The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-23
BISHOP CONFIRMS
5000 CHILDREN.
Interesting News Which Has Just
Been Received from Belgium.
SUBJECT oF,REV.MR. SPo0NER
He Does Not Favor the Suggestions
Made by Mr.. MaxeY The
District Conference.
Church Notes.

Letters Just received here at tho epis-
coDal residence. bearing the news that
Bishop Van dc Vyver, of the Diocese Of
Virginia, who left some time ago to visit
his sick brother in Haasdonck, Belgium,
has just given the sacrament of con-
firmation to 5000 children in the place
whore he was staying. He has also or
dained large number of young men as
priests, who are to labor in different dio-
ceses. The confirmation Of the children
was done in one week
The Bishops largo hosts Of friends will
be glad to learn that his brother has i'm
proved so much that there is now con-
siderable hope of his ultimate recovery.
The health Of the Bishop himself is very
good. He is longing 10 get back to
Richmond and expects 70 return about
the middle Of June.
Meantime he will pay a short visit to
Ireland, where he has some young men
studying for the priesthood, two of whom
will be ordained within a year.
After the Bishops return he will adj
minister the sacrament Of confirmatio
to the ninety children of ST. Peters
Church, who lately made their first COM
munion.
The Rev. J. w. Mitchell, of Ports
mouth, Va, has accepted the position Of
field editor for the Religious Herald, and
has already entered upon his new duties.
He will make this city his headquarters
and will in all probability permanently
reside here.
Mr.. Mitchell is one of the best known
BAPTIST ministers in the State. He is
the president Of the Baptist Ministers
Fraternal Association. and has won
reputation as an able and eloquent
preacher.
At Trinity Methodist Church next Sun
day the Rev. George II. Spooner will
preach sermon on the subject, Coffee
Houses or the Gospel which will be a
before the ministers conference, sug-
costing that the clergy establish coffee
houses and secular newspaper. Mr..
Spooner thinks these matters outside the
province of the clergy.
Rev. George H. Spooner, pastor OF
Trinity Methodist Church, will preach the
annual sermon before the Young Mems
Christian Association of Randolph-NIacon
College, Ashland, Va, June Is.
The Methodist Sunday-school children
of the Virginia Conference are to be given
an opportunity to help support the or
phan children who before long will be
domiciled at the new Conference Orphan
age in this city. A campaign win be
opened next month in the different schools
and is expected to net big results.
The Rev. c. II. Crawford, superintend.
ent Of the A1lti-Saloon League, will speak
Sunday afternoon next at $3.50 O'clock
before a mass-meeting Of the citizens Of
Hampton. The meeting was arranged for
by the Rev. j. w. West, field secretary
of the league, and will in all probability
be followed up by the formation OF a
local temperance organization.
The Richmond Christian Advocate will
get out Rosebud number early in June
of thirty-two pages and it will be a
$1,000 edition.
The scheme will be launched in this
number of erecting three handsome
buildings in Monterey, Mexico.
The West Richmond District Confer
ence will meet Tuesday night in Cen
tenary Methodist Church. and continue in
session for three days. Mr.. w. V. Tudor,
of this city, is presiding elder, and the
opening sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. Joshua S. Hunter, of Ashland. The
sermon on missions will be delivered by
the Rev. James A. Duncan.