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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-23
TRINITY SUNDAY SCHOOL
is | 90 YEARS OIL D
Special Services To-day to Mark Cen
tennial of Useful
Work
CHURCH HAS GROWN STEADILY
Sunday School Is Oldest of Methodist
Churches in City-Rev. Thomas A.
Smoot. ID. d., Will Preach Ami.
versary Sermon This Morning

Special services Will be held to-day
in celebration OF the Tooth anniver-
sary Of the organization Of the
Sunday school of Trinity Methods;
Church. Appropriate exercises Will be
held in both the Sunday school and
church. with William NJ. Turner, the
present superintendent. presiding at
the former services Rev. Thomas a.
Smoot. ID -. pastor Of Centenary
Methodist Church, Will preach "A special
sermon this morning, and Rev. T. Men.
Simpson, -. -, presiding elder OF the
Richmond District. will occupy the pull
pit tonight. The auditorium will be
elahorately decorated in honor OF the
occasion
Trinity sunday school has The dis
tinction Of being the oldest Methodist
sabbath school in the city, and the
oldest in the South with continual
membership u was organized on sun
day. May a3. 1915. in the first Methodist
Church in Richmond, 1T Nineteenth and
Franklin Streets. with only n few mem
bers at first. Slowly. but steadily this
institution has grown. until the mem
hership now numbers about 200 and
the church is one Of the most innuen-
tial and tlourishinE in the city.
Rev Ethclbcrt Drake was the first
pastor of the church, which was built
in 1879. Rev. John Hardy who sue
ceeded him. organized the Sunday
school, of which he was superintendent.
The surroundings We're found 10 be un-
suitable. and several moves were made,
until permanent location was finally
found in the basement OF the new
Trinity Church.
Fire destroyed the building in 1896
but it was rebuilt the following year.
All this time. in spite OF plany mis-
fortunes. the Sunday school had not
lost a service.
creased needs caused the removal of
the church TO the present building at
the corner Of Twentieth and Broad
Streets. in 1850. From that time on
the school has flourished and has done
an immense good.
Men PROMINENT in the business life
OF the city have carried on the work
have been Thomas NJ. Pemberton.
Charles p. Rady, James |; Rddck.
John w. FERGUSON. and William II.
Crewe. Charles w. Hardwicke and
c. +. Walford are now taking an active
part in the work OF the church.
Much credit for the recent success
of the church is due Rev. Starke lett,
the pastor. During his partorate. sew
enty-three new members have been
added to the roll. and notable mis-
sionary work has been accomplished.
Mr.. lett came TO this city from AL
tavista, Va. about four years ago.
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LOCAL CHURCH NOTICES

Grnce Covenant Preshyterinn-Rev
Dunbar H. Ogden. y. n, of Atlanta. Ga.
will address the missionary organiza-
tons at the morning service. and at
sis o'clock tonight will preach on
Men of the Church at Work for Men"
Or. Ogden is one of the leading minis
tiers Of the Southern Assembly. his CON
Eregation. the Central Presbyterian
Church in Atlanta. numbering more
than 1900 members. with Sunday
school of 1900.
First Presbyterian-The pastor. Rev.
F. T. McFaden. D. D., will conduct both
morning and evening services.
Second Presbyterian = The pastor,
Rev. Russell Cecil. D. D.. will conduct
both morning and evening services
Read Memorial Chnpel-Rev. George
w. Diehl. the pastor. will conduct both
Westminster Presbyterian - Rev.
the morning services. Rev. Stuart
Roussel. D. D., of France, will sneak
at Sis o'clock tonight of conditions
among the Protestant churches OF that
war-stricken country.
James y. Fair. D. D., will preach this
morning and tonight at o'clock.
First Bnptist-Rev. George w. Nc
Daniel. ID. D., who has returned from
the Southern Baptist Convention. will
preach at both services.
Grove Avenue Bhptist-The pastor.
l.
pit at both the morning and evening
services
Grace Street Baptfst-Rev. Llovd r.
wilson. ID. D., will preach this morning
on Christ as an Evangelist" and to-
night at o'clock on Christ the True
Vine"
Pine Street Baptist-The pastor. Rev.
j. b. Hutson. D. r., will conduct both
services
Leigh street BnptI.t-"Quitters and
Suckers' will be the subject of the SER
mon to be preached this morning by
Rev. j. j. Wicker, the pastor. His
evening subject will he some Results
of This War"
FnirmOunt Avenue Baptist - Rev.
John j. Parsons. the pastor, will preach
this morning on Thy Kingdom Come"
and tonight on Where is Heaven"
Randolph Street Hnptist-Rev. w. T..
Robertson. the pastor, will sneak on
the Southern Baptist Convention at the
morning service, and conduct regular
services tonight.
seventh street ChrIstlnn-Rev. ]. r.
7. Hundley. of the Virginia Christian
College. LynchburE, Will occupy the
pulpit at the morning service Rev. II
ID. c. Maclachlan. ID. D., will preach to-
night on The Inheritance of the Dis
inherited"
Hanover Avenue Christian - There
Will he no sermon preached this morn
ing nut following communion service
congregational meeting will be held
Kew. y. Mclean. president OF the For
eiGn Christian Missionary Society, will
preach tonight
Colonial Plnce Observation-Disclosures
Sunday school this afternoon at 3:3O
o'clock. preaching services will be held.
Monument McthOdlst-Rev j. w.
Dixon. OF the Methodist Institute, will
preach this morning at II o'clock. Rev
X. II. Potts viii preach tonight on "a
Surprise OF the Judgment
Union StntfOn Mcthodlst--Rev w AS
bury Christian. d. D.. will preach this
morning on The Way Into the King
dom Is Not by Talking. but by Doing"
and Tonight on Tho Man in the Bram-
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bile Bush Who Scratched out Eo,h

Eyes
B"rton Height. Bnptist-The morn
Ing and evening services will be con-
Quoted by the pastor. Rev. 4. r. Rudd.
u. b. His morning subject viii he
The Supremacy OF the Book" and to.
night he will preach on The influence
OF the Book"
Fnirmount Avenue Mcthodist-Rev.
r. V. Carson. the pastor. will preach
this morning on'"The Prayer That's AL
ways Answered. and tonight on
Some Prayers VITA Remarkable An
swers."
Laurel street Mcthodist-Rev J. Is
Jollin, the pastor, will preach this
morning on When Failure Is Success"
and Tonight at o'clock on rs the
European War Evidence Of the Failure
OF Christianity?"
Woodland Heights NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
morning and evening services will he
conducted by the pastor, Rev. a. G..
Bergman.
AsburS Methodist-Rev. j. r. Eggles.
ton will preach this morning on The
p. D., will conduct the evening SER
vices.
Park Pince Methodist-Rev. J. !.
Bradford. the pastor. will preach at
both services.
Central Methodist-Rev w. \. Coo
per will preach this morning at IL
o'clock on The Recognition Of Divine
Sovereignty over Us" At night the
subjec; will DO The Call Of the First
Disciples
Centenary Methodist-The morning
services will be conducted by Rev.
George II. McFaden. d. p. Rev. r. a.
Smoot r. D.. will preach to-nigh, on
The Right and the Wrong Way
Monumental Episcopnl-Rev. James
w. Norris. D. D., will preach this morn
ing at II o'clock. and this afternoon
AZ o'clock.
ST. Marks OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Will
be conducted morning and evening by
the rector. Rev. s Roger Tyler y. u.
ST. james Episcopni-Rev. Paca Ken
needy, of the Virginia Theological Semi.
nary at Alexandria, will preach at the
, morning and evening services ut II
and Sis O'Clock.
st. Pnuis Episcopnl-Rev. w. Russell
Bowie. n. u, the rector. will preach
at the morning and evening services.
Bethlehem Luthernn-Rev. F. n.
Meuschke. the pastor. will preach this
morning on The Birthday of the Chris
tian Church" and tonight on "Pente-
costai Power
First English Evangelical Church
The Apostolic Church will be the
, subject of the sermon TO be prea IN ed
this morning by Rev. J. j. Scherer, Jr.
Vesper service will be held tonight at
S o'clock.
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Regular services will be held this
morning. The subject will be Soul
and Body"
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THE CHURCHES AND
TO-DAYS SERVICES

perceptibly. his confidence vii grow
weaker. He cannot rely upon the word
spoken. and so the heart hardens N
little. and the grace and beauty of
friendship wither.
May we not gay tina, III" same truth
applies to our friendship with God and
EfiS'with us? lie keeps His promise: do
we keep ours? He Is our friend because
We know He cannot fail as: does lie
know that Nc will not fall Him? II
we can only make our friendship with
Cod what we know we must make our
friendship with one another here on
earth. then our Christianity Will he a
splendid, robust experience.
EMOTION WHEEL HAS hack
OF III kINDIfNESS AND COURAGE
we must not think tina. because Da-
vid and Jonathan kissed one another
and wept one with another tDarid en-
ceedin2 In this emotion), that therefore
their friendship was merely ~ matter
or Keeling. There are times when it is
wrong to conceal emotion: there are
times when the very expression OF our
feelings not only gives relief. but deep
ems our confluence and our interest.
Even as David wept when Jonathan
was slain. so they wepi together At
the thought Of their parting, which
might be for life Thank God for a
little bit of emotion when it has back
of il kindness and courage
Dear Lord, teach me how to be a
true friend. | thank Thee for the
friends ] have. ana though they may
not he many. yet rejoice that Thou
hast given them TO me. that find In
their loyal love the proof of that love
Of Thine which Is SO eternal and
blessed. AZ Thou are my Friend. .,
Blessed Christ. so let me he Thy friend
And ma: my heart he ever open To
Thee. even AS Thy love is open to me-
4 y L.
have the completion OF M friendship
in seeing Thee face to face. Amen.
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CONSISTORY POSTPONED
BECAUSE OF GREAT WAR
Pope Benedict Too Occupied in Plans
for Peace to Assemble. Sacred
College at Vatican.

The consistory which il was expected
Pope Benedict XIV. would set for the
fortnight after Easter. was postponed
till the end of May. and rumors reached
this country that ii is more than likely
10 he again postponed TO early June
Reasons given for the putting off Of
the dates are the war. and the occupa-
tion Of the Pope in peace plans. Rea-
tons with the Italian government are
declared to be more harmonious than
at any time since the coming OF Vic
tor Emmanuel into Rome. q half cen
fury ago. and the loss to the Pope of
temporal power. The change is due
to the breadth OF Benedict XIV. who
1t is said. will be true politically to
Italy in the event of war.
Two reasons for the consistory are
given in the word that comes from
Rome. One is the necessity to bring
the number of cardinals up to about
siXty-five or siXty-six and strengthen
the Italian proportion in the college
Through deaths the number has now
fallen to tiftyeight. or twelve short of
tho traditional number. The last Pope
showed disposition TO put off creation
OF cardinals, and broke the record in
periods between consistories. The new
Pope shows a disposition to keep the
college filled. and to keep the working
forces or tho church in Rome up to
date. The other reason is the delivery
of an allocution relating to peace The
late Pope confded little to college
members. even to the curia. The new
one is said TO keep in close touch with
many of them.
No American cardinal will he Great cd,
either at this consistory or any other
to he held within the next two or three
years, unless situations change Ru-
mors of additional American members
Of the Sacred College are idle. il is
known. Practically all other new
members to be created at this coming
consistory will he Italians. And the
number will be six or seven.
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"INSULAR ANGLICANISM"
SAYS EPISCOPAL PAPER
Church Periodical Declares Modcrns
Have Supplied Something to Worry
About Besides RitunIism.

In view of the country wide move
ment for church unity. recent edi-
torial utterance OF the Living Church,
one of the leading periodicals OF the
Episcopal Church in America, is OF
strong significance.
We lost the Maturin type OF man,
two decades ago because our Ansli-
canism was too insular ard our
breadth" too shallow. We have very
largely recovered from the second of
these limitations: we have been less
successful with the first
some day the ideal will rise OF max.
ing the American church hospitahle
enough so that not only the descen-
dants of English settlers. but also
Celts and Teutons and Latins and
Slavs shall feel at home among us.
We shall get over the idea that tween
tieth century ecclesiastical manners
should be those Of the sixteenth We
shall hate the very idea of basing our
religion upon a protest against some
body elses religion 'Romsh' will
have lost Its terrors for us, for we
shall he as ready to borrow ideas from
Italy as from Scotland. There will
then cease finally to be any danger
of restoring fourteenth century abuses
for the idea OF bolstering up a dead
past and pretending II can be living
present Will itself have died. For just
as long as there are men who insist
that we should be sixteenth century
churchmen in the twentieth century
there will equally be fear that we
shall lapse into. fourteenth century
churchmen; Ii being quite as reasona-
BILE that we should be the one as the
other and totally unreasonable that
we should be either. ot
When that time comes. we shall
cease to lose our Maturins to Rome. or
course we should not lose them now
II they would look beyond superficiali-
ties. but they are not always able to
do that.
I'm the meantime. we owe an end
less debt of gratitude to Socialists and
some other modern people for giving
us something else than rtualsm to
worry about. We are gradually in
Crea sing our sanity"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-23
CHINA AWAKENS TO CHRIST.
SAYS SECRETARY FOR ASIA
George Sherwood Eddy. OF Eastern Y.
W. G.. A.. Describes Changed Atti-
tude OF People and officials.

Letters from George Sherwood Eddy.
Y. NJ G. a. secretary for Asia, are
graphic in their statement OF the con
trasts OF a few wears and in their pic
ture Of the present attitude Of the
Chinese officials and people. as the fol-
loving quotations will show:
"A week was filled with meetings in
the old conservative capital Of Pekin.
President Yuan Shi Kai received us and
expressed deep interest in the meet
inEs. He is literally contributing
every year to our work. The Vice
President of the republic. General Ii
Yuan Hong, whom had known last
year as governor at Wuchanc, gave
us a special luncheon and requested us
70 address his family and guests. The
svmpa thctic and cordial cooperation
of the officials and students Was in
striking contrast to their attitude TO
the Gospel in tho bloody persecution
% 1900. The Ministry Of the Interior
AT their own suggestion. granted Ms
site for a pavilion for the cvanrelis-
tic meetings Within the Forbidden city
Itself. This pavilion was just in front
Of the imperial palace. where to-day
resides the little hoy emperor who alb
dicsted the Manchu throne. and where
the Dowager Empress ruled with an
iron hand from this Forbidden City
and guided the Boxer uprising TO its
terrible conclusion. 1t is the first time
IN history that Christian meetings have
been allowed within the sacred pre-
cinct Strangely enough. the minis
try suggested that we place the pa
wilton next 10 tho sacred altar where
the Emperor annually worshiped the
Spirits of the Land
"on the opening day. 1000 students
crowded the hall, and listened with
earnest attention. They interrupted
almost every paragraph with cnthusi-
astic applause. After hard hitting on
moral issues. however. the audience
on the second day was reduced to a
little less than 1000 as we spoke on
tn" sins which are undermining China's
individual and national life on the
third night we spoke for over an hour
on Jesus Christ. the only hone Of
China More than l,600 men signed
cards s inquirers TO join Bible classes
from more than score OF colleges in
the city. The next day at a meeting
Of l.5oo sChoolboys. some 500 more in
dicated their desire TO join Bible
classes.
"A meeting was also held in another
part OF the city. attended by 700 of
the gentry and business men. and the
Board OF Trade asked for 900 reserved
seats al this meeting. Three hundred
and fifty of these men Indicated their
desire 10 join Bible classes. Although
10000 men had attended Professor
Robertson's science lecture the week
before. hundreds of these men were
refused tickets for the evaneelistic
meetings. as only picked audience
of students and officials was admitted
In all, more than 1000 inauirers eX-
dressed their desire TO study the Bible
In classes"
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FIVE

places. says lions Herald The story
is told OF an early Methodist. who
spending sunday in a strange town.
sought. among the crowd issuing from,
church after service. for someone wttb
whom he could converse ON s.ctes
themes. He happened upon kindred
soul. The two men dined together az
the inn. where their talk was OF sn,b
a quality that the waiter. touched in
heart and fairly fascinated by wha,
he overheard. asked that they should
include him in their praycrs--which
undoubtedly they did, to his lasting
benefit. II is possible for a genuinely
Christian man to radiate Christ. in all
his looks. bearing and conversation.
so that men coming in contact with
so rare and yet so racy soul will
be led to become Christians almost in
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Leaning on the Pastor.

There may he no way of avoiding
II. hut ii Is almost a calamity for
church to lean heavily on a strong per-
sOnality in the pulpit. In some in
stances protection and help seem to
fosterl growth. but in other cases they
only perpctuatc weakness. says the
Watchman and Examiner. Why should
a long. fruitful pastoratc compel the
church at last to perish: We believe
that such n result is the fault not of
the pastor. but of the leaders in the
church. They applaud. smile and give.
and tho pastor does the rest. Crowds
Of people may choke church to
death. This kind of success Is often
suicidal. The great question is not
how many can the pastor attract, but
how many can the church retain
church OF wealth and great member
ship. With valuable, we'll located prop
crtv. is at the point OF disbanding be-
cause it's pastor has gone elsewhere.
Another church prepares for another
long pastorate. says goodbye to Its
former leader who has spent his life
time with 1t. and without a RUNE on
the waters takes a new pilot.
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RndiatinE Chrintinns.

There is 4 way of making Chris
tianity contagious by example. and also
by such natural discourse, suited to
any particulaY occasion, as testites to
the presence of the Christ, without
INDUCING in cant or pious common
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ME- HODIsT WOMEN HOLD
MEETING THIS WEEK
Societies of Richmond District Meet
in Central Church, South
Richmond.
Has Just Returned From Women's
Missionary Council at Little Rock.
Mrs. }. II. Lewis Will Make Adj
dress on THE Child"

The annual meeting Of the Women's
Missionary Societies OF the Methodist
church": in the Richmond district will
be held in Central Church, South Rich
mond. on Thursday and Friday Mrs
Lee Britt, president OF the suffolk
Conference. will deliver the principal
address on Thursday at noon Mrs
Eritt has just returned from the
Women's Missionary Council held re-
Gently in Little Rock. Ark. and is we'll
informed on missions.
Thc session Will convene on Thurs
dag morning ar IN O'Clock. Mrs. j. FL
Lewis will deliver an address on The
Child" The devotional service at s
clock in the evening Will he con-
Quoted By the Young Peoples Societies
or Clay street Methodist Church. with
Miss Lutte Roberts presiding.
SPECIAL. STUDY or
SOCIAL SERVICE
One hour each day will he devoted
to social service. Mrs. Reginald Potts
will have charge OF the service and
will be assisted by Mrs. Joseph Mas
tin and Rev. w. A. Cooper. pastor of
Central Church y special study of
social service will he made by the con-
vention. and il will be a feature Of the
meeting.
Addresses during the convention will
h.. made during the sessions by Mrs.
II. T. Richeson on supplies" Miss
Parham on Methodist institute and
Wilson Home" and Miss Pittard on
Training School" Papers will be read
ny Mrs Wiltshire, Mrs. 4. Connolly and
Mrs. Stevenson. Special music has
been provided by the women OF Cen
trail Church.
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Childrens Day services will be oh.
served this morning at the Highland
Park Methodist Church. There will he
preaching at o'clock by the pastor
Rev. c. o. futile, on How Rea
King Was Made"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-23

Children's Day exercise entitled sol
diers of the King" by Mrs. n. NJ. Ham
MILL will he rendered at Asbury Meth
odist Church, sunday evening. June 10.
at o'clock. The committee in charge
is: Mrs. !. S Renner, Misses Bette Per-
due. Lille Williams and Carrie Bar
row. Aubrey Neister and J. s. Renner.
Pianist. Miss Bette rerdue. OrEanist.
Aubrey Neister. Director, ]. 5. Renner.
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The regular quarterly meeting of the
Sunday School Institute will be held in
Grace Church parish house on Monday.
at Sis o'clock.
An address will be made by Rev.
Thomas Huhert-Jones. after which
there will be Question box" and all
the teachers and officers are invited to
come prepared TO ask and discuss such
questions as particularly interest them.
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TAX" myself and will be
Ever only all for thee"

Is 0eclaEat!on OF undyinr friendship
"eCaHSS the speaker expresses himself
rs READY 10 DO all that Cod would have
rim no. Therefore, friendship is M, Z,
matter OF ease and luxury and DALI.
ance II Is something away down dcco
where there is struggle and battle. and
u is rich and lasting
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-05-23

Al the Third Christian Church. the
pastor. Rev. Gerald Culberson, who has
just returned from South Georgia. will
preach AT both the morning and even
ing sermons.