Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-25

with the Yankee. but be told the story
IN such positive manner that
felt bound 10 believe him. At any
rate il would have been first-ratc To-
cation for . signal station. There II
another story connected with the stee'
pie which will narrste, as 1t is char.
scteiistic Of much.loved and eminent
preacher, but recently dead, whose
good works will long live to the benefit
Of the people Of Richmond and the
State. On one occasion at church
meeting Rev. DR.. Jeter said to hi;
brethren that he was conscious Of bis
errors and shortcomings, and perhaps
some Of his brethren had some fault 10
find with him. He hoped II they had
they would speak out and tell him
what it was, and he would try to do
better. Mr.. George Myers, one OF
his flock, replied: 81 have some.
thing against you, Brother Jeter
you don't speak to me very often
when you meet me on the street? "
well, Brother Myers" replied the
Doctor, 81 am sorry for it, and III. try
and DO better in the future. | will
always speak to you hereafter" A day
or two Afterwards DR.. Jeter was walk
ing down Grace street, and he saw
Brother Myers way up on the steeple
at work. lie cried to him, Z" Brother
Meyers, BROTHER MYERS !" He
came down to the street, and DR.. Jeter
said to him: d" How are you Brother
Myers? Iwant to shake hands with
you, and ask you how you are Good
bye, Brother Ny ers." The Doctor was
as good as his word. he brought Brother
Myers all the way down to the ground
to tell him good morning.
The interior Of the church was very
ornate. Pure white pervaded the whole,
and the itch, deep-sunk panels, with
heir mouldings and rosettes, the
acapihus, the lotus, the honeysucklcs,
which adoIn the galleries, the ceiling,
he chaDcel, &C., are arranged with 4
consistency and taste that are almost
faul,less. The pulpit is the focus Of an
elliptical recess extending from gallery
to gallery, grsced with huted columns
sdmiiably arranged to secure beauty
and grandeur. The ceiling is supplied
With a yentilator in the form Of a star
IadIatiDg from a symbol of the Trinity,
with the inscription Of Jehovah " in
Hebrew in the centre. The galleries
were not supported by columns.
They were supported by chains, and a
truss-frame, on the principle of the
suspension bridge, and bad great
strength. The Business Committee
tested them and found they would bear
a weight heavier than would be that Of
the greatest number of people that
could he packed in them. However,
they were elastic and when you walked
in them they would shake and spring,
which frightened the people, and hence
in late years pillars have been put I'M
der them, somewhat marring the beau
ty Of the interior. In the basement
story are a fine lecture-room, yestry-
room, and the apparatus for heating the
church. The cost Of the church was
about $4,000. Years ago | was pre-
sent at meeting Of the Sunday schools
of Richmond in this church. The house
was packed. Pews, aisles, and gal
leries were full. The latter bent
in the middle like bow, and many
people thought they were not safe, but
they sustained the great weight that
was upon them. One of the speakers
prefaced his remarks by saying that he
would venture to say that nobody in
the vast congregation would ever forget
his speech, and really now do not
believe anybody has forgotten it. Look
ing over the vast sea of upturned faces
Of children and youths, who seemed
intent to have their minds permeated
with the gospel truth, he said, in
voice of acceleratiDg volume and in-
tonation, $50 on! 90 on! GO ON.
GO ON, GO ON! GO 0NM." The
tHtCL " ID C4COtilSdI'
THE PASTORS.
St. Paul's has had but three pastors
Rev. DR.. Norwood. Rev. DR.. Jones,
and the present pastor, Rev. DR.. Min
nigerode, who has been preaching to the
acceptably since about
1854, a period Of thirty-two years.
Very few ministers can furnish such
evidence OF the esteem and affection
which are bestowed upon them by their
people.
The first marriage celebrated at St.
Paul's was that Of the Hon. James A.
Seldom and Miss Sallic Bruce shortly
after the church was finished, and ever
since it has been the chosen place for
most of the fashionable weddings in our
,ity.
| have been enabled to give this de-
JAILED description of this beautiful
,hurch-a fit temple for the worship Of
GoG-by looking over the accounts Of
i have found in various old newspa-
pers Of the period, and have used in
discriminatory the language of the diff
Terent writer's, together with my own
Is / thought proper. hope it will be
pleasant reading to all, but | know
here are many people whose hearts will
1e stirred with pleasant memories at
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