Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-02
Proceedings Of the Methodist
Preachers Meeting Yesterday.
Reports from the churchcs-,rhc
Twenticth Ccntnry Fund Discn-sed
New senn.en'. Bethel iau.r,ers ;
ST. Mnry's cniho,ic church.

Inc Methodist preachers, after 4 re-
cess OF two weeks. resumed their reEu-
lar weekly meetings yesterday at 80
a. m. with a good attendance OF men,
bers and the president, Rev. n. NJ.
Chandler. In, the chair. Prayer was
offered by Rev. j. b. Merritt, of the
Seamen's Bethel. S
Rev. D. B. Austin preached at Cen
trail Church. Portsmouth, Sunday morn
ing. and the pastor, Rev r. f. Bca-
dies. atnight. Received one new mem
Der.
Rev. Beadles preached at Central
Mission in, the afternoon, and the pas
tor, Rev. Austin, at night
Queen Street. Norfolk-Rev. s. G.
Hatcher held his usual services with
good congregations. Had two aces
sioEs to membership.
Rev. Geo. Wesley Jones. pastor OF
Trinity, preached to large conerara.
'ioiis ana received two members
-. INSET ana Gilmerton, Rev. ]. w.
Baker had the presiding elder. Rev. w.
=. Walden, to preach for him ut the
former church at IL Il. M. and o: 90
y. III he neiu an interesting and proiit :
able watch night service at elmer
ton.
Rev. w. r. Proctor preached morn
ing ana night at McKendrec, and also
~ lne East Brambleton Mission in the
| afternoon to- good congrcEa ton.
Rev. III. Il. johnson. ID. d. preached
TO u good congregation at Cumberland
street in the morning AT night he
heid watch night service. which was
well attended, He preached from the
text Thou Art Weighed in the Bal
ances and Found Wanting" Many
members went forward to the altar
and renewed their covenant with Con
Received two members.
| Rev. ]. II. Amss. presiding elder nj
the Randolph-A Macon District, was n
| visitor. He reported the work mos
pering in his district
Key. Daniel j. Merritt had pleuse n
services at Huntcrsvillc Church Sun
| day anu had one accession to member
| snip. lie preached in The afternoon at
Eark Pincc to Il goodly number of
people. He reported the outlook en-
couraglng for establishing Il mission
| in that community
Rev. Dr. \. Coke Smith had good
consrega tons mt Epworth and one adj
dition tn the church.
At Centenary Rev. II. NJ. Chandler
preached TO fine congrega ion in the
nv. nus. ~ io;"o ID. III. the c0ngre-
EatiOn and Epw0rth League held n
very pleasant union watch night ser
| vice.
.The committee appointed at the last
meeting to formulate Il plan by which
McthodiSts who are not members OF
the church in the cities of Norfolk.
portsmouth and Berkeley may be in
duced to unite with the church near
est to where they reside, submitted a
| nj n,,1l
bring in a written report next Mon
| day.
| THE TWENTIETH CENTURY FUND
The Twentieth Century Educational
| was discussed
DR.. \. Coke Smith strongly advo-
Gated pushing the matter. He said
The Southern church must he in line
with universal McthodisIn in this great
movement. The men of the present
day Will never pass another milestone
IKE the present, and it is our duty to
honor God by making This thank Offer
ing. If we do so God will honor us.
l snail make an appeal 10 Epworth
Church and press the matter By lay
Ing 1t on their consciousness as-a-au.y
10 respond 10 this call of this church.
our institutions of learning should be
sustained. II we let the present wear
L..
DR.. Johnson said the people OF Cum
Derland Street are making n noble
thank offering to God in their efforts
TO build new church at a cost of
$4,000 or $5o.oNo. This new church is
being built for the future, that this
great city of Norfolk may be saved
and for the perpctuty OF the church.
and nothing should be done 10 impede
is progress. and this great interest
should not be side-tracllcd for any
other. He believed that we should give
70 this fund every dollar that we can.
nut there are other interests which
Should first be cared for. Some people
give too much. but IL is not he rich.
The man who makes $1,000 per year
and gives hiS.tithc to the church has
SsVg to live on. The man who makes
Sl0H0o per year can easily give S. 900
OF Vt and ten have $2o00 left to live
on3 and he can cat no moro than the
man who has only $500 left To live on.
hr. Smith said in reply that in
pressing this matter he did not wish
to convey tine idea thar any other in
terest of the church should be neg
lected for this, but that this thank Of
tering should be- separate and acart