The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-26
WILL MAKE FUTURE
AOME|N RICHMOND n 4 | ]
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Dr. Hawthorne Declines Offcr
from Atlanta and Will Stay
Here Rest Of Days.
FAREWELL ia HIS CHURCH
Friends Have Formed organiza-
ton TO Provide for His
Comfort.
FAREWELL 10 HIS CHURCH

ton to Provide Tor His
Comfort. II
III After u service covering q period of
eight years. Kew ]. ID. Hawthorne, D.
d., one OF the most noted BAPTIST
preachers In the country, will rclin-
5qu.shy@ the pastoratesof Grove, Avenue
baptist Church8so1l sunday morning,
tho occasion marking not only his
withdrawal from this congregation, but \
Ills permanent 5rdtirement from the
regular ministerial work. since the |
state Of his health is such that he
does not expect again to enter into
pastoral relations with any church.
VIII Make Home Here.
IL DIR. Hawthorne announced Yesterday
that Tho expected to make his future
home In Richmond. 2ts
quite u number of8nny friends" he
declared, "have entered into q sort of
organization to provide for my needs,
and Il will continue to make my home
lins Richmond and do Just such work
as I may be able 7 do. Owing to
Increasing indsposition, I am no longer
Nit for the. active work Of the pas
istorate, my inability to walk preventing
my going about among the people SO
| long az I can stand, however and re-
ltain my voice and faculties. hope to
| continue preaching from time to time
as opportunity may bffer.'i
Continuing,{D r. Hawthorne explained
| that the arrangement his friends had
made for his comfort and support did
not Include any official position or any
connection withlSany special church.
Has Done Notablc Work.
DIR. Hawthorne has completed forty
jnine years Of active and continuous
pastoral service having been wi tn tlle
1 FIRST Baptist Church here. and having
.Iheld large churches In Atlanta Nash
4 Vile. Baltimore, New York and 9th er
places. When he came back to Rich
4 rnond, eight years ago, the conRre-
4 cation Of Grove Avenue was compaT-
4 atively a small one, and tho pastor,
4 who already was beginning to$feel the
4 effect OF waning strength, chose r ~ y
4 field as one that would not oVertaS
This energies.
] a year after he came to Richmond,
a however, tho building Of tho Grove
i Avenue congregation was burned TO
\ the ground, and the church had to
& face the problem OF raising a build-
ling fund and Of carrying on the work
a under adverse circumstances and with
i out proper equipment. Owing TO tn 9
8|fvigorous efforts of DIR. Hawthorne
r and the loyal support Of his people,
4 reared and fully paid for, and during
q tho eight years Of DR.. Hawthorne 9
81 ministry the membership of the con-
q gregation has nearly doubled, maxi
ling the Grove Avenue Church one of
n the5slargest and most desirable fields
y of work in the city. " sa.,s ai5 KS
q Atlanta, Wanted Him.
DIR. Hawthorne expects to leave
& shortly for the mountains of Virginia,
Il where with Mrs. Hawthorne and his
K son, he will spend some time. Young
\ Mr. Hawtll orne, who is in business IN
n charlottesville, Va. has a. country
( place near Alton, Va In the heart
of the Blue Ridge and 1t is there that
1.-The doctor expects to spend the hot
4 months, returning to Richmond in the
early fall.uaR gaS5rgtg s
{ Since thee announcement OF his de-
Z Termination to retire from the paste,
!, rate OF Grove Avenue church. DR.
! Hawthorne has had gaknunberSo Of over
! ministerial work, his friends In At
4 lanta making him. an fer similar t
J that Of theg Richmond laymen.5 pro,
! vided he would make his home In At
( Ilanta. DR.. Hawthorne said that nf tel
). considera ton he had determined s tt
!, spend the remainder .of his days II
. Richmond. whore he had many close
friends, and many ties to bind him K
= all the Baptist churches of the cit.
ana community. ;afs n.
: Farewell Service.
i "a farewell service will bo5 held a
!, = Grove Avenue church on Sunday morn
: ling, when the congregational and TIL
. . many friends Of Dr. Hawthorne from
: other churches in the city will unit
i in special exercises In recognition Q
s. his long and useful ministry. Specia
J. music is being arranged lAppropriat
n to rho service. DR.. Hawthorne WI
If preach a sermon. at the close of whicl
III ha will make some Valedictory re
s. marks with reference to his retIremen
va from the active pastorate. and fror
n |his official connection with Grove ave
3 nue. church. The subject Of his ser
q mon will be, "Chrlst's lastsWisl an
! prayer for His disciples. There Wi
III be no service. at night at Grove ave
= nue.. ~ Il IA III
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