The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-27
SEM|-CENzNNIAL
WARM SFGS CHURCH.
1any Dist guished Ep'scopa-
lians Exp!ted 70 Be Present
AN INTERESTING HISTORY
~ c.o,r Mas Given by the Late Dr.
lob, Rt5kenbrough, and the
Money! eu'o II '1''e ~
Actbty of the Ladies.
<so,,, t,,sra,ch to The rimes.>


u.t.u pRISGS, Va, July "a
,cni-centeuial celebration Of the Epis-
,onal chuth here will be held Sunday,
tnlv 9TH. and It will mark one of the
most brirant affairs that has taken
place heb for years. There will be
oroynines members of this denomina-
Yon hoe from almost every principal
aty in he United States.
The ,hurch was erected here in 1s52,
ana re circumstances by which it was
built enaers it all the more ihterestins-
The round was given by the late III
John Brockenbrough, who was at tie
time owner of the Warm Springs prop
erty The land was conveyed 10 ti.so
~ellknown gentlemen as trustees
che p Strother, Francis l. Fly, Ae NJ,
P. pangerfield and II. I. Rlchards' nv
no7,y for the building was sohcileo os
Miss Maria Richards. who rihseu - 80 80
from parties throughout slrslhia' 49, .,
av the Ladies Working society ~ 80.
,aa Of fancy work, who raised sl.oVo'
Increasing the amount TO s-,ovv 1,.. -
tuorInt was paid for the buildlls VI
sid church
4 BEAUTIFUL CHURCH
rho church is beautiful one, situat-
a inst 40 wards from the hotel, in the
midst of sugar trees upon ridge. when
.-cetllcr with its recent improvements ny
Yszat and repairs. makes 1t snow TO an
advantage.
INC first service was conducted by DR..
.ii,s 1a+teu of Washington, y. q. IN
"a. summer. OF 1858 The same summer
TIC first yesu"y was organized WITH only
i've members, viz: Leroy Parker Dan
rerficId Archer Payne Strother, Arche'
Ta,,Ior richards. John Scott Richards
2ad Divers Fry
yne church Vas consecratcd in July,
le:,7 inc Right Rev John Johns conduct
iu.. the service. and at this meeting the
f5st confirmation took place and the
n.,,,iei of COMMITMENTS were Increased
IN twenty. Since the erection the
,a1;rch has been served 10y clerSymen Wis
rj1.y here in the summer principally. but
I has had several settled pastors. Inc
arst in charge was Richard II. Mason
He did good work here from 1866 to
is75. Two other of the settled pastors
were David May and Rev. Beckwith re-
GENTLY resigned and taken charge OF a
.l3irch in Richmond. Va. The visitors
here in the summer have contributed
10 and sustained the church
A PARISH SCHOOL.
VI lllfle IlllS tiIui III t'l'ftb'Nh4 ''
1,,ul,er OF young white girls from dii1el-
.r+ rarts of virginia by a school being
conducted in one of the members resi-
ianre A great work was also accomplish
ri among the c0lored population.
A won.an-s guild has been organized
now with Mrs. George T. NJ. GIBSON
,f Baltimore. as president. Mrs >. W
Al derson, rlce-president; MISS Davis. o.
philadelphia secretary, and Miss Green
oyly This guild F2.
now on move a plan to improve TIL
-barcnl and much other good work j
expected from 1t.
T,rrinr the month of July the churcl
,as been supplied by Rev. I. Carter rage
If Cambridge, Nd, who MADE al ar
.angcments for this centennial IN Angus
no Rev. Frederick NJ. Kirkus. OF Say
,nne, \. J.. will have charge and in SEP
.enlher Rev. Robert Allan Casu"man, o
gelair, Md. will be here.
.rha church is a small one and mum
her Of visitors and also residents VIII
f-snriyed of hearing the following in|ei
ssting programme:
The SERVICES.
Al s o'clock A NJ. holy commuhlon'
o'clock. morning PRAYER ana sGlliio'i :.
f;ev Randolph II. Nckim. y. D.. recto
e t-nirhany Church. Washington. y. Z.
o'clock p. NJ. evening prayer. with
q;eco,,-ea on the planting of the Churc
IN virginia. by the Rev. Beverly /
rpcker, y. d. rector Of St Pauis Churc
" Norfolk, Va The talk is not known
IN, 1t is supposed It will be inGstra te
nv the jamestown Church and old Brr
ION Parish in Williamsburg and the oil
st Luke Church in Isle OF Wight couf
"
Then a paper. on the history. etc.
Warm Springs Church will be explaine
nv Rev. T. Carter Pase, rector of Christ
church Cambridge. Nd. The Rev, d
". Rollins. of Philadelphia, and Re-
Fred NJ Kirkins. of Bayome, Md, wi
also assist n the services.
special choir has been organized AL
,,,,sic selected for the occasion. The CHI
,omposed of the following are IN 81
,rsctice and will render lovely musLa
Mrs. Richards organist: Mrs 1es
r NJ Gibson. of Baltimore: Mrs II,
-;reen. and Misses Green. of New rs
.itv. Miss Fate, of New York CITY I'D
u d Newconb. of Kentucky: Miss If
Sock. of Illinois; Mrs. II. NJ, snnWil-
pbt,adelrhia. Pa. and DR.. r.
t,ans of Richmond Va. 4 af-
This celebration will he the Ia and
.air for Bath county for many N,s en-
Eniscopalians will be here froi'
.;,a country