Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-15
SUNDAY THE CLUTCHES.
The Christian View or Marriage
othar Religion. Noies

The Christinn View or Marriage
Other Religious Notes.
Notwithstanding the fact that there were
very few special services iD the Richmond
churches on sunday the congregations were,
as rule, quite large. In most instances
the resident ministers filed their respective
puplts. The special events Of the day are
briefly noticed below:
TRINITY METHODIST.
Rev. j. II. S,urgis, pastor, preached on
Sunday morning and night. Mr.. sturgis
has fully recovered from his recent indispo-
sition, and preached TO good congregations
two very interesting and profitable sermons.
The sermon in the morning was from Joshua
xiii, 1-"There remaIneth yet very much
land TO be possessed" The sermon at night
was from Zschlriah kill, 7-"Awske, y
sword, against my shepherd, and against Tue
man that Is my fellow" Ills Suoiect was
"The great love OF God as shown 10 the
sacrifice Of the Good shepherd, Gods
equal the terrible nature Of sin that caused
such a costly sacrifice" Mr.. Sturgis
preached with much yigor and earnestness,
and made lasting impressions for good.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DIR. Uoee's sermon at Old-Market' Hall
SUNDAY night was one Of great power aud
interest, and the congregation was immense.
DR.. Hoge's text was: III. Timothy l., 10, IL,
and IS: "The Lcrd give mercy 10 the house
OF Oneslphorus, for he Oft refreshed me and
was not ashamed OF my chain. But when he
was in Home he sought me out very dill
gently and found me. The Lord grant unto
him that he may find mercy in that day."
The pulpit Of Centenary Methodist church
IA. a a.. 18TH an
night, by Rev. DR.. John A. Kern, OF Rar'
dOlph- Macon College.
Rev. John Pollard, ID. d., preached =; the
Fourth Presbyterian church in the mOrnlng.
There were no services at night.
At Grace street PRESBYTERIAN church the
pulpit was occupied by Rev. ". T. Richard
son i'm the morning and at night by Rev. T..
Z. Bell. Both gentlemen preached eloquent
sermons, which were listened to with great
interest.
Rev. George +. Williams. city missionary,
preached at the West Main. Street Baptist
church Sunday morning. and at night at
1880 Rev. W. ID. Thomas hlled the pulpit
At the Sevenlh-Street Christian church
sunday evening Rev. /. j. Spencer delivered
a most excellent discourse on "the Christian
View OF Marriage" basing his sermon on
the third, fourth, dith, and sixth verses OF
the nineteenth chapter OF ~. Matthew. tie
urged upon his hearers the great importance
Of giving this subject, which is now so great
ly exercising great minds, careful and pray
erful attention, and in the course OF his re-
marks referred 70 marriage rs the f0undstion
OF the family and the family as the i0undl-
ton OF the nation, aud on which It's prOsperi-
" and happiness depends. In concluding
ne smoke OF the beauties Of Christian union
ftsa Of mi u he r.l
one Is a Christian and the other Is not. or
where neither Is a Christian. and took the
ground that in order that there may be q
Christian marriage both man and woman
must be believers In the Lord jesus Christ
and redeemed by Ills grace, for they alone
can then feel the love that should make twain
one When suchls the case there can be no
divorce
Rev. DR.. William NJ. Dame, Of Memorial
church. Baltimore, formerly OF Richmond,
preached at Grace Episcopal church sunday
morning. at Monumental in tue aiterUoOn,
and at 81. Plul's at night.
Rev. Mr. Euts0n, opened series OF reYi-
val meetings at Pine-Street Baptist church
last night. They will be continued during
the nights OF the week.
Rev. II. NJ. Jackson, d. d., OF Grace EDis-
copa church, will visit Georgia on Mission
work during this month.
There will be a sOci,be next Thursday
night in the lecture-rdOm OF the Monu-
mental church.
Alr. Robert II. Fisher has been appointed
assistant superintendent OF the Monumental
1unday-schO0L
Rev. DR.. john y. Newton spent portion
OF last week In Washington holding a con-
ference with several bishops on the subject
OF colored work. DR.. Newton at home and
all over the United States Is regarded as au-
tnOrlty on mission work and his services are
asked in some OF our largest cities North and
West
Large and interested congregations attend
ed morRing and night services at Park-Place
church. a marked feature was the large
number OF Young men attracted by the sun
day sermons.
In the absence OF a regular pastor the pul~
pit Of the Scyentn-Sireot Christian church
was filed on Sunday morning BY Rev. {. 5.
Morrison, editor Of the West Point S.sr,
who preached from the text "Blessed are
the pure in heart, for they shall see God"
Mr.. MorrisOn's sermon wss an earnest
exhortaiion TO less OF outward and more OF
inward purity, and was both profitable and
etioyab'e.
Dr. Iioge delivered the first OF a series OF
discourses on "The Young Men OF the
Scriptures sunday afternoon In the Second
Presbyterian church.