Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-10
THE NJ, {, CENTENNIAL
Programme for the Weeks Ce|e-
bration Adopted Last Night
BIG GATHERING At CENTENARY
Pastors and Official Church Members
Perfect Arrangements.
A DELIGHTFUL SUPPER SERVED.


The second mass-meeting of the pas
tors and official members of the Metho-
| DIST churches in Richmond and Manches-
] ter in the interests of the approaching
| Methodist centennial was held at Cen
tenary church last night An immense
crowd was in attendance. and during the
| evening the ladies of Centenary served
| delightful supper. which was greatly en-
| joyed by all who partook of it.
| The programme for the celebration of
| the centennial was adopted. as well as a
! report from the Executive Committee
recommending the formation Of a body
| to be known as the Centennial Church
Extension Society Of Richmond and vi
! cinity.
Rev. DR.. w. V. Tudor presided over the
meeting in the absence Of Or. Garland,
and the session was opened with prayer
by Rev. Or. Ianerty The Executive
Committees report containing the recon-
mendation referred to above was pre-
sented by Mr. Thomas W. Hardwicke and
adopted
Then followed the report OF the COM
mittee giving the programme to be OBJ
served during the centennial, and it was
adopted The programme follows:
SUNDAY, APRIL 23D.
Trinity church, Twentieth and Broad
streets-9.3O \. NJ, prayer and experience
meeting. led by Rev. a. q. Brown, d. d..
first pastor of the present Trinity church
and last pastor Of old Trinity, on Franklin
street; II a. NJ, preaching by Bishop
Charles b. Galloway; $3.50 p. NJ, Sunday
school reunion.
1Sli-1S99.
/. Past. p Present. g. Future.
PREACHING AT OTHER CHURCHES
II A. NJ. Park-Place Rev. r. +. Hos,
ID. D.: Laure-Street Bishop \. W. Will
son. Il. NJ, Centenary, Bishop c. B.
Galloway; Broad-Street, Rev. Il. +. Hoss,
-. d.: Union-Staton, Bishop a. W. Will
son.
MONDAY, APRIL 2irH.
Morning meeting g-Broad-Street church.
Tenth and Broad streets. Rev. j. +. Gar
land. d. d.. presiding-l0:3O o'clock, deyo-
tional services. conducted by Rev. W.
V. Tudor, d. D.; II o'clock. "Methodism
as an Element Of Power In the History OF
the American Republic" Rev. W. q.
~.
Afternoon meetng-2:3O o'clock, song
service; o'clock, "Mcthodism in Rich
mond for one Hundred Years" Rev. A.
q. Brown. d. D.; o'clock, Rev +. f..
Uoss ID. y. o'clock, Centenary
church. Bishop Galloway.
MISSIONARY DAY, TUESDAY, APRIL
9TH.
Morning meeting Rev. r. r. Wilson
presiding. Broad-Street church. Tenth and
Broad streets-lO:3O o'clock, singing. Meth
odist missionary hymns, DIR. W. v
Tudor i'm charge; Il O'Clock. home mis-
sions. by Rev. X. y. Sledd. -. D.; y
O'Clock. short talks. led by Rev. {. J..
Bane.
Afternoon meeting o'clock, singing
Old Methodist revival hymns, Rev. W. y.
Tudor. -. d.. I'm charge; o'clock, 'Melh-
odlsm and city Evangelization.' Rev. W.
j. Young ID. D., 40 minutes; THE open
Door for city Mission Work in Rich
mond." Rev. w. y. Beauchamp. p min
utcs; "City Evangelization and our Bust
ness Interests" Colonel A. :. Butord,
Colonel j. +. Branch. and others. 30 min
utes.
Foreign Missions, by Bishop Wilson
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2oTH.
Morning meeting Broad-Street church,
Tenth and Broad streets, Rev j. Powell
Garland. ID. D.. presding-l0So o'clock,
singing and prayer; IL o'clock, This CON
nrcti0na Idea and the Local Church
Rev. W. V. Tudor. D. D.; y NJ, short
talks on What the Church Is TO Me,
led by Rev r. F. Gayle.
Afternoon meeting-2:30 O'Clock, Cd
Heroic Men Who Made Methodism What
II Is i'm Richmond" % minutes Rev. J.
j. I.arrerty. -. l.; % Laying the Foun-
dations. 1893. George Ferguson. Samuel
Putney. William Willis" ~ minutes, Rev.
J. G. Read: CD "In the Midst OF the Cen
tury." % William Allison and the Build
ing Of the Second Church. by Rev. W. g.
starr. d. d.. ~ minutes; 90 James NJ.
Taylor and the Erection OF Clay-Street
Church. By Rev. A. G. Brown, -. d., ~
minutes; 90 "Yesterday-Tlmes Of James
4. Duncan. David = Doggett, ana
Thomas Branch" 20 minutes, by KeV.
r. y. Sledd. ID. ID.
Eight O'Clock. Centenary church-"Meth-
odist Literature" by Rev. f.. +. Hoss, |
-. ID.
THURSDAY. APRIL 9TH.
Morning meeting. Broad-street church, |
Rev X. r. Wilson, presiding-ll o'clock, |
singing and reading the Scriptures-eD |
Christian Education" by Rev. l.. r. |
Hoss. ID. D.: () Talks on the Sunday |
school" led by Or. r. y. Potts.
Afternoon meetings o'clock, singing |
and PRAYER; sunday School as Spiritual |
Force" DR.. II. f.. Johnson.
Eight o'clock. Broad-Street church |
Love feast led by Rev. y. c. Brown. |
ID. d.
EpWORTH LEAGUE CONFERENCE |
Epworth League Dist,fct Conference
Clay-Street church. State-fresident Rev |
W. r. Beauchamp presiding:
MornIng-lO. Song ana Prayer Service |
Q5 minutes: lob. Words of Wei |
come by State-President Beauchamp 90; |
1920. address. League Sentiments" Rev. |
". c. Starr. ID. ID. Q0); 1875. The Glbral- |
tar Of the League" Mr.. J. Frank Tiller |
OO): 1879. Where Should Discourage |
mcnts Begin? Rev. Harry Burruss 0W; |
n "The Topic Card: Value and Use" Mrs.
G NJ. smithdeai GO; ll:l0. THE Country |
League" Rev. Porter Hardy 30; ll:25. !
81 .eague Literature" Miss Nellie ID.
spence nW; ll:i0. THE Ultimate Purpose
~ the League" Rev. j. NJ. Latham 90 |
- address. by DR. T.. f.. Hoss-subiect.
/. announcements and Adjournment.
Afternoon-3:3O. "Nalue and Place OF the
Missionary Committee" Miss Walford
1m: $40. How To Work the Missionary
t,..-.,,,,,o,tu gD,- 9.5n "Student Mission