Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-01
METHODIST PREACHER.

MON EMENT STARTED AGAINST
SUNDAY NEWSBOYS.
The Methodist preachers met at the
usual hour yesterday morning, with
President Chandler in the chair.
! Prayer was offered by Rev. j. *. Jol-
lift. of Trinity Church. Smithtield.
The president called attention to the
fact that the meeting next Monday
would be in the interest of Sunday
school methods, with an address by
Dr.. a. Coke Smith.
The secretary was instructed to adj
dress a postal to the superintendent of
each Sunday school, requesting his
presence at the meeting.
The roll OF the churches was called,
and the following responded:
Rev. w. r.. Proctor reported large
congregations at McKendree Sunday,
| and one conversion at night. The revi-
val meetings will continue through the
week.
Rev. r. b. Beadles, of the Boykin
| Circuit. preached at Central Church,
Portsmouth, Sunday morning and night
| for his son, Rev. X. f. Beadles, who
preached at Boykins in the interest OF
the Twentieth Century thank Offering.
Trinity.-Rev. George Wesley Jones
reported n large Sunday school and
good congregations. He received three
new members.
Rev. J. X. Jolliff reported q gracious
revival in progress at Trinity. Smith
field. There were seventeen CONVEX
sions last week He received five into
the church Sunday on profession of
faith. Mr.. Jolliff said that he had re-
ceived valuable aid from Rev. Herbert
NJ. Hope, whose preaching had been at
tended with the best results.
Rev. ]. N. Latham began Il revival at
Park View Sunday night.
Rev. John W. Carroll reported large
congregations at Lambcrt's Point. He
reported fifteen conversions of faith
He organized an Epworth League in
the afternoon with twentyfour menu
bers.
Rev. II. L. Johnson. d. D.. filed his
pulpit at Cumberland Street. He re-
ccived one new member. and had two
requests for prayer at night.
Rev. J. w. Baker held his usual
meetings at Oaltlctte and Gilmcrton:
held an interesting Rosebud meeting at
the latter church in the afternoon. He
preached at Queen Street at night.
Rev. j. IL. Carey had a large Sunday
school and good congregations 1T Port
Norfolk.
Rev. w. r. Crowder preached to
large congregations at Denby's Bethel.
Dr. Smith preached in the interest of
the Twentieth Century thank Offering
morning, and at Providence. in the
same county, in the afternoon. He
raised $3.50 at the first mentioned and
nearly 5000 at the Second Church.
Rev. George l.. Booker received one
on profession of faith at Wright Memo
rial. He had large congregations.
| Rev. II. NJ. Hope reportedea substan-
tial growth in the advertising and sub
scription patronage of the Richmond
Christian Advocate.
Rev. N. H. Robertson will begin n
protractcd meeting ut Beach Grove
next Sunday. He will be assisted by
Rev. l.. r. Bransford.
Rev. Barrett (colored). president of
the Methodist (Colored) College at Raj
eigh, spoke in the interest of that in
stitution, and asked for aid to help IL
quidatc Il debt on the building. col
lection was taken up and over IS real
lied from the preachers.
Rev. T.. II. Rawlings reported the re-
vival closed at Monumental Church.
There were 125 conversions.
sS-MEETING OF PREACHERS.
Dr. Johnson said that he had been re-
quested by the Baptist ministers TO call
the attention OF the members to the
violation of the Sabbath by the hawk
ing of newspap crs on the streets and in
front of the churches; that the practice
had been stopped in Baltimore and
Richmond. and it was time that some
steps were taken in Norfolk TO put an
| end to it, 1t was desired to have united
| action on the part of all the churches.
! with the -cn-npcration of leading citi-
zens DR.. johnson said that the prac-
tice led to many other violations OF the
| traditional Sabbath.
a motion was adopted inviting all the
ministers of the city to IL general meet
ing to be held in the lecture room of
| IGpworth Church at IL o'clock Monday
to take up the question. DIR. Johnson,
Rev. Dan T. Merritt and Rev. ]. T..
Shenk were appointed to wait upon the
minister's of the. different churches and
request their attendance on the meet
| ing.