The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-10
LOCATION FOR
He 0lRIP H|.AIN,AGE
Authoritative Reports That It VIII Be
in Richmond.
CHAIR AT RAND0LPH-m MACON
Twenty-Third Anniversary of the
Wo,nan,s Missionary ociety-Dr
Hawthorne's Actions-Rc-
l1sious News.

A site has been selected for the Metho-
dist Orphanage ana the committee is
negotia ting for its purchase. The exact
location Of this site cannot yet be made
public, but that it is in. or near, Rich-55
mond. is an established fact. The com
niittee wishes to secure beautlfnl ioca-
ton and one where there is a good sup
plv of water Artesian wells are pre-
sferred and Barton Heights has been
mentioned as a good place for the build.
ing.
Two of the committeeman yesterday
affirmed the report that the orphanages
would be locate certainly not far from
Richmond. and that they thought a
definite conclusion would be reached in
few days. a good deal of interest is
being manifested in the matter.
The orphanage is to be an exceedingly
handsome affair, and will be in the ture5
OF an industrial school. somewhat after
the plan of the Miller Manuel Labor
School, in Albemar4e county, and Will be
built and supported by the Methodist
Church There will be a subscription
of $4,000 to start the building with and
much more is expected as the work pro-
crosses. The plan now is to have an adj
ministrat ton building and several outer
buildings The orphanage, as the name
suggests, is for the orphans of Meth
odist people where the children will re-
ceive the advantage of education and be
taught some industrial trade The
grounds surrounding the building will
also be beautified with flowers, trees and
Shrubs.
The Chair of Greek and German at
Randolph-Macon College, recently occu-
pied by Professor Richard NJ Smith.
who went to Alabama, has been declared
vacant and will be filed at the meet
ing of the trustees in June. Rev. James
H Moss, d. D., A. NJ, Pm. D.. a member
of the Virginia Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South, now
stationed at Charlottesville and Rev.
David n. Kern, member of the Baltimore
Conference, and nephew of DIR. j. A.
Kern. formerly president of Randolph
Macon. are the two most prominent can
didates in the race for the chair, and
the position will doubtless be given to
one of them.
WOULD NOT ACCEPT.
The Commonwealth, a very widely
circulated religious newspaper, published
at Philadelphia, has invited DR.. j. B.
Hawthorne to edit page of the paper
during a period of four weeks, that it's
readers may get his conception of what
religious Journalism should be- Dr.
Hawthorne has modestly declined to
accept the task, on the ground that he
is not an expert in the business, and,
therefore. could make no important con-
tribution to this department of religious
enterprise.
The twenty-t third anniversary of the
Woman's Missionary Society of Richmond
viii be celebrated at s O'Clock to-
night at Broad-Street Methodist Church.
Rev. DR.. S. a. Steel. of Centenary, will
make an address, and the meeting will
be very interesting in every detail.
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mothers a t their monthly meeting yester
day at 4:so o'clock, at Friends meet
ing-house.
A full attendance was present at the
meeting of the Golden Rule" Young
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
held at the home of the president, at
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Much bust
ness of importance came before the meet
ing.
DIR. George Cooper has entirely recover
ed from his recent indisposition. He left
yesterday for Alton for a weeks holiday.
Rev. j.. III. Paul, of Messy Creek. Au-
gusta county, has been called to Hebron
church. in the same county. Mr.Paul
has many friends and relatives here who
will be glad to hear from him.
DR. j. w. Rosebro, of Petersburg, will
take charge of the Fredericksburg Church
about the LIST of June.
Rev. Herbert NJ Hope, ASSOCIATE edi-
tor of the Richmond Christian Advocate.
is assisting Rev. Z. Y. Carson at pro
tractea meeting at Amherst c. H.
DR.. Lafferty returned Tuesday from
New York.
EPWORTH LEAGUE.
The local Executive Committee of the
Epworth League, will meet at the Y. NJ.
IC. A. next Saturday for the completion of
plans for the State Conference.
Southern Baptists have received
"a great Inspiration from the
Ecumenical Missionary Conference.
and will carry into their convention
at Hot Springs a missionary zeal that
will result in an enlargement of their
schemes and agencies. II is predicted that
the contributions in the next conventions
al year will be 50 per cent. larger than
those of any previous year.
Rev. DIR. T. r. Sampson, president of
the Austin College. Texas, formerly of
Petersburg. Va. has been elected presi-
dent of the Austin Theological Seminary.
In order to accept the latter position he
has resigned the presidency of the Collese.
Rev. DR.. C. J.. James. president of the
Roanoke Female institute, who has been
visiting in the city FOR the past few days,
will leave for Culpeper this morning.
Mr.. Arthur l.. Butts at the Seventh
Street Christian Church Tuesday night
gave an exhibition of his Won
derful original gold, pearl and
crystal paintings. a very good
crowd witnessed the scenes and every one
pronounced them a great success. There
are 444o square feet of canvas on cyclin-
ders and there is 10 mage lantern, but
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