Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-14
1N rHE cmrRCHEs ON sUNDAY.
Many People Wade Through Deep
suoyv tO Attend Services.

DESPITE the unspeakably bad weather
Sunday all the churches held their usual
services in the morning. and the congre-
cations in most instances were compare
lively large. Not a few ladies', as well
as men, braved the storm and were IN
their accustomed peWs. Several Baptist
churches in the city held their usual
young Peoples meetings in the afternoon,
and quite a number of churches held their
usual evening services, though many
houses Of worship We're closed. The me-
mortal service to the late Charles 7. Rady
was held at the Trinity church Sunday
afternoon, and five Sunday schools were
represented.
Inc memorial tablet to DR.. Hoge was
not unveiled at the Hoge-Memoil@l
church Sunday night, as intended, but The
service was postponed until the 18th or
the present month.
TO MR.. RADY'S MEMORY.
The memorial service TO Mr.. Charles
T.. Rady was held Sunday afternoon al
Trinity Methodist church, in spite OF
snow and wind There were five Sunday
schools represented-Trinity, Union-Sta-
ton. St. James, Broad-Street, and Hasker-
Memorial.
Rev. DR.. W. G. Starr, pastor of Broad
Street church, delivered an address
touching upon the life and character or
the beloved secretary OF he society, ana
referring TO his faithful work as an Of
ncer of that organization, as well as a
mem.er Of the church 20 which he be-
lOnged.
Resolutions Of respect TO the memory
of Mr.. Rady were adopted, in which the
body recognized in his death a great loss
TO Trinity church and Sunday school, the
society itself, and the public schools OF
Richmond.
SERMON TO YOUNG MEN.
Leigh-street Baptist church was among
the minority of churches of Richmond
and Manchester which held three services
ON Sunday. Rev. NJ. Ashby Jones, the
pastor, preached Sunday morning to
about two hundred people. At the Bap-
list Young Peoples Union meeting in the
afternoon MIR. Jones again spoke, me at
cight preached q special sermon 10 yOuns
men. There were thirty or forty present.
The discourse was "a development OF the
story of the Hebrew children, VINO were
thrust in the fiery furnace and came out
with not the smell OF fire upon them.
DIR. JONES AT VENABLE-sTREET.
Rev. DR.. J.. William Jones preached at
Venable-Stree Baptist church sunday
morning.. supplying for Rev, Or. Dill, who
nraached al Fredericksburg, the church
| recently resigned by Rev. DR.. 4. ;. Dun
away. DIT. Jones had a really large con-
creation out, considering the severity
of The weather. However, the deacons
decided not to a the evening service
HOGE TABLET NOT UNVEILED.
The memorial tablet to Or. Hoge, al
the Hoge-Memorial church, at Nineteenti
and Franklin streets. WAS not unVeIe1
sunday night. on account OF the severe
weather. The services viii now take place
on the evening of Sunday, February -olh
ana the programme arranged for sundai
will be carried out. This day Is the hity
fourth anniversary OF DR.. Hoses paste
rate at the Second church.
Rev. j. T.. Cook. the pastor, spoke Il
his people at the morning hour Sunda!
IN a reminiscent way of Or. HOge, founde'
of the church. and dwelt especially oi
the sorrow the church felt at their grea
loss. This church, like a great manl
others, did not have service in the eve
ming.
OTHER CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. j.. j. Gravatt and his people brave,
the weather sunday morning and eve
Ming. Mir. Grayatt preached to a compare
lively large congregation for the weathe
Sunday morning, from the lst verse o
the 5lst Psalm. At the night service h
spoke from the 7th verse Of the sam
Psalm.
Rev. J. r. Harrison had a goodly nun
Der Of people 10 hear him at lmmanut
Baptist church Sunday morning, but III
night service was dispensed with.