Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-20
IN THE RELIGIOUS WORLD.
Grand Sunday school Mass-Meet-
tugs-0tner Notes.

Grand Sunday school Mass-Meet
tugs-0tner Notes.
The weather on Sunday WIS bright anC
beautiful, IN marked contrast to the day
before. and consequently the places ol
public worship We're all attended by large
congregations
Grand mass meetings OF Sunday school
workers and friends of the cause were
held at Centenary Methodist church and
Leigh-Sirfct Baptist church at 3 O'Clock
in the afternoon, and at ~. Marks
church and Manchester Methodist church
at o'clock at night, under, the auspices
OF the Virginia State Sunday-s5choOl
Union of All Denominations.
CENTENARY NFrH0nI CHURCH.
| IN immense crowd attended tho meeting NJ
! this church, which was conducted by Rev. T. G..
/ Das,ioli. president: Charles T.. iady and VI iiliam
I EllysOn. secretaries.
| The "xercises were opened with singing by the
conoregatOn, led by the choir, aud prayer ry
foy. = &. tlOntou, of the blptist chlTcn. The
following miui- .el3 were present: Rev DR.. Ian
drum. Air. JudkinS. Dr. Dickinson Dr. j. Powell
Gsrianp, Dr. Pollard, Dr. Corey. aul others.
Dr. DashiolI spoke OF the unity Of the Chris
tlan churches ~ tAs city, especially on t1n sun
doy-scho0l Platform, and then Introduced Mr. h.
7. Jacobs, who delivered a eeply-interes'ing
address on The Boy and the Book ba-inc his
remarks ou Hebrews l1., IL "God has provided
some bettor things for us.r he conet-uei This
D. roier 70 tho greatest privileges and op-
portun.tics of the nnotccrth century. and
especially 10 tho line Of Sunday-school
work. lie inquired what has bean done
in virginia. what remains 10 DO done. and how
shall we do IT. and gave some good Information
/ on these points. Christ took an unknown child
aud put him In the midst OF the Church aud
] fsfff l. hfaa FftgH ha
Church must got hold Of The boys and girls and
work Tor Their salvation, learn ail about thelr
habits, dispositions, Sc. Even Angels are not
privileged 10 teach children we must 10 H. The
/ toXt-Do0f is the Bible. aId the work requires
preparation. Study 10 show thysolf true
workman. Select tho best methods md plans.
he then gave some striking Illustrations of the
best mothoGs OF t'uchiug
In closing SIR. Jacobs said that ne was very
much pleased with Richmond, aud that boih
himself and ,lr. Reynolds could speak expert
mentally of Virginia hospitality. lie said he
had seen no city 80 fun Of Christian unity. and
be desired publicly 10 thank am the good people
for kndross shown himself ald Mr. Reynolds
and all the lesson Committee and closed 10y an
impressive Invocation Ot Gods blessing on tEe
people auI ths WORK In Rich and tae state.
Row. ". f.. Judkius, pastor Of Centenary
church. returned tGe thanks Of tho Executive
Committee. the runday-school workers aud al
tho people 10 Ncssrs. Jacobs aud Reynolds Tor
their 7sii 10 our city and the words ot advice
anu 2oci counsel given. he prayed the bless
ing % God on the visitors ana their work aud
hoped that al might meet Ia Heaven.
iElGH.sTRgET BAPTIST CHUPCH.
A large audience assembled no this church ~
$50 O'Clock. Ine exercises verc c0nduDted hy
Mr. Mhnri L. Vest, vice pre- iient II the Viz
guia Statc ~uncay-NchoOl Union, assisted ly
Rev. Dr.. Goodwin, ot LeiFh-Suoci, and Rev. Or.
Sturgis, of Trinity church.
The meeting wa opened with singing oy no
choir and congregation and prayer 10y Rev. br.
stu gs.
Nr West fhen Introduced VII william Hey-
nolds. president ~ The Internal onHl sunday
school Convention. who ma1o am exceedingly in-
sirurtiye anI practical udlr. '- on lhc work ttat
tho sunday schools are doinr throughout the
world, aud especially lu ti.5 country and
Canada. Nr Leynolls related number 0f
'ld,iii.s .-.s, $40" l-s , OF ''.i l'.7'
MN. ia ths sunaty -chGdl and nm daiiy inter
course win tne word.
a.. Ue., am rotalf .f ff. S+e.e T~o,.ritiva
Cor,ri.too thonte4 ~ b, v..il. AMI In.
Jacob. foi. Tqluat. ,-yi,c. ,iercl ,i,.rin,. rl5
nasi weat.
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N're received lor H1pi-io.
40 ihe First e4n.cn during me past week
m .o''us7 H'r. ni t,'.n'ie.i' sra W. h' u''
sermons H,i' -.,it't '!'y DE- ,'i'' -"'',.
su,.,i,, ,.,.,.... .o..., ,,.r. i,.r,,r., Dr Hon.
son preached morning au4 ni.nt. Meetings. 80
Oh thi- wcc's every night eXcap; irtay
At Ciay-~tl'rf church ou sunday morning one
was baptized. ami ~ ulght there were three pro-
foes.or, Of conversion and throa requests for
prayer.
At Ncnahle-Sireet church large congregations
a--emDied morning and nigh. EcG A. Z. Dick
inson. D. d.. Drea nod in ths morning and tie
pastor, liry. z. II. iitt, prcH ned at night In
tho 10 1ruing four persons Nere received.
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49, "a" -H'' ''' 80 ~ "".
IDS chui'L vas hl'eu ty".e moving on Nui!IAl
night tO hear rue DISTINGUISHED Suhlay-srholl
Wufhtt, NI D. D.. JACOB: ne HeeiuS "h- CON
dLctei ny Nr W liliain hllytQr, pft-i4eni OF me
bapi5' 'unl.y-Nchooi A-Socl1uoI ol Fthhohd
a1d 1ian'aesi"i' assisted 10y i'Hy. i- W. ie'etso.,
Kew. W e.. LNa 'li' ahi oti 'i9 ITO HlrrH"S
was opened "lil singing 10y VI cA'ir Aud CON
siefHI,u "a ail piaNor ny het. T.; N' f'l'I-oh
Nr. Eli'Sh inIoi--ed Nr' Ja'ot- ln Few
"eii-cho'tI -.'l.tA'' @nu ni. JH' i"5 ANNOUNCED
l,, i,..,,,,,.oitrJ bett.r or..,'igation h",6
local and Stata. carcful and = stemn,ir visitl-
flon and sanva.-iuc io Gnd tbo how nut earnest
NN PM.
mont a. a means of Keeping the lost boy. The
world ia inl oi lost b1ys who viI uo e.erraly
los. Il tNc ~aUbltn school does no. l0 i's duty.
Mr.. ENy-Dn on benaf the >ulny--clo1l
w1rrois Oi Manchester and this city, returned
thanks f0rihe holp given by Mee-rs Jacobs and
Reynolds.
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t,i.. ~ tha etiliti@s AMI services ~ Nr J.rots.
IT, Sln,Et ,i,e-nrosidnrf NJ f,.o ,-1fc 'rcaSi.
yotio, -nade a sh,rt a,i.lre.. r,.far.in0 a. tbe
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ana Jacob.
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f""Sb iLi'A ~ '"O '0 IL nav "H''~"'
id al ,his 'i-! H. "ASn TIs 'algeiy 5',enaeu'
porintend,n' OF tue sunday .chooL In conss-
luence OF d. ia..9!o Of many Of 80 members OF
tlo a., ,. s,so,crs ny ,ro., o1,