Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-09
RELIGIOUS MATTERS.
sermon ON Peece and war"-Pastor In
staIItd-Southwes Nirgiaia institute.

ualIed-so Southwest yirsiaia institute.
Rev. r. B. Howard, secretary Of the
American Peace Society, the principal
office of which is at Boston, and Of
which Hon. E. S. Tohey is president,
Hon. Robert c. Winthrop and Hon.
Amos A. Lawrence vice.presidents, |
after two weeks in Washington urging
legislation in favor of international ar
bitration, spent last Sunday in Rich
mond, at the invitation Of personal
friends. He preached in the morning
at Grace-Street Baptist church to a
large congregation, in the afternoon at
the First Baptist church (coloredl, and
in the evening TO an excellent audience
at the Second Baptist church. Rey.W.
W. Landrum, pastor of the latter
church, gave the representative of peace
a warm greeting and a pleasant intro.
duction to his people. The spirited
singing Of appropriate hymns, and a
fervent prayer by John b. Crenshaw,
minister of the Society Of Friends, added
to the interest Of the meeting.
Mr.. Howard chose as a text, Reyela-
tions XII, Is: "7he Kingdoms Of this
world shall become the kingdom Of oar
Lord and Of HIS Christ" lie point
ed out promises and prophecies which
showed that God included nations and
races and tribes in His plans Of saliva
ticn. lie believed that the progress OF
our century in invention and discovery
tended to the spread Of intelligence
and sympathy throughout the world
that the increasing dOminence Of public
opinion restrained Governments from
sudden wars that the increasingly vast
and astounding cost Of war alarmed
those who administer finance that the
destructivenes Of iron-clad steamers,
Gatling.guns, and dynamite terrified
the humane that military burdens of
coDscription and taxation excited an
tagonism among laboring-men and tax
payers that the progress Of Christian
missions and church union was hope
ful sign.
He drew upon his own observation Of
a battlefield to picture Its horrors and
illustrate the coarseness, brutality, and
cruelty of war. lie pointed to the
recent attitude Of England towards Rus
sia and now towards Ireland, repre-
sented by John Morley as a concession
TO the principles of peace. He would
prefer to see the money of the nation
expended in the education Of our poor
est people to seeing it worse than wasted
in defy ing and fighting England-our
blood relation. and our Christian mis-
sionary ally. Fifty arbitratiOns in the
last century prove that war may be
averted. lfpublic sentiment will express
itself legislators are glad to obey it.
Let us bring our own country into the
Kingdom of God thus far, that he
shall set the nations an enlightened and
Christian example in inviting the Gov
ernments Of the American continent
first, and then of ChristeDdom, to a
peaceful conference on the substitutes
and remedies for international war.
MEETING FOR MEN ONLY.
Commencing tonight, the railroad
department of the Young Mems Chris
tian Association will conduct a series
Of services in the reading-room of the
Chesapeake and Ohio depot for men
only. The services will be held every
night Sunday excepted at :45 O'Clock.
The singing will be accompanied by an
orchestra, consisting of organ, cornet,
flute, and violin. The meetings will
be beneficial, and the prospect is that
they will be interesting.
INSTALLATION OF REV. r. II. PITT.
The Venable-Street Baptist church
was filled to oyerilowing on Sunday
afternoon, the occasion being the in
stallation of and welcome service to
the Rev. X. III. Pitt, who has re-
Gently accepted the call to renew his
former pastorate of this flock. Long
before the hour for the services to COM
mence the crowd began to gather, and
soon the middle doors that separate
the infant claSs-rooms had TO be opened
in order to accommodate the congrega
ton present.
DR.. John r. Pollard, Of Leigh
Street church, presided, and after the
usual preliminary services on such oc-
casions the Rev. Percy Elsom, of Full
ton church, read appropriate Scrip
lures, after which Rev. W. j. Ship
man. of West Main-Street church, de-
livered very well-prepared and inter-
estipg address to the church.
DR.. W. +. Hatcher, who was ex-
pected to deliver the address of we,-
come to the pastor, was kept away by
sickness.
DR.. Pollard in a very impressive and
Joyous manner extended the new pas
tor hearty welcome back to his old
charge, assuring him that the church
was ready now, as it has ever been, to
aid and sustain him in his work.
Mr.. Pitt in a brief but feeling address
expressed his high appreciation OF min
istering to a people whom he had
loved so. long and tenderly.
Mr.. Pitt enjoys a wide popularity,
not only in his own congregation, but
wherever he is known.
SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA INSTITUTE.
At the Baptist Ministers Conference
Monday morning Rev. j. R. Harrison
made a statement as to the condition
and needs Of the Southwest Virginia
Institute, of which he is the financial
agent. A resolution was unanimously
adopted commencing Mr.. Harrison and
the cause he represents as eminently
worthy of the confidence and liberality
of the Baptists Of this community.
PINE-sTREET CHURCH.
At the Pine-Street Baptist church on
Sunday morning and night Rev. j..
r. Harrison, Of Glade Spring, Va,
preached. In the morning communion
was administered and two were re-
ceived by letter. Rev. Mr.. Harrison
will preach for the Pine-Street church
every night this week.
DIsMAL.swAMP LOTTERY.
A mass-meeting Of the colored peo-
ple was held at the First African
church last night to protest against
the Dismal Swamp Lottery, from whose
operations the colored churches are
said TO be suffering.