Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-27
RELIGIOUS TOPlCs.
Church ana sunday.schcoI Meetings
last sabbath.

last sabbath.
The quarterly meeting OF the Chris
tian Sunday-School Association was
held in the Seventh-Street Chris
tian church Sunday afternoon, and was
one of the most enjoyable meetings yet
held by the association. After the re-
ports of the schools were read Mr.. j..
i. Thompson, the newly y-elected principal
of Navy Hill public school, delivered an
interesting address on Systematic
Study Of the Bible" after which Mrs.
j. Il. Taylor sang "Not Sparrow Fall
eth" Rev. |. J. Spencer, editor of the
missionary Weekly. gave some excel
lent advice to Sunday-school teachers
and parents. laying particular stress on
the duty OF the Church TO furnish young
men with something to do, as that is
the secret of keeping them interested
and furnishing them with q safeguard
against temptation. -
| Rev. Mr.. Caves address N Sunday
school teachers showed that he had given
the matter much thought. Among other
things he said 1.-THE Sunday. school
teacher should not think that the class of
five or six boys which be instructed
every Sunday was all be taught, for he
not only taught them, but their fathers
and mothers, plnymates, and all those
who should in the future be associated
with them that in no one audience ever
assembled could be collected those who
we're indirectly taught by the Sunday
school teacher, and urging them in view
of this to use every endeavor to teach
only that which was pure and good. "
Though this association is something
new among tho Disciples in Richmond,
its good work is already felt.
CHRISTIANS.
The Third Christian church Church
Hill has been enjoying a revival for the
last three weeks. The pastor, Rev. L.
A. Cole, began it, and after one week was
assisted by Rev. /. J. Spencer, editor OF
the Missionary Weekly. Thirty seven
persons, chiefly men and women OF ma
turs age, have been added to the church.
The audiences have been as large as could
be accommodated, and quiet but deep
interest has been manifested. The preach
ing by Rev. Mr.. Spencer has been earnest,
direct, and scripturaL Sunday morning
his sermon was on Christian Unity"
He said that love for God and for men
was necessary to effective and permanent
union. The Lord told his disciples that
the world should know they were His by
their love for one another No organic
union will stand unless founded in love.
Another necessary element in order to
Christian unity is humility, or a de-
sire and disposition to serve instead OF
an ambition to lead. The aim of the true
minister was, like the Office of the Lord
Jesus, to serve. Pride OF opinion and
pride of knowlege tended TO separation.
Then, he added, it is especially neces-
sary that Christian teachers be true to
the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Men can
give way what belongs to them, but it is
not honest to give away what belongs to
another. The Gospel is Gods Gospel
and we dare not compromise it or tone
it down to suit the preIudices Of men,
but we must preach its four-squared
truths in love and great kindness.
Sectarianism is wrong. God designs
and Jesus prayed that lis people might
be one. and the speaker rejoiced TO
see the religious people coming
closer to each other by coming closer to
Christ, the Head of the Church. Mr..
Spencer said the Church had no
right to legislate where Christ, who is
the Head of the Church, has not legis-
lated The Church, the bride of Christ,
ought to wear the name of the Bride
groom and not be split into factions with
a multitude of human names.
At night the house was filled, although
the weather was inclement. The sermon
last night was on Heavenly Recogni-
tion."
BAPTIST.
At West Main-Street Baptist Sunday
one was received for baptism. DR.. II. A.
Upper preached in the morning, and
the annual collection for foreign mis-
sions was taken up, amounting to about
double the usual amount.
At Venable-Street church the Sunday
school and the congregations at both
services were large. In the morning
three were received for baptism and one
by letter, and at night one was re-
ceived for baptism. In the afternoon
boys society was organized with fifty
eight constituent members.
At Clay-Street church Sunday morn
ing four were received for baptism, the
hand of fellowship was given to two at
the communion, and six were baptized
at night.
At the Second church during the week
one was received by experience. Sunday
morning two were received for baptism.
At the communion the hand OF fellow
ship was given to six.
At Fulton one was received for bap-
tism.
At the First church on Sunday FIVE
were baptized.
At Grace-Street Sunday night nine
were baptized.
At Pine.Street church on Sunday
morning there was one profession of con-
version, who was received for baptism at
night. During the week one was bap-
tized.
Rev. Z. F. Merriam, of the Baptist
Missionary Union, was at the Baptist
Ministers Conference yesterday morning.
He preached at the Second Baptist
church Sunday morning.
Meetings will be held at the Fourth
Street chapel every night this week un-
der the leadership of the pastor, Rev.
II. W. Williams.
GEACE-sTREET PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The Spirit OF God is surely moving
over the hearts of this people. On Fri
day night last there was meeting in the !
lecture-room of the church for the pur
pose of combining all of the ladies' So
cieties and the gentlemen's society into
a church guild, with their much beloved |
pastor, the Rev. DR.. Drew, as the presi-
dent Of the guild. Reports were read
from some five or six of the church So
cieties, which showed every department !
of the church to be in vigorous and
healthy spiritual condition. After hand
all round, the congregation dis
persed, better pleased with themselves
than they have been for years, and feel
ing devoutly grateful to God for His nu-
merous blessings.
On Sunday morning the pastor
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