Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-05
THEY WANT DIR. BARR
ST. IukE,s CHURCH. NORFOLK
ANXIOUS TO GET HIM.
NOT LIKELY TO LEAVE HERE.
bishop Randolph to See Him '"-p"'
md Press the Matter-r"'P'
sccoud Presbyterinn Church De-
cIarcd Vacant.

Great pressure is being brought to pear
on Rev. Or. William A. Barr. the eloquent
and popular rector Of Monumental church'
TO induce him TO accept the pasto-
rate Of ST. Luke's Episcopal church
Of Norfolk The committee who laid the
call before him on Thanksgiving-Day
pressed the matter with great earnest
ness. and Bishop Randolph will be here
to day to further urge his acceptance
st. IMke's is one of the largest ana
most wealthy Episcopal churches IN Nor
folk. Rev. Dr. Arthur s. Lloyd, under
whose pastorate the church has grown
from a very small membership to one Oh
the largest in the South. recently re-
signed 20 20 to New York as general sec
retary Of the Church Mission Society ana
preached his farewell sermon on sunday.
There is very general and widespreau
regret at his leaving. -,
When the committee presented the call
10 DR.. Barr last Thursday, ana urseu
his acceptance, he told them that he was
entirely satisfied with his present held'
and preferred to remain here. He 1urther
said that consideration Of the matter
would have only the effect of strength
| ening him in his purpose, but al inc re-
| quest Of the committee he agreed 10
| wait a few days before giving his maj
| answer.
DR.. Barr was prepared TO write 10
| Norfolk Yesterday, informing the COM
mittee that he had in no wise altered
mis- decision. when he received personal
letter from Bishop Randolph, stating that
he would call on him to-day, and asking
the rector to delay any answer that he
| was about 70 send 70 Norfolk till he had
seen him. This was done.
1t is not believed that DIR. Barr can
| be induced TO leave Monumental church
at present. He has only been there about
two years and has done a fine work
The church has recently been greatly
improved and beautifed, the congrega-
tons are uniformly large. and the church
is In splendid condition. Pastor and peo-
pie are in perfect accord, and neither
wishes the present relations broken. DR..
Barr did not hesitate 20 say last night
that he had no idea Of leaving. IT Will
be remembered that strenuous efforts
were made to get MIN to go to Norfolk
when he accepted the call 20 Monumental
PULPIT DECLARED VACANT.
The pulpit Of the Second Presbyterian
church was declared vacant on sunday
by Rev Dr. James Z. Smith. who, by
direction Of East Hanover Presbytery,
preached IN the morning anu ItiA'l l.'N
this duty. A meeting Of the congregation
was held at the conclusion OF the SER
mon, and the following resolution was
| adopted.
"Resolved. That a committee Of seven,
consisting OF Messrs. w ". Henry, NJ. VI.
Gillian. G. l.. Christian. and j. s. Munce,
Of the session, and 5. II. Hawes, Il. ID.
Taylor, and J. J. Anderson OF the dea-
| cons. be chosen 10 recommend pastor 10
| the congregation; that any recOmmen-
! m
unanimous; that any expenses incurred
| by any member Of the committee IN per-
forming this duty be paid by the treasurer
| of the church. on bills approved by the
chairman Of the committee
The Presbyterian ministers held their
usual conference yesterday morning. \
, feature of the meeting was paper read
| by DR. T. C. Johnson. Of the Union Semi
I nary. on the Relation Of the Masses TO
the Churches" Dr. JOhnsOns treatment
Of the subject was very interesting.
NEW METHODIST PASTORS.
Great congregations attended the Me-
thOdist churches Sunday. In large num-
| Der Of cases the new pastors were IN their
pulpits for the first time. The new pastors
| who filed their engagements Sunday were
! Rev Messrs l.. b. Betty, at Clay-Street;
G.. H. SpOoner, at Trinity; G. ID. Crawley,
! at Union Station: X. n. Bennett, at st.
James: George Wiley. al the Mission and
| at Paramount; @. T.. y. Smith, at Ep-
worth: r. NJ Maxey, at Asbury; j. L.
| Bosnian. at Park-Place, and +. w. Proc
| tor at SeVen-Pines Dr. Tudor preached
for his former people al Centenary for
| Or. Steel al the morning hour. Rev. X.
Finley Gayle. OF LaurelStreet church,
preached at Centenary at night. Rev. ".
| b. Beauchamp was in his pulpit at the
! Broad-Street church for the second time
OF his pastorate. He spoke in the morning
on the story Of Mary's anOintment Of the
Saviour for His burial. His text was Mat
| thew XVI, 10. Mr.. BeauChamp is making
a fine impression al Broad-Street. sus-
tanning the reputation his fine work at
the St. James church gave him.
Rev X. II. Bennett. who succeeded Mr..
| Beauchamp at ST. James made a fine i'm
| preston Sunday. A gentleman who heard
both his sermons Sunday says Of him:
Mr.. Bennett is not an orator. but there
| Is an attractiveness about him. both IN
and out Of the pulpit. that is Irresistible"
| Rally day was observed at the EpwOrth
church Addresses were made by the
former superintendent and the pastor
Rev. G. +. b. Smith, Music and recta-
| tons were interspersed with the ad-
dresses. There was a large attendance
al o'clock in the afternoon, when the
afternoon school had its rally. Addresses
were made by the pastor and Mr.. j. Car
| land Pollard Music and recitations add
ed much 10 the occasion.
The Methodist ministers gathered at the
| Centenary church Yesterday morning I'm
their regular meeting 4 committee from
| the Centennial Church Extension Society
presented the following resolution, which
was adopted:
Resolved. That we endorse and ap-
prove the Methodist City Mission work
and that we will bring the matter before
our congregations December 2fth. at which
time a collection Will be taken up for
the City Mission"
The gentlemen who composed the COM
mittee are Mcssrs. J. Addison Maupin,
John p Branch, and G. w. HardWicke.
DR. MERGERS ANNIVERSARY.
Or. J. NJ. Mercer observed the fifth an
niversary of his pastOrate at the West
View Baptist church A happy spirit
| prevailed at both services OF the day.
The ladies OF the church had the pulpit
and platform decorated with cut-hOwers
and cvergreens. DR.. Mercer preached In
the morning on Christian Liberty ana
It's Limitations" based on Galatians, v,
l3. Three new members were received
into the church and the Lords Supper
was observed. In the evening DR.. Mercer
subject was. Tokens for Good FROM the
Lord"
Thursday evening at o'clock the
Ladies' Violet Society will give recep-
ton TO the pastor and congregation IN
honor OF the anniversary. Captain Frank
Cunningham and others will sing, and
| Mrs Yeaman will recite. Or. ". T.
| Hatcher will make an address.
DIR. Hatcher. of Graco-Street Baptist
| church preached a special sermon Sun
Members OF the WOman's Christian Tenn
| nerance Union and Young WOmau's
| christian Temperance Union were pres
| ent and occupied centrally-lOcated seats
i'm the church DR.. Hatcher placed the
| greatest blame for intemperance at the
door Of society. The banquets. he said.
NJ which wine and spurious liquors Were
frequently INDUCED in. We're the primeval
| incentives 10 intemperance He said that
the universal habit OF drinking eggnogs