Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-07
DWIGHT |. MOODY DAY TO
Be OBSERVED At Y. M. c. A.
Moody and Sunday VIII BE Topic Of
Discussion OF Evnngelistic
Methods.
ANSWER SUNDAYS THEOLOGY
Rev. Frank w. Pratt to Make Spe-
cial Address on "Blasphemous Doc
trine of Everlasting Punishment"
at First Unitarian Church To-Day.

cial Address on "Blasphemous Doc
trinc of Everlasting Punishment"
at First Unitarian Church To-Day.
Dwight L. Moody Day" will be
observed with appropriate cxer-
ciscs In the two branches OF tho
Young Mems Christian Association
here. At the mems meeting In the
central association the subject OF the
day Will be Moody and Sunday"
There will be ten-minute talks and
vigorous addresses. paying tribute to
Cecil. ID. D., will speak on "DwriEht l.
Moody" Rev j. j. Parsons. who has
been attending the revival in Phila-
delphia, will talk on BILLY Sunday"
and Rev. Thomas Semmes will take for
his subject, Two Soul Winners" Pro-
lessor Young Will play the piano and
Burton Mountcastle Will render cor
net SOLO. There will be Moody. Sankey
and Sunday hymns.
4 similar service Will BIO held in the
railroad branch of the association, with
Rev. B. II. Melton as the principal
speaker. There Will be special music
by the mems chorus and association
orchestra W. r. Sharitz will sing n
solo.
Because of the discussion over the
ACCESSIBILITY of inviting the noted
evangelist, Billy Sunday, to Richmond
there is special interest In the an
nounccment OF an address answering
Billy Sundays theology. The topic will
be The Blasphemous Doctrine of
Everlasting Punishment" the address
being a direct answer to Sunday. 1t
will be delivered at the Fist Unitarian
Church, corner of Floyd Avenue and
Harrison Streets. this morning at IL
o'clock, by Rev. Frank w. Pratt,
Southern field secretary of the Amer
lean Unitarian Association.
Rev. J. j. Scherer. d. D., for many
years leader In the religious life
of the South. and president OF Marion
Female College, will preach this morn
ing In the First English Evangelical
Church. celebrating his eighty-h fifth
birthday. Ills subject will be Our
Inheritance From the Past"
Early ordained In the Lutheran min
istery, DR.. Scherer did his first pas
toral work in Columbus. Tex, after
which he returned to Virginia and
founded Marion College. He has been
active president OF the Institution for
dent emeritus. DIR. Scherer has been
grand chaplain OF the Grand Lodge,
Independent Order of Odd Fellows, for
more than half century.
DR.. Scherer is staying here for the
winter with his two sons. /. l.
Jr.
There. will be an attractive musical
service this afternoon at o'clock Mt
Monumental Episcopal Church. The
artists Will be Miss Carrie Carlton.
who, with large choir. will sing the
following program: Magnificent.
"Nunc Dimittis." Lead. Kindly Light"
Jerusalem" from Galba There Will
he an organ recital at 1870 o'clock by
the organist. Robert c. Young.
The annual conference OF tho
Brotherhood OF ST. Paul. the Boys
Missionary Society OF the Episcopal
Church, will be held this evening at 8
o'clock in Holy Trinity Church. There
Will be mass meeting In the church
Mt o'clock, and an address of special
Interest to boys will be made by Rev.
Hugh Burleson, of New York.
The annual mass meeting of the
Huguenot Evangelical Society will be
held tonight at o'clock In Grace
Street Presbyterian Church. Rev. w.
w. Moore, d. D.. president OF Union
meeting. speaking on the work which
is being done in France by the Protes-
tant churches. Rev. Russell Cecil, ID.
D., will preside, and Rev. James w
Morris. d. D., will also be on the plat
form. The Huguenot society Is inter
denominational. and Its membership
comprises both men and women The
public is Invited to the meeting.
A special musical service will be hold
this evening at Sis o'clock In st. Pnul's
Episcopal Church. f. Flaxington Har-
ker, organist, assisted by Mrs. Harker
alto. and Mrs. Van Ripper, soprano. with
the choir doing chorus work. Will rem
der the following program Instru-
mental. "Contcmplntion": chorus, NO
Shadows Yonder"; alto solo. "I Have
Not Seen; duet, They Shall Hunger
No More; chorus. 1.-The Filming Pot la
the silver; instrumental "Adoration";
soprano solo. These Arc They; cho-
rus. "For Thee. Q Dear, Dear Country.
Rev. George w. Mcdaniel. d. d., will
make an address Mt the Richmond Col
leGe vcsper service this afternoon Mt
5 o'clock. Music will be Furnished by
the chorus choir of Westhampton and
Richmond Colleges.
The choir of the Church Of the AS
cension. Highland Park, will render n
special musical service tonight at 8
o'clock. Clifford l.. Walker. tenor, will
assist in the program.
Norman Call n well-known singer.
will render n solo at tho meeting OF
the Young Mems Bible Class of tho
Second Baptist Church this morning.