Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-25
DR., TAYLOR CALLED
To Passionate of Freemason Street
Baptist Church.
The Action "fihc church WINS Unnu>
im"u~ DIR. 'Fryior VII Con,e
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Luurfth.
The Precursor Stroet Bapt.s: Church
has extended call TO Rev. J. Judson
Taylor. d. D.. of Mobile Ala. to the
passionate ST that church. made vacant
by the resignation OF Rev. Or. NJ. Il.
Wharton. The call to DR.. Taylor was
| formally rendered last night by the
unanimous vote Of the membership OF
the church. The church members met
for the purpose Of hearing the report
Of the Pastoral Couml,tee composed
of the deacons ana five laymen. The
meeting was presided over h, SIR. Geo.
w. Dey, chairman Of the committee.
UNANIMOUS SELECTION.
This COMMITTEES presented the name
of DR. Taylor 1t Was a unanimous
vote of the committee that selected the
DISTINGUISHED Moble divine. and that
/ the church WAS satisfied with the Sc
lection was shown by their enthusiastic
I and hearty unanimous vote for the
adoption of the committees suEges-
/ ton.
DIR. TAYLOR y VIRGINIAN.
Rev DR.. J. Judson TAYLOR is n Vir-
c.nian by birth and raising His grand
/ father Was a Baptist preacher IN Viz
Sinia and North Carolina. aud his IA tn
/ er was also n minister of that denomi-
/ nation in Henry county. Virginia. He
also has three brothers who are we'll
| known Baptist minister DR.. Taylor
received his education for the ministry
at Richmond College and at the South
I crn BAPTIST Theological Seminary,
Louisville. His first passionate OF any
Importance was ut Lexington, Ky.
where he was pastor of the Second
| Baptist Church for seven years. From
/ Lexington he went to Mobile, Ala. hav-
ing been called by the s.. Francis
Square Baptis; Church of tina; city. one
of the largest Baptist Churches OF
| Alabama.
Or. TAYLOR has been in charge Of this
Mobile Church for twelve years. and
has come to be one OF the most be-
/ loved ministers OF the gospel in that
old Southern gulf coast city. He will
leave this church against the wishes of
/ ms entire congreSa ton. ana as for tina :
matter the Christian people Of Mobile.
irrespective OF denomination. Lynch
burg and Richmond both came near
calling DR.. Taylor a year ago. and II
Is said that the only reason the Second
Church of Richmond did not call him
was because of the fact that DR.. Tav-
~.
1t is said that the First Church Of
! Nashville. one of the richest Baptist
! Churches of the South. has recently
called DR.. Taylor but for reasons best
known to himself he did not accept.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
During the recent meeting of the
Southern Baptist Convention in Louis
vile. DR.. LiviuS Landlord WAS sent
| by the pastoral COMMITTEES to Louisville
IN, rnf l..t. t,,rr,,
| ministers whom the committee had I'M
/ der considera ton. The strong recon-
| mendations of DR. Taylor by prominent
BaptiSts. both ministers and laymen.
impressed DR.. Landlord with the
worth of DIR. Taylor. whom the COM
| mittee had been earnestly considering
| that he came away from Louisville be-
| lieving that Dr. Taylor was the man
the church was looking for and the
committee was easily persuaded to take
this view. Letters also came To the
committee from all parts OF the south
speaking of DR.. Taylor as a devout
| Christian and IN eloquent and able
minister.
BELIEVED HE WILL ACCEPT.
| While at Louisville Dr. Taylor was
asked by DR.. Landlord If ne would CON
slider call from the Frcemason Street
! Church If it should be rendered him.
| To this DR.. Taylor replied that he saw
no reason why he could not consider
| me 6aIT and he said further that if he
| should be called he would come to the
church. look over the field. and then
| give his answer. 1t is believed and
hoped that he Will accept the call.
WHEN HE WILL COME.
Dr. Taylor will be notified of the ac-
ton Of the church Mt once. He will
| come here 10 preach sunday after next
and will probably give his answer to
| the church at that time.
| At the meeting last night Dr. Lark
ford. Judge Eurc Colonel Nash and
others spoke in high praise Of the pas
tor elect. lie is described as being one
of tho most eloquent and magnetic pull
pit orators in the Southern Baptist
Church. He is scholarly. and gifted
with pleasing delivery. His wife is
devoted TO church work, and is a most
| lovable woman.
As an indication of the high place pr.
| Taylor holds among the baptist min
listers. il may be stated that he was Sc
| lected at Louisville to deliver the next
| conventional sermon at the conference
! of the Southern Baptists.
S"nts For nanahtcrs OF CouGcdcrnry