Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-02
from the others and should be begun

'AKoil tile otHerS ara SnOulu De ptBuu
at once.
Rev, Joseph II. Amiss said that the
mat ,er was being pushed in his district,
that tho object IN makisg this Offering
was to place the church in the very,
host condition for doing good In the
future. We should give a thank offsr-
Ing to God for what He has done for
the church through Methodism and
through it for the world.
The majority of the members We're
ifavosat1e to making II special effort Mt
once for this fund.
AT OTHER CHURCHES.
Rev a. S. Lloyd, secretary Of the
Board of Domestic and Foreign Ms
siors II tie P.otss Elise pal
Church of America. Who has been
spendigg MS Onri :trnas with his fam ly
IN f. esmason street. y. cached Sunday
morning and night ut st. Luke'S
Church. He returned to New York LIST
night. His famly will not join him in
his new home until nsXt Spring.
The Watch night services ut the
Cumberland Street Methodist Church,
ard the Christian, Memoir ai Temple
Sunday night We're; largely attended
and were OF solemn and impressive
character. AS the clock ann unced the
advent of the new year there was a
gene a. tolgratuln. ion and shaking OF
hands.
Evangelist Hypes preached at the
revival meeting at the Christian Me
moral Temple last night. He will
FL ach there ag in to-f light.
r V. Thomas r. English, D. D., of the
Union Tseo.og cal Sem ary r chmond,
preached 10 the edific ii II OF large con-
Eregations at the Second Presbyterian
Church Sunday morn ng and night.
NEW sEAMEN,s BETHEL.
The old seamen's Bethel building on
Water street, which has been uyed for
by tie Seamen'S Friends. Society,
OF Norfolk, as u place OF public relig-
icus worship, has been abandoned by
the society and new and more elig-
Lille quarters have been established on
the second fl or of No. 32T Main street
The Seamen's Bethel is closely and
intimately identified with religious
work i'll Norfolk. It's prime object be-
ing the betterment OF the moral and
rel gious condition Of those who ..so
down to the sea i'll ships" and in this
respect ii has been the means of up
lifting the spiritual condition of those
who follow the water for living, and
tn &c are hundreds OF these hardy sons
who can date their conversion to God
~ the services held at the Seamen's
Bethel. EeAtAa-Saamen.s-- Friends,
Society has the special care OF sick and
al nb c ! amen and makes spt cial pl o.
vision for nursing them at one of the
city hospitals, and whenever one dies
1t gives him Il Christ an burial, or If
he deceased has Il home his remains
are sent to surviving relatives for
Proper Christian interment. This work
Is done under the personal SUPERVISE IN
OF the chaplain OF the Bethel, Rev. J.
.. Merritt. and the good accomplished
in this direction will be known only
in eternity.
Religious services are held by the
chaplain Sundays at IL Il. m. and 7::0
y. m; also on Thursday evenings at
the seme hour.
II w quarters have been comfort
ably fitted up, and arc decided i'm
prov5ment OH The old building on Water
street. There is n reading room con-
rectcd with the institution, which is
open every night, where pure lit nature
is furnished 10 all who sire to spend
an evening of profit. and where mate
rial for writing letters is furnished IL
wanted.
Mr.. Merritt believes that the change
made will largely improve the tone &C
the Bethel. in the add tlon OF regular
visitors, who WI contrib butte literally Of
their means to the support of this in
sttution, which has been great bone
factor to seafaring men in the past.
Seamen, boatmen and all who follow
the water are especially invited to at
tend the services. and all others are
cordially Welcomed
ThTre has b;en a great improvement
in the attendance upon the regular
mceti gs since the opening of the new
quarters.
AT ST. AIARY'S.
ST. NIary's Catholic Church was
crowded Sunday night with people of
every denomna ton. Every pew In the
church was filed, as many as six oc-
cuDying some OF them. In the main
and side aisles people were massed
se-eettia-net- eett.ss he Esfiief-y-
was filled to overlooking with both
white and colored people
The services began promptly at mid
night, with Father Doherty as the cele-
brant About twenty altar boys pre-
cccded the priest, and during the pro
cession from the sacristy to The main
altar the choir sang sweetly the Christ
mas hymn, Alberta Fldels." II
was beautiful midnight scene The
altar in the center OF the church was
one mass of candles and evergreen,
while just above was a star. represent
ing the Star of Bethlehem. This was
lighted by gas, and added greatly TO
the impressiveness OF the service. The
altar at the right, dedicated to st.
Joseph, was decorated with candles
and flowers, as was also the one to the
left dedicated TO the Blessed Virgin
Mary.
Father Doherty was very distinct in
singing the mass. and was answered
by the choir, which was at its best,
and highly spokcn of by those who
came mainly To hear the singing. a
large number OF the congregation re-
ceived holy communion during the