Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-11
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! r. Jeffress. and Norvell Ryland. tCoi-
lection first Sunday in NovemberJ
ELECT NEW DEACoNs.
At the regular monthly meeting Oh
the Grace-Street Baptist congregation
held I'm the tabernacle last night. -FOUR
deacons were chosen, the terms or the
incumbents having expired. Messrs. J. >
Jacob and b. s. Cosby were re-electeu'
ard Mr.. G.. b. Sydnor. Jr., was chosen 10
succeed Mr.. r. j. Todd. These gentlemen
will serve four years. The resignation
OF Mr.. T. T. Crump was received, ana
Mr.. George II. Pace was elected 10 III
the vacancy for the unexpired term OF
TWO years.
YOUNG PEOPLES DAY.
Sunday was celebrated at the Grace
Street Tabernacle as Young People )
Day and the exercises incident TO the
occasion were particularly interesting. In
the morning Or. Hatcher preached 10
young men. and the Tabernacle Was
crowded. The preacher discoursed on the
theme. rs 1t Well With TheeY ana was
listened to with rapt attention.
After Or. Hatcher's sermon he called
on Professor Boatwright. who spoke very
ably for about ten minutes, in when ne
showed that the most important thlnS
after accepting Christ was TO cultivate
the mind. and then the young man was
equipped for life.
During the singing Of the last hymn
hundreds of the young men OF the chufch
went uI and gave the Doctor their hands
as a token OF brOtherly love ana "A pui-
pose to be more useful in the church.
The night service was equally as lnte-
resting, and the sermon was TO the young
women Of the church. The Tabernacie
WAS again filled. The music was specially
good. being under the direction OF MI
Haddon : Watkins, assisted by num-
Der Of students from Richmond College
OFFICERS OF LEIGH-STREET UNION.
The Young Peoples Union OF Leigh
Street Baptist church. one OF the largest
and most flourshing I'm the city, elected
the following officers at its meeting sun
day afternoon: President. N0rugy
Dickey: First Vice-President. i. ID.
Yeats; Second Vice-President, Berkley
Goode: Recording Secretary. Miss Bessie
DickersOn; Corresponding Secretary, MISS
Kate Fuller; Treasurer Miss Lula Bass;
Reader. Willie Martin: Pianists-Misses
Fannie Burch and Neolwa Mangum'
Chorister, II. w. COttrell; Assistant,
James G. Harwood.
Committees-Devo r. c. Garden;
Membership, Miss Ada Rudder; social,
Miss Kate Fuller; Instruction, r. a. Gary
Visiting and Missionary, Miss Mildred
Pleasants Flowers Miss Conway Hold
croft; Lookout. Miss Writ Williams; Or
der, j. NJ. Godsey.
GOOD TIDINGS FROM FULTON.
Good tidings come from Fulton Baptist
church. over which Rev. j. X. Harrison
presides with such dignity and aDill'y'
as IL begins the new year. Sunday morn
ing the Sunday school was the largest
in its history since the church suffered
division several years ago.
With last nights service. conducted Dy
the pastor. began series or meetings
preliminary to the revival services OF
next week. Tonight Rev. Joel T. Tucker
breaches, tomorrow night Rev. Dr. ).
William Jones will conduct the service,
and Thursday and Friday nights the pull
pit will be filed by Rev. DR.. w. X. l.
Smith and Rev. j. q. Kirk, respectively.
Beginning with Sunday Rev. Dr. A. j.
Barton will preach through the week.
Large congregations assembled Sunday
to hear the message Rev. Mr.. Harrison
brought. christian encouragement
was the pastors subject at the morning
hour He spoke upon lines OF thought
suggested by the following subjects: % IL
IS possible for Christians 10 become weak
and faint. % 1t was dangerous state
to their happiness and usefulness. 90
Christians ought to watch over them
selves C) We should look to Christ as
our example. At night he preached a
strong sermon from Romans tx, 3.
The church has made arrangements TO
meet its incidental expenses, and begins
the year about free from debt. This Is
good report, and remains a tribute TO the
zeal and energy of the pastor.
MR.. SWEENY'S COMING.
A letter recently received from Rev. Z.
T. SWeeny states that the reverend gem
tleman who has accepted a call to the
pastorate Of Seventh-Street Christian
church, would like for the pulpit Of the
church to be reserved for him the 3Oth
and the first Sunday i'm February. Mr..
Sweeny on Sunday began a series Of SER
vices Of two weeks duration in Buffalo,
y. y. lie is expected here during the
week following the 3D. IL Is not known
here yet whether he will board or en-
gage a house for residence. He has a
wife and three children.
Rev. DR.. A. j. Barton, associate secre-
tary Of the Baptist Foreign Mission
Board, preached the anniversary sermon
before the Ladies' Missionary Society OF
| Emmanuel Baptist church Sunday night.
| There was a large congregation, and the
sermon on Gods Wonderful Love for
| Man as Revealed I'm the Death of His
SON. was a particularly tender and STIR
/ ring one. DR.. Nelson read the annual re-
port of the society of which Mrs. a. l.:
| Stratford is president and this showed
rapid growth and a fine years work. DR..
Nelson highly commended the work OF
the ladies'.
BRIEF CHURCH NOTES.
Bishop Whittle preached at Christ
church on Sunday morning TO a congrega-
! ton which manifested its welcome by
| crowding 10 the chancel after the service,
and saluting him with hearty hand
| shaking. The sermon was thoughtful
| and its delivery was with the power that
| characterzes the Bishop.
The Richmond Glorious, in annual rota-
| ton, win meet during 1898 weekly at II
| o'clock on each Monday in the vestry-
room Of st. James church, corner Fifth
! and Marshall streets. At the meeting
yesterday Rev. Preston Nash was re-
elected president for the year. and Rev
| Thomas Semmes was rechosen as secre-
| tary. A vote of thanks for room and
| courtesy was made to DR.. Carmichael
and the vestry Of ST. Pauls church, where
| the Glorious has met during the past year
There was a large special collection al
| Grace-Street Methodist church on Sunday
| raised for incidental expenses.
| The Methodist Sunday-School Society
| held the regular monthly meeting al
| BrOad-Street Methodist church on Sunday
afternoon. Rev. Or. Starr delivered the
| address. and the exercises were of a very
! interesting nature.
Rev DR.. Hatcher leaves for Dayton. O..
to-day. where he will hold some specia
| meetings in the First Baptist church.
At the meeting Of the Baptist ministers
| yesterday morning IL was decided to have
a general exchange of pulpits on the nttf
| Sunday in this month. The details have
not yet been completed. but will be an
nounced i'm the near future.
| Nenable- Street Baptist church has
elected three additional deacons, as fol
| lows: Mr.. Lorenzo Hall, Mr. j. j. Con
nelly. and Mr.. Joseph $. Wilson.
Rev DR.. Pitt spent Sunday In Peters
| burg, whore he delivered addresses II
| West-View and Second Baptist churches
| The congregation of Barton Heights
Baptist church has not yet been success
| ful in calling Il pastor TO succeed Rev
! Or. Pitt who resigned a few weeks ago
on Sunday Professor 5. Mitchell anc
| Rev Mr.. Default supplied the pulpit
| Very Rev Father Willibald. father rec