Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-11
ENLARGE THE HOME.
MINISTERIAL UNIONS PROPOSITION
CONCERNING THE NEEDY room.
MEETINGS AND SERVICES In CHURCHES
Methodist Ministers Urged TO At
tend the Meetings of Their sunday
school Associntion-Annun Ses-
sions of baptist Churches.

The Ministerial Union met yesterday IN
the parlor Of the Young Mems Chrisuan
Association building. with large ana
representative attendance OF members
present. The announcement had been
made that Bishop Penick would deliver
an address on prison Reform" but he
was unable TO be present, having been
called upon to take a prominent part In
the anniversary services at his old church
I'm Baltimore
II was decided TO ask Bishop Fenick
TO deliver the address at the next meet
ing OF the association, and yesterdays
session was occupied by an interesting
discussion of the best means to meet ana
ameliorate the present distressing con-
ditons.
A resolution was introduced inviting
the Young Mems Relief Association and
the congregations of all he churches IN
the city to combine in an 'erort to enlarge
the Industrial Home so that the clergy
and the Relief Association may nave
some place to send worthy men or women
who are i'm absolute want and have falled
to secure work.
MAKE THE HOME ATTRACTIVE
II was suggested that the home should
be enlarged considerably and made more
attractive than at present. ana argued
that it would be far better way or ad-
ministerng charity than the promlscu-
Gus giving now IN vogue.
committee of three was appointed 10
confer with a committee from the Relief
Association on the matter. and instructed
TO report at the next meeting OF the
union.
Secretary Mckee. OF the Young Mems
christian Association. was asked TO CO.
operate in this matter, and promised MS
support.
Mr. II. Eichelberger, Of the Citizens
Relief Association, was present and spoke
of the work Of that body. which was
highly commended by the union
WANT MINISTER'S TO ATTEND.
There was an interesting discussion al
the weekly meeting Of ministers OF the
Methodist churches, held yesterday In
the study of Centenary church. anent the
failure Of the preachers TO participate IN
the meetings of the Sunday-Schooi Ass0-
citation. The protest has been Irequen'ly
urged by the laymen, and yesterday IL
was taken up by the ministers theih-
selves While recognizing the importance
Of being present TO encourage the dSSo
citation. it was argued that IL was almost
impossible to be present at the Iheetinss,
as apart from the trying nature OF the
regular Sunday duties the ministers nave
FREQUENT calls in other directions reso-
luton was passed constituting the preSl
dent and secretary of the preachers
meeting a committee to see hereafter 'ndl
a certain number Of preachers attend lhe
monthly meeting OF the Sunday-School
Association - A.. :.
1t was the prevailing opinion that IL
was not through lack of interest IN the
good work being carried on that the at
tendance has not been larger heretofore.
BAPTIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The regular monthly and quarterly
meeting of the Baptist Sunday-School
Association of Richmond ana Manchester
was held Sunday afternoon with the
calvary church. President Arthur Is.
Clarke presiding The meeting was the
occasion of a grand rally of the Baptist
Sunday-school workers, and the church
was crowded to overfowing. me COL
lege-View Mission school, which is con-
Quoted by members of Calvary church,
attended in body. and the exercises
were varied and attractive. Each OF the
twenty-five schools represented IN the
association responded promptly with its
report.
The address Of the occasion was de-
livered by Rev. w. r.. l.. Smith, the re-
cently-elected pastor of the Second Bap-
fist church. who, in an interesting and
fOTcllle manner. pointed Nul the Il uS
mission of the Sunday school
The benediction was pronounced by
Rev. ]. NJ. Pitcher. D. D.. Of Petersburg.
and the association adjourned to meet IN
February with the Howard s-Grove
school.
ANNUAL MEETING FIRST BAPTIST.
The annual meeting of the First Bap-
fist church took place Sunday afternoon
at 1 o'clock. At the annual meeting the
female members are permitted to vote,
and there was large crowd present;
The pastor, DR.. George Cooper. opened
the meeting with Scripture reading, and
then called on DR.. Bagby, who led in
most earnest prayer. The pastor, before
calling for the reports Of the officers and
the societies i'm the church, made a most
gratifying report of his work during the
past year. He said he had paid over a
thousand visits. attended forty-thTee
funerals, and received into the church
seVenty-tWo new members. The church
lost fifteen members by death during the
past year and had made a large net gain
in membership, and altogether was in ex-
cellent condition
The financial condition was better than
for years past. The treasurer showed by
his report that there had been much i'm
provement in the contributions, and du-
ring the past year the church had raised
more than $1,000 for benevolent and
other objects. The reports of the sOcie-
ties were then made, and all showed
steady improvement and a lively interest
in the work Of the Lord
The following officers and committees
were then elected for the ensuing year:
! OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES FOR
1898
Clerk, ID. o. Davis: Treasurer r.. $.
! Bosher: Assistant Treasurer Mrs. a. NJ
! Gwathmey; Treasurer of the Poor Fund
| u. s. Mccarthy; Auditor. n. r. Savage;
| Collector of Pew Rent. r.. b. Walthall;
| Curator OF organ, Arthur b. Clarke !;
| Church Missionary, Miss Jane S. Stanard
Committee on Finance-John c. VIII
| liams. Thomas f. Jeffress. William H.
| Mccarthy, r. S. Bosher. c. f.. Wingo
r. r. Roberts, r. c. Williams, Jr., l.. b.
Vaughan. and Edward Alvey.
Committee on PremisesTE Jeter Bo-
Anne G. Golfer. Mrs. S. Alice Davis, and
| Miss Nellie Mountcastle.
Committee on Musc-W. S. Forbes,
John F. Yancey, and r. II. Harwood
Vestibule Committee-John Chamblin
| Il. c. Walthall and Russell Williams.
Ushers-East aisle, Brownley Foster
l.. Montague and Lindsey w. Allen; west
aisle. Judson S. Bosher and Hugh l..
! GOode.
Committee on Home Missions William
| II. Mccarthy, Matthew w. Ford, and
Charles II. Hagan. Collection first Sun
day in February
Committee on Sunday-School and Bible
Board-R. w. Powers, Thomas ~ Walk
er. and o. Baylor Hill. Collection first
| Sunday in March,
Committee on Foreign Missons-Charles
| H. Winston. George X. Bagby, and VIII
| lam II. Curtis. Collection first Sunday
| in April)
Committee on Education Board-A. w.
| Patterson, Josiah Ryland S. c. Mitchell
| and A. o. Jones. collection first Sunday