The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-05
IN THE CITY CHURCHES
Interesting Services in the Sanctuaries and
DOings of Church Workers.
DAY AT SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Special Sermon to ChiIdrcn-Rev. Or.
Thomas Hume Preached at Free.
mason street Baptist Church
week ofPraycr Begnn with Service
at 81. Pnul's Coiored y. VI. CA.

AT Second Presbyterian church sun
Jay morning the services were of Il
character unusually interesting. ii being
me occasion for the administering OF
the Sacrament OF Communion. Nine
new members were taken into the
church. In the afternoon Rev Dr.. Lacy.
the pastor. preached 4 special sermon
10 children, there being present in the
iarEe congregation the girls of the Or
phan Asylum and the Chinese Sunday
school. conducted at this sanctuary
The theme was The Little Foxes that
Destroy the Vines"
REV. DIR. THOMAS HUME.
Rev. DR.. Thomas Hume now Of the
University of North Carolina, formerly
OF this city, preached to Il large conEre-
cation ut Precursor Street Baptist
church Sunday morning. The pastor,
KEY. Dr. Wharton. preached at night;
also to q large congregation. his sub
ject being The Harmonies of Chris
tianity." The music was after the fash
ion of the old time carol service, and
with the chOruscs were admirably rem
dered by the large choir.
WEEK or PRAYER SERVICE.
The Week of Prayer" interdenomina-
tional services, began at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon ut St. Paul's Episcopal
church, the subject of the day being
"iiumiliation and THANKSGIVING" Rev.
NJ. IL. Wharton. d. D.. of l'reemason
street Baptist church, OBLIGATED as lead
or, ana the speakers were Rev. w. IL
ANVIL OF Cumperland street NJ. T.
Ghurch' and Rev. e. j. McCluer Of
Park Avenue Presbyterian church
This afternoon at ST Pauls at p. m.
services VIII again be held; subject
y pni ~ M .c ,rS;,.' ISauSr, l.eH.
church; speakers, Re- i g. SbenIt. Of
the Lutheran church. ANA Roy. % r.
Hatcher. of the l1,rst Bantist church.
INTER r,sTINc t,.I,rI-pr.c
-, \ very instructive and scholarly Sc
n rieS of lectures on the Old Tesiameni
scriptures VIII he delivered ut St Luke $
i2pi$c0pal church; These lectures will
nG asilvefeI on Wednesday evening. in
p!ice oil me regular PRAYER meeting
sermon. lhcse lectures VIII prove a
treat 10 those VINO attend, ana VIII, OF
course be free of cost.
ILLUSTRATED LECTURE.
Rev. T.. Allen Tupper. Of baltimore.
will give an illustrated lecture nj ,hn
Freemnson street HnntIst church ON tha
18th instant. Ills suhicct is: ..TrnycI.
in the Ottoman Empire" Consider
ing the amount OF interest now center
hE N that region and me wide repu-
tatl"n OF me lecturer the evening prom
rs 10 DC one oil lhieiIectuaI enjoy
'ieh''
COLORED y. ~ G. y.
An audience of over fp0 attended the
quarterly mass-mceting OF The colorcd
y. VI. G. \. nj Hute Street church sun
dav afternoon. Two impressive ,npecn,s
were made by w. II. tiunton and cant.
X. r. Hotou. of Hampton Normal In
stitute.
>-o,,r,c ON 1.-,,rDr.,,
prof Iyoorno,. orca,,i., En-. t,,,,o,., ),
NJ. u. church, is In New Yn,.r, Mr. /.
lreGcll Jenkins oGiciatcl Mt tho lnstrr-
ment Sunday in his usual acceptable
manner.
Rev. Or. Left,yich. the wru-l;novn
evangelist, will on sunday, FEBRUARY
IS. begin . two weeks service Mt En-
worth Methodist church,
Rev. NJ. Il. Wharton. ID. D.. ana wife
were very Handsomely ana mum erouslv
Remembered nv their many friends
Christmas.
Prof Miller. organist of Christ y. T..
church. will give three ORGAN rcciials
dtlrinc Lent. In addition 10 The sDlcn-
ala assistance OF selected vocal and in
strumental talent he will also he aided
by the Naval Post orchestra
Az ,>->-n,-,rro>-
49, y
lnef" was Il very large attendance
AZ Inc Methodist preachers meeting yes
,truay. y Ltso'NtIoi' was uuoptei that
every MonaaN aitef me second SUNDAY
IN 'he month bc SCI ASIA" as huin.latloh
cay 'lat we nave iEnp y bTotAc! 4
paper on some Aunl!''hrhs SUBJECT. inc
l'peE 20 be limlt'd 10 twenty minutes,