The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-08
CELEBRATION OF
Laurel. -STREEI.
Committees Busily at Work Now
Preparing for It,
THE PROGRAMME ARRANGED,
Rev. John l.. Clarke To Make an Ad-
dress Services in the Various
Churches To-Day Sunday
School Meeting.
THE PROGRAMME ARRANGED

favor by the onceis anu m'"hD't' VI ~
organization, and plans were put IN
operation TO make the occasion mem
erable one.
HARD AT WORK.
From the Executive Committee sub
committees were formed and they have
been hard at work for some time in get
ting their work I'm shape.
The first service Of the celebration VIII
take place on the evening of Saturday
October 18th, at s o'clock in the lecture
room OF the church. II will be an old
time clsss-meeting. Mr.. John IT, Mont
Romery. OF Union station Methodist
church. will lead the meeting, and ne will
conduct It like the Methodist OF the olden
times did This part of the exercises will
he interesting TO the old Mettodists a
well as some of the younger ones.
Sunday morning the regular Sunday
school services will be dispensed with
Rev. John L. Clarke. the Oldest living
pastor, will make short address TO the
school. as Will also the Oldest living sup
erintendent, Mr.. A. G. Osterbind. Spirited
songs will be sung at this service. The
old records OF the school will be read by
Mr.. r. l.. Bailey. the secretary. At the
II o'clock service Rev. J. j. Laferty ID
ID. editor OF Richmond Christian Advo-
cate. will preach a sermon appropriate 10
the occasion. and Revs. James Il Gates
and w. A. Langhorn will assist.
Or PECULIAR INTEREST.
The service at p NJ. will be peculiar
" interesting. II will be a rally of the
two churches which had its origin from
Laurei-Street. Asbury. and EDworth.
Rev. w V. Tudor. d. D.. OF Centenary
the mother of Laurel-Street. will make
an address, and Revs Il. NJ. Beckham
and J. O. Lennon will also speak. At
this service a synopsis OF the old records
OF the church will be 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 has been
heard with pleasure in several choirs in
this city. She IS a member OF the Wash
ington-Street Methodist church choir in
Petersburg.
Rev. ]. It. Mastin. of Trinity. will
preach at night.
On Monday night a sociable will be ten
dered the members OF the church and
sundsy-school Invitations have been
sent TO former Sunday-school scholars
and members of the church TO be present.
This will be an informal meeting. and
generally good time will be had. Several
tsef talks will be made and some OF our
clty's best singers will enliyen the oc-
casion with solos. Refreshments will be
served.
LIST OF PREACHERS.
The preachers who have served oregon
and Laurel-Street churches, ale as fol-
lows:
1879 Centenary and oregon, Rev. II. B.
Cowles; ls5O-5l. Rev. John l.. Clarke; 1852,
Rev Samuel l.. Eskridge; 1884, Rev. c.
W. Petherbridge; 1855. Rev. Thomas II.
Jones; 1856, Rev. Andrew ]. Beckwith;
1857, Rev J. ]. Edwards; 1853, Rev. John
M. Saunders: 1894. Rev. James Il.
Gates; 1865. Rev. s. T. Norman; 1866, Rev.
Jacob aMnning; 1867, Rev. James II.
Crown; lS6S-69, Rev. r. A. Armistead;
1901. Rev. G. w. Motley; 1S72-75-74. Rev.
Lewis A. Guy; 1Sl5-76-7-7S, Rev. George
NJ. Wright: 1879. 1850 1881, Laurel-Street,
Rev. w. p. Wright; 1872, Rev. A. G.
wardlaw; lsS3-S4-S5-s6, Rev. w. p.
Wright; lSS7.SS, Rev. w. o. Waegener;
iss9-9O, Rev. c. c. Wertenbaker; 1912
Rev. w. L. Judkins. ID. D.: 1S939i-s5-96.
Rev T. J. Taylor; 1898. Rev. II. Finley
Gayle.
The Churches To-Day.
The pulpit OF the First Presbyterian
church this morning at IL o'clock,
will be filled by Rev. ]. Marshall Lang,
ID. d., president of the Pan-Presbyterlan
Council, and Moderator OF the Church
OF Scotland. At s T.. NJ, Rev. +. b. Webb,
ID. D.. of Tennessee, Will preach.
Rev. DIR. w. q. Starr will preach at
Broad-Street church to-day at IL A.
NJ. and L. NJ. His morning subject will
be: 1.-THE New Watchword" and at night
he will discourse on God Never Ap-
points Weather-Yane TO shape the Des-
tiny OF Men"
The pulpit OF the Second Presbyterian
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by Rev. Robert Johnston, ID. d., of Lon
don. Canada.
The musical programme for to-day
at the Second Baptist church is as fol-
lows:
Morning seryice--venite I'm Il iat Buck.
Ofrertory-Jerusalem the Golden,
Schneider.
After sermon. a solo by Mrs. Durrett.
Evening seryice-Father keep us in Thy
care. Hodges.
Onertory-Cantate Domino lin @, Buck.
After sermon, quartette.
All the friends and members OF st.
James Methodist Sabbath School are in
vited 10 the annual rally of the school,
which occurs this morning at 9:l5 o'clock.
The children will render a programme
of music and other exercises OF unusual
interest.
At night the pastor will preach a SER
mon on christian Union from Spir-
'tusl Standpoint"
nT. J. b. Hawthornes subjects for to-
day ut Grove-Avenue church are as
follows: Morning. Resisting Cod" eve
ming, THE Happiness Makers"
At Grace-Street Presbyterian church
this morning the first fall com
munion service will be observed DIR.
withcrspoon. the pastor. will preach,
taking for his subject Christ Our Saw
ior'
Rev. Carey f, Morgan will occupy his
pulpit at seventh-Street Christian church
both morning and evening.
This afternoon at O'Clock Mr. j.
". Daugherty viii preach at Springfield
Hall. corner NJ and Tweniy-sxth streets.
The public are cordially invited TO at
tend.
MONTHLY MEETING.
The monthly meeting OF the Baptist sun
day-school Association will be held at I
o'clock this Afternoon at nainbrldge-
Street Baptist church. Manchester. There
will be an address by Rev. Dr.. j. B. Haw-
thorne. and fine musical programme.
REV. Il. H. Rawlings will preach al
ciay-street Methodist Church to-day.
morning and evening. His evening SUBJ
1ect will be Gossip" This will be the
nrst OF a series OF sermons on popular
social sins.
A special programme has been pre-
pared for the services OF the Pine-Street
baptist Sunday school to-day. which
day wii. be observed as Grand Rally Day.
The exercises will take the place OF the
regular preaching services OF the morning