The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-08
RICHMOND
ANOTHER SOD j \
Baptist Minister, Gather Facts
About Municipal Affairs.
DR.. JAS. TAYLOR MAY RETURN
Distinguished Georgia Minister to Take
Up His Residence in Richmond.
Or. Hawthorne on Local Situa>
tion-Religious Notes.

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tion-Religious Notes.
Tho Baptist ministers Of Richmond arc
quietly making investigations into the
municipal situation and are sathere
ing facts and data to be useo as
the basis for g. determined move
ment. the exact nature Of which cannot
now be learned. When everything Is IN
shape some pronouncement will be made.
but meanwhile the utmost secrecy
guards their deliberations.
The Baptist Ministers Conference.
which meets each week. is made the
focus for the Individual Investigations
made by the several members. At the
meeting held Monday morning full
and free discussion of the situation was
engaged in and several statements We're
made OF facts which had come into the
sneakers hands Each thus made tho
others acquainted with such as he had
gathered. Though there was unity Of
sentiment on the condition OF affairs and
though every minister IS IN line with
the movement the members OF the Con-
ference before thew adjourned. pledged
themselvs to secrecy. The time. they
declare is not yet ripe. When they decide
upon some definite plan OF action. which
will doubtless be soon- some public state
ment will be made.
AS a result of this determination it Is
impossible to learn the character OF
the information in the hands Of the min
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is contemplated That the statements
made yesterday we're startling cannot,
however. be doubted One OF the most
conservative members Of the conference,
not ordinarily given to strong e1pTe8.
sions, but who in this instance has made
some original investigations Of his own,
heard what the others said and then,
1t Is reported, declared II can sum it
up in a word: we have III Richmond an
ether Sodom.''
Tho Rev. James 3. Taylor, D. D., a
well-known Ba 1tist minister of Atlanta,
Ga, Will in all probability return to V1r-
ginia ard take up work in this city. He
is already being consulted with reference
to the matter.
DR.. Taylor is q son of the late James
r. TAYLOR, D. D., the distinguished Bap-
the Second Baptist Church, and who
served also as the chaplain of the Uni
yers:ty of Virginia and as secretary OF
the Foreign Mission Board, of this city.
He is a brother of DR.. Charles E. Taylor,
president of Wake Forest College, n. c..
and of DR.. George 3. TAYLOR, the wide
Unknown director of the Baptist mission
at Rome Italy. Himself. DR.. Taylor has
bec. a successful pastor in Wilmington,
10 (TY11r, nancy or n Co1n yT.l
Mile at tho latter place he was highly
successful in raising money for the Or
phana ge; so much so that the BaptiStS
of Georgia called him to Georgia to do
a similar work for them. He went and
has succeeded in building an institution
in the suburbs of Atlanta.
At both services at the Grove-Avenue
sPantist Church next Sunday DR. J. B.
Hawthorne will preach with reference to
,ocal affairs In the morning. his subject
will be, ''In View of the Present Situa-
ton in Richmond What is the Duty Of
Every Christian and Patriot?" At night
he will speak on Manly Behavior from
the text, "Quit thyself like a man.
At a special meeting of the Presby-
terian Committee on Ministerial Relief
held Monday the Rev. 1. s.. McElroy,
D. D., the new secretary, submitted his
first report, giving an encouraging OUT.
look to the work before him. DR.. Nc
Elroy is much pleased with his new
duties and feels that he can make
success of the task he has undertaken
Tonight DR.. McElroy will leave
for Clayborne, Texas. where he.
will attend the Texas Synod From
there he will go to the Synod of Ken
f,.c Of 10
also OF South Carolina
He will yoturn in time 70 be present
at the meeting of the Synod OF v1r-
ginia in Norfolk on October 21st
The Rev. J. G.. Pulliam, financial sec
rotary of the 14enoir Academy of North
Carolina. is in the city to-day on his
way back from the North, where he has
been highly successful in soliciting con-
trbntions for the institution with which
he Is connected
Forty hours DEVOTION which began
Sunday morning ct ST. Mary's German
Catholic Church. ended last aight with
benediction and sermon BY tie Rev.
Father Edward. The affairs were beat
tifully decorated by the Sanctuary
Society.
Mis- Nina Randolph has been succeed
ed as orEanst of st. Peters Cathedral
by John Moyler Bird. late organist at
ST. Peters Church. Petersburg. Miss
Randolph is singing in the choir and
directing the children's chorus.
The greater number Of the presEy-
terrain ministers of the city left yes
terdaw afternoon for Crewe Va, where
they will attend the semi-annual meet
ing of East Hanover Presbvtery.