Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-11

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DON'T COMMIT MURDER.
Mr.. Stuart related several incidents
whore one person has Killed another Just
10 crafty human passion and tho life Of
whole family IS thereby bliehted and
saddencd. lie urged reform ia this mat
ter The people should rise higher than
brutes. They should conquer their enc
mics by love and not by physical force.
In conclusion the speaker drew beauti-
ful picture Of the lion and the lamb lying
down together and little child leading
them. as spoken of in the Scriptures.
Mr.. Stuart Is vigorous speaker and can
! hold the attention of the audience almost
as well as Air. Jones.
Tho Night Meeting.
Although dark and threatening clouds
appeared IN the west long before the preach
ing hour last night the tabernacle was
comfortably filled.
Soon after Mr.. Jones began TO preach
the thunder aud lightning became quite
severe and the electric lights at times
fickered and went ont but reappeared
in few minutes. While they were not
burning the gas furnished q very good
light.
When Mr.. Jones was in the midst Of his
discourse the rain began 10 patter down
upon the papered roof and made so much
noise that the preacher stopped in his re-
marks and asked the choir TO sing some
hymns until the rain was over. The rain
soon ceased and the minister proceeded
with his sermon.
The roof proved sufficient 10 keep the
ra.n of the people. In very few places, If
any, did the water come through.
SALVATION.
Salvation was the subject Of Mr.. Jones's
remarks. His text was from the thrtieth
and thrty-irst verses OF the sixteenth
Il. & Il A.. 41,..A A slel-. Af.a4
must | do 10 be saved? And they an
swcrcd and said, Believe on the Lord
Jesus Christ and thou shalt be saved and
thy house,
if the question is asked me, sad the
preacher. "Nhat must do to be saved!"
| might answer be careful whom You
choose for your associates. ] would rather
associate with dog than a swear
ing man. / might become doggish
but would not learn 10 swear.
would rather have "a an associate
a hog than a drunkard. might become
hoggish, bat never drunkard. Some good
old sisters get mad with me for comparing
people to hogs and dogs. Wen, don't
mean 10 insult the hogs and dogs. Laugh
ter. You get the idea into your noggin,
don't you: More laughter
BAD LITERATURE.
In the next place, continued the speaker,
! might say to the inquirer. read good lite
rature. Good books are improving, but
bad literature is dcmOrallzlng,
The speaker then proceeded 10 advise
against reading dime novels. Il have
never read ono myself he said, 81 but |
have talked with men whose wives have,
and the husband Yves troubled
He didn't want 10 leave home because he
didn't know what would become Of his
children. Bad literature Is as demorallzing
as bad companions.
" want YOU TO understand" said Mr..
Jones, that book-learning Is not culture.
have seen men who could speak seven
languages and they would lie FIVE times
out Of seven" Laughter
7HE WOMAN OF FASHION.
Mr.. Jones said when he was out in Cali
fornia the people got after him about his
bad grammar He told them If he was as
badly off in his grammar as that woman Of
fashion was ont Of the shape that God
made her he would pull up stakes. Laugh
ter That woman was no more like God
made her than if Chinamen had whitfield
her out of piece of pine. lGreat laughter
Mr.. Jones SAID he might tell the inquirer
after salvation to Join the Church. But
then some one would say the hypocr1te is
i'm the way of his becoming Christian:
| How can the hypocrite be In Your way"
remarked the preacher with great empha-
Sis. unless he is ahead OF yOu!' Laugh
ter.
Tho evangelist then said he might tell
the inquirer to read his Bibl9. take the
sacrament. and do a great many other good
things.
THE PASTOR.
Mr.. Jones at this point made few satri-
cal thrusts at some pastors. God never
said the people must be saved by pastoral
visits. He said they must be saved by
preaching. Some little fellows who love
most to run around and visit their congre-
cations can't preach much. and sometimes
| IN their frequent visits 10 members OF tnelr
| flock thev get III trouble. lLaughter.I
| The pastor who dislikes 10 visit, Mr.. Jones
said, deserves more credit for one can
upon some member of his church than the
little fellow whose greatest delight ana 10y
II is TO visit who makes one hundred calls.
As a rule. the man to whom IT Is task to
visit has better sermons for his people on
SUNDAY than the pastor who Delights IN
visiting. Mr.. Jones added that he was
great believer in making the Gospel enter
tanning and attractive.
We ARE ALL OUT OF PIX.
Mr.. Jones asked the question, What is
the matter with us that we need saliva
tiony" God never said anything about
human nature being deficient, Our Saviour
lived uDon this earth clothed with our ma
tnre. The trouble is We are all here, but
we are out OF fix. We must get ourselves
together according 20 the Book OF instruc-
tions. Humanity must he brought III mar
monv with God This must be done by
DOING our whole duty to God and TO our
fcllOw-men.
THE NOM DE PLUME.
At this point in his discourse Mr.. Jones
referred to q communication In the Side
of Yesterday which criticised something
he said Sunday night. This man writes
under nom dc plume, explained Ihe
preacher. A person who won't sign MS
name 70 an article, as rule knows hlS
name would add no weight to his
niecc. lLaughtcr.I Some one mas inter
I nreted such IA person TO be man without
| n phvne. More laughterl This writer
( talks about my not believing IN regenera;
/ tion Why. seventeen years ago the Loru
/ reoanerated me. and ] want TO repeat,
! added Mr.. Jones, that Christ never men
| tio,,ed regeneration but once, and then 10
! Nicodemus at midnight, and Nlcodehu3
/ staggered at the words OF the Lore ana
asked. How can these things be: l
preach the doctrine that IL man uoes hls
/ part God will do His. ,.-.
Goino back TO the theme of his discourse
| Mr.. Jones said in trying TO save the worlu
/ no believed In using all means that are not
e,rfuI in themselves TO bring human ma
! ture into harmony with the VIII OF God.
FAMILY RELIGION.
Taking up the last words of his text the
sneaker made a very effective plea ior
| family religion. He believed IN gong 10
Heaven by families Though revival Is
a good thing it is not the best thing;
Ia Tkened a revival to cold
10 With the thermometer way down
beiow bbeii M zero. A big fire is kindled
on tho street. and people flock from IN Their t;a
homes to get warm. NOW, i sa,p tape tnc chunk mink
80 he fire home with them and keep 1t
m burninq in their homes they would DO me me
r;ebt thing. HEARTY amens from the
cIserov. iIs Tiresidereligion is the best thing
and the sure thing.
YOUNG MEN GAMBLING.
Mr.. Jones said he received an anony;;
',,s letter YESTERDAY, and the writer SAID
IlNuo Wv ...-E..l l.lnnn SAme XNllEC