The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-07
A REMARKABLE RICHMOND Passionate

Dr J, T. Hutson the preacher OF
The Virginian Weekly sermon in this
issue. Will celebrate his thirty eighth
anniversary as pastor of the Pine
Street Baptist church. this city. on
the first Sunday In November. he
was never more popular or more he
loved among his people and in the
entire community than he now Is and
he bids fair, So his friends declare,
to spend al least another SORE Ut
ears III tbs active work ef the minis
try = 4es facts Of this remarkable
sareerSAre appended.
pr j T. Hatson was ordained to
the gospel ministry AT the Byrne- Street
/ Baptist church. Petersburg, Va. now
the second church or that city. Dec.
Il. fs71
For nearly three years he served
the sapuanY Baptist church of Sus-
sex county, and alse preached about
enc year far the churches AT Matoaca
aud Ettriek
During these years he continued In
the ministry At large sacrifice Of
salary He received several calls te
other churches with fair salaries. bat
believed thar h. was divineiy guided
In declining
He accepted the care at T'ibe- Street
church November I. 1872, AT a salary
ef Ssee which Was ssan less than what
h. had received In MS secular Tora~
ten before entering the ministry, For
N ti.4.-A4f-E-+a4a ka -4a--44pnts III
connection herewith. he regards his
call 10 Pine Street as the most evident
providence Of his life. So much SO
that he has never seen the month that
he would have gone 10 any other
church
When he came the congregation was
worsh Piping in very plain and frah
building ON the corner Of Pine and
Spring streets The church mum hered,
% known members. 1s7. the roll hav-
ing never been revised. and conse-
quently Ia bad shape.
Greatly - his surprise and almost
mortal fright. the church insisted on
beginning protraetea meeting the
first dRy he preached The meeting
continued for four full weeks and
was Wonderfully blessed, A remark
able feature III this connection is that
far thirty eight wears the church has
never failed to have good success in
the annual revival He has also aided
in forty-sight meetings with other
churches with blessed results.
The new and eapaeious house with
two large annex building are valued
at $4,000.
Since he CAME every officer Of the
church, the seven deacons clerk,
treasurer. superintendent of Sunday
+ school, sexton, presidents and seere-
taries of societies. rhorister and or
ganist. have all passed away. Every
minister IN the city. white and color
ed except one--Dr, j. r. Garlick, has
gone to the world beyond.
There have been III changes in
pastoraies Of the white Baptist
churches. in Greater Richmond. Fiji
teen new churches have been consti-
tuted.
For thirty-eight years he has made
It a practice to visit every accessible
| family twice Year, but has now at
last Welded to the wisdom and kindly
request of the church not to attempt
more than one annual visit. except in
case Of sickness and special calls
He vas president OF the Baptist
Ministers Conference for twelve con-
secutive years when he resigned
He has been "a member Of the State
Mission Board for thirty-six years and
president for six years. A member of
the foreign mission board for twenty
nine years. and president for eight
years. A member OF the education
board for fourteen years A trus-
tee of the Womans College eleven
years.
Not including this present year,
there have been 3,s37 additions, of
which number 2.232. were by baptism.
Marriages. 1. l33. Funerals, 1880.
Pastoral visits. 5,434, not Including
calls where families were absent.
+ His Is the longest Baptist pastorate
az active service In the city by twelve
years.
The Pine-Street Baptist church.
under, the name of the Belvidere Hill
Baptist church, was constituted May
8, 1866 The congregation for fif-
teen years wofshipped in small brick
house on Church street. which has
long since disappeared. For the first
seventeen years the church had seven
different pastorates. since which time
the p6eaent pastor has continued in
charge. now thirty eight years No.
vember |.
DR.. Al. r., Dickinson served the
church for about two years. ana
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