The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-07
MISSION GIFTS
IN PETERSBURG
Laymen's Movement Results in
Contributions Amounting to Il
$4,000. IS
DIR. sTRIBBLING is CALLED
Taft Street Presbyterian Church
After New Pastor--Meeting Oh
Ladies Memorial Association. j

Especial to The Richmond virginian. J
PETERSBURG, VA. Feb. IA
mass meeting for laymen OF the
foreign missionary movement OF this
city was held Sunday afternoon al
the First Baptist church. Rev.
Thomas r. Reeves, OF the washinr.
ton-street Methodist church. made an
interesting address. to which an an,
prectated audience listened. Reporta
from all the churches we're read ana
showd thar nearly $4,000 had beer
subscribed for foreign missions nay.
able during 1910. Amounts to he
given by the several denominations
follows:
! n N -rssss.. .:.....$ 80 .U(
r1SyteiiAh .....-....... 2,728 .0s
EF-scopahan ..-........... 2,324 .0t
I baptist taoouo .......... $500 VI
rvs@e%A9aast :: 1000 .ut
The missionary spirit is awakening
the laymen In our churches
Call Extended.
At q congregational meeting at Tabh
Street Presbyterian church Sunday
morning. held after services, 1t was
decided by unanimous vote to extend
a call to the Rev. Charles r.. Strib-
ling. ID. d., Of Waynesboro, Va. to the
pastoral charge OF the church. IND
meeting was organized by the eIec-
ton of Rev. Thomas r. English. ID. D..
of Union Theological Seminary. RICH
mond, as moderator, and Mr.. James
p. Banks AZ secretary. The report
Of the committee on pulpit supply
was read. recommending that q cali
he extended, TO nr. Stribling. and thfx
report was unanimously approved. A
committee OF the church visited
waynesboro last December and waa
greatly pleased with DIR. Stribiing as
a preacher and as a man. IL is UNDER
stood that he then consented to cons
slider a call from Tabb Street church,
and the hope and expectation are thai
the call so unanimously extended will
be accepted. DR.. Stribling is In this
prime of life, a man of family. and
has wide reputation as a pulpit
orator.
Rev. william III. Atwiil addressed
a large audience Sunday evening on
The Duties OF Husbands to Their
Wives" Next Sabbath evening the
subject IL to he The Duties Of Wives
to Their Husbands"
a new church is TO be built by the
tsIttsipVtHtD 1T @haAoH. ApthNfnut4
county. to cost about $500.
The contract for the erection ot
the. edifice has not yet been awarded
The Tennessee Window.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Ladies' Memorial Association was
held last Friday afternoon in Inc A.
r. Hill Camp Hall. The most im-
portant matter before the association
was the discussion as to the inscrip-
~ Nc etr{y1 essf, t.k
will probably be placed In Old Bland
ford church. with those from other
States, in June. IL was agreed that
the inscription should be:
ITO the glory OF God and In mem-
DRY Of our heroes of Tennessee
ITO live in hearts we leave behind
lis not to die
In Blandford church there are now
many beautiful windows erected by
the Southern States. among them he-
ing Virginia, North Carolina, LoGisi.
ana, Missouri, and In June. Tennessee.
Sales OF tobacco at the warehouses
for the past week amount to s57.71S
pounds.
The receivers for the Phillips lins
will commence to-day operating their
line of boats between this city and
Richmond. Very shortly they win
resume operations to Newport News
and Norfolk.
Pupils Recital.
Mrs. william B. Hills studio was
the scene last Friday evening Of .
most enjoyable recital given by her
pupils. Following was the program
which was beautifully rendered:
Instrumental.
I. Wedding Day fGrtxI1
Miss Emily b. Mason.
Vocal.
pr1. r.