The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-11
RICHMOND MINISTLRS MEET.
Rev. DIR. Hyde Reads Paper on Pulpit
Mnnners and Ltterances.


The regular monthly meeting OF the
Ministerial Union Of Richmond and Man
chester was held at noon yesterday in the
pariors Of the Young Mems Christian
Association.
Some well-known ministers who were
there are Bishop Penick, rector OF 81.
Marks church, Rev. J. J. Gravatt. rector
Of the Church Of the Holy Trinity, Kew.
W. b. Tudor, pastor OF Centenary Meth
odist church, Rev. DR.. Moses ID. Hoge'
Rev j. Calvin Stewart, Rev, John y.
Morehead, Rev. W. q. Starr Rev. Georse
Vandersice. Rev. J. =. Smith, and Kew.
c. r. Hyde
After prayer. singing and reading oil
the Bible. the Rev. Or. Hyde read an
interesting and edifying paper on pulpit
Manners and Ctterances and the Form
of Pulpit Uttcrances, which was heafd
with great attention and pleasure by
his brethren.
DIR. HYDE told Of the importance OF
correctness of dress, speech. accent man
uer. articulation and reading in the
pulpit.
lie referred to the manners and meth
ods of such well-knOwn and eloquent
preachers as Rev. Mr.. Sturgeon. Rev
Taimago and others.
Rev. ]. G.. Hiden. d. D., will address
the next meeting OF the Union. when
will be held i'm June. and Will be the last
one till the autumn.
Rev. Mr.. Gravatt offered 4 resolution
regretting the removal from Richmond
Of the Rev. DR.. J. Y. Fair and praying
for Gods blessing upon him IN bis new
field Of labor
This resolution was unanimously adopted
after Mr.. Gravatt had made some brief
remarks touching the subject
DR. HOGE PREACHED THREE TINES.
Dr. Hoge preached three times on sun
day. IL The morning and afternoon from
his own pulpit. ana al night from the pull
pit oil Grace-Stroet Presbyterian church.
La Tie morning he discussed the name.
in which Christ manifested Himself 10
men, how we received Christ according
10 our various capacities, tastes anu
training. In the afternoon he delivered
a discourse on The Three Glasses Tha.
Listen 10 the Gospel-thOse who mock,
those who procrast!nate, and those who
cleaye 10 the doctrines Of the Saviour"
Or. Hoge. as the representative of the
presbytery, visited the Grace-Street
church officially for the purpose of de-
caring us pulpit NAEONls ilt SA4u II was
an office in which ne took no pleasure
and. after speaking briefly. but feelinsly
he made sorrowfully. he said. the formal
proclamation. In his prayer. DR.. Hoge
made extended allusion to DR.. Fair, who
had been the beloved pastor OF the church,
and who had been called 10 work in new
field.
The sermon was on "Sn and Suffering
and Gods Kind and Reasonable Disci-
pline In Christening His People The
congregation listened with rapt attention
10 the eloquent discourse.
BROAD-STREET METHODIST.
There was n large crowd present at
Broad Street Methodist church Sunday
night TO hear DR.. w. G. Starr.
The eloquent pulpit orator took his text
from the 18th chapter Of Isaiah, 81 verse
Therefore with JOY shall ye draw water
out of the wells OF salvation
Dr. Starr spoke OF the wells and springs
OF the olslen times that were worth fo.-
tunes TO their owners. and how, when
famine came. thousands OF people could not
set drop Of water. lie said Cods well
OF salvation was never dry. but one day