Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-25

for collections. from all sources and ,o LOT
all obiects-home purposes. li''9'v'"'
building fund, 'ctc.-was s9,siso...
The election OF officers anu charue
for the various bodies having IN enc, ~
the details Of church work being tane"
UP. resulted in the selection Oh 'he ioi-
lowing gentlemen: ,. ~
Herbert +. Cox, super,i hsi,r,aa on
State missions: G. y. sydnor foreign rnl's'
sions: II. T. Gates. home missions; ~ a.
Shepherd. city missions; J.. =. $780, lisno,
education; w. Writ Lefe| S1nuay ,s 49,
and Bible Board: l. G. jenkins. orphah-r
age. w Abrabams ministers Tebst
fund: w. a. Malone, Music Commute,
V NcKcurrn- Committee on VISITATION
Of Silk.
Childrcn's-Day ut Br0nd-strecf'
The thirty-eighth anniversary OF InS
Sunday school OF Broad-stteet Melho JUS
Episcopal church was celsptartI Oh ,.o,n.
day morning al II O'CLOCK. lue a.3l,,,.
ance was very large and the proceeoln
= interesting. and Il was avowed 10 De tus
most satisfactory Chilfen s-D"y 49,
held IN the church. The super ht -, snuels
report was very encourasihs. ~ ~
gramme of exercises was IS iohONs' -,
dress Of welcome by Miss Jennie McSui-
len: "Chidrcn's Mission oy ten nv
boys and girls from the lnIant c,ssn'
singing by The infant class rSyleitioi'.
"If / Knew" By Miss Ethel feaman'
"a wbv "CbiIiren's-I was held, ard
a collection by six little BOYS, followed py
q recitation, THE Tree OF LIZ, ~ - ~,
teen little girls from me infant S.''S'
New Mission Hall Dedicated.
The Union Gospel Mission has been re- ,,
moved from the corner or ElSh,h ~
Main streets 10 No. / north SeVehth
street. Yhe change has been an al
vantage In every possible way ny
room is equally as large, r not Larger,
and the furniture, which IS for ihe mus
part new, lends brightness 10 u si az -
very welcome. The new home was uedl-
Gated on Sunday afternoon IN the pre-
once OF a large number of the workers
and friends of the work. Inc song 80
vice was conducted by Rev. /. IL. ~
gent and Mrs. Rachel VI. Glover ana tIe
sermon was preached by Rev. {. {. COOK,
of Baltfmore who took as his text the
words. II will bless you and we shaH De
a BLESSING" The hall was very Deaul-
fully decorated for the OCCASION
Brief Notes from the Churches
The BAPTIST ministers have decided TO
hold their annual picnic at Forest Bin
Park on June Yst. n ,o,cb-
ed at the Second Baptist church SUNDAY
to large congregations. .,. AIN,
isters' Conference yesterday were TUG
Rev. Mr. Wood; Rev. y. j. Irlstoe' Oh
Petersburg, and the keF. H. H. DO"NN"'
Of West Point. ,.-.,,.,,,
who IS conducting revival services IN
Norfolk. Rev. Mr. Dearborn, OF kansas,
preached al Marshail-Strcet Christian
church on Sunday. The morning service
was very largely attended and an aunl-
rable discourse was delivered from 'ne
words III a Man Die, Shau lie 1--we
AgainY' -,
That the General Assembly OF the
Presbyterians Is I'm session at MIlmins-
ton. y. c.. IS responsible for the TACT
that number Of Richmond's Presbyte-
rian pulrlts were filed Sunday by VISIT
ing ministers. Rev. a. ID. Mcclure, Oh
wilmington, preached at Grace-street
church both at the morning and evening
service. The morning subject was
Christ ana the Holy Spirit: at night
the workings OF the Holy spirit were
especially considered. The church was
well filed. and Nh AlcClure's preaching
was warmly received by the people VINO
had sat under eloquent Or. Fair. The pull
Dit Of the Church Of the Covenant was
filled IN the morning by Professor ,. Z.
Mitchell Of Richmond College. and at
night by Rev. ID. X. Walthall, of West
minister church. Rev Mr.. Hodges, oil
Fredericksburg. preached for Or. Hose
morning and evening.