Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-09-04
NEWS OF nrcHmosD CHURCHES.
Monumentaps sundny-school Re.
Opens-Dr. Wright Returns.


Rev. J. NJ. Horner, OF oxford. N. c.,
will preach and administer the holy CON-
munion at the Monumental church to-
morrow at IL A. NJ.
The Monumental church Sunday school
will reopen tomorrow after recess OF
two months. In overhauing the grand
old church organ the Sunday-school room
was filled with the different pipes and
parts, but these will be back in their
proper places by tomorrow, and in a
week or so the organ will be ready for
use.
PREACH HERE TOMORROW.
Rev. Alfred j. Dickinson. ID. D.. pastor
OF the First Baptist church, of Selma,
Ala. who IS spending his vacation in
Virginia, will supply the pulpit OF the
Second Baptist church tomorrow and
next Sunday. preaching both morning and
night each day. DR.. Dickinson is scarcely
over 80 years OF age; yet he has taken
front rank In his denomination In his
adopted State. He Is son of the late
Or. Charles II. Dickinson. of Louisa coun-
ty. and the second of three preacher boys.
DR. Dickinson is a full graduate OF Rich
mond College. having taken his Nj. A. de-
gree there and is a full graduate of the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
at Louisville. Ky. He preached at the
Second church, in this city. for short
while last fall. and those who had the
pleasure of hearing him will doubtless De
delighted at knowing that he VIII again
be here.
SUNDAY SERVICES FOR MEN AND
BOYS.
The meetings at the association to-mor.
row afternoon will be as follows: BOYS
Army at o'clock, T.. w. Bandy, leader,
subject, Does II PayY' Young men
meeting at o'clock. Asa johnson, leader
theme. Hidden Lights" conversational
Bible class at O'Clock: theme, "Conver.
sation OF Christ with the 1mpotent Man,
conducted by General-Secretary Mckee;
These services are open TO all men, ana
every one Is made to feel at home. NO"
that many of the members and young
men are returning to the city, it is conf,
IDENTIFY expected that the attendance VIII
increase.
DIR. WRIGHT RETURNS.
DR.. w. L. Wright. pastor of Leigh
Street Baptist church. who mas Desn
spending the summer months near his old
home. i'm the Old North State, returned
to the city yesterday afternoon to again
take I'D his pastoral work on Church Hill
DIR. Wright comes back much improved III
health. and has lost none OF tnat uesp.
pervading earnestness WHICH attends MS
every word and act He will fill his pulpit
at Leigh Street at both services Sunday.
The Doctors family will follow him later
on. 40
Third Presbyterian church, who has also
been absent from the city during a part
of the summer. has likewise returned, and
will conduct the usual services at the
Third Presbyterian on Sunday.
Mr. Hyde was first called away by the
illness and death Of his brother. and then
by the Illness of his aged rSother
BRIEF CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. L. b. Wharton. professor in Will
liam and Mary College. Williamsburg,
Va. is very sick with fever az the resi-
dence of his mother-in-law, Mrs: ii. r.
TAYLOR. No. COS east Leigh street, this city
Regular services will be held at the New
Jerusalem Mission at IL o'clock to-mor-
row The subject will be Lots Separa,
ton from Abram" giving the internal
sense regarding the two characters pre-
sented in the letter of word.
Rev. DR. Hartley Carmichael Will be In
Richmond September 18th to take up his
work at st. Paul's church.
The Methodist Ministerial Association
will resume regular meetings in Cente-
nary church Monday, September 9Th, at
1890 A. NJ.
Rev. John Barbour, ID. D., Of Birming-
ham, Ala, will preach at the Grace-Street
Presbyterian church tomorrow morning
and at night