Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-13
ARE AFTER PASTORS.
FOUR RICHMOND CHURCHES ARE
NOW WITHOUT MINISTER'S.
NAMES UP FOR YENABLE- STREET.
Those of DIR. james u. Taylor and
several Others BEING Considered
DIR. Hawthorne and Grove Avenue
sevcnth-Street situation.

II Is an unusual and interesting circum-
stance that four churches Of Richmond
representing three denominations should
o. pastorless at one time. and all OF these
churches important ones. too They are
Nenable-Street Baptist Grove-Avenue
baptist. Seventh-Street Christian, and St
Andrews Episcopal.
Ntrab.e-Street church has a large com
uttec appointed. and Of this q much
smaller corresponding committee. and
'.-e most prominent members Of the
church are looking FOR the right man.
-Uty have before them between twenty
fte and nifty names. some of which have
been proposed 10y members Of the church
bot on the cammittee and others by mem
l,ls o, t.e committee. Each case has 10
De investigated and it means great
deal of work. Gradually, however the
DIST .. narrowed down
WHO ARE BEFORE IT NOW.
Among those prominently before the
committee now are Rev. DR.. j. b. Tay-
.or. Of This city; Rev. Dr. NJ. +. Broaddus.
o, Bristol, Na.; Rev. Mr.. Martin; Rev
howard j.. JONES' of New York. ana Rev.
Dallas simmons Of West Virginia.
l. Taylor preached for this people last
Sunday. and they were perfectly delight
a. With him. Since then Dr. Taylors
name BIAS been on many tongues. Ii was
decided Immediately to invite him 10
peach again next Sunday. and he would
have done SO had IT not been for a pre-
Nous engagement Or. Taylor is now To-
oatei here as financial agent of the Bap-
u.t Drrh1nage. at Salem. He comes Of
no oh liz
au. valued most highly 10y the whole de-
m.n.r.u Of the State and the South.
IN - U.l known that he longs for the
time when he can feel free To lay down
OIL. work Doe SIS doing now and Te-enter
tl. rD-l.ar pastorate. in which he has al
ways been successful
ur Er.aldus has also BE- Invited TO |
preach 40 Nenable-Street "a sunday not |
f.r i1 the future. number of the mem !
i,rs of the church and committee heard |
L.- Do L Jones brother OF the pastor |
90 Losh-Sreet church. while mere last !
week aiding DIS brother in "a revival meet /
luc aul We're much pleased with him.
REV. Mr. simmons has been invited TO
preach here the NTH Sunday of this
month.
R.. ur DID the former pastor preach
OIL '.- tn.s people last night. and was
heard hy a large CONGREGATION.
TURN TOWARDS HAWTHORNE
There is strong sentiment among the
l,.Il ~ Groyo-Avenuc church. and
am members OF other churches resid-
Ing u that section. setting towards DR.
81 J. Hawthorne one of the btst-knoWn
Baptist ministers iu the South for pastor
dr. Hawthorne preached at the church
sunday morning and evening last and
ihe people ca masee are enthusiastic IN
their praise 0t DIS sermons There is
very little doubt that he is uppcrmOst i'm
'he minds Oh. the people at present. and
ls Akcit OBJ he unt4 he tells them he
mot possibly come. There Is also lit
dc doubt about h.s being given q chance
. f,l them eyes or "uO." and that
'.t -01-. a meeting OF The committee
O. recommend pastor will be held tits
IS. and % win not be- "a surprise IL they
..le ol whom they want at This meet
t br Hawthorne will preach at
Dr.t.-Ayenue TWO Sundays I'm June. two
- July and all Of the month O. August
resignation ~ the pastOrdte Of the
ut church. 0f Nashville. Tenn, Will
.t eject june LIST. and then he Mil be
1LREADY HAS ONE CALL.
.a has already been anticipated ty
"9leg. Park Baptist church, near
Atlanta. which IN the last ten days OK
t...l him hearty call DR.. Haw
was seen by a representative Of y
q. Dispatch last night, and asked about
t-s ..N He said he had received u, ,
.t bad not replied yet. nor had he 5
hu made up his miiei. Il am health (
bunting now. not pastorate hunting he q
continued.
l...hclng this call. the Atlanta Journal ,
It. cali was made last Wednesday (
..Iue at conference Of the deacons o
'd members OF the Baptist church at :,
'ee Park. and a letter was sent DR.. {
-4" iaofne later I'm The week announcing
action Of the church The letter was
.., cordial in its tone and urged that
can bee accepted. While Dr. Haw-
-. has not made reply 20 the can :,
Hiy b. SIS understood from other !,
.ir's that Dr. Hawthorne had intended -
-.Af to Atlanta and living at College -
80 where he would recuperate his q.
which has been falling since his -
..'A0e .n Nashville ~
".Hng Dir. HawthOrne's pastOrate at "
INST Baptist church in Atlanta. he ~
Tor most OF the time at College
where he erected a magnificent and
Ii " table summer residence. in fact, III
..t hawthorne was one Of the first TO CO
.,,l an College Park, and he was consid- u
.e,. DNe VI The little suburbs pioneer citi- -.
, +NNi De resigned his church here ~
...' cry and removed TO Nashville a.
4, hawthorne had stated 10 friends. | D,
% ;, oiu several days prior 10 his call ba
We church, that be was anxious yo