Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-10
THE MILITARY AT CHURCH.
DIR. Hoge breaches Fine Sermon to the
First Regiment.

The military services at the Second Pres
byterian church Sunday afternoon were in
every respect success.
The weather was delightful. the attend
ance large, and the sermon interesting aud
instructive.
The members of the First regiment as
sembled az the Armory at 415 aud donnlng
their tull-dress uniforms marched down to
the church shortly before o'clock under
command of Colonel Henry {. Jones.
The companies all had full ranks and the
body never perhaps looked better. There
was no music and the entire proceeding
was quiet. Entering the church the SOL
diers fled into the seats which had been
reserved for them 20 the right and left Of
the centre aisle. The spacious edltice was
filed in every part.
DR.. Hoge, who is chaplain of the regi-
ment. preached mastery sermon, which
abounded in beautiful illustrations. His
text, found in Proverbs, was: "lie that
ruleth his own spirit is greater than he that
taketh city, The theme was the archi-
lecture of character. which IS the greatest
architecture in the world, and the reverend
speaker discussed 1t IN beautifully-chOsen
language. He argued 10 show the great
ness OF character that man can attain by
thoroughly controlling himself. Men who
have taken cities such as Babylon,
Nneveh. aud Tyre got the applause of
the world because the act became his
toTica' fact: but the man who conquers his
own evil passions, without the same incen-
tive ns regards the worlds applause as the
man who conquered tho city accomplishes
greater work. The military government,
thespeaker declared. is the same the world
over, and has been tho same in all time.
The cardinal principle of its success is ab-
solute submission TO authority. This sub
mission is not considered degradation
but an honor.
The lesson sought to be impressed by
Dr. Hoge's perOration was that if in army
life men submitted to the absolute dicta-
tiOn of one head. why can they not in
their personal lives submit absolutely TO
the command of the One who has the
right to command all mankind2
The sermon greatly pleased the young
soldiers. and all of them were talking yes
terday abouthow much they enjoyed 1t.
DIR. Bawcs ht the Second Presbyterian
Church.
Rev. DR.. II. Fl. Hawes. Of Staunton,
preached for DR.. Hoge Sunday morning at
The Second Presbyterian church.
DR.. Hawes prefaced his sermon by saying
that thirty-fve years ago that day he sat in
this church and heard n sermon from the
pastor which so revealed to him the way of
salNuLlOu tnht ne was eudDlpu tntn anu
there TO lay hold on Christ by the hand of
faith as personal Saviour.
DIR. Hawes delivered a discourse which
was characterized by simplicity and ten
dorness, and filed with striking and edify-
ing thought. At its close he was warmly
greeted by many of his old friends, who
crowded around him to testify their per-
sonal regard and their appreciation Of his
excellent discourse.
In the afternoon the church presented
the unusual spectacle of two services (else-
where reported) Immediately succeeding
each other, both conducted by the pastor.
Baptist Sunday school Association.
The Baptist Sunday-School Association
Of Richmond and Manchester held Its
regular monthly meeting Sunday evening
with the East End church. President Elicit
in the chair.
The meeting was opened with singing by
:he school. Mr.. Josiah Ryland, Jr., of the
VenableS Street church, followed in prayer
Seventeen of the eighteen schools repre-
sented IN the associationreported.s showing
an average attendance of over four thou
sand scholars. The association had the
pleasure Of hearing from Mr.. William Ely
son and Judge b. A. Hancock. both of
whom have for years been identified with
Sunday-school work.
Rev. Decatur Edwards pronounced the
benediction. after which the meeting ad-
journed to meet the second Sunday in July
with the ClGy-Street church.
SUMMARY OF MONTHLY REPORT.