The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-10-14
BISHOP WILSON
TO MAKE ADDRESS.
Will Be Feature Of Cornerstone
Laying Of New
Church.
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PULPIT CHANGES CONSIDERED
Confederate Monument to Be
Unveiled at Greenesville
November 3.
PULPIT CHANGES CONSIDERED
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 N. sycamore St,

Petersburg, Va, October IS.
The corner stone of the new Metho-
dist Episcopal Church in Blandford
will be laid with Masonic ceremonies
on Saturday afternoon at o'clock.
Petersburg Lodge No. ID Will have
charge of the ceremonies. and adj
dresses will be delivered by Bishop y
W. Wilson, of Baltimore, and Cover
nor William Hodges Mann. The pres.
ent Blandford Church was built In
1S4S by the late Darcy Paul, of saint.
1y memory. and stands on Little
Church Street During the siege OF
Petersburg the building was struck
by she'll from one of the Federal
batteries, as were several other
churches in the city, and the aperture
made by the shell in the front wall
is still visible.
The new church. which is to be of
brick, more commodious in it's &C
Communications and more attractive In
it's architecture, is located on the corr
ner of Main and Watson Streets. The
Rev. f. c. Gregory, is the pastor.
visitinI; III Petersburg.
Bishop A. w. Wilson, of Baltimore,
who will preside at the coming ses-
sion of the Virginia Conference IN
Richmond, is spending this week In
Petersburg, and will preach In Mar
ket Street Church next Sunday. The
next week he will spend in Norlolk.
The bishop is comforting with promi-
nent churchmen on matters of interest
to the church.
The bishops visit here and the near
approach of the conference meeting
are causing much interest among min
listers and laymen as to the appoint-
ments to be made
1t is certain that a new minister
will be sent to the Washington Street
Church to succeed the Rev. Ihornas
r. Reeves, who resigned several
months ago. The pulpit of that church
is only temporarily supplied in the IN
term by the Rev. f. r. Chenauit. VINO
the appointee will be IS only a matter
of conjecture, but rumor says that the
Rev. George e. Booker. d. ~ 81 Ep-
worth Church, Norfolk, may be the
man.
There may be other changes In the
nnlnits here. though none of the pres
emit pastors has served his four years
term An interesting report in Metho-
dist circles is that the Rev. James
Cannon. Jr., D. D.. may, at his own re-
Quest. be relieved of the duties OF
principal of the Blackstone Female
Institute.
Meeting OF Executive COMMITTEES.
A meeting of the Executive Commit
tee of the Board of Missions OF the Slr-
rinia Conference was held to DAY IN
Washington Street Church Those
present were: Rev. j. Is. JOHN, OF
Petersburg, chairman; Rev. DR.. w. a.
Christian, of Richmond; Rev. DR.. w.
w. Royal, OF Bedford City; Rev. Ut.
Rawlings. OF Nashville, Tenn; i. Y.
Southgate. of Norfolk; A. p. heliaH'
of Princess Anne. The object OF the
meeting was to discuss and outllhe
work for the coming year.
To Unveil Monument.
Greenesville Chapter, United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. will unveil
handsome monument to the Confederate
dead of that county. at Emporia on
November 3, and the occasion is eX-
pected to be one of great interest,".
The chapter has extended a cordial
invitation to the veterans of A. r Hill
Camp. of this city. to attend and take
part in the unwilling ceremonies, ana
the invitation will doubtless be ac-
cepted. The monument is somewhat
after the design of the beautiful one
unveiled some months ago at Din
widde Courthouse.
Personal ana Otherwise.
Invitations have been issued by MT
| and Mrs. Dennie Parkinson to the mar
rage or their daughter, Nellie Flor
| ence, to Benjamin Franklin Keller
The event will take place at 5 O'Clock
on the afternoon of Thursday, October
CT. at Battersea Place, the family resi-
| dence.
Petersburg district will be repre-
scented in the Virginia Conference by
the following lay delegates: Dr.. w F
Drewry and II. H. O'Kennon, OF Peters
burg; j A. Rodgers, of Dendron, ane
R B. Hartley, of Stony Creek.
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