Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-25
THE LEAGUERS MEET
THE YOUNG METHODIsTS HOLD IN
TEREsTING SESSION.
ADDRESS ON KEEPING SABBATH HOLY
Rev. MIR. Hatcher Appeals TO His
Hearers To Refrain from Viola
lions and Exert "a Good Influence.
Baptists Discuss Liauor-seIling.

The regular rally of the young Metho-
Ss.s Of Richmond and Manchester was
he'd III Asbury church Sunday afternoon
q. 500 O'Clock The meeting. after O.
voluntary by Asbury choir was ouencu
with prayer by Evangelist Rosser. A
response was then rendered by the
Junior League OF Asbury church. on
"What Constitutes a True Methodist.
Rsg y. VI. Beckham gave the leaguers
a warm and. hearty welcome on behalf of
Astury church and league. President L.
rs. Bandy. who has served the union So
faithfully for the past two years. and
under whose term CT Office as president
Che union has grown rapidly, stated thai
the term Of Office for the year was out.
u-. Frank II. Bates, ST.. read the report
o. the Nominating Committee. and the
following officers were unanimously
elected for the next twelve months:
President. Mr.. T. W. Bandy. Of St James
church: First Nice-President, MIR. Frank
T.. Wells. OF Park-Place church; Second
Vtee-Presidcnt. Mir. c. b. Richardson. OF
Broad-street church; Third Vice-Presi-
dent. Miss Mamie It Pegram, Of Park
Place church; Secretary. Mir. z. J. Berry
of Laurel-street church; Assistant Secre-
tly. Mr. j. T. Lumpkin. of West-End
AanchesteD: Treasurer. Mr. NJ. l.. VII
i.s. Of Asbary; Assistant Treasurer Mr.
J. r. Jewett, of Central (ManehesteD.
Then came the responses from the various
leagues. which were al very interest
~ list III
rendered "a SOLO which was highly enjoyed
ty au present The title was. The Way
Of Peace" Park-Place responded win d
duet by the Misses Mitcheli-"Come Uh1o
Ie-wh.ch was rendered with much
credit 10 both.
ADDRESS or SUNDAY REFORM.
The president introduced Rev, > g
Hatcher 0f Denny street chA-ch' VIZ
Was the SPEAKER Cor The OCCASION ar.
Hatcher took lOT his SUBJECT oaiu.'9
Reform" which was ably discussed. 1nt
aker l4Ic great stress on W. ~ V,..'s
prominent dangers oi chufrh men, ,', a.
.l-aelug GA those things OA me SaugAt ~
which were nol right, and when lei'I ~
destroy tie spiritual lie 81 lhe M, S.,.
Some ot those mentioned were 's,'it.as
e1.lrs.U us, biCTcle-finius lpi pir''~i
and street-car riding fOr pleasure anu
amusement. lie declared il vas MIoiis'
lu the lht OF God and slL /" ur1
trains BICYCLES, OF stfeel-cdtS on ~. -
l4t except as ConNegdnces 10 40 Svu (;
W0la ana eXhOTted AN young Ii"oI a
LtasueIs 20 abstain from the same anu
ia.e their voices against ssleD tNii''
which aie becoming popui"i. N- In,
rr stated that he believed thIt u t"'
church r-ople would withhold their sup
sort and refuse to recognize such thd1
Sunday excursions would b. lhins %
The past Ga q short while, ana iASl@4iitN "a
'Sf anne ON ne church members iL~A lH'F
lr .rrr evils The Methodist p"stoIs
present were Revg. r. NJ. BeeAbam' =
C. Hatcher and Gayle. ..,. ,,..,,,o
The strength Of the EpwcIth- League
Onion g. now nearly 100 member mere
beng "a league in edfh on VIZ III -
Methodist churches OF Richmond anu
chichester. 49,.
Tre pre-ilea.. in adiourning the meet
ile lrsad tae various leagues TO support
l.m .r the determination 10 make ullS
thl most prosperous year IA the hstvi
~ fhe EpWOTth League movement ia
Richmond and Manchcs Ter. ,,,, =, g..
BAPTIST PASTORS ON LioOOh li'-''
ETC.
Tho pantiet ministers Of Richmond ard
Manchester met at noon YESTERDAY az w
81 lud church Without any mohvA' az"
apparently without distinct oDyScl' "a
s-lf0ry debate arose on the question ol w
attitude Of Baptist churches IN tlehilon a.,
towards the liquor traffic, ana espeS'pi ~.
a. io whether any liquor deaier snoui1 nc
allowed To- retain membership IN a bap-
Nsf church. Every speaker TOOK the ICE"
iFe SIDE bat no action was iaken. p
tlon was presented asking the Att'Sl'-
lure t0 pass "a law requiring all baf-iVoilis
To remove blinds and screen ION u" ,.'
ana windows. and the conference ~,
asked t0 endorse said petiuob' Which '"''
pl. nimously did
Ihe general exchange % pnipiif lDF
Ntti sunday. az arranged by TIE iAhvss
alAleitfs' Conference. has Dcen ueci3. go
pr. This action is very much reBf'tt.e
Of them. bat Il WAS found inpiacuDit io
carry out The arrangement. lheie are
very Interesting and successful Mtttinz7
gong 0n ia some OF the churcnes, ehich
ihe pastors feel they should not leaV"
next sunday. other matters OF great M
plfence require that some OF the oihtf
pasl9rs be in their own pupits. me Ioi,,
lowing are private arrangements entered
MO by some OF the pastors Tor an rA-
ehango West-Niew, morning SERVES Ut
! :. Dill, Randolph morning. Key
D. - XIX, Pine-Street, morning, KEY II.
bagby. GrOvc-Aycnue, morning, Ut
Se9ife Cooper; Calvary morning. KY.
!. y. HutsOn. night Res. j. i. Inckti
iond church. night. DR.. George Co9kSI
fifsi church morning Or. j G. Hiptn
ight DR.. ". T.. H. Smith; NenaDl,,'
mosnsg x Rev s''l W r J l5Hys' Eisst-End,
morning Rev. e. a Sullivan, night. key'
D. A. Bagby; oak Grove Manchester
morning REV ] II. Tucker--night, Df.
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