The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-24
BATTERY ATTEND
MILITARY SERVICE
Or. Smith Preached an Eloquent Ser
mon to Them.
sUNDAY-scHOoL CONFERENCE
officers Elected at the Old "stone
House Sunday afternoon-Low
Sunday in Catholic Churches.
Other Religious News.

TIE annual sermon 10 the Howttzers
was delivered at the seventh-street Chris
tisn Church Sunday afternoon, and at.
aacted a large and interested attendance.
Rev. James p. Smith. editor OF the Central
Presbyterian, and chaplain of the battery,
conducted the service and preached the
annual sermon in his usual impressive
and eloquent manner. He took MS text
from Exodus xiii, ., Thou shalt not
follow multitude through evil" he al
ludei TO Stonewall Jackson's IlaXtms, and
offered them TO the 1Iowitzers as precepts
To govern :helr lives.
The music was beautiful and we'll rem
dered by the church choir and their or
Sanist Mr.. Cosby. After the services the
Battery was marched back TO their ar
mory and dismissed.
The Board of Directors of the Methodist
Sunday-School Union held their first an
nual conference OF the Methodist Sunday
school officers, teachers and workers at
6roa6-Street Methodist Church Sunday af-
teraoon at $50 O'Clock.
The meeting was presided over by Mr..
Thomas a. HARRISON, president of the
Sunday-Scilooi Association. These meet
ings Will be held hereafter annually. The
music was under the charge OF j. L.
Mitchell, assisted by the choir of the
church.
Fifteen out of the eighteen schools re-
sDonded to the roil-can, and the meeting
was declared by every one TO be a Sue
cess Addresses were made by Rev. r.
NJ. MaXey, Mr.. 9. /. Hunt and others,
and an elaborate musical programme was
rendered.
AT THE STONE HOUSE."
The new Sunday-school at the old
"Stone House Brook Avenue and Baker
rEf1,,
noon at 1880 o'clock by the Epworth Lea
guers of Centenary and Clay Street
Methodist Churches. The following soffi-
GERS were elected:
Mr. Charles King, superintendent: Mr..
Smith. of Clay-Street, assistant superin-s
: tendent: Mr.. ]. II. 3. Peay, of Centenary,
secretary and Mr.. j. II. Chappell, of
Ciay-Street, treasurer.
Somewhat over forty members were
present, and classes were organized and
teachers appointed Revival services will
be conducted here during the week by
different ministers.
Mr. John r. Pepper. a member of the
International Sunday-School Committee,
and now in New York attending to the
business of the committee, will address
a nass-meeting OF Sunday-school work
ers at Centenary Methodist church next
Sunday afternoon at $50 o'clock His
visit here viii be an occasion, and his
guest of DR. S. A Steel.
DELEGATE TO MAY FESTIVAL.
DR.. Steel, at the Methodist Conference
yesterday, was appointed delegate
TO the meeting in behalf OF Christian Uni
~, 10 be held May 9Th
Drs Hall and Garrett, representing the
Baptist Ministers Conference OF Norfolk
and Portsmouth, presented to the Baptist
ministers sneating yesterday the mat
ter of establishing a Baptist ,chatauqua
al Virginia Beach. No action was taken
IN the matter.
Revs. r.. Il Pitt, D. D., Nv. B. Beau
champ, Jere 1Nitherspoon, u. d, and. Carey
T. Morgan. d. D., left yesterday 10 attend
the Ecumenicai conference
Rev. Mr.. Spooner continues quite i'll.
Prof. S. C. Mitchell. Of Richmond College,
conducted the service ar MS church Sunday
morning.
DR., Hawthorne preached sunday night TO
a crowded house and administered bap-
ism 20 six new members.
Rev. DIR. Gross viii continue to con-
duct the meetings at First Baptist
Church. There were services yesterday at
Il so o'clock and o'clock at night.
Bishop Van de Vyver confirmed a class
of sixty-nine first communicates, ten of
whom We're adult converts, at the Cathe-
ora! Sunday morning at the O'Clock
mass Inc same CiaSS ttSSSiiipIeu DIT INC
church at 4 O'Clock in the afternoon for
the renewal OF baptismal VOWS.
The sacrament of first holy communion
was administered Sunday morning at
O'Clock al Sacred Heart Church and
confirmation in the afternoon at o'clock
The bapdsEnal vows were renewed after
the ceremony of confirmation.
At st Mary's there was high mass at
Z O'Clock. at which the members of the
sodality went to holy communion in
body At Nespers, at 3 o'clock, a recep-
ton of thirty-six new members took
place.
BISHOP WHITTLE.
tie visited the Monumental Church, for the
first time IN several years. The edifce
was packed to the doors.
and it afforded much delight 10 the congre-
cation to greet him in his old-time yigor.
AT the close of his sermon he confirmed
a class of twenty-siX adults. a num-
Der Of the candidates We're baptized on
the previous day.
This is the second class this season at
the Monumental. Bishop Gibson con-
firned a class on Christina SIEVE.
The revival services at Laurei-Street
GG,urcsl continue with undated interest
There have been several conversions thus
far Rev. Finley Gayle, the pastor.
preached two forcible and tender sermons
10 Northumberland congregations sun
day. Rev C ID. Crawley, OF Union Sta
tion church, viii assist in the services
this week.
Every night this week Rev. George
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