The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-10-21
WILL FIX THE
RESPONSIBILITY
Rev. Or. J. B. Hawthorne's Subject
for Tomorrow Night.
STATE AND CITY OFFICIALS
An Invitation is Extended Them to BE
Present-WOrk AT Asbury Church.
Rev. George II, Wiley's Sermons.
Music Repeated.
STATE AND CITY OFFICIALS

vitation is extended to state and city
officials
The subject for the morning discourse
is: The Causes which make Traitors Of
some and Heroes OF others"
AsBURY CHURCH.
Never before in the history OF the
! church have the people Of AsDury Meth
| odist church been so deeply stirred and
/ powerfully awakened as they are at TINS
/ time under the ministry Of Rev. Geo. II.
! Wiley. The building Is filled 10 compile
/ ton every night with eager listeners 10
! a ministry that Is marvellous In power
/ and mighty in its influence over those VINO
hear.
The Epworth League, Of which Mr.. W
| J. White is the earnest president IS doins
{ line work in the netting. 1t conducts
/ prayer meeting service at 1880 o'clock
! every evening, which has been productive
'of great good, and has charge Of the
! singing which Is full Of life and spirit.
Mss Helen Nye and Mr.. Stuart Hop
| kins have delighted the large audiences
with their sweet and soul-stirring music.
/ They will continue to sing at the services.
Polite ushers meet all who CONE at the
door. and give them seats IN the beauti-
1 fuI auditorium, which has just under
gone thorough repairs. Everybody is in
! yited. and will be accommodated to the
capacity Of the building.
Mr.. Wiley will preach tomorrow both
morning and evening. and will continue
| the services next week
The excellent music rendered AZ the Sec
ond BAPTIST church last Sunday will be
repeated Tomorrow, by universal request
GATHERING OF FRIENDS.
Beginning to-day the annual meet
inc of the Society Of Friends viii be held
AL Friends Meeting House. Clay street
! near First. better known as the quaker
| church" Representatives. from an
! Friends meetings in the southern part OF
! this state will be present, among them
several ministers. Ministers are also eX'
pected from Baltimore.
| The business sessions will be held on
| Saturday and Monday. There Will be
| three devotional meetings Sunday at Il
A. NJ, $3.50 and i. NJ.
The series Of meetings now in progress
| have been growing I'm interest They will
be continued through next week. Some
| of the ministers will remain and assist
| The members are looking forward 10 a
! blessed time. Every one Is welcome.
Rev. Geo. c. Wise, Jr., is the resident
minister.
Y. VI. c. 4. WORK.
At the monthly meeting Of the Y. VI
G.. 4. directors held this week. important
measures were considered for the com
| fort Of the enlarged membership. The
| Richmond Association now stands abreast
with any Association in the South, and
| is in the lead of a goOdly number Of its
! brethren cities I'm cities double our popu-
| latiou both North and West IN the num-
| Der of members. On the night school en-
/ r0iimcnt. in the Bible class enrolment
/ and as well in the physical department
| enrolment
Among important decisions reached by
| the Board of Directors, was the estab-
| lshmcnt of "a separate rojm Tor the
| Juniors, and the following limit as TO num-
Der of members 10 be received IN any Of
the three departments: Junior Gymna-
/ stun members. IS, Boys Gymnasium
members. 50: Night School Juniors 80.
The present membership is 50 large in
! the Junior Department that there is
room for only about ten more.
WAITING LISTS
As soon as this IS reached, waiting lists
| will be established. 10 will then be ne
| ccssary for some boy 10 drop out or
| leave the city before another can be
! Accommodated. This action has become
! necessary because the Association has
but one separate room for the juniors
| also because just so many can be handled
| I'm the bath and locker rooms in Justice
! TO the mems classes, and il has been
! deemed the best thing TO have fewer
members and give satisfaction rather
! than boom the Junior membership and
not have room for all who become mem
| bers
The registration IN the night classes is
now 800 in the Bible classes almost 100
! individuals. while about 80 different per-
sons used the gymnasium last saturday
| Many VIII be astOnished 10 know that all
| most two hundred persons bathcd at the
| Association building on last Saturday
alone and that the daily average IS now
! fully 100. Additional room is greatly
needed in the night school and junior de-
/ partmont
/ Or WithersDoon. pastor OF Grace-Stfeet
| Presbyterian church will occupy his pull
! pit tomorrow morning and at n CHIT His
subjects will be. in the morning: "Tertius.
| Paurs private secretary" and at night
"An Exemplary Life"
MEMS MEETING
The large audience who attended Mems
| Meeting In Association Auditorium last
| Sunday viii not soon forget the address
Of DR. Patton. These meetings are always
| good. Tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
| Rev. c. A. Marks Of the First English
! Lutheran church. will speak, taking for
| his subject uncertain Foundations" II
will be a profitable and helpful talk 10
men. The music will be especially strong
! Miss Helen Nye. Of Washington. d c.,
| the well-known soprano Of DR. Hsw-
! thorne's church. will sing. There will
| also be a cornet solo by Mr. :. s. Per-
kins. All men are cordially welcome
The BOYS GOSPEL Army meets at three
o'clock in charge Of Mr.. Morris. The
tonic for the afternoon will be "A Great
Flood"
The Workers Bible Training Glass meets
IN the parlor at SIS p. NJ. This class
now has an enrolment ~ twenty-five.
Rev Or z. l.. Pell will deliver one Of
his verv interesting Saturday afternoon
talks on the Snrdav school lesson in
Association Auditorium this afternoon at
five O'Clock Po'h ladies and gentlemen
cordially invited.
ExpOrf Cattle.