Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04
REPLY TO CRITICS,
M. HAWTHORNE WILL PREACH on
THE FUNCTIONS OF THE PULPIT.
AFTER WEST END sA Il Z IS
ar. Boy1es Promise. To Tell Why
They Must Go-We1l Known Pas
tor Called To Lc1ington-LaureI
Street church Make. : Payment
Subjects Of sermons.
AFTER WEST END SALOONS Us:

Subjects OF sermons.
At the Grote-Avenue Baptist church
this morning the Rev. ]. B. Hawthorne
will preach on The Function Of the
Pulpit" and will make reply to certain
Richmond ministers and newspapers that
have already expressed themselves upon
the subject
The attendance promises to, be very
large. DR.. Hawthorne will take issue
with those who declare against the use
Of the pulpit for condemnation Of cur
| rent evils and will take d stand for the
application of gospel principles to pres
| ent-day happenings.
The service tonight will be unusual
| ly attractive. DR.. Hawthorne will preach
a short fifteen-minute sermon on The
Yoke Of Christ and then the fine quar-
red cantata, THE Peace Of Jerusalem
The cantata is one of the most beautiful
productions that have ever appeared.
AFTER wEST-END SALOONS.
THE Saloons in the West-End Must
CO.. This is the subject on which the
Rev. Mr.. Boyles, pastor of the Randolph
Street Baptist church, will preach this
| evening His subject in the morn
ing will be 1.-THE Ideal Church. :
Mr. Boyles says he is going to tell the
people Sunday night thatSthe saloons in
| the West-End must go, and why.
| DR.. c. S. Gardner, the pastor. will
preach at both services at the Grace
| Street church. In the morning, his
theme will be, ideals of Church Life
CALLED TO LExIA--.N.
The Rev. DR.. Charles Manly, of Lex
| ington, Mo-, well known here, where he
has relatives. has been called to the Bap-
| fist church of Lexington, Va. It is not
known whether he will accept Dr.. Man
| pastor in Staunton, Va, and later
president of the Thurman University
| Sonth Carolina.
] The official members Of Laurel-Street
Methodist church On yesterday made a
payment Of $500 on the debt Of their
| handsome parsonage, COB West Main
| street.
During the six or seven months the
church has had possession Of this piece
OF property they have paid $1,000 on it,
| and the church members Will steadily
work on until the entire debt is liquida-
| ted.
The Rev. DR.. Fl. E. Johnson. the pas
tor, continues to have large and appre-
! ciative congregations to hear him, espe-
| cially on Sunday nights. Many new mem
| bers have been received in the last few
| Sabbat tbs. The new year begins with
every indication of success, both in the
church and Sunday-school.
RAILROAD MEMS SERVICES
To-day Rev. 3. H. Melton, of the Mar
shall-Street- Christian church, will speak
at the family meeting of the Railroad
YIN. C. "A. at $780, The music will be
yol +1,A fro 9oi1-
road men and their families and friends
invited. The Secretary will conduct
personal workers training class at the
close of the meeting.
The subjects of the Rev. Or. George
Cooper, of the First Baptist church, will
be THE Best Hope for the Year night,
THE Best Friend for the Year
The annual meeting, of the Second Bap
fist church will he held this afternoon
AT Broadus- Memorial church the pas
tor. the Rev. c. P. Stealey. will preach
at II a. NJ. on eco Forward" a thought
for the new year. At p. NJ. the subject
will be Before and After"
The Rev. Mr.. Ashby Jones, Of Leigh
Street church. will take for his subjects:
the New Year" evening, Time as g
Teacher
WEEK OF UNITED PRAYER.
The week of united prayer in the Pres
byterian and Christian churches all over
the world will begin to-day and con-
tinue through the week.
A union communion service of the
Presbyterians will be held In Second
church at night, when the Rev. DR.. r.
T. R. English, of the Theological Semi
nary, will preach the sermon. The fol-
lowing program has been arranged for
the week:
On Monday, Jan 9Th. the service will
be at Third church. with Dr.. Jere With
erspoon as speaker
Tuesday, Jan. 9Th, Hoge-Memorial
church. the Rev Dr.. J. S. McElroy.
speaker; the Rev. ]. Calvin Stewart, al
ternate.
Wednesday. Jan. 7tl. Grace-street, the
Rev. DR.. r. p. Kerr and the Rev. r. NJ.
Smith. speakers.
Thursday, JAN sth, First church. the
Rev. r. B. Eggleston. speaker.
Friday, Jan. 9th, Church Of the Cove
nant, the Rev. DR.. a. l.. Phillips, speak,
er; DR.. Cecil. alternate.
The subjects appointed by the Evange-
lization Alliance were suggested, but the
speakers were left to choose their own
subjects if they preferred.
The Rev. DR.. Cecil. of the Second
Presbyterian church. will preach at the
regular service at Il o'clock this morn
ing; the afternoon services will be omit
ted.
At the Third Presbyterian church to-
day; services at II A. NJ, by the pas
tor, the Rev. f. B. Egg1eston. After the
sermon members will be publicly received
into the church.
In the afternoon at 4 o'clock the Rev