Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-24
Haiiy-Day at nroad-street.

The annual rally exercises Of the Broad
Street Methodist Episcopal Sunday school
were held Sunday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
A large crowd was in attendance The
pulpit was very pretuly decorated with
cut-ilowers. a pretty feature Of the dec
Grafton was the word Welcome" taste
fully done In colors on q blackboard by
Mr. G. j. Richardson. a teacher in the
school. The singing by the school was
excellent, as was also the duet by MCssrs
stuart Hopkins and Charles W. Hunter
Jr., and the solo by Mr.. Stuart Hopkins
The opening address ana review Of the
work Of the school for the year was made
by the pastor. DR.. Starr. The Scripture
lesson for The morning was Read by the
superintendent of the school, Mr.. y. A.
HarreisOn. after which was the rOll-cau
OF the officers and teachers. The address
of the occasion was delivered in fine style
by Rev. r.. Finley Gayle, pastor OF I.au-
rcl-Street Methodist Episcopal church
This rally was one OF the best the school
has ever held, and was much enjoyed by
all present.
The protracted services at Laurel-street
Methodist church, which are being held
by the pastor, Rev. X. Finley GAYLE, are
held Sunday, and there We're fifteen con-
versions and several requests for prayer.
Three connected thcmselvs with the
church by certificate. The services will
go on during the week.
The services at Trinity were very in
teresting and the congregation large. The
pastor, Rev. j. T. Mastin, filed his pulpit.
The subject OF his discourse was based
on the llth and 18th verses OF 18th chap
ter Of Romans: For il is written. as /
live saith the Lore, every knee shall bow
20 Me and every tongue shall confess 10
God. So every one shall give account Of
himself 10 God"
Brief Notes FROM the Churches.
Rev. W. 4. Dereux, OF Spartanburg. s.
c., has accepted the call 10 the pastorate
fNf "a fFn fff d.
preach his first sermon the second sun
day in November. DR.. Willingham preach
cd at Vena ble-Street Sunday, both morn
ing and night.
Rev. Or. w. r. L. Smith. OF the Second
Baptist church, preached d special sermon
sunday night 70 the veterans Of Lee and
Pickett camps. The theme was 1.-THE
Friendship OF Cod There was a large
ATTENDANCE or veterans and lne congre-
cation. The music was OF a high order
Rev. w. &. Hull, Of the University Of
Virginia, preached at Marshall Street
Christian church Sunday at both services
No stepf have been taken as yet looking
70 caring pastor. Rev. Carey +. Nor
san, or Seventh. Street church and Rev
Mr. Maxwell, Of the Third church. gave
accounts Of the great jubilee couV1 ntion
held in Cincinnati last week
~. fauls church vestry has taken no
Ncl0n az yet towards calling any one
70 MI the vacant rectoTship. The ser
wees at this church on Sunday were con-
Quoted by Rev. Robert X Massie. for
merry a missionary 10 China. but who
DOW occupies one OF the chairs at the
Theological Seminary, near Alexandria.
The choir Of a.. Pauis has recently
been reorganiZed. and the splendid music
IL attracting general attention. After the
services on Sunday evening o delegation
Of vestrymen Informally rendered the
thanks of Themselves and the congrega-
tiOn for the excellence OF the music du-
ring the day.
Al the meeting OF the Methodist min
listers held yesterday, Rev. J. r. Mastin
suggested that at the convocati0n OF the
annual conference an Increased apprO-
prlation should be made for the support
Of a city missionary. The suggestion met