Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-27
PRESBYTERIAN PASTORS
IN DINNER MEET TONIGHT
Banquet With Church Officers
and Their Wives at
Blues Armory.
REV. vENABLE CHIEF SPEAKER
First Session Of Series In Intcrrrt Of
Christian Education Movement I'm
NirEinin-Lnrgcst Ministerial Gath
crinE Ever Before In city.

The dinner meeting of Presbyterian
ministers and church officers, to-
rether with their wives. to he held
tonight Will probably be the largest
gathering or ministers and church
officers ever held in Richmond &C
cording To announcement by DR.. r.
+. McFadcn. pastor Of First Presby-
terrain Church
The dinner will be served in the
Blues Armory at $40 o'clock. and
Is the first Of series OF meetings
to be held here in the interest Of the
Christian Education Movement Of the
Presbyterian Church In the synod
OF Virginia. |; Is understood that APP
proximately SI50.O00 has already
been subscribed IN Virginia. all Of
which is conditional on the subscrip-
ton of total OF not less than Sl.-
100000. DIR. McFaden is chairman OF
the synod's committee. and Rev. o.
w. Buschgen. field superintendent.
The guest Of honor and principal
speaker at the dinner meeting will be
Rev. Joseph G.. Ncnablc, ID. n, pas
tor OF the First Presbyterian Church.
Norfolk, Va. DR.. Venable Is new :
conner in Virginia. having recently
accepted a call while in Jacksonville.
Fla, to become pastor OF the First
Church in Norfolk. lie is regarded
a. one of the strongest preachers and
most attractive speakers in the en-
tire Presbyterian Church. He VIII
deliver special message on the sub
jcct of Christian education.
There Is special interest in Rich
mond I'm the movement TO strengthen
Il. ,.f . 1,n II u1,xst mi n
stitution of learning by reason OF the
fact that two OF the institutions arc
located here. and these two institu-
lions are to be the largest benehci-
aries on the 100000 fund. These
institutions are Union Theological
Seminary. OF when DR.. w. w. Moore
is president. aGd the Assembly S
Training school for Lay Workers. OF
which DR.. Walter l.. Iingle is presi-
dent.
The Virginia executive committee
consists OF the following well-known
ministers and church leaders: DR.. +.
T. McFaden, Richmond, chairman;
Herbert W. Jackson. Richmond
treasurer; DIR. Leroy Gresham. salem
secretary. together with j. w
Adams. Fredericksburg; +. l.. Bemis
Richmond: Or. G. 4. Rlanton. Rich
mond: Colonel 4. Is. Darlington. Dan
Vile: 7. NJ. Darlington. Richmond
DIR. Russell Cecil, Richmond: II. +
billiard. Blackstone: DIR. II. w. Dn-
bose, Danville; II. NJ. Friend. Peters
burg: T.. r. Glasgow, Lexington; y
B. Handy. Lynchburg: c. F. Janney
LeesburG: j. r. Lupton. Harrison
burg; former Governor w. II. Mann
Petersburg; DIR. w. w. Moore. Rich
mond: j. 5. Munce. Richmond: w. s
McClanahan. Roanoke; S. F. Nc
Clurc. Spottsw God; NJ p. g. Mcin-
tire, Characteristics: J. Scott Parrish
Richmond: J. "a. Primer. suffolk; w
r. Reed. Richmond: w. II. Robert
son, Norfolk: c. 4. Rolston. Mt. Gin
ton: W. s. Register. Norfolk: II. 4
Sproul. stanton; W. III. T. Squires
Norfolk: j. w. Stevenson. Warm
Springs: w. T. Tiller. Emporia: Gov
ernor j. II. Tyler. Radford: r. +
Wilson, Harrisonhurg. and j. b
Wood, Charlottesville.