The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-26
.CELEBRA ATE
PEINTECOS'T'.
,Metllodists Arrange for Elabo--
rate Observance of the
Occasion.
REV.. Re. Mr.. TROY COMING
Baptists Invite Convention to.
Meet Here in 1oo7--Otl1er
Church News. j,
REV. Mr.. TROY COMING

Arrangements have been completed for
an elaborate celebration by the Metho-s
dlsts Of the Feast OF Pentecost. which
comes on the fourth Sunday Of May. Ser
vices OF interest will be held in all of the
churches and special sermons will be
preached. On the AFTERNOON of Pente-
cost this great union mass meeting will
be held. One will be atfunion Station,
where the Rev. Or. II. r. Johnson will
preach; another at .5 Clay street,
whore the Rev r. Nj Chandler will
preach, and the third In the Manchester
church. whore the speaker Will be the
Rev. Or. r. Men. Simpson
The observance will be of particular,
interest lis that 1t is the first time tho
Methodist of the city have taken con-
certed action In celebrating the FEAST
The idea IS said to have been first sug-
Eested by the Rev r. M. Maxey, Of
Union Station yl6
REV. MIR. TROY. COMING.
OF the Marshall Street Christian Church,
of the Marshel Street Christian Church,
Of this city, will come to Richmond very
shortly to begin a series Of meetings
under the auspices Of Mr.. S. H. C?) {B
OF the Railroad Y NJ. G.. A. The
meetings will continue ten days. and will
be held in some hall In the central part
of the city probably the Railroad Y. NJ.
c. A. hall or Old Market Hall
Mr.. Troy is exceedingly we'll known
here. A few years ago ho created some
what of a sensation by resigning the pull
pit of the Marshall Street Christian
Church ana accepting a call to a Baptist
church in Brooklyn n. ". Of which
he still has charge; The change excited
,o,,4 o,,5 inf nf fyrn q
very lively discussion OF the relations
existing In the North between the Bap-
lists and the Disciples ga ,,g
Along with Mr.. Troy will come the
Bowery Qnartctte. a famous organiza-
ton Of singers. The quartette will sing
at all tn cse-vices.
MISS GOULD THERE.
Services of unusual interest were held
Sunday at the Grove Avenue Baptist
Church. when the great revival of tho
past two weeks came to close. There
have been about fifty-eight conversions
and n number were baptized Sunday
night, M
In the morning. DR.. Hawthorne preach
ed a sermon In which he called attention
to the responsibility OF the Christian Cit
izenship for the Improvement OF munic-
ipaI government. AS far as he was con-
cerned DR.. Hawthorne said he would be
ut the polls casting his ballot for those
who stood, for purer government. MISS
Helen Gould was present at the service,
She was recognized and for half hour
after the meeting ended held reception.
She shook hands with about 900 people.
INVITED HERE.
Richmond in 1907 the year of the great
Jamestown Exposition, promises to be
gathering place for the religious denomi-
nations. The Episcopaians are working
hard to secure the great General Com
vertion and will probably succeed.
The Baptist Minister'S Conference yes
terday morning invited the Southern
Baptist Convention for the same year.
In this latter instance. there will proba-
bly, be lively contest between Richmond
and Norfolk. The Tidewater people also
want the Baptist Convention, and the
ministers of Norfolk will shortly take
action similar to that of Richmond pas
tors.
CITY EvANGELIzATION.
/ che devotional service of Asbury Ep-
worth League will be held at the church
Tuesday evening at o'clock. Rev.
George Fl. Wiley. Of the Methodist In
stttution. for Christian Work, will con-
duct tho services, his subject being CITY
Ewangellzation." The weekly devotional
meetings of this league chapter are
growing in interest and attendance. a
most cordial invitation is extended the
public to be present and, hear MI. Wiley
on Tuesday evening. ~
SERMONS SUNDAY.
Bishop Donahoe. of West Virginia,
preached Sunday to great audience at
ST. Peters Cathedral. His text was from
the gospel of ST. John xvi22: So also you
now indeed have sorrow, but ] will see
you again, and your hearts shall rejoice,
and your glory no man shall take from
you."
AT the Second Presbyterian Church the
Rev Professor Jones Stalker. Of Aber-
deem, Scotland. preached a great sermon
to n large congregation. His subject was
taken from Zachariah: I'm that day shall
there be upon tho bells of tho horses,
Holiness unto tho Lord; and the pots In
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