Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-01-14
CHRISTIAN WORKERS.
MR.. xooDY's CONVENTION.

Hhs MVVDi WV v bk' a AV<'s
Discs usslss "a Asnery Hall or Practical ne.
nsssss repscs-Mr. alesdy's visit Here 70
Esd Ts-Dsy.
Mr.. Moody has been holding at diff
ferent points . two days Christian con-
vention, the object Of which is to gather
together Christian workers to discuss
questions Of practical interest to the
churches and the cause Of Christ. Yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock large
congregation and number of ministers
and others had assembled in the hall.
Mr.. Moody presided over the meeting.
Rev. p. II. Hoge led in prayer.
The first topic on theprogramme was,
"How to Promote Spiritual Life in the
Churches"
Rev. George G. Ncedham opened the
discussion, and proposed to speak OF
what constitutes spiritual life. He
drew a contrast first between one who
has never been "born of the Spirit "
and one who has been ; and secondly,
one who has been born Of the Spirit,
but is not vet fully spiritually mind
ed.n and one who is fully consecrated,
who has not only fed on the sincere milk
of the Word, but has eaten strong meat
and grown up into the full statue Of
men in Christ Jesus.
He defined the spiritual man as one
full Of the Spirit, taking Christ as his
model, practicing self-dcnial, and igno-
ring self. II also involves pleasing
Christ by consecrated service in His
vineyard. He earnestly insisted that
we cannot please God without initiating
the example of the Master in "going
about doing good " and in making sac
rifices for Christ, mailing the world to
the Cross, and letting the world see that
you are nailed to the Cross.
The choir then led in singing,
"In the Cross, In the Cross,
BE my glory ever"
and Rev. DR.. Drew led in prayer.
REV. W. L. EVANS
was the next speaker. He said that
SpIltudilty ihNoiNcS
!. Spiritual perception.
2. Spiritual taste.
3. The bringing forth Of the fruits Of
the Spirit.
How to promote this is the question.
He thought the pulpit should do 1t
by simple, earnest preaching to the
hearts Of men. Some one has said that
at Pentecost there were tongues OF fire,
and now in the pulpit there are tongues
of flowers, which seek to attract rather
than to benefit.
He insisted on the need Of doctrinal
preaching in its true sense, such as our
Brother Moody has been doing here day
after day. The pastor should make his
visits among his people not social but
spiritual.
He insisted that our houses Of wor-
ship should be made more attractive
and our servicess~. .ttractive, and that
pastor and people should rally around
the Cross.
REV. DIR. NJ. d. HOGE
was the next speaker. lie insisted that
this is vitality practical question-that
spiritual life to the Church is just what
natural life is to the body. Take spiri-
tual life out of theh Curch, and the
ministry, the ordinances, the Church,
become an empty shell.
He compared the slumbering power
Ia Il, 10
before the steam is put on.
The practical question is how to pro-
mote spirituality.
He insisted that we need more spiri-
tuality in the ministry-that we need
revival in the ministry. He told the
story of DR.. Griffith going from his
knees to his pulpit, and held up him and
the sanity Richard Baxter as examples
for the preacher now. But, above all,
we want the spirit of Paul, who, with
tears" reasoned with and persuaded
the people.
After singing verse of " Jesus,
Lover Of Ny Soul
REV. DIR. ADAMS, OF AUGUSTA, GA,
made the next address. He insisted
that as John said to the messengers,
IL am voice." and left it to be seen
that God is all the rest, so when the
preachers come to this and think of
themselves, not as right reverend doc
tors or learned divines, but as " only
voice" leaving God to do the rest, then
will the solution of this question speed
lily come. lie spoke Of the necessity Of
having Gods spirit so come down on
the churches that we will not need
church theatre or consecrated
german.
He believed that we have to-day in
the ministry more consecrated talent
than ever before, but that our great
need is a baptism of the Holy Spirit
which shall come upon our ministry
and our churches and make them more
observation-disclosures consecrated
to Christ.
MIR. ID. l.. MOODY
was the next speaker. He said that he
was catching fire here this morning.
He would put the means Of promoting
spirituality in two words Word and
Work-God's Word in the mind and
heart, and work for Christ. There were
many church-members who are not able
to feed themselves, but must ever take
their food from some ccclesiastic spoon.
We want 80. o." Christians" out
and out for Christ" Not "border
men who are not on either side Of the