The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-10-07
REV A, POTTS
WILL Leave HERE
Will Be Transferred al Meeting.
Of the Conference.
The SERMON BY DR.. EVANS $
Criticises the Methods Of Certain
Preachers-Dr. Cooper President
of Baptist Ministers Confer
ence Local Affairs.

The Rev E. A Potts, pastor Of the
Methodist Church at Highland Springs.
will be transferred to another field at the
meeting Of the Virginia Conference in
this city next month.
. In the church catalogues Mr.. Potts IS
put down as having served three years.
This, however, is a mistake, and it is
only now becoming generally known that
he has been pastor at Highland PARK.
for the full term Of four years. He will
have to be changed, much to the regret
Of his friends here. AS yet no names
are being mentioned in connection with
his pastorate.
In strong sermon preached to a
large congregation Sunday morning.
DR.. w Z. Exams. rector of Monumental
Episcopal Church, scored certain preach
ers for their habit OF going after sim
ners with blood in their eye. No
names were called, but there was OH
yious reference to certain local hap
penings Of recent date.
Among other things DR.. Evans de:
clared it to be strange Way to try
to save sinners by going after them
with a stick and calling them ugly
names. 1t had, lie said, the opposite
from the effect desired.
At the Baptist Ministers Conference
held yesterday morning at the Second Bap-
fist Church the discussion OF municipal
affairs was resumed. No statement
whatever is given to the public. but it
is understood the ministers are taking
up the situation phase by phase and
propose coming out with another pa
per shortly, taking up another feature
,,l,f
Sunday at the Broad Street NIetho-
dist Church on ..spasms of Reform
but made no particular reference to
municipal affairs, other than TO express
the hope that the reform movement will
not be allowed to die out.
DR.. George Cooper. pastor of the First
Baptist Church. was elected president
OF the Baptist minister's Conference at
tho session OF the body held yesterday
morning at the Second Cslurch. DIR. w. r.
i. Smith was riala Wee president and
the Rev David a. Soly, of Emmanuel,
was chosen secretary.
DR.. J. 3. Hawthorne. the retiring pres
cent. declined re-elcesicn.
D.. H. a Bs:goy vii leaye this week
for Caroline county, Nnere he VIII holu
a revival service,
DR.. w r Derieus will be at Walnut
Grove. in Hanover, county. and DE- l. M
Mercer at Glen z TtI ,,.;,, nra, j, each
night this week at the new F.alrmount
Baptist church. Services. We're held yes
terdav in the new church for the first
time. Large congregations were present
both morning anu night.
new Baptist Association will be
formed to-day ct a meeting to be held
in the Herndon Baptist Church. ut
Pcnola. in Caroline county. rr. R. II.
Pitt. DR.. r. j. Nillinsham and others
from this city Will attend.
THE association viii! be made UP of
about twenty churches taken from,
Dover Goshen and Rappahannock Assoc
Citations
The Rev. Henry Pearce Atkins, pastor
of the West-End Christian Church. left
Sunday night for Cincinnati: for vaca-
ton of two weeks. During a part Of the
time he is away his pulpit will be filled
by the Rev. II. C. Cowles
At the West-End Church Sunday.
special collection was taken and more
than sufficient money was raised to pay
off the debt.
The weekly conferences of the Presby-
terrain ministers of the city were re.
mer vaca ton.
DR.. j. +. Wallace, of the Northern
PRESBYTERIAN Church. a missionary TO
Mexico. was present at the meeting and
made an interesting statement concern
ing his work
The greater number of the Presby-
terrain ministers of the city will leave
too day for Crewe, where they will at
tend the annual meeting of East Han
over Presbytery.
Mrs. L. J. Jones. a great-granddaugh
ter of Bishop -Asbury. was at the Metho-&
dist ministers meeting yesterday with
photogra pl1s Of the bishops home in
SpotsyIvania county, where he died She
wishes to collect money to convert the
house into a chapel
Professor Whitsitt. Of Richmond Col
lege. left yesterday afternoon by the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad to attend
the ceremony of unwilling the monument
of Dr. John a. Broadus. which will take
place at Louisville on the Sth instant.
The. first fall meeting of the Ministerial
Union of Richmond and Manchester will
he held next Monday morning at II
o'clock in the Y N. c.. A
Rev. G. s. Strickler will read a paper
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