The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-17


to say "Amea and will tell you why
. 90 toto ii, ~ Brother Lsndrum has said.
With my hand and my pocEet.book
We join the young men here this even
( inr, and take the oath OF alliance %
assist them In the grand work that they
are going 20 do. Why Because for
one reason you have pat at the head OF
this society a mau OF God whom sou
could no, put any where that he would
not be doing good work. And another
reason Il because that the greatest work
Of all will be TO find work in the city
where our young Christian men may be
occupied, aud in finding places and IN
establishing prayer meetings and Sunday
( schools. When the young men are dele
/ gated to conduct prayer meetings IN The
destitute parts Of tae city, then YOU will
be bringing the salt and the meat to-
+ gether
And again, do not believe that any OF
+ he pastors OF the larger churches OF the
city can properly look after their churches
and do the work that is 10 be done in
them, and I believe that the people are
not doing eli their duty when they refuse
or fail to help the pastors in this work.
And now these young men come in and
say that thov wsnt 90 DO something IN
/ This direction.
Dir Williams next made few remarks
IN which he spoke Of the lab0rs OF the
society and the great field for work.
After another hymn sung by the choir
the congregation was dismissed
CITY MISSION WORK.
A mass meeting In the interest Of the
Baptist City Missionary Society was held
Yesterday at Grace-strfet Baptist Church
The programme included the singing
Of some Of the most beautiful hymns by
The choir Of the First Baptist Church.
On the pulpi, were the most prominent
Baptist ministers OF the city
The services were opened with vely
impressive prayer by Rev. Mr.. Hutson.
The president of the society stated
that the different pastors would make
short sketches not 20 exceed In length
five minutes. This rule. however, was
not peremptorily enforced.
The first speaker was Rev. Mr.. Jones,
pastor OF East-End Baptist Church lie
said this Is a new society organized for
the purpose OF bringing about by some
means way by which all those Who can
not attend public worship and have not
the Word of God In their midst, may be
furnished with the Bible, aud II possible,
be brought 10 attend divine worship. Ia
going about and spreading the gospel in
The neighborhoOds where there are no
churches, md where there l. no prospect
OF q church being erected, my heart IS
with you. and oh that the young men Of
into the work of Outstanding in these
people, IN bringing them up and pointing
Them to the Sayier can personally, he .
said, encourage and help you.
Rev. Mr Clopton said, we claim thirty
TWO or three thousand church members
Of the $4,000 inhabitants of the city, ana
out Of the remaining you have more than
thirty thousand people that are not at .
tending any church at al Our churches
are charged with leading these persons
TO conversion, and for my part | Gm will
Ing 20 DO all that | can 10 hail the non.
church going people Of our city and 10
bring them TO know the Savior
Rev Dir. Whitfield OF Fulton Church
spoke of manner in which the Sab
bath was desecrated IN Fulton by The .
boys who came there every Sunday for
the purpose of playing base ball, and that /
be supposed It wal worse in the western +
portions of the city
Rev. Mr HuisOn Of the Pine-stroet .
Church said, as ] understand the object
Of this meeting ia 10 awaken an interest .
in The different Baptist churches of the .
city, and that they may be thoroughly f
aroused. 1t 10 necessary that they should .
d. H.. alttasfa Of tla
which, a. ] beliye, Is 20 send missionaries F.
10 those people IN the city who cannot .
yet TO public worship. He spoke OF the .
achievements Of the society In The Peni .
lentiary and the City Almshouse, aud .
the great field these institutions affords +
for Christian laboIels.
Rev Mr. shipman said Mr.. Whit .
field has told you there is great deal OF .
work 10 be done in the West End. The F.
church that represent is fully impressed .
with this fact, but # cannot reach all the +
people; and Of the great number that are .
not Christians but small per cent at
tend any place Of worship, think that (
il Is time this matter should De looked .
after, and I am very glad that the City
Mission is doing such good Work I
ia this direction. Brethren, con- +
tinue IA well-doing. II Is a sad fact +
that we often commence good works, aud .
lust about the time when We are attain
ing that point when they would do some
good, and when they colld handle IL with .
70 mucl more ease, they throw II up Ia F
tlrcly That God has greatly smiled on .
Us in these works, is shown by the great f
results for good that has been accom- I
plisned
DR.. Landrum said, that whenever the
society found a suitable location where .
the people did not attend chulch, 1t I
should establish prayer meeting, and " .
that way we will not only reach the .
thirty thousand persons who are not .
Christians but great many young men .
who will be delegated from The churches .
To talk and cOnduct the services, will he I
developed, aud those who are dgidg
nothing ia the church, sad would con .
iinue 80 DO nothing, would be made .
active Christian workers.
lie continued Brother Hu!son has
written little book which he calls
Christianity on Wheels" and when he
has d convert in his Church he immedi- I.
ateiy provides them with copy Of this
pamphler. which tells them what they
must do and what they should abstain
from doing Now, what Mr Williams,
the president OF this society wants you all
10 No, is to be christianity on Wheels.
sympathize with him, and | am going
to help him In every way that can.
CHCRcH NOTES.
Yesterday was the third Sunday in
Advent.
Alexander NJ. Pardie Of New York, a
minister Of the Society Of Friends al
tended the meeting at the Friends meet
ing house on Clay near First street, yes
terday.
Professor F. G. n Painter, Of Roanoke
College, filled the pulpit Of the. Trinity
Lutheran Church yesterday AT o'clock
in the afternoon the pastor OF The chur b
was installed by Rev. Mr.. Painter, and
number OF members were received into
tie Church. The Holy Communion was
celebrated at the same service.
p;cbon Randolnh nreached Al Moore