The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-17
A cordial welcome.

An adjourned meeting Of much i'm
partance will be held by the Minis
tarial Union of Richmond tomorrow
Mt IL o'clock noon, In the boys lobby,
second floor, Central Y. NJ. c. A. build
ing, to hear q report from the civic
conditions committee of the union.
concerning the matter of law enforce
fnsnt This committee In composed OF
tho following woli-known ministers.
ytAi Raw. Drs. J. J. oravatt, chair
man; g. l. Dumvills, secretary! T. G.
Skinner, George w. Kempsr, y. T.
NcTAdsn, Thomas Semmea, w. r.
Bowie, w. ID. Gibson, w. Therburn
Clark. n J. williams, J. J. Scherer,
~, Fred r. Chenauit, r. N. White,
J, Haisabeck, w. A. Hall, william
Hsdley and q K Mckee.
%hs resent resignation Of the Rev.
UT. J. Calvin Stewart, as pastor OF
the 0race-Covenant Presbyterian
church, came as a great surprise to
kis host OF friends In Richmond, and
10 deeply regretted by all Or. Stew
art has been Ill for several months.
and while his condition LIZ now much
improved, his physicians have advised
him that he must be relieved or all
strain for come time to come: hence,
hla resignation. No minister in Rich
mond Ia held in higher esteem, or
more greatly beloved than In Or. Stew
art. For more than thirty years he
has has held Richmond passionate.
having succeeded Or, Peyton Hoge as
pastor Of the Church of the Covenant.
and bsing retained AZ pastor OF the
orace~Covenant church since their
union several years ago. a congre-
gzsionai meeting will be held next
Sunday morning. Immediately follow
ing the morning service, at which his
resignation will be formally presented
to the congregation. DR.. and Mrs.
Stewart expect to so to SummerviIle.
s. c., IN a short time for protracted
rest
The Rev. Hugh A. Ellis, cs Toronto.
Canada, has accepted the call recent
Iy extended him by the Baptist church
at Ashland. and expects TO begin work
IN his new field In the next few weeks.
He will succeed the Rev. William He'd
lay, who resigned g few months ago
to accept a call TO the Ginter Park
Baptist church, OF this city. Mr. Ell
liz IL a native OF England, but has
been located in Canada fer several
years He will come to Ashland from
the First Baptist church Of Toronto,
where his labors have been attended
WITH %rle6Qln SUCCESS
The executive committee Of the
Minis, erial union has gust announced
Che William A. sunday eyangelsstic
committee a. follows, via; Rev. Drs.
Russell Cecil. Geo. w. Mcdaniel. Thos
Semmes, I. A. Su1oot. George w. KEN
per T. T McFaden. W, A Christian,
j. J. SchArer. Jr,. J, V. bowman, w
Il, Cox. ". II. Gibson. John A. Tste.
j. r johnson. C. 3. Arendau, F, O,
Davis, and MeSsrs c. J. Billups. w
u. Duke. o. J. sands. J. S. Munce.
w s. Rhoads, o. A. Hawkins, J. p.
xenes. N y, siiA. Jacob Umiauf. t.
K. Mckee
The Rev Or. Finley r. Gibson. OF
Bowling Green, KY. has accepted the
call recently extended him by the
arace-Sstreet Baptist church, and will
snter upon his new paStorate about
the srrt OF March. He will succeed
the Rev. DR. Lloyd T. Wilson. who
resigned about a year ago TO accept
q call to the. Broadway Baptist church
Of Knoxville. Tenn, Fer the past three
years DIR. Gibson has been located at
Bowling Green. KY. He lis graduate
Of the Southern Baptist Theological
seminary. OF Louisville. and for sew
rate in Fort Smith, Ark, from which
aeld hs went to Kentucky He viii
receive a most cordial welcome when
he comes to thia important Richmond
pAstorate-
Much interest II being manifested on
the part OF the ministers and active
iaymen In the city. In the bin now
pending in the Virginia legisiaturSnere-
aking a censorship of moving pictures
In the state. The bill has bean en-
6orsed by several OF the local confer
ences. and on last Monday WAS given
the unanimous endorsement OF the
Ministerial, Union OF Richmond.
The condition OF the Rev. DIR. J. e,
McEparran. who has been quite i'll for
some weeks at the home of his son.
the Rev DR.. r, n. McSparran. on
Barton avenue, Barton Heights, Is
somewhat improved. DIR. McSparrau
In one OF the oldest and hest-known
ministers of the Virginia conference.
Several months ago he had severe
attack of pneumonia from which he
has never fully recovered He Is