The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-30

Strong Hope That Monroe and Grove.
Avenue Will Unite.
WILL DECIDE NEXT SUNDAY
ar. Charles G. Davis Eesigns-iiev.
w. e. Evans, d. D., to che
Military = Brief Items
Aboutthc Churches

a reunion of the Monroe and the. vi
Avenue Baptist Churches is deenleu 'is Se's !
probable and the members OF the siateer
church are strong in the hope that tns
Monroe people viii return AID tafze up
their work again among them
A committee from the GroSe-tANeheo
Baptist Church. consisting OF Genera a.
l.. Phillips, chairman, and Messrs- 'oill ON,
HARDWOOD and john HARRISON "al.eo
upon the Monroe Baptist Charch Sun-
day, and at a business meeting o. nc
church, held after the regular hlo MOI liiiis
service, presented a request lrolil liio
Grove-Avenue people that tiielr loi me-
church-meribers return me Moii.so
congregation cordially received the re-
quest and decided to hold Il called meet
ing of the church next Sunday hloihils
instead OF the regular service TO-. 1ts
consideration.
The congregation of the Grove-AVenue
Church thinks that 1t has eVery reason -
believe that the request will be liVotaoiy
considered. a prominent MEMBER VI ne
church said yesterday that he couid
safely state that a large majority VI
the Monroe people We're III favor Oh ie
turning, and that he had the pflShtese
hope for their action in the future
In many OF the churches SUNDAY
collections were taken ul fJr the heneht
of the Grove-Avenue people, and reports
are coming in gradually. The FIRST sap
fist Church raised S3,o29; the second .. -
fist Church, 5000; CALVARY BaP1lsl' sA1s,
West View baptist, stu. Lulsh-.o.4 SCI
Baptist Church is engaged in a collection
which will probably reach the nelsllpof-
hood of $500 \ collection was taken up
at Park-Place Methodist Church last
night and the Pine Street Ba0tlst Shufcn
viii contribute d Sootily sum on next
Sunday.
The entire sum now in view, IS upwards
of $50, 900, and with few thousand more
from Richmond and the realizat'oh Oh
hopes for liberal contributions from out
side points, the rebuilding OF the church
is an assured fact.
SUPERINTENDENT REGIONS.
Mr. Charles c. Davis, the tuperintend-
cnt of Epworth Methodist Sunday-schooi,
rendered his resignation at the morning
session Sunday. Mr.. Davis is an expert
mechanical engineer. and has accepted
position as boiler INSPECTOR for the + de-
ity Casualty Insurance Company OF New
York, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.
Resolution expressive Of great regret
at the coming departure of Nj laws
We're unanimously adopt d,
Rev Dr. w Z. Evans Sunday afternoon
preached ar Impressive sermon 10 tne CHI
zen soldiers at Monumental Church. He
took his text from Chronicles: Ladok
was a Mighty Man of Valor."
Company c, Seventeen Virginia Resi-
ment Captain S,lackelford, attended the
services in a body.
The building designed for st. Andrews
schools a,d parish, al the corner of Cher
~ and Beverly Streets, is now ready Tor
the roof. This is a magnificent building.
being constructed out Of cut granite and
gray brick The building covers an
area of about 100 square feet, three $40 les.
and will cost over SO 900 when completed
Rev William Meade Clarke of st.
James + pis pal i'll ii, p:tac ed su day
night for DR.. r. 2. Kerr at the F'irs,
Presbyterian CSaurc11. His sermon. was
! taken from Titus l., u: Unto the
pure all things are pure.
Quit a. number OF Presbyterian minis
! tiers, returning from the meeting of the
| Synod in Newport News, spent Sunday
| N r chmond
| Among those who are spending q few
| days in the city are the following: Rvs.
! p. H. Gwinn, of Glade Spring; F. H.
| Stovxr, of Rapidan; George w. White,
| D. D., of Moorefield, w. Va; II. y. VIII tie,
Of lexington: j. G. Painter, of Yancey
| Mills: and Rev. and Mrs. l.. H. PAU, OF
! Messy Creek
The Rev. c. w Pruitt, missionary to
! North China, about whom 50 much anx-
| iety was felt last summer at the time of
| the Boxer uprising, has returned to thi
country and is expected to arrive in this
| city to-day.
The fall rally of ST. James Epworsh
| Leagues was held sunday afternoon. The
i programme was interest ng and profitable
! and much credit is due NJ IS Mildred Stub
| chairman OF the Devotional Committee.
| and superintendent Of the Junior De-
{! partment. who, unaiCed, arranged the
| whole service.
The FINLEY Gayle Rosebud Society OF
/, Laurel-Street Methodist Church held q
| very enthusiastic meeting Sunday and
! turned in SO which they had collected
! for missionary work.
The students of the Medical CollegH of
! Virginia held meeting Sunday afternoon
| for the purpose of establishing branch
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