The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-14

she had wondered why Christ did not sane
tify when he converted. Then she con-
sidered that Jesus had not made the blind
man to see at one touch. At first He saw
men as trees walking, and afterward with
perfect vision. She clapped and stirred up
the people to demonstration as usual. ME.
Mcdonald begged them not TO clap. 1t
might Go for political demonstratiOn--re-
lipious people should behave differently.
A woman said she was converted In Pres
byterian school-house, baptized in barn,
and sanctified in the woods. Mrs. lnsklp
sang very sweet melody.
A Roman Catholic woman lay on the
! ground in an agony Of prayer, pleading for
! the Catholics. "Christ can save even the
| time having expired, it was suggested that
such as had not spoken rise. Hundreds
rose :; $40 had spoken. Between loye.feast
and the regular morning service, while the
congregation was waiting in the Taberna-
| Gle, the rain came down in sudden spasm,
darling through the canvas as If 1t had been
| sieve. "General" 1nskip preached, with
great reluctance, he said. He ramhled. A
| Congregationalist & at my elbow says that
rambling is the birthright Of all Methodist
preachers. He thought that people who
came in q captious spirit would find food
enough. If they ate it, he thought they
would feel the worse for it afterward. Bet
| ter feel willing to be taught. Any man
making profession of religion is required
| to live holy life. Anything less forieits
| justification. Some seemed constituted by
nature to be religious. Others seemed like
what he had read about IN the ITi6uDe'S
report of this meeting the other day-as
| if they had come 'head first from the
planetary spaces" charged with evil. There
was great deal of prepOsterous nonsense
about dress. He believed in variety of
costumes. Good taste demanded it,. The
same cut Of coat or shape of bonnet did not
become every man or woman. He abomi-
| any long-faced godliness. The less religion
you have the harder it is to keepit. God is
| in hurry. The priests at St. Albans sit
/! around their affairs in their linen and silken
robes, while thousands are going to hell.
We can't afford TO worship God in
high comedy. He wouldn't care a
gr0at for Methodism If it were not
composed of converted men. We need
cd O living Christ in lieu Of symbols.
Science is working against revelation. AS
the Lord liveth we want heavy artillery.
A dark cloud is gathering in the West.
| Chinese wealth, Chinese culture, Chinese
refinement, Chinese superstition, have
taken hold of the best part of San Fran
cisco. They come by thousands, and are
still coming. Mormonism is the most abom-
Unable of all hideous niquties-iniquity of
| the hugest kind. If Utah is to be redeemed
it must be through women. He didn't
want to offend anybody, but Komanism
had more control than Satan.
During the preliminary remarks of the
afternoon service, held in the grove, the
Rev. DR.. Porter, of New York. said :
When men are wholly sanctited they
| need no discipline to keep them out of the
| theatre, and have no inclination to dance.
Why? Because they have something better
| in religion Of happiness. 1t seems to me
if l had more happiness it would kill me on
| the spot.''
The Rev. Alfred Goodman preached. He
| said that St. Paul was man of one idea-;l
complete symmetrical idea. He was proba-
bly, the best tent-maker in Corinth, and yet
his craft was only part Of bis Christianity.
| Holiness to the Lord was Inscribed on all
his tools. MIR. Goodman occasionally shot
above his audience, and in few instances
began illustrations which he failed to tin
sh. He preached not so well as usual,
owing to bodily illness. During the after
noon meeting, conducted by Mr.. Little,
in the avenue near the fountain, resulted
| III Iue VI GNCul1-ufC pclSOllS.
1t was an imprOvised affIir, and many knclt
in the mud or on the straw. AT the min
isters' meeting, Pastor Hedstrom prayc
with great pathos and richness of phrase
| ology. Between 200 and 800 ministers
were present. Mr.. Inskip led. He was
| glad religion had not made him sour. 1t
made him so cOntiding in other people,
everybody looked good to him. His breth-
rem could each have. two minutes to
talk. When this time was up, in
stead of doing anything so profane
us rapping on the table, he would
sing. The eldest member but one of
the Troy Conference said that after his
| conversion u woman had urged him on to
sanctilication," but he turned away in
disgust at being advised by aronlaa.
BROTHER" was interpolated. The mosl
| touching speech was made by a radiant
! faced lad Of II or IA years. He was one OF
| the afternoon converts. lie touched every
heart. Mr.. Graves, from the Baptist Con
| ference Of the United States, embraced
Warrior lnkship with tears in his brown
eyes. A minister from Syracuse, who called
himself "little one," didn't mean to
allow the banner of Christian holiness to
| trail in the dust. A Providence parson
| had come to meeting in Il bad shape, but had
| Deen rlgnted about. A Troy man couldn't
wait to carry the good news hone, but had
written it. Another told how he had re-
ceived the @ baptism Of fire" in a corn.
field. Mr.. Mcdonald doubted if ever a
greater assemblage of people, who enjoyed
the tullness Of Christ, had been brought to-
gether since Pentecost. During the prayer
that followed MIR. Inskip seemed to be send
ing up dispatches surreptitiously go,
Lord, bless this ministry" "The saliva.
ton Of ten thousand is wrapped up here"
The Sunday evening service was listened to
by an immense congregation. The Rev. G..
Munger, of Maine, preached on the devel-
opment Of sanctitication, both in Judaism
and Christianity. A season of great de-
monstration followed. The whole ground
was turned into an "altar." MIR. Inskip
cheered them on, while above all the tu-
multi his own war-cry rung sonorously.
The number of visitors on Sunday was very
great. Excellent order prevailed.
The BALTIMORE POISONING CAsE.-There
are no further developments OF any 81 eat
interest in the Baltimore poisoning case.