The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-20
MORE INTEREST
IN THE LEAGUE
Meeting VIII be Held for That Pur-
pose This Evening.
DR.. HAWTHoRNE's SERMON.
Episcopal Chapel to Be Erected ut
Highland Park-Mission Report.
Religious News and Catholic
Notes.
DR.. HAWTH0RNE'S SERMON.

All denominations are expected TO take
part il the mass-meeting under the aus
pces of the Sunday Observance League
ar the Academy this afternoon at
o'clock Much is expected from this meet
ing. and it will doubtless be made q great
success. On the stage will be placed seats
for all the ministers and the officers of
the League
The programme, which has been ar
ranged for the occasion, is as follows:
Doxology, Prayer. Hymn: "All Hail
the Power Of Jesus Name" Scripture
Lesson, Prayer, Solo by Z. H Cloves.
Address by Mr.. Eugene c. Massie-''The
Object of the League" Duet by Mr.. and
Mrs. E. II. Cloves, Address by Colonel
A. s.. Buford: The Leagues It Need
ed2, Address by Major Robert Stiles
The Law and Its Endorsements, hymn
My Country IT'S OF Thee" Address
by Prof. S. c. Mitchell-..The Benefits
of The League" Enrolment OF Mem
bers, PRAYER and Benediction.
Dr. Hawthorne thinks that Richmond
has more than its share of pessimistic
people-people who feed their minds with
narrowing doubts and fears. and cherish
gloomy views OF the future of our coun-
try and the world. it is the folly OF
such pessimism that he will discuss this
evening from his pulpit in GroVe-Avenue
Baptist Church.
Services at Soldiers Home ShaOel To-
dav will be as follows:
At IL a. NJ, by the students OF hich-
mond (BaptisD College. At L. M. oE
DR.. J. P. Smith (Presbyterian), and at
O'Clock in the evening by minister
from the Union Theological Seminary.
Appropriate music at eacn service.
Tomorrow evening at O'CLOCK there
vii, begin revival services in the chapei.
throughout
tho week. Rev. w P. Constable conduct
ing the services with the assistance or
others All are cordially invited TO these
services
ORGANIZE AUXILIAR1Es.
Miss Ellen Kent State PRESIDENT Oh
the Christian Womans Board OF MIS-
sious, was called to the city yesterday 10
conduct an executive meeting at sew
enth-Street Christian church. Plans LOT
the further organization OF auNlilarleS
were discussed. and assignments to the
work made.
Rev. w. &. Beauchamp will preach at
Rrood-Street Methodist Church this
morning on who VIII Sho" -
the Good in It?" His subject at nisht
will be: Richmond Relative 10 tlie SUI
ferers in India"
pa,, w ~ Powers, rector of Trinity
rrhnrch Tornson. Nd. will preach at
botb services at ST. Paul's to-day.
Rev r. c. Johnson, D. D, will preach
w. tho morning service at the First Pres
hvterian church. There will be no ser
vices at night. I'LL
Mr.. J. E. Brown, OF the oelllllidl -, W.,
preach at Overlook presbyterian Gnu VI
at 4:so o'clock in the afternoon.
Rev. Carey E. Morgan VIII prsdoii
+h;e morning at Seventn-Street CHRIS
tian Church on 1.-THE Great Religious
Movement of the Century HIS SUBJECT
~ night will be "Christ's Message 10
Church"
- PLAN A SUCCESS.
The Sunday Observance League nds
addressed a letter to the Carnival AS
sociation expressing their appreciation OF
rHa action taken by the Association IN
preventing any desecraron OF Sunday IN
connection with the great Carnival heio
= In the absence of Rev. c. A Marks,
pastor Of the Evangelical! Lutheran
Church, Mr.. H. A. Murray, OF the ohloll
Theological Seminary VIII pfedcn i'i
him, morning and night
Rev. William S. Campbell will I'LL the
nuInit of Manchester Presbyterian Church
In the absence of Rev C.. N. Van Hou-
ten. who is attending the, General AS
sembly now in session at Atlanta
Rev. b. A Pendleton will preach at
Street Presbyterian Church. PETERS
| burg.
IN Old Market Hall this afternoon
at o'clock. conducted by Rev. George ri.
wiley, assisted by the League of Trinity
| Church.
! the afternoon service has been inter
rypted for two weeks by the night meet
inGs of Mr.. Butts, but will now again go
on as usual.
Mr.. Wiley will preach and there will be
| good singing.
The annual service of the Ladies
| Foreign Missionary Union of East Ian
| over Presbytery will be held this
evening at Grace-Street Presbyterian
| Church. Rev Jere Witherspoon. D. D.,
pastor of that church. has been invited
| to preach the sermon to the ladies. and
has accepted Mrs. ]. P. Smith is the
! president of the union. The exercises
will be of most interesting nature, and
large congregation is expected.
EPISCOPAL MISSION
Ground will be broken for the Episcopal
Mission at Highland Park on next Thurs
day. Realizing the depth of the general
! desire for a local chapel, Captain NJ. ].
Dimmock has generously drawn plans for
! a simple but very pretty little edihce, and
| donated them to the ladies in charge of
| the enterprise.
| It will be called the Chapel of the
| Ascension, and will be literally sup
ported.
The Executive Committee of the Rich
| mond College Alumni Society met in the
Religious Herald office a Il o'clock yes
! terday. The report of the secretary and
! the treasurer were very encoura ging, and Il
! was definitely decided that a banquet for
4 r.