Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-22
WILLRETURN THANKS
PEOPLE OF ALL DENOMINATIONS TO
WORSHIP ON THURSDAY.
WILL HOLD UNION SERVICES.
Several Churches of Each Denomina-
tfon Will Unite-Al1 Presbytcrians
To meet at Gracc-strcet Church
sundays Services-Brfefs.

The morning hours OF THANKSGIVING
Day will appear very much like Sunday,
as there VIII be services in many OF the
churches, and these are usually well at
tended
The Baptsts OF the city will worship
as follows: Congregations Of the Ran
dolph-Street and Pine-Street churches at
Pine-Street. with Rev. ]. r. Harrison.
OF Emmanuel, 10 preach; congregations of
Emmanuel. Calvary. Grace-Street, First,
and Second at the Second church. West
( View church will have an independent
service at 10 o'clock, with preaching by
the pastor, Rev. l. NJ. Mercer, d. ID.
Broaddus-Memorial will also have an in
dependent service. the pastor. Rev. II. L.
Quarles. preaching Leigh Streets
Thanksgiving exercises will be held Wed
nesday night, combining this with the
customary prayer-meeting
The Presbyterlans Of the city will hold
a union service at the Grace-Street
| church. Rev Jere Witherspoon. the pas
tor, will preside, and Rev. G. B. Strickler,
/ ID. D., OF the seminary, will preach the
| sermon.
! AS usual, services will be held in all OF
the Episcopal churches conducted by the
| rectors.
! The Methodists expect to have union
! services on Church Hill, probably at
! Trinity, and in the West End probably
| at Centenary. The union service Of the
! Disciples will be held at Seventh-Street
/ church, with Rev. S. r. Maxwell to
preach.
/ The congregation of Beth Ahaba will
/ have service at IL o'clock Thursday
/ morning. The president Of the congrega-
/ ton has united with DIR. Calisch in in
, wiling Rev. j. c. Hiden, d. D., Of Grove
! Avenue Baptist church, and his congrega-
! ton TO worship with them. DR.. Hiden will
| deliver an address on the BLESSINGS of
American Citizenship" DR.. Calsch will
| also speak.
| OTHERS PREACHED TO THEM
The pulpits Of the Methodist churches
were filed Sunday for the most part by
ministers of other denominations Rev.
r. j. Willingham preached at the Broad
Street; Rev. Dr. j. William Jones, at
! Centenary; Rev. w. S. Campbell at
Trinity, and Rev. George II. Wiley at
Union-Station. The Gay was bright, and
the congregations large
SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY.
Sunday afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock the
| Methodist Sunday School Society met al
| Asbury church, Hon. Addison Maupin
| presiding and Mr. Charles p. Rady secre-
| tary.
Following are the superintendent re-
| ports for October, showing percentages
| of attendance: Centenary, -; Asbury, 50
Broad-Street, So; Trinity, 60; Union-Sta.
! ton, 81: Park-Place, Sc; Laurel-Street SO
Denny-Street, 81; Little Trinity, 60; Fair
mount, "a; ST. James, Sc; Epworth, 50
/ Highland Park, y: Hasker-Memorial Sc
The president then introduced the fol
| lowing exercises by the scholars of AS
bury school: Recitation, Clair Dalton
duet and chorus. by fifteen girls and boys
duet, by two girls quartette by the choir
These pleasant exercises were followed
by an address from Mr.. j. Garland Pol
lard on the Secret of Successful Sunday
School Teaching" and Mr.. G. I. Brown
spoke on Good Things"
The next meeting of the society will b
held at Union-Station church the secon(
Sunday in December.
BRIEF CHURCH NOTES.
The usual services were held in TIT
other churches Of the city.
There was one profession of faith a
Leigh-Street Baptist church and two ad
ditions at Emmanuel
Rev. b. Cabell Hening is assisting Rev
J. S. Dill, D, D., in revival at Venable
Street church.
Rev. s. r. Maxwell is greatly pleasing
his people at the Third Christian church
Large congregations attend each service
He announced next Sunday evenings sub
ject as the Governors Trip Around III
| City"
Rev. z. p. Sweeney's sermons Sunda!
were pronounced by many TO be the mos
effective he has yet preached. The morn
ing congregation filled the entire church
and at night many were turned away
unable TO obtain even standing room.
Rev. ]. r. Harrison will begin re
vival meeting 1T Emmanuel church mex
Sunday night.
Rev. q. c. Cronk, Of Waynesboro'
preached two admirable sermons at tn
First English Evangelical Lutheral
church on Sunday to large congregations
The boys of the Male Orphan Asylum
sang at the morning service during tn
offertory. Next Sunday Rev. b. l.. Folk
of Mt. Jackson, Va, will preach at morn
ing and evening services.