The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-12
TRYING To- SECURE
,BEAUCHAMP
Big Southern Church Anxious to
Get Hin.
He HAS NOT YET DECIDED
Date of Opening Of NJ ethodst Orphan
age Pos.poned-CoIege Com
mittee to Meet-Servi-
ces Tomorrow.


odist churches in the South is after Rev.
w. B. Beauchamp, OF this city, ana IS
making every effort to secure MIN as us
pa stor by the meeting Of the next Viz
GINA Conference. lie has the matter
under consideration, and has as yet
reached no decision.
The bishop who presides over the con-
ference in which the church is located
has been in correspondence with Mr.
Beauchamp, and negotiations have been
in progress during the past two months.
While the name of the church cannot be !
learned it is ascertained that 1t is
one of the finest fields in the South,
and that it offers a salary fully $1,000
larger than the Richmond church |
Its situation is in one OF the large cities
and it is the foremost church, both in |
that place and in the State. The pres
ent pastor has served his term of four |
years and will have to go.
Concerning his decision in the matter
Mr.. Beauchamp is not yet prepared to
make a statement. The offer, he said |
had strong attractions. but he is much
attached to Richmond and Richmond |
people, and particularly to his work at
the Broad-Street Church. He is specially |
apprecative of the opportunity which
his present charge affords for good work |
among young men, which feature he has |
been continually emphasizing. He does
not know that he could bring himself |
to leave it all. Should he decide to go, |
however there will probably be no diff
ficulty in arranging the matter. The
Virginia Conference meets in November |
and Bishop Duncan would probably con-
sent to the exchange.
The opening Of the Methodist Orphan
age at this place has been postponed. |
The date was originally fixed in July, |
hut has been put off. 1t will now prob
ably be September 1st before everything |
is ready fer the formal opening.
The Executive Committee of the Or |
rhanaGe will meet on August 18th in this
city to arrange all details Quite a |
number of applications are on hand for |
tho admission of children. Up to this |
time the committee has found it pos !
:'ible to pay for the work on the building |
as it proceeds. The main building is nearly |
complete and will cost about 1000.
The committee which has in charge the
affairs of the new Richmond Academy |
viii meet Monday afternoon at the col
lege- DR.. 4. II. Pitt is the chairman
Among other t...ngs the committee will
take some step toward securing head
master Tor the school, So far as can be
ascertained no one is in view just now
though the name OF Prof. Downer has
been suggested.
The Rev Edward B. Pollard, son of the
Rev. Dr. John Pollard, formerly Of this
city, is seriously i'll with fever at his
home in Georgetown. His wife, who has
been visiting her father-in-aw in Bowl
ing Green, has been wired for and is now
with ler husband, whose physicians fear
he has developed a case OF typhoid.
The Baptist Church of Barton Heights
will give a moonlight excursion to Dutch |
Gap tonight on the steamer Pocahontas.
a pleasant time is assured ali who may
attend.
Hasker Memorial, Rev r. B. Beadles, |
pastor; preaching by Rev. Stafford Bet
ty, II y. NJ. and Sis p. M; Sunday |
school $50 a. Nj; Epworth League 7:30 |
2. NJ.
Rev P. A. Cave, who has been absent |
from the city for the past two weeks, |
will return to-day and occupy his pulpit |
on Sunday.
Services at Marshall-Street Christian
Church next Sunday will be held at II
A. NJ and S:15 P. NJ. Rev. l.. a. Cutler, |
of Louisa, Va, will preach at both ser
vices
The Rev c. j. Oehlschlaeger, pastor
of Bethlehem Evangelical Lutheran
Churcn corner of Sixth and Clay Streets,
is away on mission work along the
Southern Railroad. There are several
growing German settlements along that
road Pastor Oehlschlaegers place will
be filled on next Sunday (to-morrow) by |
the Rev Professor c. a. Weiss, Of Con-
corda College, ConoVer, n. c. English |
services at 10 O'Clock a. NJ. and German
services at II O'Clock A NJ, the usual |
hours for the summer months
DR.. Witherspoon, pastor of the Grace
Street Presbyterian Church. will occupy |
his pulpit tomorrow morning and night, |
and for his morning subject will take |
"Gethsemane, and at night The Word |
o. Moses to His Bereaved Brother" At |