The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-06
NATIONAL MEET|NGOF
THE BAPTIST PEOPLE
Big Gathering at Providence, R.
/, This Week.
DR.. GARDNER CHIEF SPEAKER
Tent Meeting in the East End-Sp ecia
Services at Grove Avenue Bap.
fist Church-Church Ser,
vices To-Day.
DR.. GARDNER CHIEF SPEAKER

vices To-Day.
While the delegation from Richmond
will not be very large, all local members
of the Baptist Young Peoples Union will
keep Interested eyes turned this week
toward Providence, Rhode Island, where
the international convention Of the union
in America will be in session. Everything
o promises g. most important meeting we'll
We, THY of the attention bestowed upon it.
The meeting place itself is exception
a,ly well chosen. Providence is the sec
ond city in size and Importance In New
ENGLAND, and has a peculiar interest to
all Eaptists It is the city OF Roger Will
liams the cradle of religious liberty. the
rome of the old First Baptist Church,
the mother of the Baptist churches OF
America, and the seat of Brown Uni
vcs sity, the oldest Baptist College. Twenty
hotels in Providence and many boarding
houses and restaurants will afford ample
accommoda ton to all corners.
Delegates from all over the country
are expected to attend in large numbers.
Several will go from Virginia and two or
thu ee from Richmond Mr.. Hill Mon
tague. ds this city, was anxious to attend.
hut finds that he will be unable to do so.
Mr.. Joseph Montgomery of this city, will!
probably go. The programme for the
meeting is one of exceptional interest.
The sessions will begin an Thursday next,
July 10th, and continue through Sunday.
The Rev c. L. Gardner. D. D., pastor
Of the Grace-Street Baptist Church, OF
this city, will be one of the principal
speakers His address VIII be on the
subject Conquest" which is the keynote
Of the programme. Among the others
who will speak will be Governor Kim
tall of Rhode Island: Mayor Granger, Of
Providence; DR.. ]. w a. Stewart OF Ro-
chester; DR.. Russell II. Conwell, of Phil
adalphia; President E. w. Hunt, of
Granville; Rev. J. D. Freeman, Of st.
,Tohn's; Rev. Cornelius Woelfilin, OF
Brooklyn; DR. w. w. Dawley. Of Mime
apois; DR.. ]. S. Kirtley. of Kansas City;
President E. Y. Mullins. of Louisville;
Dr.. J. T. NJ. Johnston. of st. Louis; DR..
]. O. Rust. of Nashville; President w.
IT P Faunce, of Brown University; DR..
o. P Clifford, of Buffalo; DR.. L. G..
E.a, mes, of Pittshurg: DR.. G. w. Truett,
of Dallas: President n. E. Wood. OF New
ton; Dr. Galusha Anderson, Of Chicago,
and many others.
There will he a mass meeting for men
To-Day at $50 o'clock in g. tent at the
corner OF Twentieth and Grace Streets.
This will be the opening OF a. series Of
tent meetings that are to be IN charge
| Of Revs George II. Wiley and j. L. Cook
and S. L. Thomas. secretary OF the rail-
road department Of the Young Men g
| Christian Association. The meetings
| Sunday afternoons will be for men only
| ana will be under the auspices OF the
reilroad department of the Y. NJ. c. a.
Rev. John Hannon D. D.. of Union-Sta-
ton Methodist Church, will speak at this
| service All men will be welcomed. At
night a special service to the general
public will be held, and the Rev. Mr..
| Cook will preach.
The services at Grove-Avenue Baptist
| Church this morning will be specially
! interesting. Dr. Hawthorne will preach
| a special sermon, and the services Will
Eartake Of 8. grand rally"
The most excellent Quartette choir. con-
sisting of Miss Doza Mitchell soprano;
Mrs Jasper Rowe. cCntralto; Mr.. f. II.
Cloves. tenor, and Mr.. c. c. Crurnp, bass,
vii. render appropriate hymns. Also a
stirring anthem by Thomas, containing
several solos. as we'll as concerted parts,
ard a gloria by Barnett. Miss Mitchell
will sing a soprano solo by Mr.. Leo
Wheat, THE Crystal Sea"
Dr. George Cooper VIII preach in the
rnclning at the First Baptist Church on
1.-THE Nictors Reward and Recognition
There will be no service at night.
Special rally and thanksgiving services
will be held In the morning at Grove
Avenue. DR.. J. B. Hawthorne will
preach on THANK God and Take Cour-
age" There will be no service at night.
The usual service Will be held in the
morning at the Second Church by DR..
w. R. l.. Smith.
DR.. G. S. Gardner will preach morning
and night at Grace-Street.
The Rev. j. Powell Garland. D. D.,
will preach in the morning at Union
Station. The pulpit will be filled at
night by the pastor, DR.. John Harmon.
The Rev. George II. Spooner will preach
at both services at Trinity.
The usual services will be held at Park
Place by the Rev. j. 7. Bosnian.
At the night service at Centenary DR..
w w Lear will preach on Elijah as a
Man Of Prayer
The Rev l.. B. Betty will preach in
the morning at Clay-Street on In Christ
Jesus His subject at night will be
Two Promising kinss-Their Respective
Motives to Prayer.
Rev. Mr.. Troy's subject ct Marshall
Street Christian Church this morning
will be Gods View and the World S
View of a Christless Church." and at
night, Gods View and the World s
View of a Christ-flled Church.
The Rev Henry Pearce Atkins will
preach in the morning at West End on
1.-The Abundant Light" His subject at
night will be Sin and the Way Out of
It."
Regular services will be held at II A.
NJ and at P. NJ. at the Second Church
by DR.. Russell Cecil
DR.. Jere Witherspoon will preach in
the morning at Grace-street on The
Saurs Estimate Of the King" At night
his subject will be Looking on the
Things of Others"
The regular services will be held at
Christ's Church by the Rev. G. Otis
Mead.
Or. Robert Strange will conduct d.
vine services at st. Paufs.
Ii. w. z. Evans will preach at the
morning service at Monumental There
will be no afternoon service.