Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-02

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'y Tbe music was furnished by the choir
| ~ ~. church. and was most deligntui'
| especially the two voluntaries tney ie"'
| ucrcd.
| taass-mceting OF the Grove.Aven,u ~ =
! pantist church-mcnbcrs was held ~ WY
church Sunday afternoon az o cloc .,',.,,aiv
| Or. J. II. Hawthorne was unahii,n ,,,rch
| called 90 be the pastor OF the c""' ,tr
s,,coeedlng Rev. j. G. Hidden, ID. u. NJ
ID A. Jacob presided, and Hon uenrs , ~,
Pollard presented the report on s III Tor
mi.tee. recommending Dr Ha% .n ',rd sn-
uaetor, which was unanimously "n'
Enthusiastically adopted. .,..rs pal
THE Chairman appointed Mess,ss,,, To-,
lard, r. III. Elicit. and a. y. -, t i"p ~
committee to inform Or. Ha"tnoino VI
the. action OF the church. .,.or.o
Mr. Pollard telegraphed DR.. Hawthorne
Yesterday morning, and also sent nm
a letter from the church. TheIe ~ " r.
tic, lly no doubt Of the accep,anre u toa,,,,
Hawthorne. and he VIII pIopeen e1S,emi,sr
his regular passionate here Sep'eihDSi
DIR. Hawthorne has already peen en-
gagged 10 supply at this church Guilds
August as well as several suhuasS, 20
June and July. His salary is TO De WV"
per annum.
Dr w l.. Wright preached at the FIRST
Ranffst church Sunday, morning anu eNS
ming. He announced at the eNtnlns 60
vice that the special meetings wouid son-
tInue through tomorrow night; ine,e
bax,s been as a result of DIR. wright
preaching two baptisms, and seven otheI
candidates for baptism nave peSh
ceived all OF whom will join tins cnurcn'
There have been number OF oshea en- %,,o
versions also. but In case OF these eile
nersorns will Join churches elsewhere me
meetings are being well ATTENDED; anu
Dr. Wright Is preaching with great ear
nestnegs and power
Twas RepOrt-Dny.
Yesterday was report-day M the coh-
ference Of the Baptist ministers OF t ne
civ An of the churches have had addl-
lions during the month and the progress
on the part of all the churches mas Deeis
satisfactory. Rev. J. Dallas Simmons, OF
Grafton. W. Va. was present. ana also
DIR. Po;eat, Of Wake Forest Cpllese. ~
Poteat made an address at the CONFER
ence and captivated all who heard him.
Mr. simmons preached at the NenaDie-
street Baptist church Sunday, morning
and evening. and the people were plea
sanity impressed by hiln'
Echoes of the Centennial.
The Methodist ministers OF Richmond
and Manchester met yesterday morning,
and adopted unanimously resolution OF
gratitude and congratulation. in which
the services of Rev. Mr.. Mastin, who org
mated the idea of the centennial celebra-
ton. were duly recognized, and the sue
cess OF the undertaking was attributed
largely TO his efforts. Rev.. Mr.. Amlss,
nre siding elder of the Rappahannock Dis
trict was present at the meeting, and
gave an interesting account of the work
in that section. .,,
Rev DIR. Jere Witherspoon preached
powerful sermon at Grace-Street PresDy-
fcrian church Sunday morning on the
theme "There Is God" At night Or.
Wifherspoon was assisted by Professor
King. who, in the place of the sermon
read portions of Scripture with COM
ments' His commentaries upon the ia
Psalm. "The Lord is My Shepherd the
man blind from his birth. and the raising
Of Lazarus from the dead. were unique
Professor n. ]. Kellogg. of Richmond
college. preached at Emmanuel Baptist
church al both services on Sunday, ana
was heard with great interest.