Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-06
REV. SAMUEL A. ELIOT
BREACHES HERE TO-DAY
President Of American Unitarian
Association Will Speak at
First Church.
Is son or NOTED EDUCATOR
Will Assist TO-Morrow Night in Or
dnining Two New Ministcrs-Isoy
Scouts to Observe Sixth Nnniycr.
Sary at st. Andrews.

l;cv. samuel y. Eliot. b. -. OF Dos-
ton. Mass, son of 10 mer president
Eliot. OF Harvard University. will
preach this morning "a, II o'clock at
tho First Unitarian Church Floyd
NNcun" and Harrison street Tonight
h" will dedicate the new Unitarian
church building at Highland Springs
Tomorrow night he will assist In or
daiminc TO tho ministry j. Il. FitzSerald
"f l.Nnchburg. and H. NJ Wclch. OF
Highland Springs. The service will he
held al the First Church
i'r. eliot is president OF the american
Unitarian Association and member OF
, the United states Board OF Indian Com
mission"rs. "" is president of the
iiack!cN and Tuckcrman schools. vice
president Of tn" Massachusetts Fedora
tiou Of churches. director of the Ma
. iiomal Federation Of Religious Liberals
. aud Of the International Congress Of
Free Christians. lie ia a member OF the
editorial board Of tn" famous Uihbart
Journal.
~" il regarded ono Of the hes,
pulpit orators In tn" country
ne, W l.. Lingle. u u. Of tho
t'uirn rheoroc!car Seminary. and Rev.
y, Calvin stewart ~. u, nastor Of
';rac" Covenant rr"sbyteriHn Church.
to-day will attend the unvciiinr eXor-
"iScs in Blackstone Of memorial
tablet 10y MacMonnies to the late Rev.
Theodore Pryor Epes. n n
The oakwo"h baptist church. hv
unanimous vote. has called Rcv. II. |.
Nicholas Ia S"""e its nrst pastor.
This church. which was organized only
Que week ago. is in a community where
church was badly needed aud i.
seems To have Il very bright outlnok.
II now has membership ri nftv-two.
ana Is SteaCily adding to thiS number
r
I In the sunday school II6. heing a -pin
or siNty-four since tho first Of tho
month |, is believed that this is he
] hi9hcst record reached by any SUNDAY
school III Richmond during that time
The church also elected it's other Of
icers: Il. y. Buchanan. Kenneth Nc
Lennon. Clarence Blanton and Taze-
we'll Tlanton were elected as d.acons:
l.. NJ. Shackclford. treasurer: w ~
Dickinson financial secretary: Miss
Grace Ovens. orranisl and Miss Elsie
Rims, assistant orgrniSt
several committees were aDpointed
nut tho appointment of trustees was
deferred until February 6 At which
tit"e tho church viii complete orgnni.
2ation and start on it's real work
Services are .hcid this woruinC in the
auditorium OF tho Nathaniel Bacon
school Thirtv-ffth and - Streets.
I ON account OF tho increasing inter
est ia tho preaching mission. which
vas conducted in St Thonas's church
';tnicr Park. by Rev. John T. Coleman
during TN" past week. the services will
I've continued as follows: Tonight at y
"cl"C'i. Monday ~ II and 8 O'Clock
Tuesday ct II and closing service ut s
o'clock
There Will hc morning PRAYER TO-DAY
Win Holy Communion mud sermon hy
tho rector, Rcv. +. l.. Warren. at II
O'clock. There will he no service at :
rho Gintrr Park people are mani
fcS'in" much interest in The proposed
new Hnpiist sunday school work Ia he
determined upon ut an initia! nIrctins
th'' afternoon \ printed invitation
signed BY Mcssrs Eowcre Frank w
ana w. -. Duke. Farley. Tcuson. rav
HnG Norsham. and AIcsdaincs l,av,
Worsham. Duke Farley and rowcrs
has boon mailed to u sufficient number
"i Ia" people TO get the mrttcr clearly
before the community,
IN" meeting will 80 held in tho nth.
II" school bedding, and Will II" cai,cd
!" order ~ a:3a o'clock nv g. w Pat.
'riSon' president Of tho Baptist Crun.
ell Of Richmond.
The following program is announced.
MuS'c 10y the Grace Street BAPTIST
''r' h'Ntr5. Herbert Mercer director:
"hrph"ro W"hh. accompanies
''"M"locN, Invocation.
LYNN, MI Hail the Power OF Jesus
Name"
devotional exercises
solo. Howard Bryant
Addresses by Rev. : II. Tcmrlenan.
feN W, g James, II. r. and REV
'InfG" w Mcdaniel. -. u.
' thL,,n onward Christian soldiers -
Ernest W. Farley
open discussion.
Adjournment,