Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-08
ORGAN OF The LEAGUE Il 4 {
Federation May Be Adopted
by the Anti-saloon
Societies.

On the 18th instant the KEY Jotall Roach
Stratton will deliver one OF the lseeunl
lectures in this city and on the SUNDAY
following will preach at u a. Ms III tn ne
Grove-Avenue Baptist church.
Mr.. strattori is perhaps thu. most dis.
tinguished young minister In the South
and is regarded as a rising star of the
lyceum platform. While In college IN
Georgia he won all the intercollegiate
and Interstate medals for 6ratory He
will soon complete his theological course
in the Southern Baptist Seminary at
Louisville and will then locate IN some
pastorate.
The Rev. S. H Cummings, Of Balti-
more. who IS here in the interest Of the
temperance movement. and who IS max
ing stretches at the various churches.
made an address last night at GToVe-
Avenue Baptist church.
steps are being now taken to make, the
Christian Federation. Of which the Rev.
c. II. Crawford. of this city, Is the eul-
tor, the organ Of the, Anti=saloon League
throughout the South. Efforts Will pc
made to develop the paper along broad
lines and It is expected that In time It
will print weekly issues.
The Executive Committee Of the state
League met day or two ago ana ap-
noirfed u special committee to confer
with the Southern States with d view Il
getting them to adopt the Federation as ;
their organ. The step is the result Q.
correspondence which has already passed
between certain of these States and the
Virginia otganizat ton. The committee Is
cn,11nosed Of Professor s. G. Mitchell, Of
Richmond College. president OF the
League; Rev. g. H. Crawford, editor OF
the Federation, and Mr.. S. 2. Jones, OF
this city.
A reception to the congregation and the
friends of the Grove-Avenue Baptlst
church will be rendered Friday evening
next bv the Organ Fund Association OF
witch Mrs. ]. 3. Hawthorne is the pres
ident. The hours Will pc from ,uieiA u
O. clock.
The affair will be strictly social am
most ENJOYABLE evening is anticipated.
There viii be music and light refresh
ments.
The Union service Of the Presbyterian
churches of the city, will be held tonight
at the First Presbyterian church. Key
DR.. Kerr has Just returned from LOUIS
Vile XIV, where he has been on business
concerning the General Assembly.
The Rev. Luther B.. Wilson. D. D.. LII.
D., president Of the Anti-Saloon League
of America and distinguished minister
and orator, will be in Richmond on the
Sunday preceding the Anti-Salooh League
Convention to be held here about
January 2Ist. He will preach here twice
in the morning at Centenary Methodist
church, and at night at the Second Bap:
list church.
DR.. Wilson will not be able to remain
over to the convention.
A telegram received last Tuesday from
Norfolk, stating that the Rev. George H
Wiley was in Norfolk holding a series O.
meetings, was erroneous. Mr.. Wiley is il
the city, and has not been to Norfoll
for four months.
The city pastors have been requested
to preach anti-saloon sermons on the
Sunday before Jan. 20. on which date the
annual convention of the. Anti-Saloor
League will be held here:
The Rev. Dr.. w. r. Hatcher is in the
city again, and reports that the cour
has granted an extension OF two week:
to the trustees Of the Southwestern In
stitute. at Bristol, before putting up til,
property for sale. The debt Of $4,000 t,
be raised is still 5000 short Of tina
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