The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-21
THE FIRST LECTURE,
Or. Evans Begins Services Tonight at the
Observation-Disclosures Notes,

onumental-Reiigious Notes.
AT the Monumental Episcopal Church
tonight DR.. w. E. Evans will deliver the
first of a series of lectures on Foot
prints OF the Martyrs as 1 Have Seen
Them in tho Old World" The public has
been cordially invited to attend. His
first lecture will deal with the following
interesting topics:
ST. Paul at Ma1ta-lands at Puteoli-Bay
of ENaples-Society under Nero-Crines in
Observation-Disclosures buried city-bodies
found-a mothers deathless love-the
prisoner off for Rome.
Bishop Gibson, OF the Diocese of Nfr-
GINA, has issued an address 70 tue
clergy of the diocese to remember the OF
fering for the widows and orphans or
deceased clergymen, the time Tor secur-
ing wrich is Lent
In another portion of his letter Bishop
Gibson says that one-fourth of the OF
fering in the diocesan mite-boXes VIII
be given this year, by consent OF the
Executive Committee, TO General MIS-
sions" through tho Board. In accord
ance with the arrangement BY Wmch tiils
is done, it is expected that no other mite
boxes than the Executive Committee s
will be used in the Sunday-schools OF
the diocese
Quite large delegation from Rich
n.ond will leave next week Tor toronto,
Canada, to attend the fourth Information
al convention of the Student volunteer
Movement, which will be held February
lSth-Marcn I'd.
The annual conference Of the secre-
taries of the Boards of Missions in the
United States and Canada will be held
in Toronto at the same time OF the con
yentioa. Dr. r. ]. Willinsham, of TINS
city, secretary of the Foreign Mlssion
Board Of the Southern Baptist ConVen-
ton, viii attend this meeting.
The annual meeting of the Board of
Directors of the Young Mems Christian
Association was held on Tuesday night
and it was late in the evening when the
largely attended and resulted as follows:
President, Langbourne NJ: Williams; First
Vice-President, w. j. Whitehurst; Sec
Vice-President, e. n. Newman: Record
ing Secretary, S. NJ. Woodward: Treas
nrer, G. l.. Fairbank; General Secretary,
S. x. Mckee.
Of the greatest in the Associations cam
paign. DR.. Whitman, the speaker, is q
tremendous man in spirit, intellect and
body, fearless and eloquent. Ills theme
is one Of intense interest to men. Civ
ing the Soul a Chance The First Bap-
fist Quartette will sing, there will be two
ningham and 1.-The Palms., Il trombone
S ,Io by Mr. Joseph Lafratta
The Rev J. ". Mitchell, OF Portsmouth,
has been invited to preach Sunday morn
in;5 and night at the Randolph-Street
Baptist Church. Mr.. Mitchelps name has
been frequently mentioned in connestion
with the vacant pulpit of the church, and
it is possible that he will receive a cali.
It was understood some time ago, how
ever, that Mr.. Mitchell had discouraged
any move on the part Of the church
A union 1nass-meetiuS of tho Christian
churches of the city will be held Sunday
night in the Sevcnth-Strect Church. The
Rev DIR. Williamson will preside in the
auditorium. and speeches will be made
by the Rev. 2. y. Cave and the Rev.
Carey T. Morgan. In the lecture-room,
down stairs, which will be reserved for
the men, the Rev. II. P Atkins will pre-
side and the Rev. John Hundley and the
Rev. f. W. Troy or Rev. w. j. Renforth
Will speak.
The first course of Reinickcr lectures
for the session of 1901-'02 will be delivered
at the Theological Seminary in the Die
cese Of Virginia on February 2ith-26th
in the Seminary chapel The speaker will
be the Right Rev. George III: kinsolvinS.
d. D., Bishor of Texas. The general
subject is Missions.
An effort is being made to raise, funds
county, Va. in the midst of a, needy
population of several thousand souls. a
mission began there several years ago
by the Rev. J. r. Ellis and now carried
on by his assistant, the Rev. NJ. E. Eagle.
has grown to such proportions that 4
permanent church building has become
d necessity.