Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-10

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ANNUAL MEETING FIRST BAPTIST.
The annual meeting and election of Off
GERS of the First Baptist church TOOK
place Sunday afternoon at O'Clock. Re-
ports Of all the societies of the church
were read. and showed decided progress
for the past twelve months. The pastor
made his report and spoke of the exten-
sive work that had been done in the past
wear. His report showed that he had paid
/. OG5 visits and attended forty funerals
The church lost thirteen members by
death during the year. leaving now SoS
members on the rolls.
The following officers were elected for
| the ensuing year-viz.: Clerk, ID. .. IA
Wis; Treasurer, r. s. Bosher; Assistant
] Treasurer, Mrs. A. NJ. Gwathmey; urea
surer Of the Poor Fund, ID. s. Mccarthy
| Auditor, n. II. Savage; Committee on
Pews. Il. NJ. Gwathmey; Curator OF Or
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| ary. Miss Jane Stanard.
Finance Committee. c. Williams, {.
f. Wingo. Thomas F. Jeffress, r. ;.
| Bosher T. c. Williams, Jr., l. r.
| vaughan. r. s Christian, r. l. Powers,
and w. T. Hancock.
Committee on Premises-E. ]. Bosher'
A. c. Strickland W. +. Worc Mrs. H. 81
Vaughan. and Miss Nellie Mountcastle.
Committee on Music--W. S. Forbes, T.
c. Williams. Jr., and r. II. Harwood.
Vestibule Committee-John Chamblin'
! Russell Williams. and John A. Traylor.
Ushers-East aisle. w. BROMLEY Eos
ter and George T. Christian; centre aisle
| f. L. Montague and l.. W. Allen; Wesl
! aisle, Judson s. Bosher and hugh Gooue'
Committee on Home MissiOns-L~ H.
Vaughan. NJ. w. Ford. and c. II. Hagan.
Committee on Sunday School and Bible
| Board-R. w. Powers, X. Cecil Garlick'
and c. G.. Bosher.
Committee on Foreign Missions-C H.
Winston. ]. 3. Wood, and w. II. Curtis
Committee on Educational Board-A
w. Patterson. Josiah Ryand, a. o.
Jones. and r. L. Traylor.
Committee on Ministers Relief Fund
r. 3. Todd, ]. Z. Parkinson, and G. A
Committee on state Missions-C. s
Gates. Lawrence y. Fox, and j. NJ. >
Leach.
Committee on Orphanage-L. Il. War.
rem. ]. B. Jeffress, and J. i. Lindsay.
The following were elected oincers OF
the SUNDAY school, Superintendent D. S
Mccarthy; First Assistant, john Cham
hin. Second Assistant. John 5. Har
wood. Secretary. r. s. Bosher; Assistant
SECRETARY. G. A. Haynes; Treasurer ant
Collector. w. +. Word; Assistant, r. B
McCurdy: Librarian, L. w. Allen; Assist
ants-E /. Spence. Jr., r. T. Cole, anC
| George Cooper; Paper Distributor j.
Kosher: Leader of Music. T.. l. Taylor
Assistant G.. A. Minor; Superintendent o
Infant Glass, Mrs. b. NJ. Gwathmey
DIR. SWEENEY TO THE LAWYERS.
Rev. DIR. u. T. Sweeney, who arrived II
the city on Saturday preached at IN
Seventh-Street Christian church al DOT
morning and evening services Sunday, an
was heard bv immense congregations. DI
Sweeney's drawing power is simply won
derful. only less so than his ability I
hold after he has gotten the people 10
gether. DIR. Sweeney will remain In Rlch
mond this week. filling his pulpit mex
Sunday. On Sunday evening he WI
preach q special sermon to the law stu
dents of Richmond College and the law
yers Of the city at their request.
DR.. Sweeney will during next week re
turn to Columbus, Ind, and his brother
John, will supply for him during the re
mainder of January. During the earl
part Of February IL is now the plan |
hold a revival at Seventh-Street. in whic
Or. Sweeney will be aided by his brother
SERMONS TO YOUNG MEN.
Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones preached eunda
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church n sermon especially directed
Z the young men OF the congregation, an
II was one of the strongest and best Oh
\ ring Mr.. Joness pastorate here. II
large audience-room was filled entirel,
( and but few seats remained in the gall
D ries. Mr. Jones was given the closest
tention and his earnest and really near
to-heart talk 10 young men was certain
I calculated 10 do much good. Mr.. Jon'
. has splendid possibilities for good amor
the young men OF Church Hill and /
early recognized them.
In the opening prayer of the servlc
DIR. ]. William Jones referred to ID
Hoge's death as a loss, not only to II
Presbyterians of the city, State, al
South. but 90 all Christians the countr
over, and tenderly pleaded that the love
ones left behind might have the comfor
ing and supporting arm Of God abo'
Iethem In their bereavement, and that eve
A the death OF this eminent man might
overrued for the advancement of Chri
| .tianity in the world.
Rev Mr.. Jones, the pastor. called esp
cial attention 10 the announcement tn
Rev. DIR. Il. Il. Chvers, international Sc
rotary of the Baptist Young People
Union. would address the young people
organization Of Richmond at Leigh-Stre
next sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'cloc
Mr.. Jones represented DR.. Chivers as
sneaker of charm and power.
Rev. w. X. /. Smith pastor Of the S
cond Baptist church, preached speci
discourse to young men and women SUI
day morning. The sermon was rich
good advice and warnings TO young Peep
OF the pitfalls and temptations that a
peal so closely 10 the young. 1t wi
deeply inspiring 10 young men and your
women alike 70 try to live better liv
and accomplish some good In the world.
INTERESTING DAY AT TRINITY
Rev. j. II. Mastin, the popular past
OF Trinity Methodist church, preached "
strong and edlfying sermons from his pt
pit on Sunday. This minister's diseours
l le..tA