The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-24
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Interesting Note About Booker
]. Washington.
FLOWERS FOR tn {. 4 oSPlTALS
Great Mass Meeting of Sunday School
Children-Rev MIR. Betty Gets Back
from conference-Rose-
bud Meeting.

from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
bud Meeting.
Booker T. Washington. the widely
known negro educator. who Is doing
much toward the uplifting OF his race Is
beyond doubt Baptist.
Some time ago the Central Baptist .
paper published in st. Louis, eano out
with the statement that Washington
was g. Congregationaltst The statement
was challenged and the Rev. 3. W. N.
Sims, Virginia boy, then a pastor in
Missouri. but moro recently a resident OF
Texas, wrote to tho distinguished negro
and asked him for the facts. The reply
came from Washington that he mad
years ago united with the Baptist Church
at Maiden, Mass, and had never taken
his name from the church roll. He IS.
therefore. still member Of this denomi-
nation.
The fact was printed in one Of the re-
ligious papers at the time, but gained ne
very widespread circulation. It has ex-
cited considerable interest in this city.
The several hospitals In the oity will be
made beautiful and fragrant next week
with flowers given by several thousand
PRESBYTERIAN Sunday-school children OF
the city.
The flowers will DO used first at the
May mass-meeting of all the Freshly
terrain Sunday-school children OF tbs city,
which will be held tomorrow afternoon
at the Second Church. The exercises
will begin at S o'clock instead OF at a. as
originally planned. There are twelve
schools In all, with good rolls. and reports
from each will be received The speak
ers will be Mr.. George Bryan and Mr..
s. K. Mckee, of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association.
Each child is asked to brig flowers.
growing plants, II possible. Curing next
week these flowers will be taxaM to the
hospitals in the city and distributed.
Growing plants are preferred because
they last longer. A special committee
has been appointed to look after the dis
tribution. On previous occasion over
two wagon loads Of flowers were contrib
uted by the children.
The Rosebud mass-meeting, to be held
at Asbury NJ E. Church, Richmond,
corner Of Hanover and Lonbardy Streets.
Sunday night, promises to be very en-
thusiastic meeting. Rev. James E. Oyler.
OF Denny-Street NJ. E. Church. Fulton,
will make the address, his subject being
"Candle Sermons" The little folks will
buds are urged to be present, as this
meeting Is intended to bring the
5Rosebuds In closer touch with one an
other, both as societies and as individ-
uals, as well as to create interest and
enthusiasm, through information about
their mutual field Of work. Exercises
begin promptly at $3.50 o'clock. Every
body is cordially invited.
AS stated yesterday, the Rev Isaac
Stewart McElroy. pastor Of the Max
well-Street Presbyterian Church, Lex
ington, KY, has been elected secretary
of the Presbyterian Committee on Min
isterial Relief and will have his head
quarters in this city.
Dr.. sMcElroy is a native Of Kentucky
but graduated at the Union Theological
Seminary, Virginia, in 1878. In his State
he is prominently connected with educa-
tional and evangelistio work in his synod.
A cordial welcome will be accorded him
on his arrival here.
The annual meeting OF the Presbyte-
rian Sunday-school Union will be held
next Monday evening at S:15 o'clock at
the Grace-S Street Church. The special
subject for discussion will be What Is
Needed to Improve Our Schools, and How
Can the Needs be Supplied?"
Officers will be elected and plans will
re made for the ensuing year.
Rev l.. B. Betty, pastor of Clay-Street
Methodist Church, is expected to reach
a., {~rI,% n xrvt11 h
pulpit on Sunday, both morning and
night. Mr.. Betty has been In attendance
upon the General Conference at Dallas,
Texas.
AT the Third Presbyterian Church, corr
ner of Twenty-sxth and Broad Streets,
Or. r. B. Eggleston, the pastor, will
preach Sunday at II A M. and SIS P. NJ
In the morning his subject will be selected
from I. Peter, 2:e: in the evening he VIII
(by special requesD preach to young peo-
pie on Temptations
The Rev. r. L. Walton will preach In
the morning at the Second Presbyterian
Church.
DR.. John Harmon will exchange pulpits
tomorrow morning with the Rev W.B
Baauchamp, OF the Broad-Street Church
The Rev. w. S. Campbell will preach
Sunday, morning in the Second Presbyte-
rian Church, and alright III the First
Presbyterian Church. The Rev. DR. r. P
Kerr. the pastor of the First Church, will
be absent at Davidson College, N c.,
where he will preach the bacca1aureate
sermon. His pulpit will be occupied in
the morning by Rev. b. J. Woods, Of
EElacksburg.
DR.. E. z. Borar, secretary of the For
elgn Mission Board of the Southern Bap-
fist Convention. will preach in the morn
ing al Leigh-Street Baptist Church. and
Init