The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-04
INsTALlATI ON o { STEWARDS
Matter Brought Up In the Methodist
Do, cI.re, Maotinp-Rev Mr..

Preachers Meeting-Rev. Mr..
Crawford at Newport News.
Religious items.
The unique instance of a book on Bap-s
list doctrine reviewed favorably by a
Methodist preacher will be noted this
week with the appearance of the forth
coming issue Of the Religious Herald. Dr..
John Harmon, OF Union station Methodist.
Church. expresses his opinion OF Baptist
Principles Reset recently published by
the Herald. and does 50 IN an 5e et'1-l
characteristic manner. He says:
"Beptist Principles by principal &Bap-
fists, is a vigorous, live volume. "A dip s
into It's chapters Is very apt to i'm
smerse', one In Interest. Amen! Ill will
rejoice that these papers have been
drawn out Of the Pitt (?) The editors
of the Herald have done their church
and their readers benefit. W e. nave
localized here by big brains the rays tne.t
have lighted the Kings highway Tor ages
These ..Principles," the old family jewels
Of the Baptist family, flash brightly IN
their new setting. - Theology Is often duli
reading. but these articles are %dellgh
ca psules. The truths may prove bitter
in the y1scera OF .sl1ereticaI' Pedobaptlsts,
hui. like the little book in the {Apocalypse,
they are pleasant to the taste !,
The Case for immersion Presen ~
nv DR.. Mullins, is dangerous reauiils
for us folk who are AFRAID o. lae
water" ..Candid Scholarship, by Or.
smith almost startles us, with It's new
.thrusts,,' into looking around for new
"parries,,-if5 they are to be had.
The voice of DR.. Alvah Hovey. though
NOT harsh. is vet loud enough to awake
every Pedobaptist baby with alarm lest
tis rights, be taken from him. Ihar
Nestor of the religious press, Dr. DICK X.
inson. shows the worth of Baptlst pr,l Ea-
sciples, by summoning some telllng lacls
to the stand. Every Baptist must, 1ee p
the temptation to glory IN the hesn
as the Doctor s words. like fingers OF
truth sweep the strings Of history
The wealth of the world has become
Rantist Rockefeller's fortune towers
olnye Ell others In this age Of big Tor
times. TIE Baptist brain is pre-emptlns
much of the world Of scholarship. with
"imperialism' lifting its plume above the
horizon-the man on horseback n sig G
the free democratic principles OF the sap
lists blow like life-givlng breezes upon ~
eneryated America. The faint OF tne
hairarchv is not In them. Let them blow!
LILLY 40 No.
Amen!
God bless our great sister church. Won
drous stream it is-tracking It's way
across the pages of history IN colleses'
literature. civilization! The most Won
drous uninspired book of literature bios
SONS upon It's banks-the Pilgrim
Progress Let it flow on widening
into the clear, pure waters or spur
reon's pulp, laundering in the catarac ct
IT. Snla Sltng In
the nages and words Of NcLaren, Haw-
thorne. Cooper, Gardner! Amen!
80 - HARMON.
nv wav of editorial comment the Her
aid says:
i've d, not know sweeter spirit or a
more generous heart than our Brother
Hannon He is known literally from the
Atlantic to the Pacific. and the viva c1ous
letter will be read with lively interest and
satisfe ction
At the Methodist preachers meeting at
Centenary Methodist Church on Monday
q. resolution was offered by the Rev
r. NJ. Chandler, of Manchester. provid-
ing for a committee to have in hand the
installation Of stewards with special ser
vices, thereby effect'ng change IN the
general prevalent custom to select stew
ards and have them enter upon their
work without any public exercises.
After some discussion, which was
not favorable to the proposition,
the resolution was withdrawn with
suggestion from Mr.. Chandler that
4 the preachers enter upon a taclt agree.
ment to ADOPT the method set forth III
the paper.
The question of the installation OF stew
ards is one which has more or less agl-
tated the General Conference OF the M.
Z tho r-aoant meeting
in Dallas, Texas, an attempt was made
) to secure the adoption by the body OF a
regular form Of installation, but the
efforts failed For reasons which could
not he learned the Conference declined 10
make the departure.
Mr. Chandler presented ms resclutioh
in the Preachers meeting with q view
to securing general cnanse IN -. 81 ~
the churches Of Richmond. He thoughe
that church members frequently do not
even know the names Of their stewards
and he believed that some public installa-
tion would bring the officers and the con-
cregatons in closer contact, and get them
better acquainted.
The Rev. G. II. Crawford has returned
to the city from Newport News, where he
smoke twice Sunday, in this morning at
the Second Presbyterian Church, and at
night at Trinity Methodist Church.
BY way OF ensuring a large at
tendance for Mr.. Crawford. the
Rev. George w. Wray, the pastor
of Trinity, announced at his morning
service that an escaped convict would
fill his pulpit that night. The congre-
cation which gathered to witness the
spectacle was a large and representa-
tive one There were present great
number Of ladies, who didn't seem to be
afraid sof the convict at all The service
was a most excellent one and quite
number of persons enrolled themselves
as members of the Anti Saloon League.
These meetings will be followed up by
brisk campaign in Newport News,
which is expected to result In the for
ma ton Of a local league. Arrangements
are being made for six separate SER, SER
vices. 3 which will be held In the town
next Sunday.
The State Convention Of the White