The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-22

Hawthorne made a statement to the con-
SIegation, telling them that the entire
church building will be completed by the
first Sunday OF January, when the deci-
cation Will take place. All the money nee
essary to pay for the building itself is in
sight and only that to oefray the expense
o. furnishing needs yet to be raised. The
equipment of the building will be made
on a handsome scale and will cost more
than at first supposed. The contract for
the organ has been awarded to 4 1iasers-
town firm. 1t will be UP and ready for
use by March LIST, ana VIII be one OF the
very finest in the city.
A union communion service of all the
Christian churches of this city and Man
chester will be held on the afternoon OF
the first Sunday in November at $50
O'Clock at the Seventh Street Christian
Church. Two deacons from each OF the
churches will be appointed to wait upon
the affairs.
i he Rev. c. y. Marks, the pastor OF the
Eng.lsh Evangelical Lutheran CHURCH,
left yesterday to attend the Lutheran
synod OF the Southern Church. He will
report that the congregation has SUB
scribed, within the last month, over ~
500 to the building fund, OF the church.
and VIII ask the synod to extend It's ald
to the members in their effort 10 pullu
q new place of Worship
The Episcopal Glorious, at its regular
weekly meeting held yesterday at
st. James Episcopal Church, adopted
resolution, now before the commt--2e OF
resolution now before the committee Of
the Constitutional Convention. The ai)er
viii be taken to the convention ov the
secretary or the Glorious, the Rev. e.
L. Goodwin. The Quarles-Barbour res
oultion, it will be recalled, provides that
no license to sell liquor shall be si;lntcd
except upon written application Of q ma
jority Of the voters in the district IN
which il is proposed to conduct the bust
ness,
An effort will doubtless be made to have
the next Methodist annual conference af-
ter the approaching one. held in this city.
The body has not met here for several
years and Will doubtless accept an invi-
tation from Richmond. A motion was
carried at the Methodist preachers meet
ing yesterday, calling on the various
pastors in the city TO consult with the
official boards OF their churches with ref
trence to the entertainment Of this con-
ference
Revival meetings began Sunday in
several of the churches. At LAUREL
Street the Rev. n. NJ. Hope will preach
every night this week. At Epworth, there
pastors The Rev. j. L. Routten will
fill the pulpit tomorrow. Revival meet
i2GS also began yesterday at Hasker-AIe-
n rial and Barton Heights.
The .annual-conference collection for
missions was taken up in several of the
churches Sunday. This week is being
observed as d week of prayer at Park
Place.
The Baptist Ministerial Conference has
arranged the following programme for the
installation of the Rev w. T. HundIey
Sunday, November Sd, at $50 o'clock in
the Barton Heights Baptist Church, the
Rev. E. V. Badly to preside; address of
welcome, the Rev. George f. Williams.
DR.. j. NJ. Mercer TO speak on the pastors
Office; DR.. c. S. Gardner, on the mission
OF the church, and a response by Mr..
Hundley.
ali OF the Presbyterian ministers of the
city will leave to-day for Lynchburg,
where theyvwill attend the annual session
Of the Synod of Virginia
The Rev. W. F. Dunaway Jr., pastor
of the Glen-Allen and Cool Spring
churches, was yesterday morning elected
a member of the Baptist Ministers Con-
ference
Raily-oays will be. celebrated by the sun
day-schoolfof the Third Christian Church
on the first Sunday of November.