The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-08-28
ADOP IS REPORT
OF COMMIT TEE.
Congregation Of Second Church
Unanimously Call DR.. Cecil.
SERMON BY MR.. BEAUcHAmP.
DR.. w. e. Evans Will Take Vacation.
Gospel Wagon Services = DIR.
Landrum at Broaddus-Me-
norial-Other News.
SERMON BY Mr.. BEAUCHAMP.

Rev Russell Cecil, D. D., of Selma, Ala,
last Sunday received formal c; to the
pastorate of the Second Presbyterian
Church, of this city. The congregation
of the church unanimously adopted the
rspurt 81 the committee appointed to Sc
lect q pastor, and there is teliet current
among them that DR.. Cecil VIII come TO
Richmond.
The special committee appointed to Sc
lect and recommend a suitable person Tor
pastor OF the Oh lrch, which was com
posed Of Judge George l.. Christian anu
Messrs. w. W. Henry, S. H. HaWes, NJ.
M Gillian, f. D. Taylor, John S. Munce
and James Lewis Anderson, submitted
its report through the chairman, Judge
Christian. The committees report was
unanimous and recommended that the
call be extended tC Or. Cecil.
The meeting of the congregation was
held Immediately after the services on
Sunday morning, which were conducted
by Rev. DR.. Thacker, of the Second
Presbyterian Church. Norfolk, and was
presided over by Rev. DR.. lanes p. Smith
editor Of the Central Presbyterian.
SCRANTON ON AFRICA
Rev. W 3. Beauchamp preached another
of his series of sermons on Foreign Mis-
sions at Broad-Street Methodist Church
Sunday night, and was listened to with in
tersst by a large congregation, which was
most encoura ging in view of the very
warm weather.
The topic was .The Religion of God in
the Dark Continent and the text was
Psalms IS, 81.
In his introduction he said that God had
kept US face to face with the needs OF the
peopIe of Africa. and that the negro ques-
ton in the Civil War emphasized that
matter and reminded us of Africa Cen
eral interest had also been created by
]. Livingstone and Stanly, the explorers. and
the great South African war again brought
us face to face with the question OF Afri-
can missions
These people. said Mr.. Beauchamp.
though degraded. and far below US, need
our prayers. gifts and best effort to give
them our civilization and Christianity.
The object of this series of sermons.
of which this is the eighth, is to give
history of mission work, and the ser
mon next Sunday night will treat OF two
.rrest acknowledgements and Sec
tartan.
TAKE A VACATION.
Rev DR.. w. E. Evans. rector OF Mon
umental Church. will soon go away on a
4y-o-weelzs, vacation. On his return all
tha usual services at his church will be
ras,,ned. His family will come to Rlch-
,no,,d the latter part Of September Not
withstanding the intense heat, Dr. Evans
had A. fine congregation to hear MN
Sunday morning.
Another days service was performed
Sunday by the Gospel Wagon Band.
Ray George T. Williams, of Church
Hill. the leader of the troop, filled ts- pull
nit ar ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Methodist Church
in tne morning, and held interesting SER
vices from the wagon in the afternoon, at
Nineteenth and Nam Streets. Oregon Hilt
and Seventeenth and Grace Streets
Mr.. Williams is assisted by several lively
helpers and three professions rewarded
their work yesterday, with no little interest
shown along the route.
The Broaddus Memorial Baptist Church.
of Church Hill, was filled to the doors
Sunday night by brilliant audience,
eager to hear their former pastor, the
Rev. W. w. Landrum, now OF Atlanta,
Ga.
The speaker addressed the meeting in
his usual eloquent style, Which was great
" enjoyed by all. After the service the
Doctor received many hearty greetings
and congratulations from those present.
Rev. Father Cairo, of Baltimore, Nd, is
at st. Jcsephs Church during the absence
of Rev. Q. n. Jackson, who is in retreat
this week in Baltimore, Nd.
The Rev. Thomas A. Senmes, rector
of St Andrews Episcopal Church, has
returned home. after spending his Vaca-
ton in Canada. Northfleld Mass, anu
other metropolitan cities.
Owing to the absence of tie Rev. r.
Finley Gayle, who is spending his vaca-
ton in Portsmouth. the pulpit at Laurel
Street Methodist Church was occupied
Sunday by resident ministers. otto
Wright. Young ministerial student,
preached Sunday morning and Rev j.
sidney Peters. the popular pastor of Bar
ton Heights Methodist Church, occupied
the pulpit at night
At Trinity NJ. E. Church Sunday. not
withstanding the Very warm weather. Rev.
q TT Snooner preached one of his fine
sermons to a fairly large congregation,
taking for his text Romans V. 10.