The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-07

annual Meeting of til. Second BAPTIST Church
fe.d-Dr. Dlckiuson's lift to broadus-
Memorial towards uroYe wants
mr.. zoe 10 hemain.

the presbyterian Committee on Mlnlste-
tlal ttehel, OF when the Rev. Russsn
Cecil, ID. D., of This city, Is the chairman,
Will begin to be taken up this month, ana
1t is thought that before long funds Will
pcg,n TO come in. Circulars asking that
Gouectluns DE taken monthly Tor TINS
fund have been sent to each OF the 5000
presbyterian churches in the South.
The plan is TO have each member IN the
PRESBYTERIAN Church IN the South con-
tribute not less than ten cents per month
The money will be collected oy the chli-
drens societies in the various churcheS,
and Will be by them forwarded to the
committee in this city. The scheme is
very simple one, anC will doubtless meet
with immediate favor. There are z-S,Vp
persons in the church, and at ten cents
per month a great endowment fund OF
moro than d million dollars could De
raised II five years.
WEEK OF PRAYER.
The week OF prayer services began last
night among the tresbyterlans, and also
at the Third christian church ana at
Emmanuel Baptist Chlrch. The first ser
vice Tor the presbyterians was held at
second Church by the Key. James +.
Cook At the Third Christian Church
Dr r W. Tro:. OF Marsh "a.
preached Tonight the Rev. NJ. Ashoy
viii be the Speakers.
FOR THE NEW CHURCH.
At the annual business meeting of the
Second Baptist Church. held Sunday
afternoon. the Finance Committee
reported that about $4,000 had been
raised during the year for all
purposes. Of this amount Sl0.Tfl
is for the building fund for the new
church. making the total amount in hand
ri
The new churc. will be located al Foushee
and FRANKLIN Streets, ard will be one
of the finest structures in the city. Work
on it will not begin until a year from
next March, at which time lease on the
property will expire. The present church
build ing, at Sixth and Main Streets, VII
be sold.
FOR A LIBRARY.
A church and q Sunday-school library
will be started within the near future at
the BroaGus- Memorial Baptist Church.
This step is made Immediately possible
bv the generosity of DR.. A. E. Dickinson.
of this city, manifested at the morning
service held at the church Sunday. After
his morning sermon DR.. Dickinson sur
prised and delighted the congregation
by saying that he would give S12o add1-
tonal-$50 to be used i'll starting sun
day-school library and S75 in starting
church library
WANT REV, MR.. cox TO STAY.
The congregation of the Towards Grove
Baptist Church met Sunday and took
steps toward retaining the pastoral SER.
vices of the Rev. c. c. Cox. who was
recently called to Edenton, N. c. Mr.
Cox was requested by a rising vote 30
decline the call and remain with his pres
ent charge.
The Rev z. S. futile will preach his
last sermon as pastor of the Randolph
Street Baptist Church, of this city, on
Sunday next. He goes straight from
here to Crisfie!d, Md, where he has ac-
cepted the position as temporary pastor
of the First Baptist Church.
The Methodist Ministerial Conference
at its meeting hello yesterday at Cen
tenary Church. pledged itself to raise
81 ,26O for the support of the Methodist
Institute for Christian work on East
Main Street. The money will be d1stri-
buted among the churches and viii be
gotten together as rapidly as possible.
The amount is for the current year. 1t
is probable that similar contributions VIII
be made annually.
Three young ladies from the Nurses
Settlement were present yesterday at
the meeting of the Presbyterian minis
tiers, soliciting cooperation IN their
scheme to inaugurata charitable nursing
among the poor of the city. A commit
tee, with DR.. R. P. Kerr as its chairman
was appointed to consider the matter
The Rev. c. N. Van Houten began MS
work as Presbyterial evangelist Sun
dav He preached in the morning at
Fairfield. in the afternoon at OVerDrook
and at night began a protracted meeting
at Granite.
A committee was appointed yesterday
at the meeting of the Baptist minis
ters to consider the ACCESSIBILITY of en-
ploying a nurse for work among the poor.
The Rev. NJ Ashby Jones is chairman OF
the committee.
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETINGS
The annual meeting of the Deigh-Street
Baptist Sunday school took place sunday
afternoon at s o'clock
MI. S E Woodfin. who has so faith
fully served as superintendent for the
rast three years. declined reelection, and
Mr.. F. c. Garrison was elected TO sue
coed him.
The other officers elected are F. I,
Fuller, assistant superintendent: a. Z.
Coode. superintendent, of primary depart
mont: Miss Cora Elliott. Instructor prl-
mary department: Miss Ada Rudder
or-anist primary department; f. r. But
ley, secretary main school; Milton Cuff
man assistant secretary: 81. w. Cottren
trea srlrer; Garland Scherer, assistant
treasurer; Robert Winfree, librarian: J.
NJ. Godsey, yard monitor.
The annual election of officers OF the
sunday school Of the Third Christian az
Church occurred Sunday. Mr.. W; l..
Atkinson was reelected superintendent;
Mr.. John Blake was chosen as the as
sistant superintendent: MI W W..
Adams, secretary and treasurer; MI At
kinson, assistant secretary; Mr. Leslie
Atkinson, librarian. and Misses FANNIE
Hudson and Ivy Longsworth. orsanlsts.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
The annual meeting of the congregation
of the Seventh-Street Christian Church
Will be held tomorrow night. me
report from the various secretaries and
cemnlittees will be submitted; The sev-
enth-S1reet Church. under the ministry
rapidly ahead. One of the reports whici1
viii be submitted tomorrow night Will
show that there have been forty or fifty
additions in the past quarter.
At the meeting of the Episcopal Clerl-
Gus yesterday morning. Rev. J. J. GraVatt
ives reelected president and the KEY.
E. L. Goodwin, secretary.
Rev Charles I. Stengle received a call
hacon1a DaStor of a prom