The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-29
e,MayRCH NOTES. !. I

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Mission servfses by Mr. EaansSord
fsrs Evangelist.
LARGE coNGREG ATOMS AT ST. PAUL's
| GHURcH-INTEREs EsTING SERVICES
YOUNG MEMS MISSIONARY MEETING IN
| MANCHEsTER-sERyIr IN THE METHe-
DIST AND BAPTIST CHURCHES, &C.. &c.
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aAt st. Paul,si church on Sunday morning
Rev. w. 8. kainsSord, d young divine of
the Church gf EnglaFsd, commenced lIis
emission services, and addressed large
cong gregation, cowposed mainly OF young
persons. Mi. Rainsford ,<as has already been
stated. had been nder a promise OF year s
standfng to visit this city, and It is conf
dently expected his. present eyangelisttc
work wilt result in much good. he is quite
d young clefgyman-being only about
|thirty.seven- years old-tali, fine-looking,
and handsome light hair and fiorid COM
plexIon, with q pleasant voice, but not as
graceful a demeanor as we are generally ac-
cusg omed to see In the Episcopal pulpit OF
the South; but his manner is striking and
forGsble.
DIR. MINNIGERoDE' S INTRODUCTION.
Divine service was read by DR.. Minnige-
rode, paator Of the church, assisted by Mr..
Rainsf 6fd u. Tmmed edsstesy before announcing
the hymn before the sermon DR.. Minnige-
rode, addressing the congregation. said that
at length he had the pleasure of introducing
Rev. Mr.. Rainsford, whose eyangelistic
work had been so successful in other cities
in the United States and Canada. He comes,
said he, fully accredited by the English
Church, and these mission services are held
under the full sanction and approval OF the
Bishop OF this diocese. He expressed the
earnest hope that the meetings would be
we'll attended and regularly; that those
who desired and intended to take part in
them would attend them from the very
start, as at that time Mr.. Rainsford would
lay the foundation of all his work during
his stay in our midst.
HOURS FOR sERvICE-AN INVITATION.
DR.. Minnigerode went on to say that it
was proposed to hold tWo services each day
during the week. The first would be de-
voted to Bible-readings, and would last
about one hour; that Mr.. Rainsford's whole
preaching is founded upon the Bible, and
these readings would be held at IL O'Clock
noon in the lecture-room OF the church,
which had been arranged for the purpose.
At 8 O'Clock every night Mr.. Rainsford
would also hold services in the main au
dience-room OF the church, and to each and
every member Of every denomination in the
city he extended cordial invitation to be
present and participate in the services. The
seats would be free to all. For the services
on Sunday night ushers would be appointed
and arrangements made as far as possible
for the comfortable accommodation OF all
who desired to attend. The services would
be simple and, he hoped, profitable, and the
hymns such as in wording and tunes are
known to all.
The choir and congregation then sang,
" Saviour, Source OF Every Blessing. and
Mr.. Rainsford went into the pulpit.
Mr.. RAINsFoRD's REMARKS.
Mr.. RainsfoM did not take any text, but
commenced by saying he hoped that his
hearers would not take it amiss If he first OF
all should try and say few things about the
special work which brought him to Rich
mond. He then made few remarks of a
personal character, and said he came to this
city an utter stranger, and he would look
to this very fact as being auspicious Of good
in the work which he had undertaken. He
did not know anything Of the people OF
Richmond-of their peculiarities or private
affairs-and in his remarks, therefore, mo-
thing could be construed as personal allu-
sion, and it could not be thought he was re-
ferring to any particular individual. What
he had come for, and what he wanted to do
while here, was to try and bring some little
hep to each one who should hear him; to
try and speak rs young man to young
men; to try and tell what he has seen and
tasted, but as far as possible not to be ego
tistical in anything that he might say. The
means which he used were such as had
already been described by DR.. Minnige-
rode. @E -
NO FORMAL SERVICE.
He did not intend to have any formal SER
vice. but he meant to take the Bible and try
and make the Word Of God explain itself,
and to draw some common-sense views from
it. The majority Of people, and probably
some before him, seldom read the Bible in q
common-sense way. They read it careless
ly, and don't give it as much attention as
they do an ordinary note from o friend, or
even novel, each page OF which is eagerly
deYoured. Bring your own Bibles here.
Take down from your shelves that much.
neglected book-the dust upon its cover Is
so thick that your name can be written
upon it--and let us try and point out the
prize so highly, and that teach us the way
of life. God has given us this book for &
Hight to walk by. Read it and. 1t will teach
us the way to God; read it and we may tint
the way gradually to the land that lie:
above, and it will make our life here Christ
like; for men who steer by it find God:
estimate Of life.
| ~ Z. A SOBER VIEW OF LIFE.
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the importance Of taking an earnest and sen
sible view OF life. He said that the vast ma
jority Of people don't take sober view o
| life, and so fritter away their youth, which
is the best part Of it, and thus it Is lost for
ever. Long after I am gone and forgotten
said he. you will, in turning over the Leaves
Of Gods word, lind on these sacred page
verses which we have read and prayed over
and then may they be light to your fee
and guide to your lives.
He begged that all would come at the be
ginning OF his Bible-readings, and brins
their Bibles with them. If you are ashamed
to bring your Bibles with you through tht
streets, leave them in your pews, wher'
they will be near at hand. He hoped tha
the young people would let the german
and the theatre, and anfusements OF al
sorts, 60 for this one week, and devote it t
searching out the riches contained in God
Holy Word. ag .,..
THE SOULS WORTH.
He made this request because the souP
worth was Of more than passing interest
He had not come to stir up mems emotiona
feelings alone, although the best part o
every man is emotion. Love is emotional
Emotion means conscience-theIyery bes
thing that n man DOssesSes-andt true emo
tional feelings were the best man coul,