Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-12-12
Installation { + Ofic Gers ut Trinity In, heran
Chnrch. Christmas Entertainments.
to Ise Given Christine as Night
Sunday School Officers.

II ne treasurer reported that all ~
the assessments against the church for
the past Year had been met ana thae
there VAS 4 small surplus on hand
MI John G. l-ivezey. chairman OF
me building committee. reported tina
II was hoped that the new building
would be in such shape that the corner
stone could be laid in a short time In
this connection III was suggested that
II would be appropriate TO invite Rev
MasnoMsJ. L. Bosnian. tbs first pastor
Of the church. to deliver the atllres
on that occasion. The loial lodge ,.f
Masons will be invited no take charge
OF the ceremony. ana REV. Mr.. Bos-
man will 'be invited to deliver the ora
ton.
While 1.-The official board was in Sos
sion :, number of the members of the
Washington Avenue church visited the
pa1 sonase for the purpose Of ''l,ountl-
ing the popular pastor.
There win be a meeting Of he Boa "a
Of Directors OF the Young Mems Chris
tan Association this evening at 80
in the ICONS of the Association.
ist church Sunday George w Wray, the
pastor, preached an eloquent sern.on
taking as his subject: Every Man
Over Against His Own House" ke-
1errins 70 the diversity of gifts among
the various people. Rev MIR Wray
contend,l tina, every man was pe1uI-
iarly fitted for same work in the
church. The pastor had his specific
duties. which We're to preach the woru
OF God and eXhort sinners 10 flee from
the wrath to come. The church Which
makes a collection agency of its min
lister is imposing upon his duties nv.!ri h
interfere with his work: the members
OF the church are not working over
against their own houses, and by ne
Slecting to do their duty in this respect
they tie the hands OF their pastor
Referring to a matter Which is &C
cupylng a good deal of attention ut
this time. Mev. Mr.. Wray said:"E.very
intelligent man and foman in the COIN
whether or not Congress will admit
Roberts and thus insult every Won an
in the land. That interest is proper
and right; but. brother. how a!bnu-
Is to be lG2al or national reform il
must begin by every man building
over against his c,wn house First get
yourself straight: then your family,
and then you Will be in condition to 80
out and help reform the world
Every man building over aeinst his
own house. If we could only inaugu:-
nte such a condition of affairs. il
woufG mean t'has every man would
be attending to his own business. 1t his
attends to his own business properly.
seldom has any spare time TO meddi,.
with the affairs of others
THE Thrifty I-utnern cluch Sunday
enstalled the officers recently elected
"A C. koonsz, Elder: Oscar Dahl Dea-
con /.
Sunday night the Sunday school de-
cided TO have its Christmas entertain
room CT the church.
The new Sunday School officers ave:
SUPERINTENDENT. J. Hamnan.
Assis:ano SUPERINTENDENT. c.
Koontz.
secrerary-,Prof. a w. Fogle.
Assistant Secre.ary-N1rs F. A.
Shank.
Treasurer q. c. koontz.
LibraiIan-Ira Brown.
Assistant Iibrariar-Willie Nacka
Organist-N1iss Della, Hamnlan.
Assistant Org,anst-tNIiss Julia Gar
rot.
As IL A. NJ. Sunday. Rev. ". il.
Williams preached at the Newpor!
News Baptist church TO a very large
congregation. His subject was 'Future
Recognition
at 1 P. NJ. he addressed the Mems
meeting az the y. N. c. \. in Hanp-
ton. his subject being: The Young
be prayed for, one protesses. conversion.
Tn the evening Mr. Williams preached
his farewell SERMON in the Union Mis-
sion to congregation that crowded
The hall to the doors. Many being rurn-
ed away. Mr.. Williams ten days stay
in the city has been a blessing to many
who have attended his meetings
Last night he spoke in the Home
Theatre at the Soldiers Home, on'The
Last Ronlp With the Tiger The music
was furnished by the Eicme Glee cub.
He speaks tonight at the Methodist
church in Phoebus. Thursday night in
the Grace church in the North End on
fortyfifrh street. Friday night. Dec.
Is he will 'Ro:np with the Tiger in TIE
Methodist church in East End.
Mr.. Williams then goes TO Eastern
land, Shore. TO speak at OnancoSk
SJaNis Island' and Bell Haven. He
says he is very much pleased by his
treatment he received from the people
and press of the city. and would hail
with delight an invitation to lecture
or hold special reunion services in any
church in the city.
Rev. G. w. 'Wray preached an Go
duent sermon Sunday morning, taking
as his subject Giving the World the
Right eff Way
During the sermon he paid his re-
spects to higher criticism. saying:
The danger which threatens the tap
danger which threatened it in the time
OF Paul: it lis not the skepticisln ard
infideEty which threatened it fifty
years ago; 1T is the higher criticism in
the church. Let the church stand by
the Word. and until something better
is offered let the church refuse TO sur
render a single page Of it,
Referring to the Importance of the
work of the nay members of the church.
Rev. Mr.. Wrtay said: Every grea
general mas realized, that the private !;
in the ranks did the work. Dewey real
lied this fact when ne flashed a mes