The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-27
PORT NEWPORT NEWS, NOV. &C, 1901.
ARRIVED
THANKSGIVING DAY.
Vii! Be Observed by All Denominations
RELIGIOUS News.

Tlankssiving-Day will be observed to-
morrow by all denominations. Special
services will be held in AL the Catholic
ard Episcopal Churches, and special
sermons will be preached.
Among the Baptist a union service Will
be held at the Grace-Street Church and
the Rev. w. II. Whtsitt D. D., will
preach The Presbyterians will give
thanks together in q service to be held
in the Second Church. De-. f! 2. Kerr
will preach the sermon. at /. union
service at Seventh Street Christian
Church, the Rev. IT. p Atkins will
preach The Methodist will hold two
services. one at Centenary and one at
ST James. At the former the Rev. r.
NJ. Maxey, of Asbury. will preach. and
at the latter the Rev. ". B. Beauchamr,
of Bread Street.
At Beth-Ahaba Synagogue Thanksgiv-
ing-Day services will be held at II
o'clock. Rabbi Calisch will preach on
THE Survival of the Republic.
Rev. r. Finley Gayle and family will
leave today for Danville, where Mr.
Gayle will take UP his work as pastor
of the Mt. Vernon Methodist Church.
The Rev. II. i: Johnson. D. D.. of Nor
folk the new pastor of Laurcl-Street,
Mr. Gayles old charge. will arrive to-
day and will probably be present at the
regular prayer-meeting Tonight DR..
Johnson will occupy the parsonage, NO.
500 West Main Street.
Owing to some confusion in Initials it
has Just become generally known that
the new pastor of Epworth Methodist
Church. of this city, is the Rev. Wilbur
f. Davis, late of the Westmoreland
Circuit and a former pastor of Barton
Heights. Mr. Davis is one of the most
cultured and scholarly men in the con-
ference and is well-known here
The annual service given under the
auspices of the Brotherhood of st. An
drew will be held on Saturday night at
o'clock a Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
The sermon for the occasion will be
preached by the Rev Robert Strange. d.
D., rector of st. Paul's. All of the
Brotherhoods of the city. are expected to
send delegations.
4 new and interesting departure in mis-
sion work has just been put into opera
ton at the Methodist Institute, on East
Main Street. Forty well-known ladies
prominent in church circles have bonded
together, forming a Board of Visitors,
and each afternoon two OF them engage
in mission work, visiting the homes OF
needy families in the streets adjacent to
the Institute, supplying food and cloth
ing where necessary and generally try
ing TO better the condition of the peo-
pie.
The building in which the Institute Is
located has recently been purchased for
sc. 500. Half of this sum has already
been paid and the remainder is in sight.
The members Of the Constitutional
Convention will be invited to the Grove
Avenue Baptist Church next Sunday
night to hear DR.. J. &. Hawthorne
preach a special sermon on The Testi-
money of d Dying Apostle
The Rev. c. Otis Mead. Of Glover Va.
the new rector of Christ Episcopal Church
in this city. will preach his first sermon
at his new charge on Sunday next Mr.
Mead will reach this city on Friday.
The first OF the clerical teas recently
instituted by the Episcopal Glorious was
held Monday evening at 1:30 O'Clock, at
the resjdcnse of the Rev. Thomas
Sen.mes. en- South Cherry Street. Four
teen OF the clergy, including Bishop
Gibson were present.
The Rev J. e Hutson, the well-knowr
evangelist will begin . series of pro.
tracted meetings at the Fulton Baptis
Church next Sunday. The meeting viii
| continue for two weeks
\ very successful revival service is y
progress a the Ashland Baptist Church
The preaching is being done by. the Rev
| AT Mercer d. D., of this citV