Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-13
Kelly was chosen TO- the prcsldencv :.
the ONO Baptist Young Peoples ~
A SUCCESSFUL, PAsTop

a SUCCESSFUL PASTOR
Rev. Ransom Harvey who Is "a an.
upon the disciple and HIS Banncra
porn IN concsus, Livingston count,
T.; graduated from Rochester rr."
slty I'm the class OF l67S and fro,, 4
chester Theological Seminary i'm tbo ~ ~
OF 1881. His FIRST settlomcn. nj
was with the First Baptist cbYr.,
jamestown, y. y. whore he cnioyes
prosperous pastoratc. In In. ftu "a.
he received call from The Baptls. .rr..
in Poughkeepsie. y Y. The dobi ..
the Poughkeepsic church. inc.rrol =.
yiously by the erection OF am oloear. ~.
costly church building. was remove II.
ring his pastorate. He had the r-.y..-.
there Of preaching 20 large numhp,. 7,
students, particularly from Eaetr1..
Business College and from Vasar A..
legc.
From Poughkccpsic he went iu le1 pa.
Germantown. Pa, his present chars n.
il pastor Of the Third church thcr.. Ul..
40 members. Two hundred .-,
Gfty-eight mcmlsrs have been r...r.-
during his pastoratc-ls0 by baptism. n.
work here has seen successful i.-,
many lines
"TRUTHING IT."
Rev. G.. =. Allen. Jr.. pastor ~ r.,
Eden Baptist church. Omaha. Nof.. liz,
Is TO speak at the session on Fr.d.. ...
ming on 'fruthing It," just after Old. .-
sentation of banners FOR senior work a..
born in Indiana, a little more Than l.-
years ago. Hc IS "A graduate of .I. U-.
Versity OF Chicago, having his OIL e..s +,
\. j in the classical course aa1 D. h
i'm the divinity course. Alto n.
graduated he had a brief pastoral.
his native State. az Richmond. Ind r.
was pastor Oh the First Btpdt .tg-..
Helena, Mont. for twelve yoar r......
20 entering upon his pastorate or.r I...
Eden Baptist church, Omaha NeI. r.
/. 1898. He has been actively ana r
mately Unidentified with the BanU Y....
Peoples Union from its car..l- n..l.
being q member OF the Board VI Dol.
ayers for eight years and has -nr..f
on the programme at their mru. ...
ventions of tho Intornational Unions r.
was recently honored with Ode t..r.. %
Doctor OF Divinity %. ID by oae o. h.
best Of the denominatiOnal uu.yr.r.,
IN the Middle West.
TO PREACH THE CONVENTION SID
MON.
Rev. Thomas j. Nillers. j.. D.. WIN -
preach the convention sermon Oh -
day afternoon. was born at Cu.r..'@
Va. May %. 1861. His father. e.
served rs Sunday-sch0ol suporu..
for thlrty-five years, early initiated ts
IN Christian work. HE preached La,
Irst sermon nc the age Of 10.
Entering Marietta College. De obr-.f
every prize for which he was ro---r
to compete-three as a scholar, tWoa.
orator. and one as an essayist Tar,
part OF his college course was ta-a
the University of Rochester, Wa.r 81.
graduated as valedictorian Of tae o.s
of 1883. The faculty published Oh. ..
lowing statement. "The STANDINGS o. t..
class of 1855 have averaged higher h.
those of any preceding class. and ono .
its members j. NiIIers-has Uh.
the highest standing ever given -.4.
ate OF the university" Tie GRADUATED
from the Rochester Theo'oe.I sr.
nary In lsSS
After graduation ne spent five y.r
as pastor of the First church of G.....-
ter. Mass. Many valuable m.ul
were added The young people W... .-
ganized. Then came hearty ciu n
the First church Of Syracuse. y.
whore he remained a l.tte over .G
years. Pastor Villers has now boon H.
the First church, Indianapolis ilr s'r
teen months.
Mr. Nillers has delivered many sr
mons and addresses before education.
institutions. such as the University .
Chicago, the University OF R1.h.
Syracuse University. McM8stor I
versity. Shurtlem College. aud Ro.r.
Theological Seminary. He is pr.-
Of the Indiana Baptist Board of E...
tion and trustee OF the Rochester sr.
nary.
DIR. LANDRUM Will BE HEEF
Rev Or. ". W. Landrum, for-
pastor of the Second church. i'm A. oI
will need no introduction 10 the H.
mond public. or TO any gathering of =
lists, Jet them come from whatever t.
they may. Or. Landwm has h0s a.
admirers in this city who VIII look -
ward with delight 90 his address D.. t.
opening session of the convcn.Ha H
"Disciplcshp and His l'euowmau.'
Or. Iandrum was born az Macon. DI
lie graduated from Brown CnW0ray .
Providence. r. l., and The Southern HH
list Theological Seminary. He was
dained at jefferson. Tex; served a- r..
tor at Shreveport, La; Augusta. Ga.. l.
at the Second church. in tins .W
present he is pastor of the First .lgr
Of Atlanta. Ga, the membership 0 UH
IS about I 200. which makes it One 0l ..
three largest Baptist churcho- H H
South. IL lis the oldest churcl u ATTAIN.
Of any denomination, and includes
fellowship many persons OF prmIu.
and influence On the State. eN-G0tea.
W. j. Northen. president OF zoe South r
Baptist Convention, baIng ono OFF the .l
cons.
FIRST GRADUATE OF OUR COLLEGE
Rev PoindeXter $. Henson ID. ID. H.
Is TO speak on Friday morning oa "Ds
cples Indeed" Is one OF tn. f0-rut
preachers OF America. lie was born
Fluyanna county Va. ON December
1881. and was the first grad ltr .n-
Richmond College. He entered tHst .
stitution when only II years o, .-. r
graduated at 16. lie took crlr NJ
classical institute I'm North Carolina On
two years. and at the Same rem. -.
law and edited the North Cur0Hm U.r.
N+t''f 'A N.tA A'ai0 NiNiN NN
lessor at Chowan College North lr
He was next engaged as pastor 0. I'D
wanna Baptist church. and w1 pra.
OF the Fluvanna Female In-Uu.
charges In Philadelphia were B.o
Baptist and Memorial Bapts. F.r
than twenty years he was OBJ. f..
The Baptist Teacher, "a mon-tu
school publication. Dr. Henson
engaged In pastoral work u c.e
He had taken an active part ID D.
municipal affairs. and by some ls ..
called the Or Parkhurst oI Ch..-.
THE VOCATION or TILE NATION
''Ihe Vocation of the Nation a
subject Of one of the cl0sir- ail
| OF the convention. Ii viii Boz leIF.r..
Rev. Thomas j. Morgan ID. D.. .L. 0
OF New York. az $ O'Clock ou r
evening. DR.. Morgan is am oraC
| nc speaker and "a success .u. write.