The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-11-06
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Sunday.
The morning service was unusually
well-attended. Just before the service Dr.
Huison read d report of the work
OF the church during The past year.
Seventy-two members have been received
and ninety-two lost, making a net loss
OF eighteen members. This diminution is
accounted for III the fact that during the
year there were more deaths than usual
and the roll was revised last year, re-
ducing it somewhat.
During the twelve months the pastor
has made 1.462 pastoral calls and attended
cishty-;hree funerals. twcnty-three Of
which latter were of members of his own
church.
The total membership OF the church is
at present 1852, the sin new members re-
ceived yesterday at the communion SER
vice being included in TINS number.
Dr. Illusions sermon was appropriate
to the occasion, and was taken from Ruth
j. 1917.
At night the capacity of the churc!, was
tested. Rev. r, J. Willinshan1, D. D,
preached a splendid sermon, choosing his
subject from the text, And Yc Shall Be
Thy Witnesses The Holy City" was
sung by Miss Nellie Calder. the female
tenor aud was greatly enjoyed.
The collection taken up for the benefit
of the Grove-Avenue congregation has.
reach the neighbornood of 500
Rev Carey L. Morgan. Of seventh
Street Christian Church. devoted his at
tentiQn i'll his srmon Sunday night to the
Glenn Curfew law. The reverend gentle
man said that he hoped the law would
he passed by the City Council. as 1t was
one most 1evoutly to he desired.
THE PRESBYTERIANS.
An adjourned meeting of the East Han
over Prcsbytery WIS held Yesterday morn
ing at the Second Presbyterian Church.
On report from Il committee appointed
for the purpose the following lt1arGes
were made in the chairmanships of the
Presbytery's permanent committees: Rev.
Russell Cecil, D. D., was made chairman
of the Committee on Home Missions; Rev.
J. Calvin Stewart. of the Committee on
Invalid Fund, and Rev. c. NJ Chumblay,
OF the Committee on Seasonal Records.
A meeting of the Presbyterian ministers
was held Yesterday morning as usual at
the Second Presbyterian Churtn. Mr.
Charles Lorraine and Mr.. I. William Penn
l1erton a committee from the Board OF
Directors OF the Richmond Home for
Ladies, appeared before the Association
ind called attention to the fact that the
contributions for tha support Of this i'll
stitution from the Presbyterian and Meth
odist churches which support it. have
fallen very far behind during the last few
years. and asked the pastors to use their
influence TO secure from their churches
the full amounts pledged by them. The
pastors promised to do as requested.
The Sunday-School Teachers Institute,
conducted by Prof. j. \. SDrcHAel, sun
day afternoon at Central Methodist Church
in Manchester was very largely attend
ed and proved to be a most interesting
Gnd instructive occasion.
Prof. Sprenkel held another institute last
night at the Third Christian Church,
The Rev. Russell Cecil D. D.. was in
stalled as pastor of the Second PreSbyte-
rian Church Sunday afternoon at 4
O'Clock, the service being impressive and
interesting.
Talks were made by several Of the min-
.Sters assisting in the instaila ton cere-
monies. The ministers VITO TOOK part
were thA Rev. Jere Withers4,oon, D. d.
the Rev. J. z. Smith, D. D.. the Rev. Cal
rin Stewart, d D., and the Rev. r. p.
Kerr, d. D.
Rev J. 8. Hawthorne. D. D.. was quite
unwcll Sunday night and was unable to
preach at Grace-Street Baptist Church.
The pulpit was filled for him by DR.. S. c.
Mitchell. who SPOKE on Courage.
Despite his sickness. DR.. Hawthorne
preached Sunday morning at Beth !\haoa
Synal5osue. The congregation was very
large tho house being filed to Its utmost
capacity, and a very larsa clement of the
congregation members of Beth
AhaAa- The subject OF DR. Hawthorne's
sermon was What Use We Should Make
of Divine Favors.''
Rev--Dr. 7. p. Epes. OF Blackstone. nni
Rev. Charles E. Steobns, Of Chester,
were in the city yesterday.
The mission for non-Ca tholics conducted
during the past week at the Cathedral,
closed Sunday night with the largest at
tendance yet had. Long before the service
began the church was filed ana even the
pulpit finally became occupied.
Last evening he opened at the Cathe-
dral IN Inquiry Glass; which will be
kept up and held every Tuesday in the
basement of the church by the priest OF
the parish. This class is exclusively for
non-Catholics seeking a knowledge of
the Catholic doctrine.