The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-22
HAS
BEEN POSTPONED
Change in the Programme Of
Having a Big Epworth
League Meeting.

Great excitement attends the forced
postponement of the Virginia Epworth
League Conference, which was to be held
soon in Danvllle and for which great prep
arations were being made. The announce
ment of the change in the programme IS
made in the following statement, when
has been issued by the Rev. E. t. Dadmun.
president of the Executive committee:
The Executive Committee OF the vlr-
ginia Epworth League Conference, Wnch
was to have been held at Danvilie. June
18th to 18th next, announces that II mas
been found necessary to postpone the con-
ference to a latter date, notice OF when
will he given. 1t is with keen regret that
they make this announcem but. owing
to the approaching Richmond District
Conference, the interest in our General
Conference now in session. the sickness
of some upon whom the SUCCESS OF the
causes this action has been thought the
proper one to take.
The Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention met Tues
Gay afternoon and arranged matters for
the work of the new convention year.
which has just begun. DR. J. B. Hutson. of
Pine-Street Baptist Church. is the new
p1 resident of the board, and Mr.. T. X.
Sands succeeds the late H. C. Burnett
as auditor.
The Rev. Calder t. Wiliingham, son
of DR.. r. J. Willingham, secretary OF the
board, will leave in September to take
up missionary work in Japan. At the
recent Southern Baptist Convention Mr.
Willngham became acquainted with
prominent lawyer of EIopklnsv1lle. Ky,
| and SO completely charmed Inn that the
! gentleman has asked the board to be
| allowed to pay the young mlsslonary,s
salary. During the month of June Mr..
ooh in .
| BAPTIST Church of Macon. Ga. In Au-
| gust he will supply for the Grace-Street
| Church, of this city.
Quite a number of the Richmond pas
| tors have been engaged to deliver adj
dress or preach sermons MOI on commence zen
| day night at Raleigh, n. c., for the Bap-
fist Female University. Dr.. Gardner will
SPea At RaMegy emae coess
tu res Franklin Va DR.. Battle speaks
Vii ink Institute, and at the Peedee
institute. Wadesboro, N c. Rev. NJ
A. Jones breaches the commencement
sermon at Bowling Green Institute.
There will be union missionary meet
| ing of the societies of the Woman's For
/ eign Work this afternoon, May 22d, a t
half-past four O'Clock at Park-Place
/ Church.
The Baptist Ministers Conference has
! appointed committee consisting of 9Drs.
/ Hutson. Hawthorne and Mercer to con-
i duct a special recognition service 4of the
4 sRev.I. S. Boyles, as pastor! of Randolph
i Street BapIlst Church next Sunday after
noon at 80 o'clock
Rev. George w. Clarke. formerly pastor
at Barton Heights, in this city, is pas
tor now of the Southgate Church. in
Louisville. KY His church has Just de-
cided to build a new house of worshipf, at
i a cost of $4,000.
The opening Of the Broadus- Memorial
Baptist Church, which was recently post
poned, has been set for the second Sun
day of June.
s. DIR. r. j. Willingham is to- preach the
missionary sermon before the students of
Grocer Theological Seminary on June 1st.
Goesto China.
Mr.. James w. s,n1te Of New York.
4 and Miss Bessie Lower. of Washington.
4 were married in the latter city on Mon
day.
Mr. Whttesis nephew of Major B. F.
Howard. He will go. with his bride. at
/ once to Hong Kong. nina. where he has
accepted a position witt the American