The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-17
SMALL TENDANCE
upon The CHURCHES !: ]
Rev. MIR. Downman Makes Ref
erence to it in His Sermon.
The BIG BAPTIST EXCURSION.
Grea, Crowd 10 Go to Virginia Beach on
The 2e,h--Rev. G. E. Blankensh'p
10 Give Up His Church.
Religious Notes.
The BIG BAPTIST EXCURSION

Religious NoteS.
n many instances chIrch serv'.es We sr,'
~. si,.nly attended Sunday morning. ne
:atanse heat kept many away ana TWO
!, .,,rce of the city pastors roted the
vacant pews and in their se:insns re-
f,.rrc6 TO the sudden falling off in al
tendance.
At afl-Satnts' Episcopal Church the Rev.
James Yates Dawnman commented PLAIN
IL upon the small number OF those pres
ont He deprecated the growing custom
IN the part Of Richmonders to make
Sunday more of q holiday and less or
holy day and referred to the great out
peuring of people to parks and pleas
uric places. at the expense OF the church
service. It was sad thing to see, ne
said and would be sadder still when the
custom got so great hold upon the peo-
p.c that Sunday would finally become mere
what 1t IS in many Western cities ana
In Continental Europe.
CHE Roya1 pan-Baptist excursion. which
r.iIlrun from Richmond to Virginin feach
IN THURSDAY, June 2sth, will be one OF
The largest outings Of the season. 1t Is
txnected that from 5000 to 1900 of the
7,anttst residents of the city will te
along.
The excursion is run under the auspices
Of the baptist Ministers Conference OF
Richmcnd, and is to be for the beneht
az the Howard" Grove Baptist Church.
of,which the Rev C. c. Cox is the pas
tor. There will be several trains run the
first leaving the Bryd- Street Station at
A. NJ The committee in charge OF the
affair is composed of the following: Revs.
IA. A. Bagby. d. D., I. NJ. Mercer, d. D.,
and D. A. Solly.
On account of continued Ill health. the
Rev. c. f.. Blankenship will be forced to
resign the care of the Barton Heights
Methodist Church, at least. for the re-
mainder of the present conference year.
It IL probable that ne will be succeeded
by the Rev. Ernest Wells. now at Ran
Eolph Macon, with whom the church is
now in correspondence
The proposition at present is Tor MI
Blanllenship and his family to return I'd
sydnorsville. Va. where they went on
the recent vacation, and where they have
a number of riends. At that place the
minister will remain and rest up untlii
lie next meeting of the Virginia Con-
ference In November II at that tina
he feels well enough to resume charge
will finally resign its care
1T a mass-meeting of the congrega-
ton of Randolph Street Baptist Church
Sunday morning. it was decided 10
build parsonage at once.
The church owns a large and beautiful
lot and has ample room for the nome
j. will probably be built on the north
eastern corner OF the lot, fronting ON
So no n
the church to start work on this build
ing as soon as possible.
The following named members We're
selected by the church to act as Build
ing Committee and to have entire charge
of the work:
Otis J. Thompson, chairman: Clyde W.
Saunders. Howard S. Heslep, G. L. Dick
inson. A. w. sanderson. G. S. Holland
and L. ". Ford.
The services at the Church of the Cove
nant on the Sabbath were of an unusual
ly interesting character. The pastor has
made special arrangements for the sum-
mer services The topics Will be interest
ing and carefully prepared The church
is comfortable fully supplied with fans.
courteous ushers. the seats are free and
all are welcome. The services on the
Sabbath were brief and spirited and large
greeted tho pastor morning
and evening.
A mural tablet will be placed in Christ
Episcopal Church to the memory OF the
late Rev. Preston Nash. for many
years the beloved rector of the church.
The tablet will be unveU4d on the even
ing OF Saturday. June 2Sth. with special
exercises. All Of the Episcopal clergy
OF the city have been invited to attend.
The Presbyterian Ministers Association
OF this city. at its regular weekly ses-
sion yesterday, adopted tho following
resolution relative to the honorary de-
gree OF Doctor Of Divinity recently ae
slowed upon the Rev. J. CALVIN Stewart.
one Of its most honored members:
Resolved. That our association has
heard with pleasure of The honor be-
slowed upon the Rev. J. Calvin Stewart
by the Richmond College. in comforting
or Divinity, and 1t hereby extends its
hearty congratulations to the recipient
OF this we'll deserved and highly merited
honor"
Rev. DR. T. s. Hawthorne preached tic
& large congregation Sunday morning in
Grove Avenue Baptist Church on THE
Power ana Mission OF Music in Heaven"
from the following texts:
..The Lord is my strength and my
ong"-11Sth Psalm.
..In the midst of the Congregation will
! sing thy Praises. Hebrews. "a chapter,
18th verse.
Rev. E.. IT. Wexford and Mrs. Well
ford. OF Newport News who have been
travelling abroad. reached New York yes
to-day morning safely and will be in
Hichmond on Thursday.
Bishop Gibson left yesterday for the
Episcopal Theological Seminary at Alex
andria. On Friday he Will ordan about
twelve deacons. nine of whom will work
In the Diocese OF Virginia.
NEW GARB FOR BROWNIES