The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-05-25
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MISSION SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
Interesting Meeting at Centenary
Church Yesterday.
MEETS NEXT IN PETERSBURG.
Delightful Entertainment Will Be
Given TON .sht at Grove Avenue.
Anniversary Services at
First Baptist.

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The annual meeting in this city of the
Virginia conference Womans Home
Mission Society closed at Centenary
Church last night with a splendid ADDRESS
by Miss Elizabeth Redford, OF NASHVILLE:
The attendance was very large and
much attention was paid the speakers.
After a lunch served by the ladies' OF
Centenary yesterday morning, Inc SESSION
was continued and the following officers
reelected for the ensuing year:
President, Mrs. Young: Recording sec
rotary, Mrs II. E. Wall, Of FarmVlile;
Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Norman,
of Lynchburg; Treasurer, Mrs Winlree, OF
Lynchburg. First Vice-President, Mrs. l.
Men. Simpson; Second Vice-Presldent,
Mrs. L. b. Betty.
The next annual meeting, 1t was decided,
will be held in Petersburg.
The reports of the Extension, Finance,
Parsonage and Courtesy Committees
were all very satisfactory, and the out
look is bright for the coming year.
YESTERDAYS SESSION.
The Indictment weather did not prevent
yesterday morning. The meeting was
opened with devotional exercises by Rev.
r. DI. MaXey.
All unfinished district work was taken
UP and completed Miss Elizabeth Red
ford, of Nashville: Mrs. Minton. of Ports
mouth; and Mrs. Maxey. of Norfolk, each
gave very interesting reports of the work
in supplies. a report from the City Mis-
sion Board of Norfolk was also presented.
The Virginia society is directly interested
in this field, and pledged a stated amount
10 assist in the work.
Mrs. C. V. Faville, of Norfolk, read a
paper on "Chiid-TraninG," which will be
printed in the report of the society, and
for which she received a rising vote of
thanks.
Rev. DR.. S. A. Steel pastor of Centen-
airy, is visiting in Roanoke.
Rev. John William Jones, D. D., has
accepted the invitation of the Confeder-
ate Veterans to deliver the memorial SER
mon on President Davis at their annual
reunion in Louisville, KY, June Sd.
DR.. w. W. Landrum, who was pastor
for many years of the Second Baptist
church in Richmond, has been elected
president of the Home Mission Board of
the Southern Baptist Convention, located
at Atlanta, Ga.
Rev. DR.. Henry Alexander White and
Mrs. White. of Lexington, will spend two
months abroad this summer. Dr. White
will attend the Congress of History, to
be held in Paris during the Exposition
DR.. White is a son-in-law of Judge
Wexford, of this city, and is well-known
here.
Rev DR.. G. c. Butts. of Gloucester, was
in the city on Wednesday.
Rev. John w. Eure has returned from
! Vanderbilt University. and passed through
Richmond on mis- way to the Eastern
Shore.
Next Sunday morning will be Chldrens-
Day at Centenary. An interesting pro-
gramnle of songs and rectations has been
arranged for the occasion Dr. Steel will
make a short talk to the children
At night at the church, DR.. Steel will
conduct one of his song-services. This
will be a unique feature in religious exer-
cises, and probably the first attempt that
has been made here with it.
The services will be based on the scrip
| ture parable of the Prodigal Son. The
pastor will read the first portion Of the
parable and will be followed by anoro-
! pirate singing by the choir. The Reso-
! luton of the Prodigal will be read and
| the oratorio. 1.-The Prodiral Son.. sung.
DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAINMENT.
The Ladies' Social Union and other
| ladies' organizatio of the Grove-Avenue
| Baptist church will unite in giving a very
| delightful entertainment to the members
OF the church congregation and their
| friends at s o'clock this evening.
| There will be a programme OF execution
| allv good music, song rotations and an
abundance of ice cream and straw ber-
| ries. No charge will be made for anything.
This will be the last reception Of the kind
| given by the ladies of the church until
! September.
These ladies' organizations have greatly
! aided the church in caring for the SICK
! and poor of the community. in charging
the congregation, in promoting social feel
! ing and good fellowship among the mem
bers.
TirSfn ,arty
| FRS. Baptist Church, of this city, will
celebrate their twenty-ffth anniversary
this evening at Sis o'clock. Friends or
any one interested in the work of that
| society are welcome No charges.
The ladies OF the Missionary Societies
In the Methodist Episcopal Church, South,
| will hold a great mass-meeting some
| time in the near future in one OF the
Southern cities.
| It will be a meeting similar to the
| Ecumenical Conference recently held in
| New York, and the assembling Of the
women in Southern Methodism will be
! an inspiration to the whole church.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Rev sW. B. Beauchamp, pastor of
| Broad-Street Methodist Church, win make
| an address before the Phi Alpha Literary
Society Of the Southern Bowling Green
! Seminary at the commencement exercises
on June 4th.
Mr.. Beauchamp Is recognized as a
forcib,e and able speaker and treat is
in store for those who may hear him.
Rev w P. Constable IS conducting re-
vival services every evening at s o'clock
at the Soldiers Home. The public is
| cordially invited to attend, and are re-
quested to help in the singing. which is
a great pleasure to the veterans.
The Richmond District Conference of
the Methodist Church will hold its ses-
sion at Ropers Tabernacle, in New Kent
| county, on July Sd.