The Washington bee., 1886-10-16
RELIGIOUS NOTES.

iea Is would witness Gods glory
in p uring out abundantly his
bles ings into the treasury of the
| Virginia Avenue Baptist church
IN sur day Oct. 10, and so they
did. The wheel of financial strug-
gle, ,mmenced its rolling at Ii
d. m. and concluded at g o. ID.
with a collection of $204 53,
which was increased by the corner
stone laying. The Mas1nic Fra
ternity, owing to the session of
the Industrial Fair, was unable
to turn our vi b us for which they
deeply regretted through the COM
plimenIs OF DIR. s. X. Watts, and
the ceremon Cd were conducted by
the Rev. Jo,eph Matthews of the
Mount Zion church of Arlington
va. Twelve churches here as
sembled upon tn consecrated
spot, with officers and people.
There were about $500 people on
he premises, and throughout the
whole services the most profound
attention was paid, and willing
hearts resp 'nded literally and
large collec ion was taken. In
Speaking OF the three great SER
mons on Sunday at this church, by
two brethren sitting upon the
premises one sa d he had'nO com-
ment to make for it seemed to
him that there was IN IRE d ference
between the Rev. DIR Brooks of
the n neteenth St. and his prede-
cessors in ministerial manhood;
there Was between himself and
either one of the other able minis
lers of the day, Revs j. I'll. or r.
Ill. q. Dyson. Upon inquiry a5
to the difference between himself
and his predecessors, the answer
was that not s nee the DAYS OF
Anderson h. 8 the great services
of minister of that church been
so universally felt throughout the
city before hls.
The general conduct of the
southern white people, fall far
short of the implied instructions
deduced from these so frequently
announced ID published great
sermons of their eminent pastors
and d. DIS. We fail to sae any
Christianity in rae distinction by
reason of complexion, nor can it
be shown by living man who
, writes. Christ anity is like water
) it will find its level, and when
J.. found all things are eq AL. South
e white ministers "a in the days
) of slavery are yet afraid to preach
1 the truth. Tn" stsry about Gen.
: Jacksou's entIan,e into a church,
t during the delivery of sermon
! by a supply will develop the true
position of the southtr rn white
q preachers. The story says, that
the pastor sat in the pulpit, as
4 this brother was piIing into Tie
f worldly minded, Gen'l. jackson
! anne in; the pastor pulled his coat
1 tail and whispered "ihere is Genl.
e Jackson" and the Bro. said, Sand
t General Jac ksOn too will 90 to
: he'll as soon rs any other man ex-
cept he repents." After preaching
y the pastor came down the ai-le
u aud commenced his al ology, but
Gen. Jackson sail if we had so
= such other ministers, they wodld
: save the United Sta es; and con
). graduated the man. These are
!. facts which tn" white preachers of
y the sputh should know. And it
/. should be shown to them In the
truest light that the white churches
/ of the south are meaner to- man
kind, than the democratic party Of
= the north.
:. The Baptist Compani n in
l. speaking OF g ,od Sunday School
= workers, said: Mrs. Lila b. Mason
:. T. k ,Ilins, the successful superinten-
) dent of st. Stephens S s., KING
:. George Co., Va, is one of the best
3. workers in the Port Royal Sunday
=. School Union aud that that Union
t. is the best in the state. Mrs.
i. Rollins is public scho,l teacher
v. in that county, aud member OF
m the Virginia avenue Baptist
" church in this city.
e. Rev. Prof. J. L. Dart, is pastor
8 > of the Morris St. Baptist church,
Charleston, s. T., and is soliciting
aid for the coIored sufferers, and
u. ,oya ..tbns far ahaut 5000 00C