FRIENDS OF THE CARNIVAL WORKING FOR ITS SUCCESS, THE COMING OFDR. C. S. GARDNER
He Begins His Work at Grace-StreetBaptist Church To-Day*
INSTALLATIONTHIS AFTERNOON.
Dr. Gardner is a Well-known Preacher andWill Prove a Valuable Addition to the
Baptist Ministry of This City.History of the Church.
IWe Are Always Leaders f]a '
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The New HDAD r-1HPHfINF^ «« « bi3 step forward. Ifg& you didn't care UlvHriiUlIIUIILOfor the early ones, you will A%[ these. The srat
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103 EAST BROAD ST.
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entiUed. This is Mr. Roberts' home di»-tries.
GLEANINGS FROM DURHAM.
Tobacco receipts were heavy yesterdayand prices well up. anything- resembling"tobacco bringing- from, five dollarsi up.Warehouse, men say tho estimate for this*territory is about half a crop in pounria;that tha color is fairly good1-, but thatexture Door.
General J. S. Carr has returned) to thacity from attendance at President Me-Kinley's funeral, and, from Red' Springs,where ho went afterwards to deliver anaddress f> the old: veterans.
Cool Weather for the Season— Hood Price*for Iobacco— Personal.
(Special Dispatch to The Times.)DURHAM, N. C, Sept. 21.—The equl-
roctial weather is the coldest here foryears, ajid people are out In their -winterwear. Slight frost is reported, but thadamago is- insignificant.It is reported on the streets that tho
city has sold.1 its two hundred thousand)
bond issue to a Cincinnati firm at oneand one-quarter per cent, premium, and)
that the deal was a. private one. no bidsbeing advertised for.
Henry Jones, colored, dledi suddenlyyesterday in a restaurant on. Peabo&yStreet, where ho was employedl fronthemorrhage of the lungs
There were two fire alarms yesterday,but no diuiiasro resulted.
: itCHANGES INFOOTBALL RULES
Joe Freeman's attack on Rock Field-ing will be ventilated on September 2-ith.
that A Lane was no wife-beater and hewas discharged.
Susan Adams reolored) paid $C.70 for afirst-class Second Street row.
W. T. Lauterback and S. C. Cau thornmade a mistake mi selecting the SecondMarket as a place for a fight, which costthem £3.70 each.
Henry Thompson and Willie Harris(both colored; were sent on to the grandjury for breaking into a Chesapeake andOhio car and stealing brasses.
\u25a0 Richard Cragle's having "touched" A.J. Parker to the extent of a bay marewill be considered on Tuesday next.
Ma:gie MahoucVs disorder cost her $6.
Mr. J. H. King, editor of the MorningHerald), who has gained a Stale reputa-tion as a paragraph isfc, is- back at hls<post from a ten-days' outing in the east-ern part of the State.
ROCKINGKAM COUNTY.Dr, H. M. Rogers aud Frank Rateton Noml
"
aatei for House.(Special Dispatch to Tho Times.)
HARRTSOXBCrRG, VA.. Sept. 2L—ThaDemocratic County Convention, met hereto-day under the regular cult for the re-organization of the county organizationand for the purpose of nominating canf-didates for the Legislature.
The names of the members of the new,County Committee were read before thoconvention and agreed; t". The adminis-tration of Georg* B. Keezetl as countychairman 1 was endorsed and his re-elec-tion) recommend.-*!. Resolutions' weroadopted reiterating the platform irporawhich Senator Keezp.ll way elect-ed to the Constitutional Conventioni,as were also resolutions appropriate to>the occasion! relative to the death, ofiPresident McKinley.
Dr. H. M. Rogers and Frank Ralstortwere nominated for the House of Dele-gates. Mr. Ralston had not agreed tolet his name go before the convention,until about an hour before it met. Thoticket is regarded, as an excellent one.
IN LOLDOUN.
Rev. Arthur Corluy. who has been suf-fering with eye trouble, is improved.
Cards are out announcing the marriage
of Mirs Margaret Alacoque Ryan to Mr.John Sylvester Disney. The ceremony isto take* place at St. Patrick's Church onSeptember 25th. at T A.M.
Mrs. John Cummins? and three chil-dren and her sister, Miss Lizzie McCar-thy, have returned from their visit tothe'Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.
The Catholic Visitor comments editor-ially this week upon the death of Pres-
ident McKinley at the hand of an assas-sin.
Rev. J. Bowden preached a fine ser-mon on last Sunday at the late mass."Prayer" was the interesting theme ofhis remarks.
The Forty-Hours' Devotion at St. Pat-rick's will begin on Sunday, September
"9th.
the interior, and this willnecessitate somedelay.
The picnic given to Providence !•orge
on last Tuesday for the benefit of St.Patrick's Female Academy was largely
attended. The lateness of the seasonand threatening weather kept manyaway, although a handsum turn wasrealized.
THIEVES AT WORK.
NEW ELECTRICAL MACHINERY.
John F. Ryan Nomfnated for the House andGeorge T. Ford for th: Senate.(Spoclal Dispatch to The Times)
LEESBURG, VA.. Fept 2t—At th"!Democratic primary election held inLoudoun county to-day John F. Aynnwas nominated for th* House of Dele-gates without opposition. For the Sen-ate George T. Ford was elected over n.W. Lynn by a majority of I4i>. with fourprecincts to hear from. This insures
Ford a safe majority.
In the case of Thomas A. Collins againstt*ie city of Richmond mi the Law andEquity Court the jury yesterday eveningbrought in a verdict for the city. Col-lins asked: for ?3,0i30 damages for injuriescaused by a fall into a. ditcli made by thecity gas. department Mr. John S. Eggle-
ston, of the law offi.ee of Pollard & .Vol-l.-ml, was congratulated by his friendsfor tha line style in which he presentedthe case.
The docket wns called in the HustingsCourt and the cases set for trial. As for-ty-three indictments were found by thegrand jury and the next term begins onOctober 7th. many of the cases necessari-ly went over to tho October term of thecourt.In the- Law and Equity Court a judg-
ment was rendered yesterday in favorof the Implement Company against M.B. Fowlkes for $633;75.
Clerk Walter Christian, of the HustingsCourt, has returned to the city, after apleasant trip to the Buffalo Exposition.
In the City Hall Couris.
A great effort is being made just nowT.V those interested In the work Off the[Methodist Institute, on East Main Street,
to secure funds sufficient for the pur-
chase of the building it now occupies.About E4.000 la already in hand, and irp-wards of $2,000 is still needed.
The Rev. K. S. Tuttle. Dfistor of theRandolph-Street Baptist Church, was thegruest at a pound-party Friday night,given by the members of his congregation.
•Mr. C. C. Baughman, a member of thevestry of Christ Kpiscopai Church, re-ceived a. letter yestrraay morning fromthe Rev. O. Otis Mead, or Clover, Halifaxcounty, formally accepting the call re-cently extended him by tha church. He
will eater upon ion duties here en De-cember Ist
Mr. Mead is a native of Albemarlecounty, and is almost flurryy«-.ars of ago.
The call to him was unanimous and hisacceptance of it willbe a sourco of gratiti-
cation to his many friends hero. The pul-pit he comes to tillis that made -acant
by th« death of the Rev. Preston. Nash.The installation of Dr. Charles Gardner
as pastor of the Grace-Street Baptist
Church will take place this afternoon at4 o'clock. The occasion will be mo ofvery great interest.
The Rev. W. R. I* Smith. D. D..of the Second Baptist Chur£x, will pre-side and addresses will be uelivered- by
Dr. J. B. Hawthorne, of Grove-Avenue.on' behalf of the Pastor's Conference;
by Prof. 3. C. Mitchell, of RichmondCollege, on be-half of the colleges or' thocity by Dr. R. J. Wiliingharn, on behalfof the "boards of the denomination, andby Dr. W. E. Hatcher, on behalf of theBaptists of Virginia. Response- will be
made by the new nastor.
Dr. Gardner will preach at Grace-Street this morning. His subject will betaken from the text First Corinthians, ii-,
The three memorial windows at Monu-mental Episcopal Church wiilbe t:nveu« Jto-d?.y al the morning service. A spec-ial address willbe delivered by the ras-tor. Dr. W. E. Evans, and a;>propi iaremu':;ie will be rendered by the choir^
Dr. H. P. Kerr's sermon at th-? TirstPresbyterian Church to-night at X o'clockWill bi on "The Nation's Sorrnv."
Dr J B Hawthorne will preach In themorning to the Grove-Avenue congrega-
tion on "The Optimism of the Bible.
There will be no service at night.
The Rev. J. X. "Lathan. of Portsmouth,will preach evening and night at High-
land Park Methodist Church. The morn-ing service willbe devoted to the exer-cises incident to the placing of the me-morial bell to the late J. D. Mosby.
The Rev. R. H. Bennett wiH fill hispulpit at St. James at both services. Hissubject at night will be •'William Mc-Kinley, the Well Beloved."
T;ev. W. T.Derieujc, pastor of Vpnable-
St'rett Church, will conduct both ser-vices at his church to-day. Hissubject in the morning will be "SomeLessons from Jacob's Life"; at night.
"•Raaii's Sin nnd Retribution."The Rev. D. K. Wathall has returned
to the city from Mattoox, Amelia county,where he held a series of revival meet-ings, lasting a week.
The series c<? revival meetings whichwere conducted for a month under thetent at Twentieth and Grace Streets, andfor the past week in Trinity Church, willclose with a sermon to-night bythe Rev. J. E. Copke at Trinity Church.
Tho work on the Presbyterian church,
being erected at De Witt, in DinwicM'ecounty, is progressing nicely. The HomeMission Committee of East HanoverPresbytery has undertaken th» task of
raising money to assist in the constructionof tbp buiU' 4ng.
Services To»Day.He Will Become Rector of Christ Church.
REV. MR. MEAD ACCEPTS.
inevitable. Or. Sunday, Juno 30th, thechurch extended a call to Dr. Gardner.
Mr. Emmet C. Clarke, son- of Mrs.Ida.H. Clarke, left on the 14th for.Savan-nah, Ga.. to accept a position as assistantto chief engineer in constructing a newrailroad in that State.
W. C.T.IT.
At the last meeting of the Street Rail-way Men's Union no action was taken asto petitioning the Passenger and PowerCompany for a nine hour day. Aftersome discussion, it was decided to askthat company to pay the present rates bythe hour rather than the day, that themen who have to work over twelve hoursmay be paid for extra time. Some extratime for meals was asked, and upi>nrecommendation, of a committee the caaeof Conductor Mott. discharged by thePassenger and Power Company, wasdropped.
Street Railway Men.
Norfolk, V;i..Oc. .'si, 3d a»tl -HhAccount above occasion the Xorfolk and
Western Railway Company will sellroun^ trip tickets from Richmond' to Xor-folk at $3.50..; Tickets will be sold Sep-tember 30th, October Ist and 2d, goodfor return;.passage until October 7, 1001.For tickets and full information apply-to the Richmond Transfer Company, 903E. /Main St., W. Steele, Ticket Agent,
sender and Ticket Agent.C. H. BOSL.ET,
Dist. Pass. Asent.
Special music will be rendered at St.James Episcopal Church during the ser-vice this morning. Miss Margaret CabellWaddill, whose sweet sodhuio voice !swell known to many Richmond lovers of
high-class music, willrender "ADream ofParadise, ' one of Hamilton Gray's mostcelebrated compositions, a3 an offertory,which willbe a notable feature.
Miss Waddill Will Stag.
The detectives and police are on thealert and hope to land the thieves whotor several nights have been entering jhouses and places of business and carry-
ing off valuables. Four robberies havebeen reported within the past two days.
Ellington & Guy s lumber office, fit .No.
"09 South Ninth Street, was entered Fridaynight by breaking a panei oi the reardoor. The following articles were miss-ing: Icoat, art' u'nbrella. comb andbrush, towel and cake of soap. Betorcentering the lumber otliec they broka intothe. blacksmith shup of Sweeney & Co.,which is next door and stole a heavy steelbar. This is the third time that thisoffice has been broken into in the pastyear.
The office of Dr. S. H. Basley, No. 611East Main Street, was entered Friday
Iby some cno unknown between 4 and 5o'clock and relieving him of about 525worth of dental instruments and six pairof forceps. Dr. Easley was in his study
At the time of the robbery and did notknow of it until some time after.
The residence of J. J. Taylor, No. 2001
tered' some time Friday night,and a goldring stolen. Frcm the same piace a gold j
| filled watch was also taken, belonging
Michael Enright, Xo. 602 Orleans Street,
stole a double-face silver watch and a
There was no clue left ineither instance,and the police are working in the dark.
Justice John's CourtW. X. Childress was relieved of $1.10
for attacking- a Mrs. McCormick.Elliott -M'cGee's drunk and disorder cost
him $3.20. to -which $1 was added for con-tempi of court in fuiHng to turn up
!yesterday.1 Olr. H. M. Smith satisfied His Honor
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Several Residences ar.d Business Places HaveBeen Rubbed.
Development Company to Have tbs MostComplete Plant in the South.
Within, a few months tho plant of th»VirginiaElectrical Railway and Develop-ment Company will be- the largest araimost perfect of its find ir. the South.
Superintendent Pope and Chief Engin-eer Shirreffs have returned to the city-after a conference in Scuenectady withofficials of the General Electric Com-pany. The conference concerned" th© se-lection of machinery for the ptac* oithe Development Company, which la tobe greatly extended' just as fast a» thework cars be done. Work on the. planefor the extension, of the b:g power-houseor. the river is now going- on-. ItIs e»-timatecJ that about a quarter of a. mil-lion- dollars willbo spent in the improve*monfcs.
The contract to furnish pow«r to thaRichmond! and: Petersburg troHey Mne fora great part of its distance has beeamade, &n<l in a short while the necessary-connections will be made for the runniinjcof tha operation, cars- on. the road.
City Unton to Meet.The City Union of the Kingr*3 Daugh-
ters willhave a called) meeting at th© Wo.man's Christian Association buildlnrTueedav afternoon at 4:30 o'clock. Mem-bers of the Ordter as w«il as leadere ar»desired to be present.
OJ&.SS "3? O> 3ER. Ac j^_ mSears th6 _^» eKM YouHave AlwaysBoiigfit
Rule -1, section a, before the word "or,"are inserted the words "at least tenyards." That is. a man touching the ballin at right angles to the side lino nndthus putting iiin play by a kick must
kick It at least ten yards.Rule 25, to section a, was added the
clause providing that the referee shallmake a signal with his hand when a team
is trying for goal Immediately upon thetouching of the ball to the ground. Thislias been the custom of officials for sometime, but has never been clearly statedin the rules.
Rule -S, section d. paragraph 2, thewords "is attempting to" were changedto "ha« as opportunity for." inorder thatthe official should judge when there wasa real chance of a man making a faircntch.
Rule £S, section k, has been altered soas io make the rule broader and make itapply to any kind of unsportsmanlikeconduct not elsewhere provided for.
This completesxthe list of alterations,
and, as will be seen; there is very littlethat affects the>play directly.
Rule -i of the Guide, section b, the fol-lowing clause was added: "Unless thisShould result to the advantage of the of-fendlng side, when the down anJi the dis-tance to be gained shall remain thesame." It is cJtar that this is what wasintended in former ruling, but ithad notbeen made definite enough.
Rule 14. section b, the words are insert-ed after the words, "fair ca.tch'' "whenkicked after touching the ball in at thet^ide lira*." This was an omission in theformer rules.
Under rule 17 th-?re has been added tosection a "any such interference shall beregained as delay of the game." Rule 2S(c). This was to insure the abandonmentof pullingand hauling the opponents intlie rush line.
MINOECHANGES.
although ihc Hulcs Committee intendedthat no di1.. .--h >uld result over two min-utes, ;\u25a0:! obstreperous team would makev nearlj1 four minutes In Lh.s way: Act-ing under Rule i-(cj that no delay aiis-ing from a:iy cause whatsoever shouldcontinue more than two minutes, theywould delay, supposedly for injured play-er, for the full two' minutes. Then thereferee would tell them time was up andihej must play. But tlry would manageto occupy nearly two minutes longer byi.fusing to play, claiming under Rule 2S,section £. thai the referee could not givethe game forfeit to the other side umilfully two minutes after he had orderedthem to play. Just before the expirationvi the fourth minute they would play.With this contention in mind, the KulesCommittee added to Rule 12, section c,
the following:'
"Any delay thereafter shall be penal-ised under Rule C 7(c), 2S (c). It meansthat after tho consumption of two min-utes five yards shall be given for furtherdelay of the game, this in no way inter-fering with the referee's making themforfeit the game at the end of two min-utes ol" such delay. Inother words, theywill lo!-c distanc-e for delay as well as for-feit the game, if they do not go on at theend of two minutes more.
Rule 10, section d, first line, the word\u25a0'kick" is changed ioread "punt, or dropkick," for further clearness.
Brief Catholic Notes.The Improvements to St. Mary's are
stm beinp pushed on as rapidly as pos- j
Dofinition of a Safety and FurtherEfforts toPresent Unnecessary De-
lays—Severs! Minor Changes.rh"rc are some < ges inth footrball
\u25a0•vi-
\u25a0 : them
..'•'•': til °G lid , section d, thereio a safj iv--name.-
. when ihe ball,;\u25a0 .'
' . ... i ills goal line,. ...... ihe side line be-... . Mine. It"was c« v. rally cup-'
. ; .. • . \u25a0 Md iii.ipro\ :•!<\u25a0 for'• \u0084." . . \u25a0 but, as a matter of
:; ... iVheh a man. sta u.iiii^'bi hind hit •\u25a0 \u25a0
;- attempted i" kick
; ,; : •\u25a0 cross hia goal-. . . , \u25a0; v.i:-a would bo the
extension \u25a0; the s!d< line' and -thus •wenth : i -.:-:. ;i:r rules the ball
ias it < rossed the Hide\u25a0 . \u25a0 i .\u25a0 other rule when a
. \u25a0\u25a0 :. lunds it did not j. : «•] \u0084:.-, obtained posses-th opponents. Hence a.
: . . kind ••• >uld result in the op-. .;pi \u25a0\u25a0 sslori of the ball in
n thc-j must bring it toth side line was crossedI :• pui Mln play. The
•\u25a0\u0084 '| I) tli ith . would bring it
: : : !cker*s s ial, and imnic-I
•\u25a0 i1;: blay there, they
n• . ii on the ground, and thus se-
•.'.,;. In oth<> words, a ball i9 :.. . '\u25a0 •
\u25a0: bj n in b( !:\u25a0;)<! his own\u25a0
\u25a0' : did i I eros \u25a0> the goal line, but
r • : thi b! '\u25a0 llni meant, ifihe rules-.-, ;\u25a0 *!!(.v,-,.i OUt, :: tOUChdOWn for til©opponents. This \u25a0 mcd rather ;t severe•'' • • Lh mis •: •\u25a0\u25a0. and tl was <ie-
tciTi mcd !\u25a0\u25a0 the R los < tommlttec lhat\u25a0\u25a0 \u25a0
\u25a0 \u25a0 should lj ruled o. s tcty in-:.;r-.,i' of I' • 'vm for the Opponents, i
I'• : ; :i'i-ration W xmder Rule 10 jof !':<• Guide. NV'to. 'riiis fonncrly^Se- ifin' <1 "alu <: Of the b-i!!
"as "between th1? I
opponents' goal and a line narallel to thog<aH j.!:- and passing thix>Ugti the oejiter j<if t!v 1.."." As a Jjiatt^r <>f fact, this ]w:if Inconsistent with Bpiho or the other iri'!<-\ where tho forward point of ihe \),-, h Is taken as i!.'- line. The rule was \u25a0
therefore altered vo that, instead of read-)!•.£ fit* H flic! ill tho former edition, itn:<<!s. "PAsring throufrh the point of the jhall nwr.;'! the porJ Hue of the side not jIn poeti<FHion of tli<* VtHll."
DKNBCESSAJRT DKT.AYS.Th*next ait* l.ilionor-rurs ir> Rule 32 of
the -Guid*. Potion c. The difllcultythnt,.rl.s^(i <si,> -.'t *rntUm in this rula hn» n.^t
boon atipr.-C'D^ .-1 vorv much in tho Mnrjr^rnes in I*"'H'..'t. but tliorc have been
even t'.i<^'>'> wh^r? th>» delay of
th^ Rfirne was nroloTitrcd tinr^asorinWy.A* a. matter of fact, St was found that,
VPRTG HTPIANO81f.'O XX TtTNT.We have several nice upright [pianos
in fine tone and condition for rent. Wewillbe pleased to have you call. WalterD. Moses & Co., 103 East Broad Street.
As a preacher. Dr. Gardiner is forcefuland eloquent. An address he mane atthte last meeting of the Southern BaptistConvention was regarded as one of thefinest made during the meeting. As apastor, his success is no better attestedthan by the action. taken by his churchwhen it was learned by its congregation
that they were to lose him. Every effortwas made to retain him until it was seenthat he regarded it as. In a sense, hi3duty to come to Richmond. They had' be-come greatly attached" to him and he tothem, and the separation was painful. Es-pecially with the young people was Dr.Gardner popular, and many a college
youth did he attract to his church. Thisis regarded as a gratifying circumstance.Grace-Street Church has always beenmuch frequented by the students atRichmond Col'.eg-e and the- other educa-
tion Institutions of the State.Indeed, Dr. Gardner will prove a very
valuable addition to the Baptist ministry
of the city. He is already well knownherai especially to the preachers. Dr.
Hatcher is high in his praise of him and
believes the Grace-Street Church to befortunate indeed in securine his services.
HISTORY OF THE CHURCH.The Grace-Street Church is an off-
spring of the Second Baptist Church, and
when organized, about seventy years ago
went by the namo of Third Baptist
Church. TT„\u25a0
Its first pastor was Rev. Henry Keel-ing, for many years a prominent figuie
among the Richmond1Baptists. He^as.aman of decided literary and theological
culture, and was best known, perhaps as
editor of the Baptist Preacher, a sort of
homUetlcal magazine, which he published.
Mr Keeling remained pastor from 1833to isi7but never became very mt.mate-
fv identified with the church. He ownedLnd occupied a handsome brick residencefn the lower part of the city, and! becom-
n~Convinced that his people were care,
on bricks and mortar."Toon hfe retirement. Rw. LOTIS
Jd™ became pastor, who. atter one-vear'- service, went West where he had
S 5» honorable career as a minis-
ter "During the vacancy Rev. «. uy-
land and a Mr. Barker, of the Virginia
Baptitt Seminary, alternately supplied
I^.Rev. James B Taylor,
just then retiring from the chaplaincy
of the University of Virginia, accepted
the 'charge of the church. During Dr.Taylor's service the congregation aban-
doned its house, which was then a plain
brick structure on Marshal! nnd SecondStreets, and erected another and better
edifice' at the corner oif Grace and Fou-
sihee Streets. Its name was thereupon
changed to the one Itbears at present.
•Dr. Taylor was followed in the pastor-
ate by Dr. Edward Kingsford. who re-signed in 1552, being succeeded t>y Dr. J.B. Jeter. Dr. Jeter did much to build upthe church, and when, after the war, he
became one of the proprietors of the Re-ligious !Herald and some time alfterwardsrekgned, it was much to the regret of hiseontrrf-ation. The Uev. Dr. N. W: Wil-son, th nof the Farmville Baptist Churchwas the next pastor of the church, andserved it for about five years.
DR. HATCHED CALLED.InISTS Dr. W. B. Hatcher, at that time
taster O" the First Baptist Church ofPetersburg, was called to succeed Dr.Wilson.
During his pastorate there were over1.600 additions to the church. Two newchurches— the Calvary and tho West-End—were sent out from the Grace-StreetChurch.In ISSO the church pulled down its old
house of worship and erected the mostspacious, conv-enient and imposing churchedifice in Richmond, at a cost of nearly$70.00"), which was ded.iea.ted in March,ISO4. While this house was inprocess oferection the church worshipped in, a tab-ernacle at the corner of Grace and PineStreets. On the 25th otf February, ISO6,the magnificent new house, with but lit-tle more insurance tapon it than wasnecessary to remove the debt, was en-tirely destroyed by fire. Itwas a fright-ful disaster, tout the demonstration ofsympathy calied forth by this grievousloss was simply wonderM. Thousandsand thousands of generous friends sprangforward to offer sympathy and substan-tial help, and over $lO,OCO was given byoutsid-e friends far a new house. Thechurch itself,. though crippled by mis-fortunes, prbmpJy subscribed $20,000 fortlhe same "purpose, and a short while agoa new and beautiful granite edifice Tvasdedicated.
After seeing his congregation finallysettled in its new home. Dr. "Hatcher,about five months ago. resigned charge ofthe church, toyundertake. work tor Rich-
jmond College. Efforts on;the »>art of thocongregation to retain him were vain,and they were -compell&t'. to bow to tha
As the successor of Dr.Hatcher to thepnstorate of the Grace-Street Church, fol-lowingin the footsteps of one of the best-known and mest successful Baptistpreachers in the South, he will naturallyhave the attention of the community di-rected to him. Dr. Gardner was born inTennessee and was educated at RichmondCollege and at the Southern Baptist The-ological Seminary at Louisville, Ky. Hisfirst call after his admission to the min-istry was to the Edgefield' Baptist Church.Nashville, Term. Accepting it, he beganhis work there and proved very success-ful in it. After a few years he was asker?to tnke charge of the First BaptistChurch at Greenville, S. C, an importantfield, and he consented to do so. Thatwas something: like eight years asp", nndsince then he has remained in Greenville,doing a great work. He has open alwaysIntimately associated with the interestso* his de-nomination and was for sometime a menihor of the Board of Trusteesof Furman University.
This morning his first sermon will bepreached to the Grace-Street people. Thisafternoon he will be publicly installed,the exercises beginning at 4 o'clock. TheRev. W. R. L.Smith, D. D.,of the SecondBaptist Church, will preside. Dr. J. B.Hawthorne, <>f Grove-Avenue, will makean address of welcome on behalf of thePastor's Conference; Prof. S. C. Mitchell,of Richmond College, will speak on beha'.fo? the colleges of the city;Dr. R. J. Wil-lingham, on behalf of the boards of thedenomination; and' Dr. William E. Hash-er on behalf of the Baptists of Virginia.
Dr. Gardner will respond. An appropriatemusical programme has been arranged.
SOMETHING ABOUT HIM.
The coming to RichmonJ of Dr. CharlesGardner, or Greenville, S. C, the newpastor of the Grace-Street BaptistChurch, is a source of pleasure to everyBaptist of the community. The communi-tj at larg-e. indeed, will be glad to wel-come him, heralded as he is by his goodworks inthe place whence he comes.Dr. Gardner reached Richmond last Fri-
day evening ana' for the present has takenup his residence withMr.E. M. Foster athis home, on "West Grace Street. Aftersecuring- a satisfactory boarding-house hewill bringr his family here and \u25a0will thenset out to find a residence.
Chsse City forRoberts. .(Special Dispatch to lie Tlm*s.)
• CHASE CITY. VA-j,Sept. 21,—Mr.F. B.Roberts, Senatorial candidate for theTwenty-fifth District of Virginia, carriedthe primary hero to-day by an over-whelming majority, receiving all four ofthe delegates to which this district Is
OABTORXA.
JOHN S HAEKOOD.(Vice-president.)
\GTOP.GE I>. KBNBON.
CDirector General.).m.kxakot:?. h. meter.(Pi :\u25a0'\u25a0\u25a0:;: Oaxni.yal Association.)
11. D. El 3-fEI BERGEB.fS r tary.)
D. H. FUNSTBN".(Treasurer.)
MESS TIL.LIE HEXTSHELL.(Assistant Secretary.)
MORGAN R. MILLS,Chairman' Privilege Committee.)
O. A. HAWKINS*(Chairman Exhibits Commiti.ee.)
L,. Z. MORRIS.(Chairman Finance Committee.)
ROBERT LECKY.(Chairman Fire and Water Committee.)
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E. STEWiiRT HUME.(Chairman Floral Committee.)
THE TIMES: RICHMOND. VA. SUNDAY. SEPTEMBER 22 1901. 9
