The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-10-02
INTERESTING OCCASION.
Service to Be Held ID Unison With Meeting In
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San Francisco
At the Monumental Church tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock the y. oman,s Aux
iIia.y to the Board of Missions will hoiGS
a special service i'm unison with the great
t-iennia! meeting of the order TO con-
yene in San Francisco at that hour. 1t
is hoped that members OF the Auxiliary
throughout the city VIII join in this ser
vice An address will be delivered by
the Rev. DR.. Strange. of ST. Pauls, TO
be followed by q corporate communion.
Those who were present at the con-
clusion of the tent services under RevS.
George H. Wiley and j. +. Cooke Will
remember the unanimous agreement that
next season d better tent must be Sc
cured. The committee appointed to at
tend to this matter met at the home
of Rev. Mr.. Wiley Monday night and
discussed the matter thoroughly. 1t was
decided that a tent so by 80 feet, seating
l 2Gu people, should be ordered from one
OF the most reliable firms in Philadelphia.
Z is spoken of as storm proof, and the
committee intend for several months next
summer to conduct similar services IN
the lower Part of Richmond. The gen
tiomen composing the committee are:
Nj. William NIcBain, of Centenary; Mr..
Gervas Storrs, of HoSe Memorial and
DR.. L. w. Stiff of st. james Church.
Revs. j. Il. Cooke, George II. Wiley, and
George e. SpooEer We're present. 1t was
shown that the spontaneous Offering from
those who attended the tent meetings
amounted to several hundred dollars.
As the time for the annual meeting OF
the Methodist Conference of Virginia
near there is considerable speculation as
to who will be appointed to succeed the
Rev. X. Finley Gayle to the pastorate OF
the Laurel-Sreet Church OF this city.
Those most talked of. are the
Rev. Travis Taylor, OF North Danville,
and the Rev William r. Wright, OF
Chase City, both former pastors OF the
church. 1t is regarded as almost certain
that efforts will be made to secure one of
these two.
The Rev. r. Fl. Pitt, D. D.. of this city.
received q letter yesterday morning from
Atlanta, Ga. containing the encoura sing
news that DR.. w. w. Landrllm. of that
place, who is so well known and beloved
here. is much improved. DR.. Landrum
has been suffering from a severe attack
of malarial fever. The fever has now
left him and he hopes within the near
future to return to Atlanta from Indian
Springs. where ne mas been staying.
The Rev. T. w. Troy, of Mathews
county, the new pastor of the Marshall
Street Christian Church, of this city.
will be publicly welcomed by the church
next Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Addresses of welcome will be delivered
by the several Christian ministers of the
city.
The Rev. Mr.. Troy takes up his work
here next Sunday. He will preach morn
ing and night at the church.
y Union Sunday-School Convention Will
lie held tomorrow at Byrd Pres
byterian Church. in Goochland county,
beginning at 10 O'Clock in the morning
Among the prominent speakers will be
the Rev. William S. Campbell of this
city. and the Rev. Martin Johnson. of
Powhatan.
Quite a number of the Methodist preach
ers of the city left yesterday morning for
Ashland to attend the conference of West
Richmond District. Dr. w. Y. Tudor, of
this city. will preside at the meeting.
Next Sunday will be Rally-Day in the
Sunday-school of the Second Baptist
Church
The State Board of the Virginia Chris
tan Missionary Society met Monday and
arranged a provisional programme for
the Disciples Convention to he held here
October Goth to November 1st.