The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-30
PASTOR DER|EUX
HAS RESIGNED.
lie Asks His People TO Release
Hin on September
Next
HATLESs IN CHURCH.
REV. ]. ii. Thomas Says He
Wants Fair Sex to Be
Comfortable.

At the venable Street Baptist Church
sunday morning the pastor Rev. DR.
NV. r. Derieux, rendered his resignation
of the pastoral care of the church, 70
take effect September lst.
The resignation was referred 20 the
BOARD Of ieacons and will be acted
,ipon by the church at an early date
There was great meeting ut the
Pine street Baptist Church Sundaytm
sng. DR.. j. b. Hutson, the pastor
preached to Il large congregation and
learned for the first time that his people
had passed some resolutions concerning
him, which must have been very COM
dorting and cheering to him. The reso-
buttons recte some of the main facts
F5pf Dr. Illusions long pastoratc, and IN
effect say that his loving people recog-
nize the fact that he is older than
he used to be, and that they want him
I to be spared to be their pastor Il thous-
and years, II such a thing could DC
z possible. Therefore, they urge him to
protect his health and conserve his
strength, that he may be longed spared
to them. TO this end they urge him
ITO curtail his work and point out to
u him how he can do SO, and not curtail
ii his usefulness. A second resolution Of
fers him q vacation of months or as
5.long as he needs it, and asks him to
go to London to the great Baptist gath
4 ering there this summer and to extend
his trip to other parts of the old coun-
try and to the Holy Land If he SO
desires and 1T all shall be without q
X cent Of expense to him. The doctor
has the most liberal and loving propo-f
sition under consideration
Ladies Without Hats.
The Methodist pastors meeting was
& held in the Centenary Church yester-.
day morning and was largely attended
All of the pastors report good congrc-i
A cations on Sunday, largely attended
schools and to the churches. In all
&thirty-six new members were received
+ into the full fellowship Of the Meth
odist churches on Sunday.
Very interesting services were held ut
the Laurel Street Methodist Church both
morning and at night. AT the night
/. service the pastor, Rev. j. a. Thomas,
spoke Of the glorious results of the
revival services which have been held
in the church for several weeks and
have now closed In an informal talk
I to his people, the pastor asked the wo-
4 men to attend tho night services dur
ing the heated term without their hats.
], He said he did not make this propo-
sition for the purpose of being sensa.
q tional or to be talked about, but simply
because he knew 7the women would be
Il so much more comfortable il they came
to church and remained there bare
headed on hot nights. He wanted them
Ito come to church as regularly In
warm weather as when it was cooler
and he wanted them to be perfectly
comfortable. The suggestion was very
ty,1e. ci,,rr fbas Nod u
all who were there declared 1T to be
their purpose to accept the pastors prop.
osition.
District Conference.
The district conference of the Richmond
District will be held at West Point this
week, commencing at 8 O'Clock this morn
ing. The preachersland a number Of lay
mem went down to W@sr Point last eve
ming to be on hand at the opening sos-
sion to-day. Six of tho Richmond
churches belong to this conference and
each is entitled to be represented by three
! delegates.
Rev j. Y. bowman Rotor of All
Saints Church, Of this city, spent Sunday
lin Fredericksburg, and preached in the
pulpit Of the TAinity Episcopal Church
Ahere.
& The Presbyterian Ministerial Assoca-
Hion held its weekly meeting yesterday
,.nt the publishing house but transacted
tbut little business. The ministers took
up the time in discussing in an informal
;rwayS the general affairs of the Church,
and of course, views were expressed
su'egarding the work done by the South
s,ern Assembly, which has just closed its
Ysession at Fort Worth. Texas. Perhaps
Tho action Of the assembly on the ques-
7. ton OF union with the Northern Assem-
IDLY received more attention than any
sother subject.
Bishop Kelley Here.
! Right Reverend Benjamin Kelley, of
Savannah, Ga, one of the strongest and
fnost eloquent pulpit orators in the Cath
Dlc Church In this country, reached
92ichmond Saturday night, and 1t being
Known that he would preach a sermon at
ixhe Cathedral Sunday morning at the