The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-19
THE CHURCHES.
Threatening q Weather.
But the Usual Good
Attendance.
INTEREST," DISCOURSE OF pk. Law
BETH.
General Church Items.

NullN tht NiE~uHf anu gov ooh'S " "Nt
the appearance Of approaching snow.
This did not prevent the members Of The
various church congregations from being
at their respective places Of worship.
In the afternoon il began to rain, and
At night it was raining hard and church
services were slimly attended.
At Brosd-street Methodist Church last
night Rev. DR.. Lambeth made a most
interesting discourse from the latter por-
ton OF the l4th chapter OF st. Matthew
where the evangelist describes Christ
walking on the sea AMI Peters sinking.
The Doctor referred 10 the context
preceding which gave An account Of The
death Of John the Baptist, and Christ :
preaching to the multitude and in 1t he
explained how changes in life can lie
brought about in few hours. Shortly
before the disciples had been happy and
cheerful on the mountain side with the
crowd, the placid sea OF Tibcrius lying
at their feet. How few hours later
everything had changed. Christ had
constrained them 10 get into ship and
20 10 the other side, while he sent the
multitudes away and went himself into
a mountain apart 10 pray and when
evening was come he was there alone.
The disciples were in the vessel Few
miles from land ia the midst OF stormy
sea, their lives threatened and the Mas
ter absent From this, said the preacher,
you can drew the lesson that happiness
In the evening may be bright, and yet to-
morrow you are full of fears and tempta-
tions To-day YOU have prosperity, to-
morrow you are afflicted with adyersity.
The disciples were on the ship by the
MIs.ei's command. Even then the
storm cam. Moses, when called to lead
Israel, had TO give up high positions at a
heather court 20 suffer the trials ard
,riDulali0ns OF a wilderness SO under
the Christian administration, We shall
meet with trials and trbulatlons Seyen
when obeying Christ.
The disciples sorrow and fear came
from the same source as ours. The ele-
menis and darkness disturbed them.
They committed an error OF Judgment.
They saw Christ on the water and took
him for ghost MstOok their best
friend for a source Of dread, aud now he
world Is similarly afflicted by the preya-
lence OF similar error and our failure TO
look at a loving God as Father and a
Saviour.
Peters distress was greater than that
Of the others. His was the result OF I'M
pulsiveness. WHAT right had ne TO say
If il be thoug' Why did he doubt Ia
his mind the Master Why act Ike the
Pharisee who demanded miracle
wrought night in his presence to prove
Jesus 20 be the anoiniedy
The Christian always mas trials but
always has Christ in the midst, saying 4
the Christians heart, 1T Is /, be not
afraid Christ had gone to "a mountain
10 prav He was as much Isolated from
the disciples and apart from them as lie
is from us to-day but lie knew their
cares and troubles and appeared to them
lust at the right moment lie Is with US
always, even unto the end u the world.
In all our troubles let The belief eX-
pressed in the old familiar hymn be ours.
Jesus. Lover Of my soul,
Let mo 10 Thy bosom fly.
White the nearer wa-efs roll,
" hilc the tempest stlll Is hish,
CHURCH NOTES
Rev. William 4. Conrad preached his
farewell sermon at Laurel-street Meth0.
dist Church last night.
There were reformation services at the
First English Luthern Church yesterday
morning, and an appropriate sermon was
preached by the pastor. The church was
iilled, and was beautifully decorated with
flowers, etc
The holy communion was celebrated
at Weddell Memorial Mission, an ad-
iunct Of St Johns Chrrch, located in
Fulton, yesterday afternoon at Alb
o'clock
Rev. Dr. H. A Tupper preached at the
Second Baptist Church yesterday morn
ing There was no service at night.
Rev. + p. Bel preached at the First
Baptist church yesterday both morning
ana night.
At Grace Street Baptist church Rev
George ;. Williams preached in the
morning, and wiki the deacons admins
tered holy communion.
AT Grace Street Presbyterian church
Rev. I. W. Hooper, ID. ID, filled the pull
pit at both the morning and night ser
vices.
Rev. John Pollard, Jr.. preached al
Grace-Street Baptist church last night.
The pulpit of West MainStreet Bap-
iisl church was filled yesterday al both
services by Rey.C. NJ. Laws.
At Clay Baptist Church yester
day Rev II. r Williams preached in the
morning and Rev l.. Z. Russell at night.
The song services at the male orphan
asylum yesterday afternoon was very
interesting. IL was conducted by Mr
J. ID. K Slight of the Presbyterian Pub
fishing Society who is well trained by
long experience in work OF this kind
The orphan boys, under the leadership oi
their faithful instructress Mrs. Gill, sane
with vim many of the Gospel Hymns
4 number of the veterans from IN,
Soldiers Home were present.
Rev. j Is. Funsten, rector Of Chris
Episcopal church, has resigned hii
charge.
Rev. II. NJ. Jackson, rector Of Grace
Church, has received call 10 a Church
in New Orleans.
At Centenary Methods, Church yes
terday morning Rev. Thomas NJ. Bruk
ham Of the Virginia Conference preached
sn interesting aud instructive sermon
Al night the pastor, Rev. W. T.. Judkins
filled the pulpit.
Last night at Chris, Church Rev. Dr