Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-08
CALL PASTOR TODAY.
VenabIe-strcct Mass-Meeting This
Morning.


Venable-Street Baptist church will
probably call pastor to-day. 4 mass
meeting OF the congregation will be held
after the service to-day TO hear the re-
port Of the committee TO recommend a
pastor.
This committee. as already published in
tho Dispatch. will urge the calling Of
Rev. W. II. DeRieux. -. D.. OF Spartan
burg, $. G. There is practically no doubt
OF the church extending TO Dr. DeRleux a
most hearty call
RALLY At PINE-STREET.
The Sunday school Of Plne-Street Bap-
list church, which Is the largest In the
territory OF the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton, and had an average attendance Of
over 90 during the past year. will Cele-
brate it's semi-centennial to-day with a
grand rally. This will take the place Of
the regular church service at il o'clock.
and tho occasion will be one OF great in
terest The attendance promises TO lie
very large. The programme will embrace
special vocal and instrumental music. a
roll-call OF the school by classes and re-
spOnses by same. and addresses by Judge
Il. A. Hancock, the pastor. and others
The school ~ divided into three depart
y
vanced, or senior department Miss Daisy
HJ,son. with an able corps Of assistants.
ha charge of the primary department. It
numbers about 200 members. The inter-
mediate department numbers about $50,
and is presided over by Mr. j. VI. Goode
The senior department IS In charge of Mr..
Davis Bottom, and numbers about 200.
Mr.. a. r. Binford is the general supey-
intendent OF the school The music Is IN
charge Of Mr.. i. c. Minor, choristsr. and
Messrs. II. y. Farmer and NJ. W. Wilkin-
son. assistants. The other officers of the
school are: G. II. Hill, secretary; 9. Il.
Hin, assistant secretary; J. W. 3. john
son, treasurer; Leslie Butler Organist;
Miss Annie Hawkins, Miss Berkely Hoop
or. and Miss Gertie Galbraith, assistant
| organists, and Ed. Cogbin, librarian. 1t
| has about sixty teachers.
ON tho first Sunday in November the
| twenty-seventh anniversary of Rev. j.
! b. HutsOn, u. D., will be celebrated at
! tho Pine-Street Baptist church.
LAUREL~STREET CELEBRATION.
Next Sunday the Laurel-street church
! and Sunday school will celebrate their
! nfueth anniversaries.
| The following is the programme.
Sunday Morning John T.. Clarke,
/ the Oldest living pastor. will make a shor;
address to the school, as will also the old
est living superintendent, Mr. \. G. Os-
/ terbind. Spirited songs will be sung al
this service The old records Of the school
/ will be read by Mr.. r l.. Bailey, the Sec
rotary. At the II o'clock service Rev. j,
! !. Lafferty. y. D.. editor Of Richmond
/ Christian Advocate, will preach sermon
appropriate 10 the occasion. and Revs
| James r. Gates and w. A. Langhorn Will
/ assist
Tho service az p. NJ. will be peculiarly
| interesting IL will be a rally Of The two
| churches which had its origin from Lau'
] el-Street-AsbUry and Epworth. Rev. w
! v. Tudor. ID. D., OF Centenary. the mothe
| Of Laurel-Street, will make an address
and Revs. y. NJ. Beckham and j. G. Len
non will also speak. At this service a
| synopsis OF the old records Of the church
Will 10 read.
Miss Eleanor Beasley a sweet soprano
singer Of Petersburg. will sing two solos
at the Sunday services. She Is possessed
Of a sweet. rich voice, and mas been heard
with pleasure i'm several chOirs in this
city. She is a member OF the washing
ton-Street Methodist church choir in Pc
tersburg.
Rev. j. T. Mastin. Of Trinity, will preach
AT night.
on Monday night a sociable Will be ten
dered the members Of the church and
Sunday school