The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-08-26
II4E TINES DTs.TCH RICHMOND VA MONDAY AUGUST g. 1912
ACCEPTS CALL TO
CHARIOT
Rev. Henry ]. Lunger Will Be-
come Pastor of Christian
Church.
especial 10 Tho rimes-pispatch.


( charlottesville Va. August 20
/ Rev. Henry j Lunger. of Lungers-
! vile. Pa. who was last year member
/ OF the faculty OF the College Of the
/ Bible, Lexington Ky. has accepted a
call to the Christian Church. this city.
TO succeed the Eev. II G lleming. who
resigned To 20 to a church in his ma
/ tive state. Texas With his bride who
was Miss Margaret Risl. of I.eNing.
ton. Ky. he VIII reach charlottesville
Friday of this week in time to take
up his pastoral duties on the frst sun
day i'm september
Rev Mr.. Lungcr was born thirty-two
years ago in Lungersvulc, Ia. In 1897
~ Sraduatei from the Normal School.
OF Muncey. Pa, ana later taught school
Tor four years one year as principal
Of the schools of Troutrun, Pe lie
also took the degree course In Oslka-
loosa Christian College by correspond
cnco He spent one summer travelling
ON the western coast of Canada. ana
Two summers as an evangelist In ticor-
sia. lie began to preach at Ills home
church in Pennsylvania. and later for
the First Church OF Rochester, y Y.
During his college course. he preached
ior churches in Kentucky. ana for one
year was pastor of the Chestnut street
christian Church. in Lexington, Ky. lie
was a resident student in Pennsylvania
University and tho College of the
Bible Lexington, Ky. for six years.
ana in June. 1sli received the degree
OF master OF arts from Pennsylvania
The Albemarle Baptist Association
VIII hold its 12ist session with the
Antioch Baptis, Church. in Fluvanna
County, beginning Tuesday of this
week and continuing for three days.
Kev j. NJ Luck. of Crozct. Will preach
inc associational sermon and tho Rev.
e. u. Lamb, of Red Hi the doctrinal
sermon. The association is composed
OF twcnty-oight churches, with n to-
tai membership OF 4.l40 members. To-
lated in Automatic and Fluvnnna
counties The officers of the body are:
Professor f. $. Lyon. OF Fork Union.
president. w. j. Sadler. vice president.
Marion c. Thomas. Of charlottesville.
clerk. and Samuel J. Robinson. treas
urer. The two Baptist churches OF
this city will he represented by large
delegations
Tho Alhemarlc County Sunday school
convention will meet this year at
Spring nm Baptist Church. near Ad-
vance Mills. fourteen miles north OF
this city, the dates being September ,
and O. Among the speakers on the
program are the Rev. J. d. McAnistor
rev. l. PcNton Little, Professor w. T.
Gilbert and Messrs. George Perkins.
W. r Martin James ID. Via. L. l. Car
ruthers and c T. Burnett. At this
session president Will have to be
chosen to succeed the late II. Clay Mar
chant Others officers of the associa-
tion are. Vice Presidents James d.
Via, r. S. Perkins and James G.
White; Secretary. Charles b stevens;
Treasurer W. w Wnddcll
Charlottesville's modern playhouse
The Jefferson now nearing compile
ton on the site OF the old jefferson Ma
tional Bank. on East Main Street. viii
lee thrown open the latter part Of Sep
TENDER or the iirst Of October The
building ana lot involved an expendl-
ture Of $4,000. The seating capacity
Of the house is 1000 The stage is
hfty-two feet wide and forty feet
deep with "a height Of twenty-eight
feet.