The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-11-07
PASTORS SOUND
NOTE OF WARNING
Mormons Teaching Their Doctrines
Here and Elsewhere.
OPPOSED TO SEATING ROBERTS.
DIR. Guthrie May Receive a Call TO
Baltimorc-Dr. Hawthorne's Dis
course Sunday Night.
Other Sermons.

The Methodist ministers OF Richmond
and Manchester held a largey-attended
meeting yesterday, at which the following
was offered by Rev. DR.. j. Powell Gar
land and unanimously adopted
Resolved. that, as pastors and repre-
sentatives Of a membership OF more
than eight thousand people in the cities
Of Richmond and Manchester. we are
unalterably opposed to the seating of d.
ii. Roberts as a member of the United
States Congress. And we hereby warn
our people against efforts now being made
to propagate Mormonism in these cities
and elsewhere
Iwcnty-Sevcn Years.
Rev. Or. j. b. Hutson. Of Pine-Street
Baptist church. celebrated his twenty
seventh anniversary as pastor OF that
church.
Pine-Street Baptist church has the iars-
est number OF communicates OF any
church in the city, numbering near l'W
and there were more than enough oi
them present at the services yesterday
TO ill the church comfortably.
The pulpit was covered with flowers
and the chancel was allied in honor OF
the occasion
The collection. which was for the spe-
cial purpose of clearing up the church
Indebtedness, amounted TO about Sn
lust a few hundred dollars short OF me
amount Of Indebtedness.
In his report DR.. Hutson stated thot
only eleven deaths had taken place In
the congregation during the year-less
than half as many as we're reported on
the previous anniversary.
While there was a slight falling OH IN
membership during the year. caused oy
removals and letters. the church is stlll
in most prosperous condition and great
good Is being done I'm the community. The
membership Is now 1896.
Dr. Hutson preached a most excellent
sermon from Act of the apostles, Twenty
sixth chapter and part Of the Twenty
second verse, Having therefore obtained
the help Of God, | have continued unto
this day"
He spoke of the gracious dealings Of the
Lord to him in his work since he had been
called TO this charge and in his work OF
this his twenty-seventh anniversary.
1saut DIR. Guthrie.
The Baltimore sun Of yesterdays says:
1T was announced at the First
PRESBYTERIAN church that a meeting
Of the congregation will be held
next Sunday to be- the report oil
the committee on the election OF a pas
tor. Il is expected that the committee
viii submit the name Of some minister
upon whom they have agreed IL WAS re-
ported yesterday among the congregation
that Rev. Donald Guthrie, Of Richmond
Va. would be recommended. but mem.
hers Of the committee refused 20 discuss
the renort Messrs. Z. II. Perkins. VIII
liam REYNOLDS W II. Dix, Joseph Bowes.
Richard l.. Fisher, Harry +. Reid and
Daniel c. Gilman compose the commit
tee. The church has been without a pas
tor for about two years and the pulpit
has been filled bv supply ministers. Inc
names OF several well-known PresDyte-
rian divines were under consideration al
various times by the committee.
When DR. Guthrie was the assistant
uastor 10 DR.. Moses d. Hoge he received
a coll from the First Presbyterian church
of Baltimore The offer then made him
was n house and salary Of 5000 The
offer that the church has recently made
Is q house and salary of 5000
DR.. Guthrie. not having yet received any
call, has. of course. nothing to say.
Dr. Hawthornc's Discourse.
Rev DR. J. 3. Hawthorne preached to
a large congregation Sunday night at
Grove-Avenue church. DR.. Hawthorne
nreached one of his most powerful ana
interesting sermons.
His subject was Throwing stones from
Glass Houses" and his text was taken
from ST John. 'He that is without sin
let him first cast % stone az her
Ana they that heard IL. being convicted
by their own consciences. went out one
bv one beginning at the eldest even unto
the least And Jesus was left alone and
tho woman standing IN the midst
Among other things. the speaker said:
II know that / am not contributing
ANYTHING 10 my popularity among that
element Of society to which these re-
marks apply
There is a district I'm a certain CITY
that has won for itself the significant
name Of 'HeWs Half-Acre.' There isn't
a dirty den i'm that il-famed district that
IS not as clean as HEAVIER IN comparison
with some OF these splendid gambling
saloons TO which some leaders Of Rich
mond society are wont 10 resort.
\ Fair Profit.
Rev. W. r. l., Smith. D. d., preached
Sunday morning from the text. Buy the
Truth and Sell It Not In drawing on
mercantile fields for Illustrations OF his
points pr. Smith incidentally protested
against the common practice Of beating
down merchants on the Trices Of, Of their
goods. He also said he did nor IKE cut
ratio stores. because he believed in
allowing every man 20 make fair prof
10 on their wares.
Choose Pastor.
At a meeting of the Marshall-Street
Christian church Sunday a committee
was appointed from the members OF the
congregation to assist the officers Of the
church in the matter Of selecting new
pastor.
A mass-meeting Of the Methodists Of
Richmond ana Manchester VIII be held
at Broad Street church on Friday night
at o'clock
Leigh-street Baptist church has opened
kindergarten. and have engaged Miss
Marelle Davis. daughter Of Professor Noah