Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-03
THEY COME AND GO.
MANY CHANGES IN PASTORS HERE
IN RECENT YEARS.
BUT TWELVE OF FIVE YEARS AGO.
Only This Number Here Now-Othcrs
Have Gone to other Fields. Been
Given Higher stations, or Called to
the Higher Life.

any citizen OF Richmond could have rec
ognized them as such in any disguise. so
"el-known are their features. So long.
indeed, have they been in Richmond that
to many people they have seemed to grow
part Of It. Thousands and thousands Of
the going and coming multitudcs have
Sunday after Sunday looked into their
faces, and heard from their lips the story
Of the Cross. 1t was evident they had
just met at the corner, for they were ex-
changing greetings as they passed in the
car. Conversation passed 90 other things
as they took their seats. What was said
could easily be heard across the car. and.
as they talked of a matter Of general in
terest, it is no harm 10 reproduce here a
part Of what passed between them.
We have been in the harness here
long time, and are growing old together"
said one
Indeed We are" was the reply
1.-THE other day" went on tho first
speaker. 81 took the trouble 70 20 over
the roll Of Protestant pastors Of Rich
mond for 1894, and compared it with the
roll OF the present. The result was a
revelation.
But TWELVE HERE NOW.
you wouldn't think H. but there are
only twelve pastors I'M all OF Richmond to-
day who were here five years ago. They
are DR.. Kerr. ol the First Presbyterian
church; Rev. J. Calvin Stewart. OF the
Church OF the Covenant: DIS. HutsOn.
Hatcher, Cooper. Tucker. and Bagby. Of
the Baptist denomination; Rev. Messrs.
bowman. OF All-Saints', Mason, OF
Grace; Nash, of Christ, and Goodwin. Of
ST. Johns Of the Episcopal Church. and
Dr. Mcneil. Of the Lutherans."
The names OF the ministers who were
talking are gwen above. instead Of the
pronouns naturally used IN direct els
course.
81 found out further" the speaker CON
unucd. that by going back 10 the be-
ginning OF the decade. the number would
be stiu reduced by al least half. These
great changes have come about i'm several
ways Death has called DIT. Hoge. Or.
Theodore Whitfield Of the Fulton Baptist
church, Rev. nj. Stickney of Monument
al; Rev Pike Powers. Of st. Andrews.
Some have been given larger work 10 Go.
Such are Bishop Newton, then Of Monu-
mental. and now, too, gone to his reward;
DR.. Tudor, OF the Methodist Church. and.
also, Rev r. ~. Wilson. who have been
made presiding elders. Others have been
called TO other fields of labor
The clergymen talked on in this strain
for a short ime. till one reached his cor
ner, and. shaking hands with his old
friend, got off.
SOME SURPRISING FACTS.
What they had been saying was only
less surprising than some things they
might have said A comparison OF the
roll of pastors for 1894 and 1899 shows but
one Methodist minister in Richmond to-
day who was hero five years ago. This
IS DIT. Tudor. now presiding elder Of the
West Richmond District. Dr. Tudor was
then pastor Of the Broad-Street church.
Five important churches of the city are
now pastorless They are st. Pauls. one
Of the Wcathiest and handsomest church
ers in the country; st. Mark :, the Second
Presbyterian church. over which the late
Dr. HOge presided for more than half
century; the Third Presbyterian, and
Marshan-Strcet Christian. This is the
nrst time i'm several years that two or
more Baptist churches OF the city have
not been pastorless. Just now all Of the
churches Of this denomination have pas
tors.
THIS CHANGING REMARKABLE.
4 well-known editor and divine Of the
Methodist church remarked the other
day. 1T is something remarkable how
many prominent churches of this city are
usually pastorcss, and with what difficult
~ the Richmond churches find pastors TO
suit them. Then. as soon as q man is Sc
cured who seems to- suit iu every pdrticu-
lar and the congregation learns 10 know
and admire him, some other church, from
the North OF the South, calls him, and he
goes
Or. George Cooper remains at the First
b.
er al Grace-Street. Or. j. H. Hutson at
Pne-Strcet. Rev. Il. A. Bagby at Calvary
Formerly the Clay-Street church,, and
Rev D. IT, Tucker az East End. Rev w.
W. Landrum, who was at the Second
church five years ago is now pastor OF the
First church. Atlanta, and Or. W. r. L.
Smith succeeds him.
Dr. j. G.. Hidden has gone from Grove
Avenue. and Or j. Is. Hawthorne has
taken his place. Rev. Dr. Theodore Whit
field. OF the Fulton church. passed from
earth several years ago. Rev. .. r. Har-
rsOn came TO succeed him, and has since
gone 90 lmminUei, where DE succeeded
DR.. James Nelson. He has been succeed
od al Fulton 10y Rev. Is. Cabeil Heuins,
ths present pastor. Rev ". T. Jolly, OF
the RandOIph-Sirrct church, has also,
died. and Rev. G.. NJ Daniels has come TO
o. give up his great work at Leigh-Street
church. on account of failing health. Rev.
vi. Ashby Jones is now pastor OF this I'M
p0rtant church. one Of the largest In the
country Fourth-Street mission has, with
In FIVE years. become Emmanuel, and Or.
James Nelson succeeded Rev. Herbert l..
Williams. and Rev. j. II. Harrison has,
ia turn. succeeded Dr. Nelson.
Rev. 1. NJ. Mercer, ID. D., has succeed
ed Rev. ". y. Hines. now OF Norfolk, at
Mest-Niew church.
Nenablc-Street was pastorless five years
ago. Rev. Dr. j. ;. Din came. and, after
doing good work there, went a Few
months ago TO Fredericksburg. Rev. Or.
W. II. Derieux. of South Carolina. has sue
ceeded him Broaddus-M Memorial has been
Organized. and Rev. II. l.. Quarles is the
pastor. having succeeded Rev. Jacob Sal
lade. Monroe church has Deen organized.
also. and Dr. j. G. Hiden has been sue
ceeded by Rev. j. A. Hall, the present
pastor.
CHANGES IN EPISCOPAL PASTOR
ATES.
A number Of changes have, also, been
made in the pastorates OF the Episcopal
churches.
Rev. j. Y. bowman. Rev. l. r. Mason,
Rcv. Preston Nash. Rev r. \. Goodwin.
and Rev. J. }. Gravatt are yet at their
posts. Rev. Dr. j. y. Newton, OF Monu-
mental was succeeded by Rev. r. ;.
Stckney, and this lamented man by Rev.
William A. Barr. Rev. g. c. Abbitt, OF
81. Marks has gone TO Kentucky Bishop
G. G. Pcnick came TO succeed him. ana
now no mas gone to another field. and the
church has no rector
Rev Thomas Semmes has succeeded the
late Rev PIKE Powers al 81 Andrew s.
Rev. W. Meade Clarke iollo"eu Kew
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