The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-18
THE SESSION OF
THE COUNCIL
Episcopalians Meet This Week
in fredericksburg.
The STANDING COMMITTEE
Eev.M. Ashby Jones to the iOdd-Fel-
lows-Revival at Grove Avenue.
In the Churches
To-Day.

In the Churches
To-Day.
The annual session Of the Episcopal
Council of the Diocese of Virginia Will
be held on Wednesday and THURSDAY
next in Fredericksburg. Practically all
of the ministers from this city VIII at
tend.
But for one matter. the mee'i1s prom
Uses to be d very unevcnful one. % ldi
as is known. no sensations arc uuo s't'o
D unexpected questions Will pc sprung.
he one particular matter OF interest
I, III be {: proposition to appoint stand
. committee to keep in touch with the
oard of Missions in New York and
ok after the dissemination OF the IN
orInation which the board gathers Tor
nc benefit Of missionary workers in the
,ountry. outside of this, the programme
,cfudes the report of the work done
curing the year by the Executive Com
litiee and an address on the colored
+, ork by the archdeacon, the Dew. John
.ioncure d. D., of this city
A fact of some little interest is that
This is the first council since Bishop
White has resigned the care of the
diocese The bishop is still in very bad
health. and viii not be able to attend
the meeting. Bishop Gibson will pre-
side.
Rev N. Ashby Jones will preach the
first anniversary Sermon TO the mem
bers OF Metropolitan Lodge. No Us, ].
o. Q. r, at Leigh-Street Baptist Church
tonight at S:l5 o'clock. a spe-
cial musical programme has been ar
ranged for the occasion. Members Of
the lodge will assemble in the basement
CT the church at 1880 p. M, don their
5--t fi,a, ~,
auditorium. A large attendance is eX-
pected. A cordial invitation is extended
to members of sister lodges.
Revival services will begin tomorrow
night at the Grove-Avenue Baptist
Church, of which DR.. ]. B. Hawthorne
IS the pastor There will be preaching
overy night by the Rev. NJ Ashby Jones,
OF the Leigh-Street Church.
These revival meetings We're designed
to follow up the completion Of the new
church, but We're delayed on account of
The fact that the Rev. Carter Helm Jones.
the distinguished Louisville minister.
who had been engaged to conduct them,
could not be present. The Rev. Mr..
Jones, of this city, brother Of DR.. Jones
OF Louisville, has now been secured and
will preach for week and possibly long
er It is expected that the attendance
7,pon ca CHI service will be very large. The
ever before. and will doubtless turn out
!n great number.
DR.. w. T. Derieux and his wife reach
cd the city yesterday after a delight
iul trip to the Southern Baptist Conven-
ton and a brief visit to old friends in
Epartansburg S. c., where he was pastor
Ior fifteen years.
DR. DerieuN will preach at both SER
vices at Nenable-Street Church to-day.
Special services will be held at West
View Baptist Church tonight, the
occasion being the anniversary of
the Boys Society. Rev. DR.. Nelson OF
Tie woman's College will speak on the
subject Crossing the Ocean,. The
chorus choir will be from the ladies of
The Woman's College
Rev DR.. Henry E. JOHNSON, pastor of
Laurel-Street Methodist Church. will
take for his morning subject to-day
THE State of the Christian and at night
he will discuss The State of the
Wicked
ChiIdren's Lay services will be observed
ct the Park-Place Church this morning
at IL O'Clock. "A very interesting and at
tractive programme has been arranged
by the chi.uren for the service.
The Rev L n. Hobart. D. D., Of Grocer
Theological Seminary, will preach in the
morning at the First Baptist Church The
Rev. Carey Z. Morgan will preach at
night IN an exchange of pulpits with
The pastor.
DIR. J. B. Hawthorne will preach in the
morning on 1.-The Federation Of the
World.' His subject at night will be
'.Casting Out Unclear Spirits.
At Broadus Memorial the pastor, Rev
C. P. Stealey. will at the morning service
give brief account of the great meeting
at EAsheville, taking as his theme Re
tlecming the Time and at Sis p. NJ The
s.b1ect will be Restored and ROBBED
being the last in the series on the prodigal
sen.
At Hasker-Memorial there will be
preaching at II A. NJ. and SIS P. NJ by
the pastor, the Rev. r. B. Beadles. In
the afternoon at o'clock Chidren's-Day
will be observed with appropriate eNer-
cises by the children. An address will
be delivered by Mr.. Reginald Walker, Of
The Park-Place Church. The public are
cordially invited to attend.
AZ the Broad-Street Church the Rev.
n. B. Beauchamp will preach in the
morning on More Christian Compassion
and at night on ''The Man Who IS a
Christian.
Instead Of regular service at the Clay
street Methodist Church this morn.
ing, the children Of the Sunday.
echool will entertain their friends
with song and recitation. An excellent
programme has been arranged under tbs
direction Of the ladies. and all who attend
will be entertained and instructed each
year.
At the Third Presbyterian Church. cor
rer Twents-sixth and Broad Streets. TO-
day. the pastor. Rev. Dr. Eggleston. viii
r3-each at II A. NJ. and Sis f. NJ.
In the morning the subject will be
God is no Respecter of Persons. Al
night tho minister will take as his theme
..rhe Power of Conviction" Special mu.
ric both morning and evening "A coroia
invitation to the public.