The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-10
MINISTER'S SPEND
DAY At FOREST HILL
Play Quoits and d. Otherwise u Amuse
Themselves.
nR. HUN DlEY's SOLOS.
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Ministerial Unior Holds interesting
Meeting at y. M. c. A.-sermon
by Father Mcguire Other
Church News.
liz. HuRDle#Y's SOLOS

by Father Maguire-other
Church News.
The annual outing Of the Baptist MIN
listers Conference was held yesterday
at Forest Hill Park, and was most de-
liehtful affair The weather was the
finest that could be imagined and every
arrangement contributed to make the oc-
casion q great success.
Quite number OF the ministers left
"a the morning about 9 o'clock and Others
went over during the day. Each carried
Hatcher D. D., n. A. Bagby, David a.
long table placed on the ground. In the
forenoon the preachers spread themselves
around, chatted, and generally amused
themselves. Quoits. an old standby, was
played the day through. The Rev. Wy =.
Hatcher, D. D.. II. "A. Bagby, David "A
Solly, Joel T. Tucker. and others en-
gagged in the game, and one Of the we'll
known ministers OF the city acted as
referee A great game OF Quoits was
scheduled between Or. Hatcher the pres
ent champion, and DR.. J. B. Hawthorne
famous also in this line, but owing TO
the unavoidable absence CT the latter.
AZ could not come of. The Rev. w. 1.
Hundley. Of the Barton Heights Church.
had his cornet along and delighted the
assemblage with several solos.
The dinner. as stated above, was served
on q, big table, and consisted OF the
lunches brought by the several ministers.
There were chickens, mutton, and other
meats. cakes, preserves, pickles. 1fuis'
and everything else imaginable
About thirty ministers in all were pres
emf. Including practically all of the local
Raptist clergy Among the guests OF
the conference were DR.. P S. Henson, OF
Brooklyn, N Y; DR.. B. L. Whitman, OF
Philadelphia; Dr. T. B. Thames. OF Dan
VILE; Dr. Ia. W. Battle, of Petersburg;
the Rev Mr.. Doom, of Petersburg; the
Sev A. ]. Ramsey, Of Berkeley, and
,thers.
The Ministerial Union. OF Richmond,
Manchester and vicinity met yesterday
morning In the parlors Of the Young
Mems Christian Association for the last
time until the summer vacauon: me
NEXT meeting will be held next Septem-
Der.
IF the meeting yesterday morning was the
presence Of DR.. Paul Mcneil, pastor OF
the German Evangelical Lutheran
Church. For many months Or. Menzel
has been in extreme bad health, ana Tor
his bed He is now practically Wen
again. and though not quite SO active as
before. can still get about At the union
he received a most hearty welcome, and
apparently enjoyed the session. When
the body had adjourned he shook hanos
with many of his old associates ana IN
dictated his intention of hereafter a
tending the meetings Of the union regu-
larry. He was accompanied by his as
sistant, the Rev. Mr.. BusSe, who was IN
troduced to the body.
A communication was received from
Mr.. Joseph Richardson, chairman OF the
Southeastern Passenger Association, at
Atlanta, Ga, and was approved ana en-
dorsed. The paper sets forth that the
railway lines members of the association
are considering the advisability of form
ing joint clergy bureau, with view
to the issuance of a joint permit for the
year 1909 covering lines members. or the
association, the joint permit to be USED
in lieu Of the permits now issued by the
Individual lines.
A brisk and MISUNDERSTANDING discus
sion was provoked by a paper by the
! Rev. Robert Strange, D. D., Of St Paufs,
on 1.-THE Novel as a Vehicle Of Serious
Teaching.
The Rev. R. NJ Maxey, Of Asbury
Methodist Church, entered protest
against any action by the union toward
q general recommendation of novel-read-
ing to the public. It would do we'll
enough. he said, in the hands of dis
eliminating persons. but to the people at
large it was dangerous. Several others,
among them DR.. Cecil, DR.. Witherspoon.
Rev. Carey E. Morgan, Rev. r. A.
Goodwin and DR.. Duval discussed the
paper.
It was seen from further consideration
that while Mr.. Maxey's point was prob
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case N hand The subject of the paper
referred explicitly to serious" teaching
and not to vicious or any other sort
pf teaching.
Father Joseph Magri. preached Sunday
morning at the high mass at St Peters
Cathedral, on 'Matrimony." This is done
annually in accordance with the regula-
lions Of the Third Plenary Council, which
met In Baltimore in 1883. Father Magri
spoke in most vigorous terms against the
now-prevalent practice of divorce. and
declared that it is one of the greatest
) evils OF the day. Marriage can never be
annu:ied. he said, by any power, human
or divine.
Ee ridiculed the ease with which
persons married could be divorced
and allowed to marry again. In some
States. he said, causes as incompa ability
OF temper, absence condemnation to the
penitentiary. are sufficient to secure
divorce In others the court is allowed
a wide discretion Against this condi-
tion the Catholic Church will fight to the
end; she has done so in the past and
will do so in the future. So great is the
evil, said Father Magri. that if st. Paul
would come back to earth this would be
one of the things he would preach
against
The new .roadus Memorial Baptist
Church was dedicated sunday. with i'm
pressire exercises.
DR.. B. L. whitman preached in the morn
ing on what is Man that Thou art