The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-02
OFFER PRAYERS
FOR.LEE s Family.
Pastors Ask Divine Consola-
ton for Bercaved Wife
and Children.
ADDITIONS TO CHURCHES RI:
Unique Service at Union Station.
Adult Scholars in Bible
Study Rally.
ADDITIONS TO CHURCHES Re

their sermons sunday, and not lew
asked divine consolation for the be-
reaved family In their prayers.
Sunday afternoon there was held n
most interesting service at the Union Sta
ton Methodist Church, which was rather
novel. 1t was n meeting arranged by
Mr.. S. L. Thomas, secretary of the Rail-
way Y. NJ. G. A., and was denoninntcd
"a Big Bible Study Rally Of Mems Sum
day School Classes The body of the
church was reserved for members of
mems Bible classes in tho various Sun
day schools. and every seat and every
inch of standing room was occupied by
them. About five hundred adult Sunday
school scholars were In attendance. -Four
large classes attended in a. body, two
from Venable Street Baptist Church, one
from Christ Episcopal Church, and one
from Union Station Methodist Church.
Five-mirute talks on How Built Up
My Glass" were made by the teachers of
these four classes.
The address Of the day was BY Rev. d..
w. j. Young, Of the Centenary Metho-
dist Church, who made an able discourse
on bible Studys Rightful Place in Every
Mans Heart"
MI Thomas presided over this most in
teresting meeting.
Baptist Ministers Meet.
The attendance at the Baptist Minis
ters' Conference. held at the Baptist
Central Neighborhood House yesterday.
was large, nearly every one Of the Rich
mond and Manchester pastors being pres
ent.
The address on the Doctrine and Polity
of the Protestant Episcopal Church, by
Rev. r. A. Goodwin. of st. Johns
Church. was postponed until the next
meeting, Monday. May Sth @
The executive and finance committees
of the Baptist Council Of Richmond and
Manchester appeared before the confer
ence and made n full and elaborate state
ment Of the mission work being carried
on by the Central Neighborhood House
and it's branch mission stations. and laid
before the conference the financial status
of the enterprise
cations Sunday. There were three con-
versions and three baptisms at Broadus
Memorial Church. At East End Church
there were two conversions and two bap-
tisms At Grace Street Church two were
received for baptism, and at the Fulton
Church three persons were baptized the
pastor Of Oak Grove Church reported the
closing Of revival services. which had
| resulted in nineteen conversions and four
teen additions to the church. The pastor
| of Calvary Church reported eight bap
! tisms. At the Second Church fourteen
| persons, who had recently been baptized
! were received into the full fellowship oil
| tho church.
Rev. DR.. 7. NJ. Mercer, the president O.
| the conference, was In attendance for tn
| first time IN several weeks, he having
been confined to his home by an attacl
OF rheumatism Dr. Mercer will begin {
| 80 ,oo{tr In ic oh N'aS
| View, next Sunday and will be assisted
by Rev Frank Beale, of King and Queer
| county. 81.
Presbyterian Ministers.
The weekly meeting Of the Presbyterian
| Ministers Association was held yesterda
morning In tho chapel at the Publishing
House.
The Visitors were Rev. DIR. Kerr, of Bal
timore, who was cordially welcomed, no
as a visitor. but as an old and honoret
member; Rev. DR.. w. McC. White. of re
rcrsburg, and Rev. Il. w. Williams, CO..
OF ed. of Abbeville, 8. G.
The Rev. Williams Is an able ministe
| Of the Gospel, and. as principal of
technical school established twcnty-fiv
years ago, at Abbeville by the Souther
Presbyterian Church, he has accomplish
ed great good for his race. Flo addresse
the association at some length on tn
work Of the school and also or the srowt
Of the Afro-Amcrican1 Presbytcria
Church, which Is under the ancouragln
watch care Of the Southern Presbyteria
Church. This church now has forty co
ored ministers In the field and mas q men
bership of $500.
Methodist Ministers.
The Methodist ministers OF Richmon
and Manchester had a rousing meetin
at the Centenary Church yesterday norl
ing. DR.. Simpson presided. All OF TT
pastors reported large congregations c
4 Sunday and several reported additions
their churches and other intercstir
items
AT Astury, Manchester, revival service
to continue nightly during tho week, we
commenced. At Paramount Avenue tN
persons were received on profession I
faith. At Union Station three were =
ceived on profession and three by ccrtil
cate AtLaurel Street five were receive
by certificate At Asbury Place revv
services to continue two weeks We're cor
menced. Rev C. H. McGhee will pleat
nightly. At Centenary two persons we
received on profession of faith and one
certificate At Epworth two were r
ceivcd by certificate. At Park Place Re
, j. n. Mustin, Of the Orphanage, preach
In the morning and satisfactory cole
ton for the Orphanage was taken, y
pastor preached at night and receiv
three persons by certificate. At We
End, Manchester, three persons were !
t ceived by certificate and two on ~
t fession OF faith. At Barton Heights The
were a number Of additions to the Su
!, day school and one person was receiy
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