The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-26
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Interesting Services at New
Emmanuel This Afternoon.
PROGRAMME is ARRANGED
Dr..phllpotts, Of Canada, to Be Here 7 Q,
Morrow---Reurion Service at Trim
ity To-Morrow-S ervices In
75s the Churches.

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The cornerstone OF the new 1mmanucl
Baptist Church. Fittl, and Leigh Streets,
will be ibid this afternoon with impress
sivc, religious and Masonic exercises, be-
ginning alta o'clock "A i
"a programme OF unusual interest has
been pcrpared for the OCCASION. Or.
George Cooper president Of the Baptist
ministers conference and pastor OF the
First Baptist Church. from which 1m-
manuel went out. will be master OF
Dr.aJ. b. Hawthorne OF
Grove Avenue, who was pastor OF the
First Church when the Emmanuel mission
was- started, will be the orator Of the
occasion. 1or. W. r. T. Smith, OF the
Second Church., will read the Scripture
lesson, and Or. G. s. Gardner. Of Grace
street. will offer prayer. Bcnedictlon' VIII
be pronounced by Dr. I. M. Mercer, OF
West View. # DR.
The music will be especially good. The
excellent quratette choir OF Grove-Avente
Church will sing one or. more special Sc
lectjons and Captain Frank Cunningham
will also assist the choir Of Emmanuel IN
the. singing.
Temple Lodge, No. 9, a. F. and A. NJ.
will conduct the Masonic feature OF the
service. The officers OF the lodge are as
follows: j oseph r. English. Jr., W. NJ:
y. g. Corley, IS. W.; a.. G. Baker. J. w:
C.. a. Spence, Jr,, treasurer; Wors hipful
a.. w. Arrher.s secretary s. B. Drinard,
s D.: C.. II. Mason, j.. D.; John Smith.
tiler The lodge Is called to meet at the
Masonic Temple at o'clock. a,
Beginning tomorrow, Centenary and
Broad Street Methodist churches will
hold d. Joint revival service. under the
conduct OF. Rev. P. w. 2Phllpotts, OF Ham
iilton, 4 Canada. These meetings will be
held the first week at Centenary Church.
Service each day, Sunday included It
u A. NJ. and p. NJ. Mr.. Philpotts
Ia the pastor OF aalarge church In Ham
iton, and is a preacher Of splendid ability.
A cordial Invitation is extended to all to
unite with US in these meetings
The flftieth anniversary OF Bethlehem
Evang clical Lutheran Church will be Gel
ebrateds to- morrow. In the morning ser-I
Vice; the Rev C. F. W. Meyer, sof Baltl-R
more, will preach the German sermon.
The night services will be conducted In
English by. the Rev. D. H. Stinens, Of
Baltimore. assisted by the pastor OF the
church A fine musical programme Will
be rendered at both morning and night
services. az
i, During the pa st few. weeks the church
has been entirely renovated. and espe-s
cially the interior presents a very pleas
ant appearance. The congregation has Z
membership Of 225, and the snnday-school
Is attend ed by 1885 scholars. The. present
church wa serected in 1868, but the his
tory OF the congregation dates back to
1854.
The congreEa ton is at present building
a rectory at the corner Of Sixth and
Clay Streets. n ID
"a reunion Of ali the old members Of
Trinity Methodist Church will he held
tomorrow. Trinity Is the; oldest Metho-
dist Church in the city, and a gathering
together OF Its old members Is practically
a. reunion OF the Methodists Of, the city.
The occasion promises, therefore. to.lhe
most, interesting one, ee5fs3
VI. Special programmes have I. been pre-
pared, "A service will be held by the Sun
day-school at $3.50 "A. NJ. AT liza. NJ. the
pastor will preach to the sold people" and
at 8 p. NJ. to the young people.'iS spe-
cial exercises will make both services
very attractive.
The Park Place sunday-school will hold
its tall opening Sunday morning begin
ming at $3.50. A large attendance ls OK.
spccted. ~ s; 555fi
The following programme will be rem
dered: Singing, My the school; prayer.
Rev. John r., Bosmsn; singing by the
school: opening address, Bernard Blan-.
ton; cornet solo. little Miss Burnice
stover; recitation. Martha Herndon;, duet.
Holt and Sarah Page singing. infant
class; recitation. Evelyn Christian Rich
Enrdson; solo, Charlotte Chappoll; reel
tation, Annie Graham; singing. by tho
school. lS
Beginning tomorrow. the Rev Weston
IBruner, D.. D., will preach morning and
night at the Calvary Baptist Church, Of
which he Is the. pastor. series OF SER
mons extending through the Sundays Of
will be: September 9th. "NVill Christ
Come AgaIn?'': October 4th, What are
tho Signs Of EIls Coming ~; October. nth,
"shall the Dead Rise7 II 50, How Many7'';
October 18th. "yHill He Reign On Earth1
II So What VIII Become OF the jews r. /;
october 25th, "What Will God Do Next7";
At the night services Or, Bruner viii
speak on the following subjects; Z septem-
ber 27th, THE Young Man at Home:
or. the Young Man ana His Mother: o.
tober 4th. The Young Man at School;
october nth, 1.-THE Young Man In the
CITY; or, the Young Man and Ills
friends; October 18th, 1.-THE Young Man
who is Down. or, the Young Man and
His Enemies October 25th. The Young
Man In Love or, the Young Man and
Marriage. # ~
The REV.. II, D. G, Maclachlan. oe
sheibyyille, Ky, will address tho mems
nesting Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o clock
at the T. NJ e, a. His subject Will be
"The Young Man who Thought There
Was No Harm" ~ III, n
Rev, j. Calvin Stewart, p. d. pastor Of
the Church Of. the Covenant, is at homo
from his summer rest, and win urea CHI
Sunday morning and night,
Commir son Returns,
The members and the secretary 0. the
Corporation Commission, who have been
On d tour OF the a tlantic Coast line Rail-
Way for the past few days, hnye return
IN the City Hall to-day. S,1 l'ff7
Owing TO the absence Of the commas
Ian nnd the secretary, no cha rters In Vo