The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-07
MIR. BARR WILL
LEAIY' IN Jul
The Norfolk Congregation Will Give
Him a New Reetorv.
WoMAN's COLLEGE PROSPECTS.
sunday-school Excursion From North
Carolina Next Week.-Mrs. Car
RE L. Cambcll Chosen
Principal.
The Norfolk Congregation Will Give
.W0MAN'S COLLEGE PROSPECTS

The resignati of Rev. William A. Barr
as pastor of Monumental Church VIII take
effect July Cd, and on July 1st MI Barr
will preach his last sermon at Monument
tai. He mailed his formal acceptance 10
st. Luke's congregation yesterday.
Yesterday he received a letter from
Norfolk stating that the Norfolk people
not waiting for his formal acceptance
had advertised the old rectory, on free-
mason Street, foC sale and Woulo give
him a new one, and one farther up, OUT
of the business portion of the town anu
nearer the church.
THE WOMAN'S COLLEGE.
In his ringing speech Tuesday nisht at
the commencement of the Nomans Col
lege, Rev. W. E. Hatcher mace s.loi.s
appeal to the citizens Of Richmond 10
make the Woman's College what 1t ought
to be.
He called attention also 10 the fact that
there was lack of lecture-rooms' dorml-
tories, art-rooms, scientific equip1nsh anu
libraries. He appealed in stirring terms
to the pubic-spirited citizens OF richmond
to make this city the literary ana educa-
tional centre, as it is already the hlstorl-
cal centre of the South.
DR. Hatcher said that the Board OF
l.
pcrtunity, and at their meeting on Mon
day had appointed a committee, consist
ing OF MessTs. John C. Williams, Z. W.
Tanner, J. D. Crump and w ;. FORBES,
to wait upon the people of Richmond and
present to them the claims of the college
WESTMINSTER SCHOOL.
Miss Carrie Lee Campbell, sister OF
Rev. William S. Campbell, OF this city
has been appointed principal of West
Minister School for the next session, be-
ginning the 18th of September. Mr.. 3. NJ.
Rosebro, the former principal Is going to
Fredericksburg to take a place in the col
eye there, of which his father, DR.. J. W.
Rosebro of Petersburg, was lately chosen
president
The westminster school is controlled by
q Board of Trustees, appointed by the
First Presbyterian church. The last has
been a very successful session for the
school.
Dr. S. a. Steel returned to the city yes
terday morning from Blackstone Institute,
where, on Monday night, he delivered the
Commencement address. DR.. Steel and his
family have taken d house in Chester fo:
the summer
DR.. Hatcher, chairman of the Building
Committee, to perfect plans for the ad-
mnistration building of the Baptist Or
phanage of Virginia, had his committee
in session at his office yesterday morning.
HoltZclaw Bros, the chosen architects of
the committee. We're represented by Mr..
Snead, of the company. 1t is hoped that
the committee will be ready to put the
building to contract by the first of July
1t is understood that the building will cost
at least S25, 600, more than half of which
amount being already practically in hand.
PUBLISHED AT CENTENARY.
THE Advance" to be monthly publ
cation by Centenary Methodist church,
made its debut last Sunday. 1t will be
edited by DR.. Steel, pastor of the church, and
will be replete with interesting news and
special matter interesting to the congre-
CATION
Rev. Drs. Kerr and ]. p. Smith. of this
city. and DR.. VIM, of Petersburg. Tues
day morning went up TO F'redericks-
burg to install Rev. DR.. ]. y. Rosebro
pastor Of the First Presbyterian church
of that place.
Rev. Harry Mnnick preached at West
End Christian Mission, No. 1906 West Cary
Street. last night at SIS o'clock.
An interesting occasion was the general
meeting of the committees of the Rich
mond Education Association. which was
held yesterday afternoon at Miss Robin
sons School, on Floyd Avenue. The pres
ident. Mrs. w. W. Archer, presided
After reports had been received from all
the committees. it was decided to arouse
more interest in the work OF the Associa-
ton by having a series OF lectures next
winter.
DR.. w. V. Tudor has gone to Carlisle,
Pa, to attend the commencement eXer-
cises of the Dickinson College, from which
he graduated many years ago.