The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1870-06-01
Central 4rrsbpttrian,
Richmond, Va, Wednesday, June l, 1870.
Sabbath Services Of the General Assembly in
Louisville, Ky.
The Courier Journal of Monday says:

The Courier journal OF Monday says:
The pulpits in all the Presbyterian, Bap.
list and Methodist Churches were occupied
yesterday by Presbyterian ministers who are
attending the meetings of the General As
sembly. As a consequence the churches were
all crowded and fine sermons were preached
in ALL The chief centres of attraction, how
ever, seemed to be the First and Second
Presbyterian Churches, where Rev. Drs.
Dabney and Palmer preached alternately,
morning and evening. They are two among
the strongest men in the Southern Presby-
terirn Church.
DIR. DABNEYS' SERMONS.
DR.. Dabney in his sermon at the Second
church in the morning addressed a full house,
from Romans, Vi: 10, "What then shall we
sin because we are not under the law, but
under grace; God forbid" The sermon was
pronounced, by the those qualified to Judge,
to be one Of the most powerful and effective
discourses of the age against the SOcinian
error on the one hand, and the Antinomian
error on the other concerning the great truth
of salvation by grace, through faith only.
His sermon at the First church at night was
also an excellent one.
DIR. PALNER'S SERMONS.
DR.. B. NJ. Palmer, of New Orleans, de-
hvered a sermon in the morning at the First
Presbyterian church, and so eager were the
people to hear this eloquent divine that the
house was crowded to its utmost capacity,
and many were compelled to leave for want
Of even standing room.
At night DR.. Palmer occupied the pulpit
Of the Second Presbyterian church, and
preached TO the largest audience probably,
ever assembled in that house. His text was
Revelation III, 20: eff any man hear my
voice, and open the door, viii come in to
him, and sup with him, and he with me" 1t
is impossible for us to give even an abstract
Of the sermon. The audience listened with
rapt attention and interest to the profound
thoughts Of the preacher, as they were clothed
with the imagery and eloquent language
which few ministers can use as DR.. Palmer,
SUNDAY SCHOOL MEETING AT THE NEW LEG
TURE ROOM.
The opening meeting of the children at
nine o'clock, at the beautiful new Lecture
Room was one of the marked features of the
day, and remarkably appropriate inaugura,
ton Of the new place of worship. The house
was filed with probably 400 children and
not far from $50 grown persons.
The services opened with singing chill
dren's hymn and prayer by Rev. II. M.
Smith, Of New Orleans. DR.. Robinson then
read the passage narrating the shouting of
HOsanna in the temple by the children, and
remarked that here for once Jesus and his
enemies agreed-namely, in the greater i'm
portance which both alike seemed to attach
to the HOsannas of the children, than to the
HOsannas of the adults.
After singing again DIR. ]. Leighton Will
son, in strain of exceedingly pertinent and
appropriate remarks, reminded the children
of their great privileges as compared with
the children in uneVangelized lands. And
after thanking the children Of the Kentucky
churches s s55.s shhe zeSl and enterprise they
had exhibited in resolving to support, them
selves, the two young Kentucky missionaries
in Chinna, he illustrated the good they might
accomplish by telling them story of
ChOctaw boy whom ten years ago the Mis-
siOnary, DR.. Kingsbury, took up and edu-
Gated, and who became not only most
efficient minister, but was elected and re-
elected chief of all his people; and then cleo
tri6ed the house by turning and pointing to
Rev. Allen Wright, who was on the platform,
and saying, "And here is the man to answer
for himSelfl'
Rev. Mr.. Wright, the Chief of the Choc-
taws, then came forward and unclaimed the
attention of the children for half an hour
with an account of the belief of the unen-
hghtened Choetaws, concerning the soul and
its state after death, and closed with repeat
ing and singing hymn in the ChOctaw Ian
guage.
Rev. Dr. Baird appeared to remind the
children that, after resolving to publish
child paper, the Childrens Friend, he had
chosen to be the children's friend-th that is,
the editor; but, owing to want of time, he
could not say now what he wished.
Rev. Stuart Robinson told the children
that yesterday the news came that Rev. Mr..
Inslee, the heroic missionary, whom the
young men from Kentucky had gone to help,
was dangerously sick, and proposed to the
children that they should all join him now in
asking the Lord Jesus, if His servant still
lived, and it was consistent with His holy
providence, that this useful servant should
be spared and restored to health. He then
led in prayer, and the meeting dispersed, as
IL was near church time.
Every one present reports this as the most
beautiful ard appropriate opening of a lee
ture-rOOm and Sunday School house they
had ever witnessed.
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