The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-20
THE CHURCHES SUNDAY.
METHODIST CONFERENCE AND BAP.
7fsr ASSOCIATION.
The Former to Meet In Yorktown and the
Latter In Hanover To-Day-Mr. Potts
Did Not Keply-cthsr News.

following churches: Broad Street. Trim
ity. Union Station. Paramount. ST. James
and Denny Street. I'm Richmond: Central,
WcSt-Eud ana Fifth Street in Manchcs-
ter, with Dr a. g. Brown presiding cider.
The other churches in the city are in the
west Richmond District DR.. Paul White
head presiding elder.
The delegates Tor Denny-Strcot Mctho-
fist church, TO the conference are:
Mcssrs Nasmuss Nielsen, c. 5. Reamos.
Nnd Bernard MARROW.
Union Dcicgates-Rov. Leroy
W. Guycr. john r. Montgomery and
James IA. g.. Walker. Altcrnatcs-E. w.
Haincs. Rev. J. ". Knott. and William
VI. Atkinson.
Trinity Al. r.. Church Rev j. T.. Mas
lin, Rev. w H. Constable. NJ Il. Gary.
Nharics Walford. and Alfred J. Gary.
TIE DOVER ASSOCIATION.
The Dover Baptist District Association
Wal meet to-day at Walnut Grove Bap-
list church. and will be IN session for
three days.
Emmanuel church has elected tho fol-
lowing delegates 10 the Association: Or.
James Nelson. pastor; Rev Mr.. G. /.
Ryland. who is filling the pulpit Of this
church for the summer. and Messrs. j.
y. Sales and l.. W. Dorset
G.. l.. Dickinson. j. ". Ford, r. a.
Berry. G. L. Richardson and Rev. W. =.
Jolly. pastor. Will represent Randolph
stroet Baptist church AZ the Ass ociation.
The delegates who Will represent the
First Baptist church arc: L. h. Vaughan,
John Cnambln. O.. Harvey Clarke.
George A. Minor W. II. Curtis.
BAPTIST MINISTER'S CONFERENCE.
Al ihe Baptist Ministers Conference
yesterday morning only routine business
was transacted. 1t vas decided that the
this morning inly ro~tine business was
transacted. 10 was decided that the
meetings Of the conference be disccntin-
uod through tho hot spell. TO be resumed
in the fan. Several minister's announced
where they would spend their vacations.
some will visit various district sssocia-
tons
Rev. Mr.. Baeley will probably spend
some time az Farmvlle. Rev. DR.. Coop
er will spend his vacation IN Philadelphia.
Mortified. Mass and other Northern
points.
At tho conference yesterday morning
several visitors were in attendance. on
their way 10 the Dover Association.
Among them were Rev. =. 4. Warren, of
Williamsburg. Rev r. II. Bowden. Of
West Point. and Mr.. G.. w. Pelham, of
Newport News.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The people Of the First Baptist church
count themselves fortunate I'm having Sc
cured as the supply for this pulpit dur
ing August. when Or. Cooper goes on
his vacation. Rev. John O. Rust pastor
Of Edgencld church. Nashville Tenn.
Rev Rust IS a fun graduate of the
Baptist Seminary. at Louisville. and is
pastor OF one Of the strongest and most
progressive Baptist church in the South.
lie is a brilliant speaker and a man of
much personal magnetism.
FULTON SUNDAY SERVICES.
I...4 tfrarr
and evening sermons at Denny-Ssreet
Methodist church. Fulton, 10 large CON
greeations Sunday
Rev j. r. Harrison pastor OF Fulton
Baptist church. occupied his pulpit Sun
dav morning. preaching TO a large assem-
hlage I'm the afternoon ne preached
by special request. I'm Pioneer chapel
Henrico county 10 one of the largest
audiences the chapel has ever held.
Mr.. Gary Peas filled the pulpit OF .re
Apostolic church Sunday night in the a0-
sencc OF Rev j. w Daughorty the pas
tor. who Is holding meetings in the coun-
try. Mr. Pcase is one of the many young
men OF the Apostolic church studying
for the ministry.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Rev. DR. Moses ID. ioge preached
morning and afternoon at the Second
Presbyterian church Sunday to large
congregations
His morning discourse was based on
tho account Of the forty years wander
ing OF the Children Of Israel in the great
Arabian wilderness and in 1t he beauu-
fully pictured the manner i'm which Gods
presence continually followed and guided
them in the form OF the cloudy pillar by
day and fiery pillar by night.
From this he drew a lesson Of Gods
continuous providence TO his people and
said that 10 was mistake for the person
who had experienced some remarkable
escape 10 term that single preservation
a special providence. for It was just as
much q providence OF God that they had
been preserved up to the time that this
danger had confronted them.
For the summer season male quar-
totto has taken the place of the boys
choir at this church.
TIE POET PRIEST.
Rev. Father J. Il. Tabb, the poet priest,
who fills the chair OF English rhetoric
and bellies letters at ST. Charles College,
Eihcott city, Md, preached "a sermon TO
children at the . o'clock mass at the Ca
thedra Sunday.
Taking as his subject the parable Of
the loaves and tho fishes. Father Tabb
delivered a most interesting and charm
ing instruction on the lesson taught by
the miracle.
He Is on his way % visit his relatives
at the old homestead In Amelia county
where ne spends his vacation every year.
He has host OF friends and admirers
81 Richmond. who extend TO him a cor
dial welcome upon his every visit here.
PREACHING TO CONVICTS.
Sunday Mr.. c.. II. GOolec Of Mary
land. spoke 10 the seven or eight hun
bred men gathered I'm the chapel. His
theme was the love Of God and his text
was from 3rd Chapter OF John and 10th
verse. For God so loved the world that lie
gave His only begotten Son, that whose
ever bollevoth I'm Him should not perish
but have everlasting lie
Mr. Gootee said that there IS nothing
men so appreciate as love. convince a
man you love him and you have won his
heart. The reason a great many men
kill themselves IS they get an idea that
no one loves them and they had rather
be out Of the world than In u.
The strongest love we know any thing
about Is that OF "a mother. but no mother
ever loved Ike God Mr. Gootoe spoke
for nearly an hour and AT the close Of the
service fifty arose TO their feet for pray
ors. desiring 10 lead a new and better
Ifs
REV MR.. POTTS DID NOT REPLY
Every seat was taken IN Park Place
Methodist church Sunday evening at S.25
O'Clock. when Rev Thomas n. Potts. the
with Tho manuscript OF his sermon under