The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-29
lilo Programme Adopted BY the
Baptist Ministers Here #
Yesterday,
THE SERVICES Of SUNDAY s. !: ND y
Ministers Here III Interest ri
Educational Movci1,cl,t.-Con-
sccration Of Str Andrews.


Of the Week Of Prayer by the Baptist
churches Of tho city. The action Is tukon
III pursuance Of tho request f,,nde by
tho General Association, which recently
met in Staunton, That oucll association
hold q conference Of pastors and work.
crs to consider tho need FOR a. general
revival of religion in tho churches. Tho
pastors Of Richmond havo taken great
interest In tho suggestion, and have
adopted tho following programme, and It
is expected that tho members Of the
churches generally will DO greatly inter-
csted and pronted by attendance upon
the ceilings arranged for. IS Ri
Every day ut noon q meeting for con-
ference and prayer will DO held Mt tho
Second Baptist Church. This meeting Is
for Ill the pastors and people Of tho
city. Rev. r. D. Garland will lead the
meetings, ard 1t is expected that the
pastors and members attending will par
tcpate freely in tho discussions. Tho
topics for theso noon services ure as
folows ..S.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ay .&,5l "
q Tuesday Prayer for Power.
4 "Wednesday Prayer for Cleansing.
Thursday-Prnycr for the indifferent
IN the Churches.
Triday-Prdyert for the Unconvertcd
saturday-Tlle Power OF Prayer.
X Another important feature Of tho pros
gramme will be "a .generas meeting each
morning of tho week. except Wednesday,,
In three different sections of the city,
in which the churches of that section
will unite. For the western section the
meetings will be held at the Grace Street
Church; for the Church Hill section they
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and for Manchester, at the cambridge
The topics and speakers arranged for
AT THE GRACE STREET CHURCH.
Monday evcnlng--OurS Great " MEDIA
Revival Discussed by William El'yson
and Rev. Weston Bruner.
Tuesday .evenng-sin and zion. Dis
cussed by Rev. D. a. Solly and Rov. !.
NJ Mercer '4.ts.s
Christian. Discussed by Rev. r. d. Gar
land.
Friday cvening--Thc Holy Spirit and
the Christian Discussed by DIR. r.. j.
Wilingham and DR.. w. R. Il. Smith.
AT THE LEIGH STR EIrr CHURCH..
The same topics given above Will be
discussed as follows:
Monday evening-R. D. Garland.
Tuesday evcning-Rev. ". T. DereiuS
and Rev. J. IT, Tucker
Thursday evening-Rev. c. G. Cox and
DR. J. William Jones.
FRIDAY evening-WiIiam Ellyson ana
Dr.. Alfred Baghy.
The same topics will be discussed by tho
following speakers at the cambridge
Street Church:
Monday cvening-Dr. Cridin and Rev.
Landon Green.
Tuesday evening-Rev. W. ". sisk and
Dr. E. y. Bon1ar. TT,
Wednesday cvenlng-yvilliam Ellyson.
Thursday evenlng-Dr r. J. Willing
ham. ~ .sAtilii+5 si
Friday evenlng-Rev. r. ID. Garland
1t is expected that the Baptist people
OF tho city will show their appreciation
of these interesting services by q large
attendance
The Rev. j. e. Gilbert. D. D., of Wash.
ington, was In the city yesterday In tho
interests of the National Educational Bu-
reau, under the auspices OF which there
will shortly be held in the Capital city
n congress designed 10 emphasize leigious
education. Revisited the different pastors
conferences and was very heartily re-
DR.. Gilbert. Will return to the city and
at one Of the largo churches.
The Rev. Carey e. Morgan. of Paris,
Ky, formerly pastor of the Seventh Street
Christian Church, will reach Richmond
this evening, He will be the guest OF
honor at n dinner to be given Thursday
night by Mr.. Q. a. Hawkins,
Tho Rev. j, ], Haley. the new pastor OF
the Seventh Street Church will reach here
Thursday. IIo will occupy his new pulpit
next Sunday.
The conservation Of ST. Andrews Epis-
copal Church will take place on the morn
Ing or New Years Day. All tho Episcopal
and the Rev DIR. Robert Strange, rector
OF st. Puul's will preach tho sermon.
purse containing over $500 has been
presented by tho congregation Of All
Saints to Its rector. the Rev. James
Yates Downman.
Tho Rev. Or. II. M. Du Bose, OF Nash
vile, Tenn. on Sunday afternoon address,
ed u muss-mceting OF IIpworth Lcaguers
held in tho Clay Street Methodist Church.
Arrangements have been made for tho
following services to be held OH the fourth
Sunday in each month ut tho Home for
Incurablcs by tho Methodist ministers Of
the city:
January eth. the Rev, D, w, j, Young.
February 2sth the Rev. Bascom Boy.
March eth, the Rev. Y. Mon. Simpson,
April 2ith, the Rev, Dr. John IIannon.
May Goth. the Rev. r. NJ. Chandler.
June 26th, the Rev, w. A. Cooper.
July 2ith, the Roy a. B, Sharpe,
August 2Sth, the Rev. r. NJ. Maxey.
September 18th, the Rev i. 81 Betty.
October I'D, the Rev. j. II, Nouttcn.
November 9th. tho Rev. a. NJ. Menrs,
December 18th, the Rev. a. a. Jones,
Rev. Or, Henry y, johnson. tho pastor
OF Laurel Street Methodist Church, Is
creating much favorable comment with
his series OF sermons on prominent chnr-
ncters OF the Bible On last Sunday night
he took Abraham, the Friend OF Cod
as his theme, The sermon was most
profound one, and his protrayal of Abra-
hams obedience to God WAS highly IN
tercsting. lie had the closest attention Of
an lie. mi irn Iln1It