Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-16
METHODIST PREACHERS.
SUBMIT ENCOURAGING REPORTS
IHlRTf CONVE- .SIONS SUN
DAH-TWENTIETH CEN

IURE FUND.
The Methodist Preachers meeting
Ms CARED TO order by the President,
Key. II. NJ. Chandler. at 1880 q. m
Yesterday. Prayer was offered by Rev.
John w. Crider.
me call of the churches was taken
up ana reports heard from the follow
Rev. J. w. Baker held his usual SER
wees sunday, preaching at Oakette in
the morning and at Gilnierton in the
afternoon.
Centenary-Rev. Il. NJ. Chandler re-
ported the largest and most interest
ing sunday school in Il year and excel
lent congregations morning and night.
cumberland Street-Dr. johnson re-
ported three additions to the Sunday
school' good congregation at the
inoriilnS service Sunday. and the con-
I I,e ha' nat, at night larger than usual.
re htu three requests for prayer.
Mckendree-Rev. w. c. Walden pre-
siuihg elder. preached to q good con-
SreSation Sunday morning. At night
the usual large audience heard the pas
tor. Rev. w. r. Proctor. who also
preached al the Mission. in East Bran
bleton, i'll the afternoon
rev. John w. Crider taught n large
blple class at Cumberland Street and
Worshiped with the congregation at the
morning service.
Rev. John w. Carroll preached to the
usual congregations at Lambert's Point
sunday morning and night. and had
iour additions to the Sunday school
Liberty Street. South Norfolll-Rcv
Paul Bradley had Rev. L. T. Brans-
ford. OF Danville, with him Sunday.
ana reported a Pentacostal day. Nix.
Bransford conducted four services dur
ing the day-iirst in the Sunday school.
where there We're n number of CON
VERSIONS preached at IL o'clock. held a
meeting IN the afternoon, at which
mere We're seven professions. At
night MI Bransford discoursed to an
immense audience. AT this meeting
there We're nine conversions. Total
number OF conversions during Sunday,
twentE-siN. The meetings will CON
tinue through the week
keN. j. Il. Carey had good attend
ance at each of his services at Port
Noriolk Sunday. He attended the Y.
NJ I. ~. meeting at Portsmouth in the
afternoon.
approximately. y. Coke Smith had a
good congregation to hear him Sunday
morning anu an overflow audience at
night, when he preached on The
christian III Businses." DR.. Smith
took up his conference collection and
realized more than the amount as
seSSed
IrlnitN-Good congregation and plea
SAINT services. The pastor, Rev. George
wesley Jones, preached in the forming,
ana the presiding elder, Rev. w. G..
rev: j. T. Whitley, pastor of the
FIRST Methodist Church. Hampton, was
visitor. lie referred 10 two weeks
undenomlnational meeting held under
tent III mat town. conducted by him
self and the Rev. Dr. Woodhn, of the
Baptist church, assisted by the other
members there. These meetings. he
sald, hau been largely attended ut
times, ana That Widespread spiritual
interest mad been awakened in the
community ana that there had been Il
nuliiper Oh conversions. These meet
IlisS VIII DO continued through this
week. lie SAID that Methodism was
iii ia SOME progress III the commu-
NY. re nau raisea N.ou Tor the
dWentleth Century fund, and that the
lii I'M ,,l.I', REPORT rs Whole VIII show
aS 6oou an eNhlpit as IN former years.
MI Nhitie" IS closinS up ms fourth
year at 'n'S cnurch.
heN. Il. branSiord said he was
Eiau 10 pe prcsent WIN ms brethren.
ne ne stuffed mat M bradleE mad made
ms rupoIt ioI ll'ii'. put salo the signs
at "inerty street Church were favor
dpie Ior great outpourihS oil the holy
Spit
~. Johnson called attention to the
importance OF the brethren complet-
.,iS thc WORK OF securing MONIES Tor
.ne members ana deieSates TO the An
iiual Noi''e eiice' ny suiu III would ne
ilecessary 10 seI AT ieast MONIES Tor go
persons ana tnat these mad not all
pee; oeeii stCuitu, Iiu announced meet
M Ms VI VI ~ 1o.iiliil.tee AZ ms resiuence'
No, % NiHliotte sI,eet, y riua! night.
, ~ 49, u xy .,uohei ,iau hile con
sres,''lohs AT Wrighl memorial. At
,i 81. NJ ~ c,riIcu ~ an attentiVe nu-
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