Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-05-09

received into the First Presbyterian
Church Sunday morning. Rev. j.. w.
Rosebro. OF Petersburg returned to the
city yesterday and preached at the First
Church last night. The meetings there
nave been attended with gratifying re-
suits and will be continued nightly this
week.
Rev. w. y. Borum. of Harrodsburg.
l\y.. who is to supply the pulpit OF
t'reemason Street Baptist Church dur
ing this month. preached there Sunday.
morning and night. to the cdification of
large congregations. He was very
warmly received by the members. The
young divine entered the ministry from
this church.
The first services in the now Presby-
terrain Church at Park Place. corner of
Twenty-eiShth street and I.ewellyn
avenue. were held Sunday and though
interesting. were not of IL formal char
acter. Both morning and evening ser
vices were wei! attended
Key. G. w. Lawson. the pastor of the
new church. preached in the morning
rom I'd Corinthians. 18th chapter. 18th
TO 18th verses his subject being: "'rhe
Constraint OF the Love of Christ" His
evening sermon was from Genesis 4th
!
Mans Responsibility for His Fellow
Man"
The church will be organized on the
night of May 2lst. The commission APP
pointed for the purpose consists Of Rev.
Il. h. McClucr, of Park Avenue Presby-
terrain Church. of Brambleton: Rev. Ed
ward Mack. of First Presbyterian
church. of Norfolk. and Rev. q. w.
Lawson and Elders w. II. Collins. of
First Presbyterian Church, and Robert
rant. of Park Avenue Presbyterian
Church.
The church building will be dedicated
on the first or second Sunday in June
ny Prof. W. w. Moore d. d., of Union
theological Seminary. Richmond. Va.
The new church building is well
located. and under Rev. Lawson's min
istrations Will, no doubt, steadily in
crease IN membership and usefulness.
kev. Lawson has been in Norfolk for
The past fifteen months. during which
time he has been city missionary for the
Presbyterian Church. y notice of the
formal opening of the church will be
given later
The closing services of series of
meetings held at Queen Street NJ. q.
Cnurch were attended Sunday night by
large and appreciativc audience Rev.
,. Z. Hatcher preached an earnest and
effective sermon from Rev. 500, after
WHicH tnree persons went forward to
the altar and professed conversion and
several reconsecrated themselves.
II was matter of general regret
that circumstances suggested the clos
ing Oh the meetings. which have been
much enjoyed and highly beneficial to
those who attended. The preaching was
entirely by the pastor who has sue
ceeded in winning the interest and
esteem OF the community and warm
place in the hearts of his own flock. AS
result thirty-two persons made n
profession OF faith most of whom will
unite with Queen Street Church.
The anniversary exercises of the Sea-
mans Friend Society were held at En-
worth NJ. l.. Church Sunday afternoon
AT o'clock. n large attendance being
present to witness the exercises.
The program. as published in Sun
days Nirginian-P Pilot, was observed the
music being of a high order. The in
terest!ng features of the meeting were
remarks by the president, Colonel Vim.
Lamp; reading of the annual report of
the chaplain of the Seaman's Bethel
Kew j. Is. Merritt, and the address by
Rev. Edward Mack. of the First Pres
byterian Church. on the great advan-
tage the naval and marine service is n
nations blessed with IL. and the great
responsibility resting upon us IL do Mi
III our power for the spiritual improve
ment of the men who go down TO tho
sea in ships.
y collection was taken I'D for Tho
| benefit of the secretary