Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-23

NM - -, ~, nrorn
her 5th ~ WV "'
-. =. u.t,cn,i,rv
Gets Three Years IN fe"''''''"'''
which Means hiic-' ''i"'
-
v., 4. R Thomhll Will this morning
.- Dis resignation as pastor Of the
t..' . 49,. t.,r.h a.,
r.IkD-Siitet h'P'''' N""'N"' w.
80 .r..t The &st day Of this month.
'.'. .....t.. foD8or sentences clo-
=. g.. .,..,. t.,...th. D.. has
e.rt Win INC love '"V| "'''''''' JIG '''''
..a hs determination TO sever ms
... tt.. ve,rle.
-7 "''" '''' iNNF
b. .. Members OF the BaiuDfl0g
....s Church, Manchcstci' va.
.. Brethren ana SISTERS ALtrI
.. ~ nearly fifteen years as pastor
s church. / have deliberately reach
conclusion GO sever tnat relation
Accordingly ] hereby formally ten
rr resignation as pastor OF lhe
-. t0 tahc c1o.t ON lhe "i9l u'y OF
.fl. HAVING Indicated my purpose
$50 months aEo To my Dielhi-n
r..e..f tastuca ln asking tnat my
-N.I take eIcct go soon altcr
o.. ....r When lhc can OF '"ia eng. Ia
.. m. q was located do one ol ,he
,.t u. .Itfu and progressive country
his state. / severed my rela-
. there. broke up my nome tuI t.'
" .rom my kindred. ana came it-
... believed 81 was the voice Oh No,.
al . shat CONVICTION / nave H.'t4
,.nr the conc usiou upon "m lli'
Is based j talked much with ii.m'
..Itan{ o''' 10, arn about to
a.. iut it has cost me much. Her. my
have been richly blessed St w,
l.. ] nave lo"r9 n 70. bSre nv children
nr 49,. hove Inn vour midst rest
,,.i,e of nv Ici0yed dead; here are
,Hdr.p iu the Gospel whom j love
, taucor.v. and for whom 1 leei Such
.tude. here is This dear o.d ch8.cn.
,," which nave put So ',,'.1 so roucb
hose cause l '..'c ,T,.e. lies must
Xta nave had our joys and
.,- together. we have met around
H. rmy hearthstone I'D iIee anq h4pp5
ST. .'"' oir,ru bonds have
100 ,,.t beside The bed
,, and diving and have min-
rs around the open grave. We
....r forget j should bee untrue 20
1....I should fail in this last ohel D..
c.mu.l..l tlon 10 you 10 ackny" le'.,t i.r
.'.-r. for ana my Hi." %iti.i, have
d. -op.l "'. arrlet bodv OF the
:, rtsrsbip of this chIrch-especia.ly
cordial and sympathetic response
watch j have always haa u. pm ,n, ,,itb
women. When move c1I 80, furned
? guest oF apitII. .."
".. ',,.t,i.r has most profoundly
...s nv ..r.a of gratitude S. the man
I'D ,,hrh the people have received my
,..e God called me 90 preach, 'u"'
mr work. and, SO Tar as NM M,
i. ms ils,. l
ln- DVSi' ,.o,, v.fu 40 me the
-r7,,,,,,i,, acceuting my resig
rrs,,iro- than the blessing OF
.,.ir alide with Won. J am.
.Gectionate'y and fratern3ly"
J.. X. IliDhN tilL'i4'
ercCrssrI-I, PASTORATE.
ban, ,...-,,,5 an orotnenuy sue
'' i',i '..''.' ,- many ways I'm IN,
I t'7o' ..,,.,tior with thi.
i...l years on '''' ,r,,.rssrer from
D-I. he came asa purina
L.l matioN No'eiil"9t 49,, recoi,.ol
wears 6C- per 'hs nave u'' a. ~,
g.. -.. church, Two eo,oi''7 nav .t
O. m the chrfaH' ".."H g..
lor.uc chuIches Vl ''o ~ 49,
... 0.E Grove. and handsome D-7
,.rru" costing 5000, has been erected
a r. trom all debt. the cnuI'n mas
,.v understanding these losses
rt Of 450, and IS itself lie' OIL
IA ,rI.+
church releases him when Doe
,. d. rrobqbIe that Or. Thornhl
l.l.,,af,. ,,ron his summer
,..- which he usually spends al
81. .., ,..,,. i1 Annomattox county.
nu,,,,py nrC,nrD Upon.
PRIMARY bL' il'4-D
Tho City Central committee me- 5'.. i,1
r-lt in adjourned session ana ue'. 'e
hold primary for the nomina1loA ol
candidate for the House of Delegate