The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-25
WILL PREACH
AT ST. PAUL
Or. Strange VIII Fill His Pulpit This
Morning.
he WAS SICK SUNDAY.
Pastors Called TO Randolph Street
and Eulton Baptist Churches.
Rev. air. aiinnick
lscsi.nS.

Rev. DR. Strange could not preach
Sunday at ST. Pauls on account or sick
ness, and Mill iii his pulpit, this morning
Tor the FIRST time. lie Will preach the
Christmas sermon and will be assisted in
lie service by Rev. /. r. lowering. DIR.
Strange expects 10 leave tbs afternoon for
Iawrenccviile. where he viii spend the
remainder OF the week with his family.
MIR LEAIiE CALLED.
Rev. ". s. Leake. of Petersburg. WAS
on Sunday called TO the pastoraie OF the
idlion Baptist Church. 10 succeed KEY.
i. Cabell iienins, who resigned week
ago. 1t is generally believed and hol'eu
that ne will accept
Mr.. Leake is now pastor of west
End Baptist Church. Of Petersburg. where s
he has been for four years COINS siea.
work. lie was at one time pastor "l
West Point and then in Norfolk, When
he was called to be City Missionary heie.
Then he was called to Petersburg
In all these places he has been very sue
cessful. On several occasions he supplied
tne pulpit at Fulton Baptist Church and
greatly cndcared himself to the consTe-
CATION. He is personally known to "a
number of the members OF Lnc Church,
and these facts enabled the Pulpit Com
1,i!ttec and Church TO settle upon him in
so short d time.
REELECTED MIR. FUTILE.
Rev E. S Tuttlc, of Baltimore,
has been called to the I,astorate OF the
Baptist Church, Of this
city. and it is thought that he Will accept.
AT a mass-meeting Of the church held
SUNDAY morning a committee appointed
for the purpose, through its chairman,
Mr.. ]. +. Putney, recommended the name
of Mr. futile. and a vote taken by the
congregation produced large and en-
lhusiastic majority for him.
Mr. futile is a young man of marked
ability. xIe has been very successful in
his nsstoral work so far. and those who
know him predict great future He
f.as already preached 10 the Randolph
Street psxple, by whom he is much
admired.
a DESIGNATION.
Rev. Harry MinniCk Sunday morning
rendered his resignation as pastor of Mar
s1alI-Street Christian Church, and it was
accepted, though regretfully. by the con
grcSation The resignation will take eff
ffect the 18th OF February or sooner If
the church can secure i supply before
that time.
A statement from Mr. Minnick was read
TO the congregation at the morning ser
vice by one of the officers of the church.
lie stated that the move he had taken
WAS on account of the illness of his wife's
mother an imperative one. and. that IT he
,t,eveG the dictates OF his heart, ne would
remain in Richmond. He will take charge
of the Christian churca at Luoec, Of which
he was formerly the pastor
The Marshall-Street Church has taken
no action towards securing a successor 10
Mr. Minnick a communication has been
sent to Rev. DR.. c. 2. Williamson. OF At
lanta asking him TO supply the pulpit
until some more permanent arrangement
can be effected. but. since he will not be
here until March it is thought that some
one else will have 10 be selected.
CHURCH NOTES
AT the Seventh-Street Christian Church
Sunday night Rev Carey e. Morgan began
a series of "Old and New Century Ser
mons His subject last night was rs
the World Growing Better or Worse?'
His subjects hereafter viii be as follows:
DECEMBER GOTH What the Years Bring
Us; January eth Progress of Mans
Conquest Of Nature; January list. The
Church for the Times: January 18th.
The Present and Future Of Christianity"
4 committee appointed yesterday morn
ing by the Ministers Conference. and con-
sistinE of Revs w. L. Hatcher, D. D.,
George Cooper, D. D.. and II. A 3agby,
viii meet at 1880 O'Clock Tomorrow at
The Grace-Street Baptist Church 10 ar
:ange for the exercises incident to the
dedication of that church, which will take
place on the first Sunday in January.
4 dinner for the poor will be given at
The Methodist Institution, corner of Nine
5eenth and Main Streets, on Thursday,
December 9th. The building will be open
all day after 10 O'Clock on Wednesday to
receive donations. A committee of ladies
from Trinity and Union Station Churches
viii be on hand and meet those who send
cooked food to feed the large number eX-
.,ected a committee is busy seeking to
find The poorest and furnish them with
tickets first.
Rev r. L. Chambers. a missionary TO
China. under the Foreign Mission Board.
Of the Southern Baptist Convention. was
present yesterday morning at the Baptist
Ministers Conference and delivered a very
entertaining and informing address on
China missions
The Pine-Street Baptist Sunday-school
will give Christmas treat TO their