The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-19
ALIEN ANDRIA.
Nethodisis in Counrii-A Great sermon
Prom Rev. DR. Rosser.
Isuoclal COrTcsp0n1enCe on the TTMrs.1


Special Correspondence 0f the TIMEs.l
ALEXANDRIA, March 1S.--The spring
ike weather Of yesterday brought hun
dreds of strangers to town They came
chiefly 20 attend the services attendant
upon the Conference of the Southern
Methodist Church. now in session here.
and il can Toe said that no ecclesiastical
Gathering has ever drawn more people
Go Alexandria than this did yes
terdav While larger num-
be came from Washington and
Baltimore. the Midland, Manassas and
fredericksburg roads brought full care
some several extra carloads The South
ern Methodist Church, South, was the
centre OF the attraction, and never in iis
history before was It's capacity so taxed.
The indspositiou of Bishop Wilso n fof-
babe bis preaching. 30 Drs j D. Barber.
of Nashville, and Nelson Head filed that
pulpit morning and night, respectively,
each preaching sermons that captivatcd
their hearers.
The ordination services were held in
The afternoon. when six candidates were
charged by the Bishop These exercises
were solemn and impressive, and, like
the others, filed the church TO overflow
ing.
The temperance meeting at the
Methodist Protestant Church filed that
building, "a did the meeting OF the
Christian Association at Trinity Church.
Here President smith, OF Randolph
Macon. Bishop Wilson and DR. Denny
of Baltimore made addresses which were
listened to with profound interest 10y an
appreciaii,c audience They addressed
their words principally TO The business
men of Alexandria.
Many of the other churches invited
fhe conference TO occupy their pulpiis
and appointments were made for most
together with the colored churches All
had larger congregations than usual
because the uptown churches being
hilod with stranger those crowded out
came elsewhere.
Perhaps the most delighted people ar
ter the morning service was the IrcsDy-
forians. who W0Ishiped together down
town in the First church Here preached
the Reverend Leo. Rosser, of Ashland,
and with vicOr remarkable for one of his
extreme age His text was, Then shall J
know even as also / am known from
I Corinthians, Xii, To- lie dealt on the
asnerauon of the soul and universal
consciousness using scrptual state
mcnts and examples David. on the
death of hi. boy. "he cannot come 80 ne
but can 20 10 him" Chrst's interview
with Martha and Mary, and the resur-
recfion of Lazarus.
he made the pioiessiOn-we shall
know cach other in ihe future state and
shall also know those whom we never
knew here besides His illustrations,
thon. were from the Scripture. He said
that ~ the TRANSFORMATION, Peter, and
James and john knew Moses and Ell-
iaL. whom they had never seen on earth.
That Dives knew Abraham in Heaven.
although Dives died nineteen hundred
wears .atcr Dives knew Lazarus also.
lis sermon was throughout so full Of
that pathos which makes AN audience
fairly spcll.bound. He peculiar manners
lent pleasure. and his instruction was
evident. His pcr0raiion was peculiarly
pathetic and touching he preached
without notes, and for upwards OF an
hour and quarter
The Conference viii probably adjourn
tomorrow
To-day's session of the Baltimore Con
ference was devoted principally TO educa-
ti0nal work of that body. Professor
Smith. of Randolph-Macon, spoke in be-
half of his Institution, and reported ihat
during The year the income was Sl0,4,3,
deductlng the expense, there was Il
surplus of So 500 which was 81 900 more
than any previous year.
The Winchester Female Institute
showed an excellent state Of affairs also.
There was a good deal said on educa-
tional and literary subjects and there
was lively debate when it came 10 II
resolution binding the Conference TO
raise $500 for the Lane cololedl Semi
nary
The resolution was finally adopted
and the Conference adjourned over until
tomorrow, when the appointments Will
probably be announced.
4 gentleman came up from the lower
river last night and reported that nine
men had been lost during the storm OF
night or TWO ago Agnew's dredge
Condor is below Blackstone Island, and
il is said that she was disabled and came
very near founding with all aboard Two
of these men were in an open boat
making for shore The boat was later
found adrilt and bottom side up. We
await news hourly MT Agnew cent a
force down by early boat to-day
Potomac Lodge. l. O o. T.. holds a
golden anniversary meeting tonight. a
ban ouef follows