The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-02
ASSEMBLE 7 FOR
CHRISTIAN UNITY
Interesting Exercises al the Academy
Next Sunday.
BAPTIST SOCIAL UNION
DR.. Kerr Returns TO the Cisy-Efrorts
OF Mr. Wiley TO secure Aid for
the Starving Inhabi-
1ants OF India.
Interesting Exercises at the Academy
BAPTIST SOCIAL UNION

In the Academy of Music next Sunday
AFTERNOON at o'clock viii be netd a 81 red. ed.
Cnrss,ian Unity Assembly, embracing 81
tst,,r,,,,. nations OF thus CITY. X waii DC
similar 10 the one acid in the Saane 1'ishs'
on the first Sunday Of May dasl yea.
H-1sca was one OF the most iheAiioi - 49,
religious gatherings ever watatessen ah
RicsenoalG
a-be general subject OF the meeting next
snnz,sv viii DE Christ" Under mat gen.
.a,,af head the particular topics ana the
4kers viii! ape as follows: The DIVINITY
and Humanity of Satsst- by the KEY.
&c, \. Nan lioutea: Christ the Head ana
King OF the church. 6y the Rev- x. a
Goodwin; Christ the SinoeaTer. by 'eie
Rev. Harry Mi,nack; Christ the fasas
of CHRISTIAN Unity by Rev. NJ. Ashby
1ones. Christ me Giver of the Holy
Ghost" By Rev. S. A Steel, d. d.
Rey. Dr.. Kerr will preside. There VIII
be scripture readings, prayers. with other
devotional exercises, and the singing by
the people Of some of the standard hymns
OF Christianity
The movement to have each year on the
first Sunday IN May a Christian Unity
Assembly in Richmond was originated
an the General Ministers Association by
DR.. Kerr a little over a year ago. and 1t
has met with universal approval. SO
much so that requests have been made 10
haye, such meetings monthly, but ii has
a,een deemed best to hold them once 4
year.
The Committee on Arrangements IS as
follows: Rev r u. Kerr, ID. D., CHAIR
nan, and Rev. Drs. George Cooper, l. Il
Mason, S. A. Steel, c. a Marks, carey
DE-. Morgan and Paul Mcneil.
DR. Jere Witherspoon, pastor OF Grace
Street Presbyterian Church, who has been
absent from the city for a few days, at
lending the meetings Of the Ecumenicai.
Conference in New York, will return this
morning and conduct the usual Wednes-
day evening services Tonight.
Rev Z. i. Bo1nar, D. d, Will conduct
prayer meeting services at the Nenabe-
Street Church tonight IN the absence Oh
the pastor, DIR. DeIaeuN-
Rev George II. Wiley and Dr. z. w
Stiff have started a movement TO procure
funds for the suffering population OF In
d;a Already $50 has been received. and
$3.50 as wanted
SOCIAL. UNION
! The BAPTIST Ministers Conference has
taken the Initial steps towards providing
! for a Baptist Social Union in this city
A meeting for organization will be held
at the jefferson Hotel Thursday evening,
MAY 9th A committee consisting OF Rev.
DIR 4 b Hawthorne and Rev b. c. Hen
fng. has been appointed to draft plan
of orsaniza ton TO be submitted to that
meeting.
Mr.. Pepper preached two very fine dis
courses at Centenary on Sunday In. the
morning he spoke on Home Department
:. Work in Sunday-schools.' At night his
subject was ..Tls Sunday-school Four
sSuuare-tLhe Model School" He left last
night to attend the meeting of the Sun
day-school in Nashville.
The Sunda y-scnool Department on which
he spoke Till be 6naugu-ated at Cente
nary The work is to secure the promises
of those who are unable to attend Sun
| tay-school 10 study the lesson at home.
Mr.. Pepper has had great experience
along this line, and his talk was very
Interesting.
The Rosebud Society of Centenary held
its anniversary meeting Sunday afternoon
sand brought in the mite-boxes, which
contained about s333. Miss Annie Chris
tan is president OF this society.
Dr. Kerr arrived In the city yesterday
morning from New York. He has been
attending the Ecumenical Conference,
which he pronounces the greatest gather
ing Of Christians the world has ever
semitic most representa- tive, the most
popular and the one promising the best
results. On Sunday evening at his church
f1e viii preach on The Ecu1nenical Con-
ference of Missions
Rev. ". r j.. Smith Will leave next
week for the Southern Baptist Conven-
ZION al Hot Springs. He will spend the
week, after the convention, visiting his
father and mother, Major and Mrs. a.
p Smith. Of Mt Vernon. Tex.
Rev. Mr.. Willis. pastor CT Beulah and
Hebron Baptist churches of ling VII
aian county, was in the city Yesterday
on his way home from tie Eeumenical