The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-05


ed by anxious friends and physicians, and
Che other 50 much better that she could SIT
I'M, There was d good deal OF excitement
in the chusch- excitement OF the most pain
full character and yet almost perfect order
and Iecory,In was observed throughout it
all. Mr.. Rainsford was evidently much
disturbed BY the excitement OF the eve
Ming, and his sermon therefore was not as.
eloouent as was anticipated. He followed
I'M the theme of the morning, and ut night
preached upon g Mans Life AS It Is" 3.1
MANS LIFE AS IT IS. = IS.
Mans life does not consist in the abund-
ance Of the things that he hath, Tor In pos,
sessing oil the varied gifts OF the world
that we look upon as ours, we are forcea at
last to confess that they cannot satisfy tne
longing OF the soul. Hewent on to speak
OF the varied efforts OF man to heap up
treasure in this world, and to say that hli-
man life is not what many men say IL Is
trouble-for troubles that distress men can
not be called the life any more than the
winds and the tides That sweep the ocean
can be called the ocean. Nor does it con-
sist in Joys Life is deeper than sorrow or
low. Life does not consist in the abund-
ance Of this worlds goods, but in the COM
partnership OF God. Life is only clstern
that will not hold what is put in. Let man
do his best, and he can no more create foun-
tain in his soul than he can save himself. He
can only create cistern-a broken clstern-
from which the constant pourines OF his
life will by degrees leak out. He illustrated
this point very happily.
Quoting from Hebrews the lines, Ihere-
fore we ought to give the more earnest heed
to the things which we have heard, lest at
any time we should let them Slip" he said
that the translation Of the word "slip' was
leak away. Like the poor, feverish man
who, at night anticipating the approach OF
his disease, prepares in glass coollng
draught with which in the dead hour OF
the night 10 quench his thirst and allay his
fever, he reaches out when the disease is
upon him, and behold his draught has all
leaked away! His glass, like mans cistern,
was imperfect. Pouring in religion will
not make q Christian. Fifty young men can
not nut their shoulders to the driving-wheel
and draw the train to New York-the
notiue-power must sbe inside the iron
heart!
EARNEST HEED TO THE THINGS THAT re HAVE
HEARD.
He begged that his dear friends who had
been attending these services would give
more earnest heed to the things that they
have heard. Not from the poor weak man
who had been speaking, but from Gods
own book and his own sacred words. He
had tried to put Gods truth before the
peopIe as il had appeared to him, and II one
poor soul had received aaEalight he felt more
than compensated.
Mr.. Rainsford's force as 4 preacher con-
sists in the simplicity Of his preaching. He
has surely had an ovation since he has been
in Richmond, and from newspaper stand
point it may be said that he should not only
feel complimented, but be deeply impressed.
sERvIcas At OTHER EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
At the Monumental church on Sunday
morning, Rev. +. NJ. Baker read the SER
vice, and assisted the pastor in the admin
istration Of the holy communion. In the
afternoon the Sunday-school children were
catechised by the pastor, and addressed by
Rev. DIR. Peterkin, of st. James church.
BAPTIST CHURCHES.
Second Charch.-A special Sunday-school
service was held in the morning. The
school occupied the galleries, and, with the
choir. led the singing. Addresses were
made by Mr.. Tx. Ellyson, superintendent
Of the school; Mr.. j. B. Winston, superin-
tendent OF the junior department; and
Rev. Henry Mcdonald, D. D., pastor OF the
church.
Mr. Ellyson referred TO similar service
held in that place OF worship thirty -one
years ago-a few weeks after bis first cleo
ton as superintendent said that TWEEN
ty-eight of the thirty-fye officers and teach
ers then present, and the preacher on that
occasion, Rev. Edward Kingsford, D. D.,
had been egathered home one by one";
that, though absent, these godly men and
women still lived in the lives OF those who
had been won to the love and service of
Jesus through their faithful labors; that
nearly four hundred teachers and scholars
or the school had professed faith in
Christ during his official connection with
it, besides the hundreds brought, into
the church through the school in the
years before; and that the school, the
church, and the congregation were mainly
composed OF the children, grandchildren,
and Suuday-school scholars OF the Christian
workers of thirty years ago. He earnestly
appealed to the members of the church not
connected with the school to cooperate with
those now in it in perpetuating and extend
ing its blessed nf1uence-basing his appeal
on the signal favor Of God on their labors,
as evidenced by the facts mentioned; and
on the great work yet to be done for the
youth OF our city, the school census OF 1876
and the Sunday-school statistics OF January,
1878, showing that there were over 10000
children and youth in our city not connected
with any Sunday-school, besides thousands
of men and women who were proper sub
jects of Christian sympathy and effort, and
VINO should be brought under the power OF
the Gospel in the Sunday-school.
Mr.. Winston followed in stirring and
practical address, urging the church to take
u deeper interest in the Sunday school be-
cause of gratitude to God for what He had
done for them through this divine agency,
because of the high obligations resting on
Christians to labor in this cause for the sal.
walton Of men and the glory OF Goa, ana
because OF the gracious reflex influence OF
the Sunday school upon all who personally
engaged in it. The speaker forcibly argued
and illustrated these points.
DR.. Mcdonald made the closing address.
Reviewing the progress Of the general sun
day.school cause from its feeble beginning
through its several stages to the immense
nronortions it had reached, and showing
what mighty influence it had eXerted 10
the extension of the kingdom OF CHRIST, he
made an eloquent appeal to his people TO
io;n this grand army OF Christian soldlers
by enlist1ng personally and actively IN the
service in their own school:
Grace-Street Church. = The pastor
nreaehad in the morning. Al. nighta meet
inc was held in behalf OF the Virginia Bible
Society. Addresses were made by Rev. III.
w. Staples, the secretary Of the Society,
Rev. c. H. Read, D. D.. and Rev. Moses
d. Hoge, DID. A collection was taken for
the Society.
Pine-Street Church. - Pastor preached
norninss and NIGHT. At morning service