The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-10
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!. COME Il,
Rev. DR.. Taylor Accepts Call
Of Petersburg Church.
WILL SUCCEED DIR. BATTLE,
General r joiclng That He VIII Come Come
Affecting Scene at His Resignation
In lndlanapoIis-other Pc
tersburg News.
(spccial to 1'he Times-Dlspatch.)

| A (SDccial to Tho IlmeS-DlSpalci") III
PETERSBURG VA, September D.
| 7ey,81y, c. Taylor, y. D., pastor of COL
i1ege- Avenue Baptist Church, Indianapolis
|1nd.. has rcconsdered his decision ana
accented the call recently extended MN
nv the first Baptist Church In this CITY
His action in declining the call was due
to tho fact that his congregation refused
10 accept his resignation. and he acted
in Difference to their wishes. Fills people
nj length agreed to accept the resignation,
mud Dr., Taylor advised the committee IN
+lIs r,tv that he would accept the call TO
Petersburg. MI,
rho Pulpit Committee met at the First
IN mist Church tonight and received the
rnport OF the subcommittee There IS uni
yersal pleasure over the decision OF Or.
Taylor to come to this city.
4. HIS RESIGNATION.
THE indianapolis Journal Of MONDAY la 81
has the. following TO say In reference 70
Dr. Taylor: \. i
Immediately after the close Of the Q
service at the Colege-Avenue Baptist
Church yesterday morning. the pastor,
Dr. w. c. Taylor, rendered his resi- s 1l :.
ton to the congregation. 10 many ~
came as a complete surprise, although
it had been understood that Dr.. 'Iayior
was considering Il call to a leadlhs 1o N = 2
list church In Petersburg va. BY RS
ing vote the congregation declined to &c.
cent the resignation, and q number OF
speeches were made by prominent mem
hers express. Ing affection for DR.. Taylor,
appreciation Of his successful passionate
and reluctance to see him leave his charge
In this city.
.,Dr. Taylor was muclf affected by the
tributes Of the congregations, and althoush
he did not change his decision at the ser
vice yesterday morningSit IS hop Pc t ~,
he will reconsider his resignation and
decide to remain here. 1t Is understood
that the trustees are prepared to offer
Or. Taylor substantial increase n sal
ary. n sum larger than he would receive
by going to Virginia. IL he will decide TO
continue as pastorSof the, .Collcge-AVenue
Church.
"Dr. Taylor is ono Of the most popular
Baptist ministers In the State, and man
Of exceptional ability, not only as pul ,[it
ORA tor, but as an executive. Under MS
]leadershlp{the College-Avenue Church mas
Increased in membership and general pros
perty. The members Of the congregation
feel that 1t would be a great loss to the
church. should he rema In firm IN his de-
clsion to accept the Petersburg call.
.Dr, Taylor was married last May to
Miss Jones, Of Suffolk, Va. Ills wife IS
exceedingly popular with the church mem
bers, who are as reluctant to consent to
her departure as they are to agree TO
DR.. Taylor's. = ~
THE CHAMBER AT WORK.
. REPORTS from the committees made to
the Board Of Governors of the Chamber
Of Commerce at their meeting last eve
Ming show that there Is every reason to
believe that much good will result from
tho Chambers recent work. The commit
teemen are all at work, as. shown by the
reports made to the governors.
Ben Floyed. a colored shoemaker OF this
city, who went to Norfolk on an sexcur-
sion Monday, Is serving out In jail aEhun-
dred dollars fine imposed upon him be-
| cause he threatened to shoot man IN
| that city.
Adolph, will be the attraction at the
Academy Of Music Saturday night.
| Maggie Golden. an eighteen-year-old
girl, begged Police Officer Heelan to take
| her to the police station last night be-
cause she was drunk. She approached the
officer at Sycamore and Bollingbrook
Streets, and rather than create n scene
the officer with much reluctance took the
young girl to tho station, where she was
kept TIL this morning. There being nc
charge against her she was discharged
| i Large crowds patronize tho lawn party
| given In the yard of st. Joseph's Cath
Ollie Church.
| Mr.. William Wilson has, been critically
| III all day from the effects Of a conges'
| tive chill He was taken suddenly Ill or
his return from work yesterday evening