Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-16


The week q special PRAYER for Young
men. annusIly held a. tA., sc'>ou by q.
Young Men', Chri>tju Association was
.u,Iici0u-ly opened sunday evening at the
beautiful Parh-pLre Methodist church.
Thc'rW1s % large attendance. ana great
.rtrr,-t wa. manifested in The entire Order
n eNtrcl-c,. The opening address wI.
made ly Rev. " 'um +. Evans. the i1-'nr
oi thc cl urcl. HE subject. Nhv Hold
thc W,,k Of PrNcriur YOUNG Men: wl.
answered In BIS mo,' choice ian-uaEe. 1nd
w.. c9uyIucrg argument in favor oi thr
Is,,tiug.
Rev. Dr. Z. G.. Gordon - salem. no 'u-
ltr of TIE Prc,hy'cuiu synod. mad. 900
address on "1hc Growth oi the Nork.
The wonderful increase OF the Association
iu UrmhcTs. grace. aua Usefulness vas
beautifully described, and pluch valuable
information impaired. Nr. \. II. fhri--
t.ar. president oi The Young Meu'- Chris
tisu Association - Richmond, next poke
Oh " IleI Local and state Work.
flc gave q re,trte % what hls been a.
cCuvlI.h,d in our city and state through
The a-eucy u fDc Association. 1ul outlined
'hc future policy ia tue WORK u1V 20 con.
temptation.
a ~ ,'' ....... 80 ,., r.. ~,
,,.,,.,.I., 81, yt,r. - ~. hold
irbo cl,orr ~ psrL. Pi,oe church r-olsred
very good music.
Iu addition 10 this special meeting Tor
- r. ,,.,,r, mon ~ many ~ tho
i-.,ci.,s in ;le ,i,, - clthor tn. n,ruinc
.o,-ro,,, or ,,-,,,t .1rx,., m. sui.iert v--.
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Am. rr..g4.d 'Tr. wc.t vii De- Oh
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I"i- mon tf'u li' i'- uItI .i,'.'uS 'D
Cay H't'in'oI ih ne li't Ll-I.-' LNllt'
I.u 'buL,"-n ". .-.-i Ie''u.l, ''.'.i' !" ~,
.rI ili-ity,i sir.;r~ Va. rsnt,r,d. iej
bv a large snd vcIl-traned choir.
An address wu, e,l,ered by Hr i. j..
K. ~lei.tt. u'l ~ good. practical truths.
foi which warm vote OF tbank, was ten
Cered BIN.
Tt. reports from ihc schools we're o.. q
Lout'Il and Ca .0uTaNns chaiact.r.
The meeting wa closed win = >pltet
A'uu aud tic-',ntlctiJu rs Et'. W. g..
>cl-tltr.
yr.r rr rYrFRAN CluEcH.
a, tra iir.. pr,.iy,rriin church sun.
tpy u.,rrirr Er,. Z. /. Preston. D. - .
rr,.rred q sermon Il great uO9er and
value frome Romans viii, $50. Dr. Pres
ton was for many years the Efficient aud
Beloved !astorof this church. aud crowd
td audience greeted BIN upon ihi- "cc1. on.
Al J.. NJ. The pulpit was hiied ny k-V.
&. 4. vaughan. ~ lro" n,hui + Va a.
'l,itG d! tue PASTOR lhcN' ~ - NIT ana
htN =. Il. Preston OF "!'3r'lI"' ~
vaughan took Tor hi- text Hebrew i.' " /:
"low shall We escape u W. neglect So
great a ,al>a'ion.' ana deH'tied pro-
i,uLd ara 10 pi' ,'i'r -,ini'h' occup' lu-
over ga noun DII ''a.ui.t- lNr ''''''' ''-
'h!i.u 'l I'' U'"I'i' I'D '"' '"''
slNoUC4I OoNvrNIoN.
n il. .Ivgv. ,u.'omsry during the .es-
.il,..o, ~,rol t, hold "a ,ncci,l comuunlop
3D., ..it.tt vl..l. .'..ur. dur,n, tbe
-, T+f..,,,r...,., vy,.' observed >r,n.
,t., .l,'r,.',.,. ., ..,.,.,l.,t ,tn Mrs, pr..-
,',,,;., ,f,,-.b ,df,e..e. 'vrere na'i..b,
H., g.. ,.,','.l I Haird and Ch,rIr. ri
p,.i WIN v,rr in cyery wav ap.
n,crr,.,. :, the i,grre,.l,r occasion.
Ttr ,,srri... were iu,pr.pcr,el with
,.,.,..,..f .ir.-ir.. md thc entire ser,ir.
d., ~, i..-rrrfi,, and profitable season ~
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