The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-04
SERVICES HELD IN
THE CEMETERIES
All Souls Day C LIBERATED Among
the Catholics.
DR.. HUIs0N's ANNIVERSARY
Baptist Ministers Engage in a Discus
sion Re>opening Of Clay-Street
Church-Anniversary Of Rev.
Mr.. Hundley.

All Souls Day was celebrated yestet-
day by the Catholics Of the city Win
impressive services held in the churches
and in the cemeteries. The graves were
beautifully decorated with flowers
AT St Peters Cathedral solemn high
mass was said at 9 o'clock. The ceie-
brant was the Rev. Father BOWER: vicar
general; the deacon, the Rev. ather 10
seph Nlagri; and the suh-deacon, #the hes.
Father Kaup. A list of those VINO nave
died in the Cathedral parish during the
year was read.
After the mass the priests and altar
boys entered carriages and were con-
yeved to Mt. Calvary Cemetery. where
they were met by the priests and altar
boys from the other churches. a large
gathering of the Catholic lalty OF the
city was already present a procession 70
was formed at the entrance of the
cemetery and to the sad solemn accom-
panin1ent of the ..Alisereri'' and the De
P1ofundis" chanted by the altar boys.
moved forward to the center OF the place,
where there was a mound srrmounted
by a cross. a cross-bearer and altar
BOYS bearing incense and holy water.
led and We're followed by the clergy.
Bishop Van de Eyver came last.
Jfpon reaching the mound the process
s:on8was formed round it:@the large nuns
Der of people present grouped themselves
behind. 4 sermon appropriate to the
occasion was preached by the Rev Fa-
thec James Collins. of Sacred Heart. He
SPOKE chiefly of the dead and prayers for
the dead. After the blessing OF the
graves and the prayers for the dead the
bishop robed in ca pc and stole, closed the
service with his benedction and absolu
ton of the dead The procession then
reformed and returned to the entrance,
where 1t was disbanded.
Services of a somewhat similar character
we're held in the German Cemetery.
The tfirtietf1 anniversary Of the Rev.
Joshua B.. Hutson. D. D., as pastor of.
the Pfne Street Baptist Church was 8cele-
brated Sunday with Interesting exercises.
III tile morning the feature OF the ser
Vice was the anniversary sermon by Dr..
1futson. At this time he gave impress
si0nsa of his long pastora tes and introduced
statistics. showing the facts which make
his church probably the largest in the
Southern Baptist Convention. When he
became the pastor in 1S72@it had a mem
horship of 2sT: il has now on the rolls
the names OF 1,453 persons: the Sunday
school, which now numbers LOEB tmaking
it the largest in the Southl. had then a
| membership of only 2I6. During the so
wears there have been IA maria es, ,4o1
funerals and 30.520 pastoral visits Over
| sitGGo0 have. been raised and more than
1900 additions have been made to the
church, an average of 100 per year.
III the afternoon the service was con-
Quoted under the auspices of the Zap
| list Minister'S Conference. There was a
| musical programme and several adj
| dresses. The progra mne was as follows:
Organ voluntary. doxology: Invocation.
! Rey.J b. Hawthorne, u. D.; hymn. an
nounced by Rev. I. S. BoSles: Scriptures
| Rev. c. S. Gardner, ID. prayer. Rev.
w. T.. Derieux, D. ID. offertory. quar-
tette; address. Rev. w. r. l.. Smith,@D
D.. on What Makes a Good PASTOR
address, Rev. NJ Ashby Jones, on The
Pastors Life in the Life#of His People,
solo. The Palms; address. Rev W E
Hatcher d. D.. on The STAYING Pas
tori hymn. announced by Rev .. A.
Solly; benedction, Rev. T. y. Badly. D
D.
Two HANDSOME gifts were presented to
, DR. Hutson.#tA fine gold headed cane was
The Offering of the deacons- It bore the
inscription, Joshua g. Hutson, Pine
Street Church 1S72-19o3 from the dea-
cons, On behalf of the Ladies Sewing
Circle. Mr.. A. p Pace presented the
| pastor with a handsome leather chair
Both gifts we're received by DR.. liutson
with appropriate remarks.
An exceptionally interesting session Of
the Baptist Ministers Conference was
held yesterday at the Second Church..
though the details Of the meeting are not
made public.
AS we'll rs. can be asccrtained the Rev.