Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-16

Conversions were reported by the IOI-
lowing schools Broad-Street 10; LAY
Street. 80, Laurel-Sueet' 10 hasNeI -no-
mortal. s; Epworth, g. -.
The chair was then taken by the super
intendent of the school, Mr.. George ~
Rogers. who conducted the ChliuI en-
Day exercises. which proved very enter
tanning. the singing being especially en-
The next meeting of the society will
be he'd at FairmOunt- Avenue church on
the second Sunday in June.
The Board of DirectSs will meet at
Broad Street church on the Iour'h "u"-
day Of this month.
THE BAPTIST ASSOCIATION.
The Raptist Sunday-School Association
held it's regular meeting sunday ais ,,r
noon al the Leigh-Street church; Mt
Arthur B. Clarke in the chair. Ihe at
tendance was very good ln9ee1;
The exercises opened with scripture
reading by Rev j. O. Kirk and PRAYER
by Rev. Jere Wltherspoon, d. D., pas
Tor OF the Grace-Street presbyterian
church. The reports for the mon,h OF
April showed a marked increase IN az
tendance over March but the comparison
with April of last year showed a Sheht
falling of The address was nlaue oy
DIR. Witherspoon. who selected tne ne
and work of william Carey the Baptist
"nobbier'' missionary pioneer. as the
topic for a very learned ana inspiring
talk. A delightful feature OF the meet
Inc was the singing of the Baptist Young
Peoples Union choir led by MI. James
c. HARDWOOD. .s
pREsRYTERIAN MASS-MEETING.
sunday night at the Grace-Street Pres
byterian church there was great mass
meeting OF Presbyterian5. This meeting
was for the purpose OF deVlslhE some
plan TO advance the Presbyterian Church
in this city and throughout East han
over Presbytery. The meeting was pre-
sided over by Or. Withorspoon. VINO
opened the meeting with prayer OF IN
vocation. After good singing and appro-
pirate music by the choir OF the church
and an appropriate prayer by Rev, D.
Calvin Stewart, Dr. Witherspoon intro
Auced the Rev. Donald Guthrie, pastor OF
the Second church, who delivered a me
discourse taking the theoretical slde oil
The question as to the duty III Sha .eaNo.,,
the Kingdom of Christ throughout THIS
presbytery. Mr.. Guthrie spoke with much
force. and made deep impression upon
the congregation.
details as TO the practica! part OF Whal
the Presbyterian Church had done In the
past year, giving very interesting ac-
count OF each minister's work and results
The speaker was particular TO announce
al the outset that 1.-The congregations
were not massed thatnight TO pay on a
debt. ''for we owe Fothing." said the
speaker. but, he wantd TO let them know
what the Home Mission committee IN
tended TO do next year. and wanted tht
congregation TO give the committee be-
fore the close OF the meeting $1,000
After DR. Kerr's address. made witt
so much earnestness, slips OF paper were
handed throughout the congregation fol
subscriptions. and resulted In raising IL
cash and subscriptions a little over 500.
NUMBER OF CONVERSIONS.
The meeting OF the Methodist ministers
at Centenary yesterday was one OF the
most spirited and enthusiastic meeting.
held this year. In addiua1 TO the usua
routine matters there Were several i'm
eeresting discussions Of new business
Rev. Messrs. j. c. Reed and b NJ. Beck
ham offered a resolution. which was
adopted extending the sympathy of th'
body 10 Rev. J. r. Routten in the recen
death OF his only daughter Rev Mr.
Routten was deeply moved by this ten
der expression of sympathy, and respond
ed feeiingly.
The news of DIR. r. ~ Sledd's con
tinued serious Illness. and OF the, illnesi
OF Rev. S. c. Shearer pastor of Haskel
Memorial church. In this city, was re
ceived with expressions OF profound sym
pathy and regreV~ -.a~e meeting had no
long adjourned when the messag
came from Atlanta that DR.. Sledd wa
dead.
Rev. r. G.. James, who has been con
fined in the Retreat for the Sick 70
several weeks, was reported better.
There was an animated discussion upol
the location OF the proposed orphanag'
OF the Virginia Conference. many of th
ministers contending, with good reasons
that Richmond is the very best place
for that institution. The discussion ende,
IN the adoption OF the following resolu
ton. offered by DR.. Tudor:
"Resolyed, That we favor most earnest
~ the proposition 10 invite the Commit
tee on the Foundation OF the Virginia