The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-18
CfIUR II NOTES.
4 PRETTY DAY AND LAHGE CoNuht'
CATIONS.
INTERESTING SERMON By 4
NEW PASTOR
sEv DIR. HOoE AND MS Old MAX
KEI SERMONS.
Tho Observance of st. Pstriea's nav con
lrnn ions nj Il. pnui's aad d""""'""-
tai--er,iees at the friends Meeting
uouso--Gihle services this Week

The bright. beautiful Sunday which
The people yesterday had the pleasure OF
ENJOYING, caused an unusually large
number 10 attend divine worship, even
for q city 50 noted for the large proper
ton of church goers TO the population az
il Richmond Every church in The city
WA. largely filed. The many revival
exercises going on, the Lenten season.
visiting ministers assisted also in draw
ing many wofsaipoIs to the shrine OF
God.
Among the services Of the day the fol-
loving are noted.
SeYinon 10y a New Pastor.
last nipht seyenih.streci Christian
Church was crowded Every seat WAS
occ,,nied. and with wise foreihought
benches from the Sunday-school were
placed against the side walls, which ac-
+ conmodaied a number. The congrega-
tions from the Christian Church on
+ Church lii and west Marshall street
were among those who filed the church.
F The pastors. Rev. Mr. Cole and Rev. Mr..
+ Cutler were on the platform
The Joint services OF these three con
,recations was on account OF The Rev.
Iabcz Hal. tie newly called pastor oi
The Seycnthstrcet Church, and the Last
and Wesi-End pastor gave mp Their ser
vices 10 enable themselves and congfegs-
tion.to hear the new divine.
Rev Mr. Han is man oi fine statue.
gray hair, and iull beard, is graceful ana
9uie. in delivery, gesticulating Just
enough ID be elective His voice Is
clear and penetrating, and his emphasis
remarkably good lie impresses one as
being a preacher of marked ability not
onlv in force. but in delivery.
The preacher opened by saying II
You are entertaining "a hope tonight 81
Immortality. on are seeking tonight 10
entertain that hope YOU must remember
that Immortality and all hope depends
on the death Of our Lord ana saviour
Jesus Christ lie then said that his
theme would be That wonderful and
beautiful chapter. The last one ia the
Gospel of ST. Luke where the tesurrec-
ton and ascension is described ana
which was Icad by Rev Mr. Cole a few
minutes before.
THE .CENE IN JERCsALEN.
If Won can imagine that scene IN Jern.
salem ON that resurrection morning you
will see the dawn just about breaking
over Jerusalem Il is vet dark. and you
can hear the tramp of certain footsteps
breaking the stiffness Of lie morning.
You will see that they are the steps of "a
few women. and YOU wonder why, az
that unusual hour women should be
rapidly walking along the streets They
carry in their hands a bundle OF spices,
and are eagerly discussing Il question
among themselves They are on tie
way 10 the Saviour sepuchre The
question which they are talking about j.,
who viii roll the stone away from the
mouth Of that grave. This was some-
thing which they had not thought of be-
fore. and why did they not! No doubt
because they had been thinking OF SOME
thing. The SaEiours resurrection rro.
baby. or His crucihxion. They reached
the sepulchrc, and greatly 10 their aston
ishment, they find that the stone il rolled
away. Their cheeks become pallid
They had thought tho tomb had been
made secure Then 10 their amazemenl
they find the body gone
Think Of il suppose the remains OF
one whom YOU loved best had died ano
was buried and three days later you
went to the grave 10 place flowers on H.
YOU find il has been opened and the body
suatched awayy You can then partially
: imagine what must have been the feel
\ ings of those women. We can hear them
: saving. j. there no end TO human bar
baritvy 70 human fendishnesss Were
, not these wicked people satisfied Wit
b. crucidviug Him, that they had 10 rifle III.
j. grave and subject His dead body 10 in
: dignities Suddenly two men
IL SHINING RAIMANT
: show themselves, they ask, Why 30 you
seek Him here, why seek tbs lyin-
among the dead don't you remea.bel
hearing Him say that on the third day
4 He would rise again, Yes, they remem
+ bered f., but they had IN their feeble
D.. ness tailed 10 comprehend this great
: idea He is not here; He is risen.
, There are dear ones who once loved
, us. who were taken away remember
Z what the angel said they are not here
. they have arisen. These women remem
+ bered The angels words, and started ouI
+ 10 find the disciples These women were
, the first persons. to declare the resurrec
- ton OF Christ. They lind the disciples
= and going in, tell them the story they
n had learned that morning ia simple
y manner But these men said II
+ was an idle tale, il was non.
SENSE you are excited, women
and they scorned the story. Oh
how careful we should be in rejecting
good news news that tremendously con.
u Germs the soul He referred TO his own
conversion and great desire 10 tell Of II
10 his companions, and The way they
laughed al him and scorned the idea.
u They wanted confirmation or II, and so
: did Peter who jumps up and runs 10 the
+ sepulchre 10 ind il empty, and departs,
= wondering what ii all meant
The next picture Is that OF TWO dis
ciples walking along the road 10 I'm.
maus. Their heads are dropping they
feel sad ri the death OF their friend
w. Whtn a stranger accosts them ana asks
why they are 80 sad. and they reply are
p, you a stranger in Jerusalem and don
= know the things Just happened, and The
stranger asked, what things, Then they
told him the story OF Jesus death; Of the
: women who had seen the angel, and OF
Peter who had seen the empty grave. but
Of the body they had seen nothing. They
had trusted ia Christ, and now all was
J wei
/ soft is with YOU. You may have a son
in whom YOU had great hopes-whom
YOU trusted would be your Joy and sup
pori-w no is taken from YOU by the cold
hand OF death You can readily under
stand. then, how these men had felt sad
al hopes which had been blighted The
stranger SAYS 10 them that they were
fools and slow OF heart not 10 have be
lieved all that the prophet had spoken.
Ought not Christ 10 have suffered these
things and entered into His gloryY
He then explained 10 them all that The
prophet had said about Christ, and while
doing so they drew near the viii ge.