The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-21

one way in which we are 10 serve te
Lord with a happy heart
| believe that one reason why we 40
not h We more power with othei people
il because we are not more cheerlni
while i'm the discharge of the duties we
owe Him.
Another e.. that II we are to serve the
Lord we are 10 do it Willingly worship
* art. If we can so cOnslrue II. We must
serve Him iniclligenily, and know why
we serve Him. We must know that lie j.
God. we must believe in His superior
power. His Astounding mercy, HIS grace
and His glory. We must believe IN lilh
A. the only God, the Omnipoieni, eNerla-l
ing and unchanging God. We have gol 10
know our relations toward HIM We
must know that He has made u. and that
we are His At the present time there Il
a great deal Of talk about where man
came from. Scientific men are giving
This matter their consideration. We near
men talk about self made men. Now, 10
serve God we must understand that We
are Ills creatures that We belong 10 HIM
and that He is our Maker.
The other thing is that we are connect
"a with Him by sacred and binding ties
He has adopted us in His family ana we
are the sheep of His foii We are the
kept Of the Lord He is our Creator
and our Shepherd.
So there are two things that we have
seen. and the last that ] am going TO
mention i that we should serve Him
with thanksgiving and 90 give thanks
we should come 10 the house OF God, MOI
stand around the door chewing and
smoking. but we should say Bless the
Lord. oh. nv soul Bless the Lord All
that is within me Bless His holy name
II used 10 be the custom much more
than 10 is now for Christians, when they
come into the house OF the Lord 10 bow
their head. in prayer have 40 doubt,
however. that This was much q matter OF
formality. Let ms go 90 work. my
Christian brethren. serving the Lord ana
giving thanks. for some OF YOU have
never served the Lord before This IL "a
good time 10 enter his service You re-
member what glorious Joshua said
d" You NAV do AS you please, but as for
me and my house, we VIII serve the
Lord.
AT Old ST. JOHN 4.
Rev Lewis " Burton preached a ser
mon Yesterday morning at Old Il John
Church. from ST Johns gospel
chapter iii. verses Nos. ~, 80, go
u. He that belieyeth on Him is not
condemned, but be that helieveth nor j.
condemned already. because he hath not
believed ON the name OF the only besoi-
ten Son of God.
And this is the condemnation that
Hght is come into the word, and men
loved darkness rather than light. because
their deeds were evil.
For every one that doeth evil hateth
the light. nci her c0mcth io the hght
lest his deeds should bee reprOycd.
But he that doeth truth cometh. o.
the light. lest his deeds shoula ~
proved
The sermon was go. ,.a.,i
Ca".e o, ~ which the advice was given
''aoF' sinner should not go to another .
nan and tell him that be was a sinner, F
lut 90 direct 90 Christ, and ON bended f
,nees tell Him. Make your lite, De- said. F
practical one. and perform those acts F.
which God calls ON YOU iO do
METHODIST suNDAy-scnooL SOCIETY. .
The regular monthly meeting OF The
Methodist Sunday School society oi +
Richmond and Manchester, which wa,
postponed from the sunday previous 90
yesterday. was held Yesterday afternoon
an half-pa-i 3 o'clock in the Centenary
Methodist Church.
Notwithstanding the rain. There was
good attendance of the children of Cen
.ensrv school and visitors The scholar,
1f Centenary Church met in The sunday
school and marched to the galleries,
IS here they were seated, excepting lhe
children who took part i'm the exercise.
They occupied the front seats IN The
middle aisle
The exercises which were conducted
hv the president OF The society, Mt
Robert j. Richardson. Nh i - ID
acted as secretary, opened with
a voluntary bv the choir. after which
Mr. Walford led IN prayer The choir
sang another voluntary which was PEI
cuHarly beautiful
Reports from the different Sunday
schools were called for 4 number were
red and handed 90 the secretary J hey
we're very satisfactory and encouraging
Ina consequence of the inclemency Of the
weather some of the officers from ii
number of the schools were not present,
and hence because OF the incOmpleteness
Of the reports none are published
President Richardson said that gcner-
ally the president sat back In his high
chair and presided over the meetings OF
the society. but this time he was going
10 retire and put Master
Trenholm McBain in his place This
young scholar presided with dignity.
over the platform had been erected
a double arch of eyergreens, and the
Young presiding officer asked n number
of questions which Were replied 80 in
turn by nine pretty girls, their answers
being verses from the Scriptures Each
girl recited her verses from the pulpit
platform As she mounted the plat
form she carried a gilded letter, each
OF which were placed between
the double arch forming the word who
sltAtl. / lt tutiA " a. htlf tAhAAt
While these Rotations were going on
the hymns Sing 10 the Lord in joyful
praises, w lille the days are going by,
Rescue the perishing,' Lead me to the
Rock. There is fountain filled with
blood" and "Whosoeyer win may come '
were sung
Master r. + Richardson recitod
Somebody's Mother" young Miss
Cauthorn recited The Two Babies,
young Miss Margie Knowles sang a solo
sweetlv. 10 which the nine little Misses
who recited the Bible verses joined in a
chorus \ letter from the Jap' Mission
was read, and the doxology being sung
the meeting was declared dismissed by.
the president.
OF REV. ". J. sHIPNAN &C
GIFTED.
After the morning sermon yesterday al
" est Main-street Baptist Church the
members of the church were called to-