Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-15
SEND GOOD REPORTS.
OUR CHURCHES WILL MAKE GOOD
SHOWING AT CONFERENCE.
FIGURES FROM SOME
All OF Them Thought 10 he I'm Pros
porous Condition-specuiat ns
TO Changes in the Pastors i'm This
City.


tonight.
The churches are, almost without ex-
cepton, in excellent Condition. and the
year Just closing has been prosperous
and progressive one. The centennial cell
ebration here last spring did much to give
new life and increased enthusiasm to this
great denomination.
Rev. Or. w. V. Tudor, who has had a
splendid four-years' pastorate at Cente-
nary, when asked what sort of a report
Centenary would send to conference. re-
Piled / expect to return at conference
In the neighborhood Of Go members, 40
officers, and upwards Of 800 scholars in
tho Sunday school, and improvements on
the church property that have cost I'm the
neighbornood OF 10000 DR.. TudcPs
church Is in excellent Condition. and
there is very general regret that no must
leave.
CONDITION OF BROAD-STREET.
Broad-street church, which Rev. DR.. W.
G.. starr has served 50 faithfully for four
years. enrolls q membership OF nearly
five hundred. Its Sunday school COM
prises about three hundred and fifty Off
GERS and scholars. All The church So
cieties are In a flOurishing condition. Its
Epworth League, after careful drill, IS
now fully competent TO conduct any
church service within the range OF lay
work. to the entire satisfaction Of all
who love to serve the Saviour. Not I'm
fifteen years has the Sabbath school
been IN such excellent condition, and It's
most active workers are also identified
with the EpWorth League. The church
property Is valued at nearly $1,000, and Is
free from debt. A fine parsOnage-the
best ina the conference.-the been added
during the past four years to the equip
ment Of the church. Miss Mary Lou
Jnkins was the donor Of this handsome
building TO the trustees OF the church.
The collections Of the congregation are
in fine shape, and reflect credit upon the
official board. The next pastor will enter
upon his work on or before the lst Of
December.
UNIONS STATION DOING WELL
UniOn-Station church has a fine pastor
in Rev. -. J.. Bane, and will send up the
best report TO conference this year that
it has sent up for years There has been
advancement along all lines. Finances
are In better condition than they have
been before since the present church has
been built. The church has paid $3.50
on the principal Of us church debt which
year, and yet the other finances OF the
church are in better condition than in
other years The church will likely con-
tribute more for missions and other col
lectiOns ordered by the conference than
ever before. But, while the financial has
been looked after, the spiritual has not
been neglected. Between ninety-dve and
one hundred have been added 10 the mem
bership. The spiritual condition OF the
church Is good and the membership is
united and harmonious.
The Sunday school numbers 7e6, and
there have been quite number of con-
versions in the Sunday school this year
Many valuable books have lately been
added TO the library. There are two
Epworth leagues doing good work
This is the largest Methodist church
IN the State of Virginia, and the con-
gregaton has unanimously requested that
the present pastor, Rev. c. l.. Bane, be
returned as pastor for another year
FINE WORK AT PARAMOUNT.
Rev. George T.. Booker Is closing his
first. year at FairmOunt-Ayenue, but II
has been a most successful year. n great
revival was held 40 the church last
April. I'm which there were eighty-nine
conversions. There have been about
seventy accessiOns during the year. The
losses from various causes have been
small. The EpWOrth League and the
Sunday school are IN fine condition. The
Ladies' Aid Society has raised about 500
during the year, and the church has paid
about s. 100 on its debt. The thildren5
Aid Society has. the pastor says been
Jealous OF good works. The MOman's
Missionary Society and the Rosebud So
cety have both done well ana are IN
good condition. A mission SUNDAY school
has been organized during the year on
Chelsea Hill, and IL Is growing steadily.
All Of the conference collections nave
been met.
THE OTHER CHURCHES.
EpwOrth church-Rev. Joseph q. len
non, pastor-will report a membership OF
ninety with a morning sunday school or
1871 and an afternoon school ~ 100. There
have been ten professions Of faith in the
church during the year and an increase
i'm the membership. The spiritual state
of the church is good the attendance
upon services is quite Satisfactory. ana
the finances are IN pretty good shape
Rev. L. c. Shearer pastor Of Hasker-
Memorial church. says OF his field. 1.-THE
fastor's salary and the collections or
dered by the conference VIII all be paii
I'm full We have raised also creditable
am0uut for missions The membership
nj the church has been largely increased,
fine progress has been made IN all INES
Of work and the church as whole Is
now I'm excellent condition. Plans are
being made TO repair ana enlarge INC
bl.i;dine Immediately after conference.
These reports fairly indicate the char
acter Of those that al the Richmond
cLurches will send up All the chuIcHeS
are m good condition.
THE CHANGES IN PASTORS.
This session 81 conference, over when
ptehon A W Wilson will preside VIII
h., an especially interesting one. TO the
NetEodlsts OF Richmond IL WIN DC pc
cuiiarlv so. The fact mat nVe OF ne
pastors In this clty huNs s'hNeo ~ ', ns,-
M four wears and must be given new
~ eionuonts and that other changes arc
Ukeiv 10 be made here invests inc ~
pCtntments with even more thah usuaI
interest Then too, matters IN cohuec-
lion with the orphanage TO be bulit at
TIs@Liand park will come up, ana lheie
is tolk of the headquarters or the coz
,..,rter to be appointed 10 succeed ~,
Brown. who continues IN ll-heallh' pei"e
brought 10 this city. -, .,.,,,,,as tbot
oiil he made will far exceed those OF any
corner period Three pIesluihs e i-eio
we served their time-llmlt OF lour GUS
IVA viii he assigned 10 some other dis
10, or he given a pastoral charge
80 : Hunter. OF the Charlottesville
i,Istriot. Rev. i. n. Ridd!ck. of the Farm
lille District and Rev. 1. H. CampDeh'
+ the Petersburg District.
i'm Richmond the pastorates Of five min
..ffrs expire ON account or this llmlla-
lion as follows: Rev. DIS w. y. Iudor,
IS O. Starr. and Thomas n Potts, ana
lev Mesars. J. T. Mastin and w. u:
i,'e,,champ There are rumOrs, TOO, OF
,rerees al C.ay-street, Laurel-Street,
,rd Asbury. il Is currently reported tna1
MIC church Will ask for Rev. r. Fin
80, GavIe' now stationed az LAUREL
root 3rt with some assurance Of Sc
snring him; that Revs. y. il. Rawlings
nd y NJ. Beckham VIII go 10 other
,ifies' and that the shalte-up Will be gene
Ill n is thought that Or. ". j. Young,
r Norfolk viii be sent 20 BrOad-Street;
" Tudor or Dr. steel 70 Centenary.
Iat Rev. DR. II. =. Johnson altogether
,r0blematlcaD will come 20 Centenary;