The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-06
the INSTITUTE
WILL Be SOLD.
Will Be Bought in by Baptists
and Then Relieved.
HATCHER ENTERS THE WORK
May Festival for Christian Unity-Ser-
vice for oakwocd Association-Del-
egates Leave for the Methodist
Conference at Dallas.

The Southwest Virginia Institute, at
Bristol, Va, will be put UP for sale
shortly. The school Will be bought in
by Baptiste and steps Will be taken at
once to rid II OF the debts with which
u fs now heavily burdened.
The decision to carry out this scheme.
which was suggested some months ago.
has Just been reached by the Board Of
Trustees Of the institute. in consulta-
ton with d.. w. p Hatcher, president
OF the Board OF Trustees Of Richmond
College. The Educational Commission,
appointed by the last Baptist General
Association Of Virginia some time ago,
undertook to go to the relief OF the IN
stitute and asked Dr.. Hatcher to conduct
the work OF raising a certain. amount of
money. In ths forthcoming issue OF the
! Religious Herald On. Hatcher will make
Pom announcement. in which he Will agree
! to associate hjmEeif with this movement.
After the friendly sale. the sum of
$4,000 will be raised and the smaller
creditors will be paic off. leaving only
!! the first mortgage Of s5,0o0. held by ex-
J Postna ster- General Gary, of Baltimore.
1 mr.. Gary has agreed to renew this mort
! gage for 1--WE years, provided the $1,000
/ IS raised
The May festival Of Christian Unity.
which has now become. an institution OF
fahis city, was held Sunday afternoon at
liz o'clock in the Academy OF Music a
sgreat audience was present, showing the
knterest felt here In the idea embodied
An the assembly.
1 The meeting was presided over ny the
Rev. Carey e. Morgan, of the Seventh
4 Street Christian Church. DR.. Robert
Strange epoke on ."The Function OF
Prayer in the Kingdom'of Cod DR.. He.
johnson ON .T'alAh Essential to True
Prayer" DR.. F. W.Troy. on THE Prayer
of Submission to the VIA Of Cod Dr. G.
s. Gardner, on Answers to Prayer" and
DIR Jere Witherspoon on prayer for the
Outpouring Of the Holy Spirit" The ad-
dresses were all remarkably good. and
prominent minister present said: These
addresses ought to be published In book
form for devotional reading. and they
would be a very valuable contribution to
religious literaturer'
Tho lakewood Memorial Association
held its annual service Sunday night at
Trinity Methodist Church. The church
was crowded to its utmost CAPACITY
The three mep9sial assoe lat Of the
were present az We're Pickett and Lee
Camps The last named organization met
ut the church In advance Of the services
and marched into the church n, m at nony:
from the Soldiers Home We're present:
The sermon was prea ched by the Rev.
sn9 Was H eloanenp and foreefui MI spoon.
er spoke of the propriety of honoring the
dead and the work Of preparation by those
now living for the life hereafter.
The Baptist preachers. at their meet
.ng at the Second Church yesterday
morning devoted considerable time to the
discussion OF the meeting of the South
ern Baptist Convention, which convenes
this week in Asheville. and the attitude
~ cj,{o ion a
srn1e upon certain questions The ques-
lion of establishing new department of
the work of the convention. to be known
ms the Board of Cooperation, was more
particularly considered than any others.
The Baptists in this section, it appears.
ore all opposed to the new board.
The news has just been received here
t.lat Virginia leads this year in the con-
tri:outions to homo and foreign missions.
For foreign missions the State gave
So, 900. and for home missions, $4,000.
The Virginia delegates to the convention
Xviii be leaving very shortly. DR.. a. E.
Dickinson and wife and some others eX-
Ecct to go to-day.
The mems meeting in the auditorium
of the 7. NJ. c. A Sunday afternoon
was one of the best ever held The at
tendance was quite large despite ...e
iother meetings Of the day.
The address was delivered by the Rev
.Egbert w. Smith. Of Greensboro. N. c..
land was on the subject rs She Bible
the Word OF God?" Mr.. Smith is an
unusually fine speaker and held the close
Iat;ention OF his audience. His argument
was strong aad convincing.
Dr. J. Powell Garland and Dr. J. J.
Iafferty, of this city. left Tuesday night
for Dallas. where they will attend the
sessions OF the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. South.
a party, consisting of the following
iseApected to leave tonight: Rev. S. c.
thatcher, of Norfolk; Rev. L B. Betty.
of this city; DR.. ", w. Lear, of this
city; Judge ]. I. Barham. of Newport
News, and Mr.. r. S. Paulette OF Farm
lNile.
The Baptist ministers of the city ar
ranged yesterday morning for big Bap-
fist excursion to Virginia Beach to be
held on June 26tl. The ieda is to get a
iEreat number OF tho Baptists of the city
together on a picnic. "A committee con-
sisting OF the Revs. II. "A. Bagby, David
SollS. and /. NJ Mercer was appointed
40 look after. the matter.
"A committee was also appointed to
arrange for the annual picnic of the
Baptist pastors. which Will be held In
June.
The twelfth annual meeting of the Bap-
fist Sundas-school Association, of Upper
a1enrlCo county, was held at Bethlehem
Church. Sunday afternoon.
The first thing on the programme was
the awarding Of the banner, which is
given TO The school Showing the best
per cent for the previous month Ridge
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