The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-04-06
NATIVE OF CHINA sPE AXIS
Catholic confirmation.
LARGE AccEssIoNs To, THE CHURCHES.

The bright sunshine and the delightful
and balnay air Of Sunday drew many OF cur
| citizens to church. Six missionaries OF the
| Presbyterian Church, who are just on the
! eve of embarking for foreign lands, and a
converted Chiraman, who is in the city ON
visit to his Baptist brethren, added to the
4 interest Of the occasion. 49,.
PRESBYTERIAN. ...-
At the Third Presbyterian church Rev.
| Edward Lane preached an earnest and I'M
| pressive sermon from the text, Go ye,
| therefore, and teach all nations, bsptizing
| them in the name Of the Father, aud of the
SOP, and of the Holy Ghost ;; teaching them
to observe all things whatsoever have
commanded you; and lo / am with you
| Away, even unto the end of the world
| He introduced his remarks on the command
"to preach by showing the effects Of sin
| on mans moral nature, contrasting it with
| the same nature when renovated by the
effects of the grace Of God; speaking also
of the charges contained in the text, and
| closing with graphic picture Of Paul as
he stood amid the learned and wise men Of
| Rome pouring forth in words of eloquence
and power the praises Of the true God.
At the First church, at night, Rev. DR..
Plumer, of South Carolina, preached to q
very large congregation from Romans viii,
l4:" For as many as are led by the spirit
| of God they are the sons OF God" The
sermon was in the best style Of the distin-
guished preacher, and was heard with pro-
found attention, notwithstanding its rather
unusual length. ..t.
Missionary Mass Meeting.
In the afternoon q meeting Of much inte-
rest was held in the Second Presbyterian
church. Belonging to that denomination
there are now several missionaries in the
city who are just on the point of leaving
for their distant fields of labor, viz
Revs. G. Nash Morton, Edward Lane, and
| T. E. Converse.
The foreign missionary operations Of the
Southern Presbyterian Church are of recent
origin, it's own organization dating back
only to 1861, the time at which it separated
from the Northern Church. During the
war it was debarred access to the outer
world, and the only mission under its
charge was among the Choctaw Indians.
Since the close Of the war, missions have
been founded in Italy and in China; an
other, it is expected, will soon be established
in Japan. Three Of these missionaries,
Messrs. Pratt, Morton, and Lane, ere about
to proceed Immediately to South America,
to operate at two stations in that country
Campenas, in Brazil, and --, in New
Grenada; and another, Mr.. Converse, to
Hanchow, in China. 1t is matter of con
graduation in the church that renewed
interest has recently sprung up in behalf
of foreign missions, and that the receipts
from the churches have increased during
the current year at least so per cent. above
those of the preceding year, and will pro-
badly reach the sum of $4,000. This or
panization has now seventeen missionaries
in foreign countries.
The meeting on Sunday afternoon was
called in view Of the fact of the renewed
interest on this subject, and also that these
Young gentlemen might say parting word
to friends. 1t was united in By all the
Presbyterian churches in the city, and the
congregation assembled was very large
one. Among ministers of other. denomlna-
| tions present we noticed DR.. J. L. NJ. Curry,
Reys. MIR. Peterkin, j. B. Taylor, and j.
A. Chsmbliss. The services were con-
Quoted by DR.. E. 7. Baird, assisted by Rev.
7. L. Preston and DR.. c. II. Read.
The first speaker was Rev. J. L. Wilson.
| D, D., secretary Of the Board of Missions
for the Southern Presbyterian Church. he
was deeply impressed by the occasion, and
| considered it a cause of congrstulation, not
only to the missionaries themselves, but tc
to their families, the Church, and those tc
whom the gospel is to be preached. 1t was
q privilege and an honor to any man to be
allowed 10 carry the messages of the Great
Head of the Church to dying men. In civil
affairs, the post Of minister plenlpotentlary
| is considered one of great honor, but how
much more should the Christian minister
honor his post. Thirteen missionaries have
been sent out during the year-four Of them
to China, and others to the Indians. He
wished to tender to the ladies of this city
| the thanks of the Board for the outfits which
they had furnished to these missionaries
These contributions have amounted in the
appregate to thousands of dollars, and you
| have thus helped on to that extent the cause
of Christ upon the earth.
Rev. Edward Lane said that the COM
msnd to 60 and presch the gospel WAS aE
binding on this generation, and on every
one which had preceded it, as 1t
was TO those who first received it on the
mountain in Galilee. AL men are sinners
according to the light which is before them
and without satisfaction to sin there car
be no redemption. The gospel derives III
success not from human fundamentally
but from Divine power. .-
He cited the case Of Paul at Rome wher
he preached to the proud ard naughty Ro
mans the religion of the crucihed Re
deemer, He vas the ambassador OF tht
only religion which could save man ant
renovate his moral nature. Christ speaks
to US all: $50, preach the gospel "-anc
500, 900, 900 of human beings are hid from
it's light. The time for us is nop-oul
great concern is with the men Of our day
and generation. Everything in this worlc
is stamped with change, the trail of TIT
serpent is over all, the fields are white 4
the harvest, and whatever We expect to d.
must be done nou. One thought cheeret
his heart, and the heart Of all travellers
every day brought them nearer home
Labor, pray, and faint not, and when Chris
calls YOU home you will receive the vel
come plsudit of a Well done, good and faith
full servant, enter thou into the joys OF tn.
Lord ~. ,.7 - ~ yrff
Rev. II. Edwards Converse remarked
that in all ages of the world God had KEEP
prominently before the eyes of his peopl
aome object which should prevent thei
looking back upon the past. Twas so wit
Adam and with Abraham, and with US h
has placed the promise of the Messial
which is to come and the time cf this com
ing is looked forward to with joy and Wit!
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