The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-12

eviden ce to prove /, than any event In
the history of the world, and if its truth
is not est abiisbed then it is useless TO at
tempt 10 prove any thing by human tesii-
mOny. When this is believed our intelli-
gence is conquered by the truth, more
intellectual grasp of character is attained,
and those who believe in the Gospel by
faith in their hearts will be joined 10
Christ here and hereafter.
These are the practical daily evidences
os the truth OF the Gospel Of Christ.
God give us grace TO believe them in all
their truth and simplicity. Then the
lives We lead will no longer be orrs, but
those of the Spirit which hath raised us
up, and then when through them we are
joined to Christ, neither height nor
depth, neither life nor death, nor any
other creature, can ever effect our sepa-
ration.
At the close of the Bishops eloquent
sermon, of which the above is only an
imperfect summary, the congregation
was dismissed
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING BAPTIST
SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Baptist Sunday School AS 1ciatiOn of
Richmond and Manchester took place
Yesterday afternoon at Beechenbrook
Mission Chapel, in IIenrico County,
near Brooke avenue. The chapel qlite
q large one. was filled.
The exercises began with singing the
hymn, down in the Valley with My
Savior would 60 after which there
was prayer, led by Brother Williams Of
Leigh Street Baptist Church. The hymn
"Shout Hallelujah' was next sung, when
the reports from the various schools
were read They were Of most en-
couraging character.
A Quartette was then sung, after which
DIR. Hatcher of Grace street Church made
short, happy speech. He said that
while on his travels in Europe during
the past summer he went into a number
OF Sunday schools, and he found that for
Sunday school accommodations America
was far ahead OF Europe. Even at Spur
geons Church the basement where the
children were taught was as dingy. damp
and gloomy as any place he ever saw in
his life. lie then urged the teachers to
learn how TO teach and The workers 10
learn how to work.
Rev. II. II. Pitt, of Nenable Street
Church, urged the work of missions, and
laid particular stress on the need OF a
mission school On,hain street, between
Fourteenth and Twenty-eighlh streets
lie also offered resolution that the Ex-
eculiye Committee confer with the Bap-
tist City Missionary Association as to the
feasibility of employing a city mission.
ary, which was adopted.
Rev John T. Deckerson gave pleas
ant talk about mission work among the
mountains, and after more singing, and
the taking up Of collection, the meet.
ing adjourned with the benediction pro-
nounced by Rev. 5. c. Clopton.
CHURCH NOTES
List night at seyenth-s,ree Christian
Chur, h Rev {. 5. Hogopian, native Of
Turkey, gave an interesting lecture on
missionary work in the land Of The Cres-
cent.
Rev W. c. scheefer, for many years
the popular pastor Of Firsi English Lu.
tberan Church, preached 10 his old con
gregatlon yesterday morning
At Grace-strcet Presbyterian Church
Yesterday Rev James r. smith of Fred
ericksburg preached
Rev J. f. Lumpkin of Manchester
filed the Tulpit Of Clay street Methodist
Church yesterday morning. There was
no service at night
At Trinity Methodist Church yester-
day morning Rev T. b Bell of the Bap-
list Church filled the pulpit
Rev. J. r. Griffith OF the Virginia Con
ference preached at the Broad-street
Methodist Church yesterday.
At Park Place Methodist Church yes
terday Rev W. W. Royal OF the Meth
odist Conference preached
Rev. W T. Richardson, ID. D., editor
of the Central Presjyterlan, preached "
the First Presbyterian Church yesterday
morning in place of Rev. DR.. Kerr, who
Is holding meeting Of several days at
Amelia Courthouse.
At : o'clock in The evening Rev. J. b.
Newton, ID. D.. rector Of the Monumental
Church, filed the pulpit.
At II o'clock yesterday morning Rev.
]. l.. T. Holland, who is in the city in
attendance on the Conference of Public
School superintendent, preached at the
Seyenth-slreet Christian church.