The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-23
DR., RUSSELL CECIL
GOES TO KENTUCKY
To Visit Brother-in-Law, Who is
Dying Sunday School In
stitutes to Be Held.

DR.. Russell Cecil. pastor OF the Secono
Presbyterian Church, will leave the city
this week for Rarrodsburg, KY, where
he will attend the bedside OF his nrotner-
in-Iaw, Dr. j. NJ Dalton, who IS thought
to be dying.
Though he had not intended to leave
until August LIST, DR.. Cecil will remain
while in Kentucky and will take his va
cation Of month He Will return 10
the city September LIST. or Whereabouts.
Tho Rev. L. R. Walker, of Pensacola.
Va. will come here next week AID Will
fill the pulpit of the Second Church dur
ing DR.. Cecil's absence.
Dr. Dalton whose serious illness calls
Dr. Cecil away at this time, is a pronf-
nent physician of Harrodsburg. He has
been suffering for some time with enlarge
meat of the liver and has grown so
much worse that it is hardly thought ne
can live two weeks longer. DR.. Dalton
married Miss Cecil, DR.. Cecil's eldest
sister
Two Sunday School Institutes are being
arranged for by East Hanover Presby-
terry and will be held this fall. One IS
to take place at Blackstone in August
and the other at the Third Presbyterian
Church in this city in November. Com
mittees have been appointed to arrange
for each Of these meetings.
It is possible that steps will be taken at
the meeting being held now in Hebron
Church. King William county, to spnt
the Dover Baptist Association, so as 20
allow the end extending down James
river and taking in Newport News to
branch off and form a separate organize
ton Of its own. If not done this time
the matter will certainly be brought up
in the future.
For years back it has been the policy
of the different associations to submit
to a division when they became very
large The last split in the Dover oc-
CURED many years ago when the Kappa
hammock Association went out and be-
came itself one Of tho largest in the
State. Since that time the Dover has
been constantly growing and now 1t con-
tainS nearly 10 churches and is very near
the head of the list of big associations.
Its territory extends from Newport News
all the way up James River and into
Goochland county. 1t formerly included
they went off and became members or
the Accomac Association.
The Subcommittee of the Baptist Edu-
cation Commission met Monday after
noon in the Religious Herald office and
discussed the report which the body will
submit to the general association at
its next meeting Those present at the
meeting were DR.. Robert Fraser. DR.. R
H. Pitt and DR.. ". r. L. Smith.
Bishop Gibson, of the Virginia Diocese
of the Episcopal Church, has appointed
Rev. H. B. Lee, Jr.. of Charlottesville,
Va. as assistant to Rev. Nelson P. Dame,
rector of Christ Church, Winchester. for
missionary work Rev. Mr.. Lee will fill
the various charges in the county now
filled by Mr.. Dame. His father is Rev.
H B. Lee, ST., rector of the Episcopal
Church, Charlottesville, Va.
At meeting of the committee having
in charge the arrangements for the an
nual celebration of ST. Mary's German
Catholic Church. the following societies
were represented: ST. Joseph's Society,
St Mary's Beneficial and Social Union.
ST Anne's Society, ST. Bened1ctus So
ciety. St Leo's Catholic Club and So
dality of B. V. NJ.
This event will take place at Blandon
Park Wednesday. August eth, 1902. and
it is expected to exceed the successful
jubilee celebration held at this park last
year.
The Rev. W. H. II. Powers. rector Of
Trinity Episcopal Church, of Towson,
Nd, is reported to be seriously i'll.