The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-25

will also act as honorary pail-bearcrs:
John c. Williams, d. S. Mccarthy. L.
j. Boshcr, a. b. Clarke, a. w. Pattcr-
son. r. a. Miller, L. II. jenkins. j.
w. Joseph, Il. p. Cofer. Is. N. Gwath-
iney, Samuel p. Waddill. G. Carlton
Jackson and w. L. Austin.
Rebuilt Grove Avenue Church.
The last passionate of his long and
distinguished career was at Grove Ave-
nue. Church. in this city. to which he
camo from the First Baptist Church.
Atlanta. The handsome new church
building not then free from debt. was
entirely destroyed by fife, caught. II
is believed, from moving picture ma
chinery IN the basement. installed for
a Sunday school entertainment. With
rare courage and enthusiasm, DR..
Hawthorne led his congregation in
vigorous rebuilding campaign, which
stirred the city. Although feeling the
1nfirmitles OF age, he remained with
the congregation, giving unsparingly
OF his energy and personality as Well
as his oratorical ability and pulpit
power until the church building was
replaced with the present handsome
structure. and until the congregation
was free from debt. Then without a
word OF warning TO any one. he an
nounced one Sunday morning in jan
uary. 1907. that the time had come for
younger man TO take up his labors,
and pronounced the benediction over
a weeping congregation. Since his
retirement DR. hawthorne had made
his home in Richmond. preaching when
opportunity offered and his strength
was sufficient. He frequently filed
his old pulpit at the First Baptist
Church. where he was always heard
by a large audience from all parts OF
the city, When the Southern Baptist
Convention met in Richmond in the
spring OF 1907. DR.. Hawthorne was
specially invited to make one OF the
memorial addresses, and was in sew
eral ways honored by that body as
one OF the leading ministers OF the
denomination in the South.
A Native of Alabama.
Dr.. Hawthorne was born May 10.
1897. in Wilcox county, Ala. His faith
and honored family. Converted early
In life, he completed his literary
studies at Howard College, in his ma
tive state. lie then spent about three
years in the study and practice OF law
in Mobile.
Under a conscientious sense OF duty,
DR.. Hawthorne decided TO abandon
that profession and enter the minis
try. He returned to Howard College
and pursued a course OF study In the
theological department. On Septeaber
20, 1879, at Friendship Baptist C..urcll.
In his native county, he was ordained
TO the Baptist ministry. Afterwards
he became pastor of the Second Bap-
list Church of Mobile.
There his reputation as a preacher
and pastor was rapidly rising, when.
IN 1853, he entered the Confederate
Army as chaplain OF an Alabama regi-
ment, In which capacity his Iabors
Were very useful
First Church After War.
At the close of the war he accepted
the charge OF a Baptist church in Sell
ina, Ala, where he remained two
years, when he was called to the pas
torate of the Franklin Square Baptist
Church, in Baltimore. After a sue
cessrul pastorate there of two years.
he accepted a call to the First BAPTIST
Church Of Albany N. Y From Al
uany he went to ths Broadway Baptist
Church, Louisville, Ky, where his work
was especially successful. While there
a beautiful church building was erect
ed. costing more than 100000. and
dedicated free Of debt. From Louis
Vile he went to the Tabernacle Bap-
fist Church OF New York City, which
greatly prospered under his ministry.
Failing health and the riGors or
Northern climate eliminating In seri-
Gus illness, he was compelled reluct-
antly to leave that field, and late In
the year 1875 he accepted call to the
First Baptist Church,. Montgomery,