The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-31
CONTRlBUTION
TO GROYEAIIEIN
Tfey are Beginning 10 Come in From
OUTSIDE Points.
NILSSON AT CATHEDRAL
Go:'d Work OF I.auist Fathers Among
Che es.ii,ul cs-iscv- DIR. pruiu.
OF China. l., the City.
C;,urci. Notes.

Dr. a. ". Bate. OF Pet rsburg, wrltcs
10 Dr. j. T. Hawthorne. OF this city, that
MS ciiiatts, has raised $40 Cor the rebuild
Ing fund OF the GFoge--hvenue Baptist
Church Rev. Lansing Eui,ro@s, OF
The First Baptist Church OF Nashville,
watts ,nat ile @iii Jay the matter OF
G1orc-Asenuc's destruction before his
ciluEch and urge t3aem To make aiiberat
contribution. and letters from Atlanta and
ot.ier points sontn STATE chat days have
been sci apart fos public collection
Qaiic number Of contributions have
aifeaay been received from Baltimore
among the many contributions maze
10 The rebuilding fona is one of SO from
e. w Bragg. the intelligent and courteous
manager OF the Richmond Steam 11aun-
dry he is a colored man. who was con-
Nerteti under Dr. Hawthornets ministry
in Richmond eighteen yesrs ago. He
makes the contribution as i special token
Of his regard 10: the man VINO led him
into the Kingdom Of Christ
Rev. 7. L. Eaton, j. D. of Walnut
Grove Baptist Church. Louisville, yes
rtiay sent Dr. Hawthorne S1Dj worth of
valuable new theological books. This is
the first contribution Of books Vet re-
ceiNed. but several movements are on foot
FOR The restoration of DR.. Hawthornc's
library.
The Grove-Avenue Church has just ac-
ce2ted uae invitation Of the official mem
bers OF Beth Ahana Synagogue, 10 occupy
their temple of worship next Sunday
morning. The subject Of Dr. Haw-
tllorne's discourse upon this occasion viii
he THE Uses Which We Should Make Of
Divine Favors.'
On Sunday evening the Grnve-Avenue
Church Will worship with the Grace
Street Baptist church and DR.. Hawthorne
wiil deliver Il sermon on The Conflict
Between the Cid and the New in Re
l:g;pn-
EdISsJGN. FoR. CATHOLICS
y course OF doctrinal lectures to non
Catholics is being delivered every even
eng this week at O'Clock in St. Peters
Cathedral.
The subject last pisht was "The Noes
SHY OF Faith
The lecte-es VIII consist Of & clear ex-
position of The principal doctrines of the
Catholic Church. The middle aisle Of the
church is reserved for nor-Gatholics. and
il is the desire OF the Catholics that they
turn out in force.
The following subjects will be treated
during the coming week:
Wednesday p. M.-The Church and the
Bible.
Thursday p M.-The Church.
Friday I, a.-The Confession Of Sin.
Saturday s p. N.-Tfe Real Presence.
Sunday s p. M.-Why l Am a Cath
Ole.
A
be the Question Box placed at tie
middle door of the church. Non-Catholics.
are asked 10 deposit therein any question
covering Catiaolic doctrine or practice.
These objections will be answered the
following evening honestly. kindly and to
: tbs point, although Of necessity, briefly.
BY this means the lecturer learns the
mind of his present environment regard
ing the Catholic Church. and through his
reply To ono meets the difficulties of
many
CHURCH NOTES.
Rev. c. w. Prliitt. one of the Baptist
missionaries to China. reached Richmond
last evening. He spent yesterday in the
city, and to-day will leave for Lynchburg.
AIR. Pruitt has been in this country
since August 18th, being now upon his
well-deS rived vacation He is weli-known
: IN the city, and was claSs-mate in the
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary,
at Louisville. with Rev Drs. w. I. Derieux
N. r. l.. Smith, Il. j. Wiiingham and j.
s Dill.
Rev. w Z. Hatcher, y. D., is holding.
evangelistic services at Wake Forest Col
lese. but viii return tp the city in time
10 iiil his pulpit next Sunday.
The services tonight at Grace
Street Will be in charge of the young
people, led by Mr.. Norris, CT the Y. NJ.
c. A.
Or. ]. l. Vance, of Nashville, Tenn,
one OF me most prominent members OIL
the Presbyterian Church. South, and who
is quite Well known here. has accepted a.
call 10 a. Dutch Reformed church in
Newark. N j. DIR. Vance is one of the
youngest ministers in the Southern
Presbyterian Church, and his charge at
Nashville was the largest in the South.
The union services Of the Presbyterian
Churches Of the city on Thanksgiving
Day will be held in the morning at II
O'Clock at Grace-Street Presbyterian
Church Rev. Russell Cecil, D.. D.. VIII
preach the Thaglksgiviag-Day sermon.
This service. which has always been
well attended. promises TO be Of unusual
interest.
Owing to the absence of the rector.
the regular W anesday evening service for
this week at ST. Johns p. f. Church. will
be under the direction of the Brotherhood
OF ST. Andrew
Rev. j. X. Hazen. n, D. lsrt yesterday
afternoon for Canlpbelisvllie Ky. whore
he viii attend the ting OF the Soresby-
serian Synnd OF Kentueky
DR. s. II. Chester Secretary of For
eisn Missions Tor the Southern Presby-
terrain Church, Who has been spending a
few days il Richmond. left yesterday
afternoon for Nashville.