJ. II. church TO the members OF the coll
ored Y. NJ. c. y. lie lectured mt the
church in the evening on the subject
Has the Negro Been FailIre?"
a new sunday will be started
in Underwood. near Huntcrsvillc sun
day with Mir. c. H. Clair as supcrin-
tendcnt. 1t is expected To start with
about half hundred pupils. and is n
mission OF the Grace Baptist church.
PREACHERS MEETING.
The Methods, pastors held their rcgu
| lar weekly meeting yesterday with a
| large attendance.
Rev. j. W. Baker reported IA very
cordial reception rendered him 10y his
lpeoplc.
| The pastor Of the Chestnut street
church, Bcrkloy. reported a successful
union revival in progress in his city
Large attcndanccs We're reported by
all the pastors.
MIR. HAMBER CALLED.
| The conference OF the members of