Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-06-03

Rev. W. ". Atwtil were present, ana oullht
interval DR.. Garland made several annoIhcs-
ments and aaid that all denominations ha1 pe'n
invited 10 unite ia the grand evangelstlc oh.,
20 commence next Sunday. and ho connaehuy
expected the result TO be the conversion OF HVA
5000 o 10 900 -ouls.
Mr. Gilbert J. Hunt, the contractor, will com
pets his work "a ieW days and turn oyor 70 'iis
COMMITTEES Q bulliing that has been wen h1-
substantially built with splendid ACOUSTIC quar-
ties. -.
SIR Charles P. Rady. the musical director mas h,
perform d hfs work faithfully and well, nn1 ", 49,
have o choir Of nearly three hundred oi w .ns
finest singers tha, this city affords, from VIC
Methodist. Baptist, Presbyterian, anu Os.ss
cboir- who will render the fne music seiectls
for this meeting with all the enthusiasm anu
path0s OF wcil-t'Gined musicians -,
Members of the choir VINO have not recel'su
their tickets csu obtain them oy calling az H. H.
Starke's bookstore. a., ,,.
The Committee OF Arrangements Tor INC
meetings win assemble at 80. iO)d Main strees
to-day a. IL ". Mr.. Jones Ia expected 70 sItfo
here saturday nnd Will be the guest OF VT a. % ..
Ford. lie will preach his opening sermon seIe,Ss, Sn
Sunday night, when all ot the hethotls'
churches Of Richmond aud Manchester nih p pro-
! baby be closed. he Will probably hoiu 'Ileo me-
services on sundays and four on tho o,net uS5S -,
In the week. This matter. however, VIII 10 u0-
ctded by the committee to-day.
DIR. MISNIGEBoDE AT ST. PAULs.
Rcv. DR.. Charles Minnigerode, now n residenI
OF Alexandra, hut for more than thirty years
the fgithful pastor OF ~. Paups cnurcn. lliS
city. OF which now he iS tle ttlONtu tcbtDA
rtfVs, preached 20 his Old congregation san1s'
morning. Tho house was well hilei. Dr. NH,
ngerodo's subject was the trinity anu run
he preached an excellent sermon, az ule SIo'o 80 w
which he alluded feelincly 10 his love for the
members Of his old charge, and expressed eIhs,- ~.
ncnti0n that his noble brother, the present rec
tor, was doing such q good WORK.
BISHOP GALLEHER's TRIBUTE TO LEE.
Bishop Gallebor, OF Louisiana, preached at ~.
Paul's sunday night and had DR.. Minnlgeroue
! Hfyaf. f.efa aFtar
.lon The Bishops text WAS " Peter, sn posuo
OF Jesus: Peter a servant OF Jesus Christ" ~ no
sermon was strikins'y eloquent nOtwltnsIanu.ns !,
tho fact that the right reverend gentleman vas
/ suiering from bad cold. Tho subject was lhe
beauty and importance OF service-the service OK OF
/ ones fellow-man and the service OF Hod. IN
ths course Of the effort most touchlhg
/ truut3 was made 10 motherhooi and
an elualy affecting tribute 10 Lee tho lihinortH, !,
the uncomfortable. The name OF me gteass
southern caieiian was never InehlIoneu, VI
/ course but The object OF the tribute was mono
/ tho less evident on this account TO the lnteln-
gent. The whole allusion was an exquisite Oh
;erng TO the memory OF the deed nero, auu ~, Ht
; the same time bore an impressive lesson 10 al
/ who hearl II The Bishop spoke without noees
| Of any KIND. He Is Of fine presence aud Is grace
/ fill, nuent, and genuinely elOqnent, as We nav
! already indicated In the chanccl WIN hlnl a,lu
| with Rev. II. Carmichael, rector, ana heF' pr
] Yoatfuan assistant rector OF St PauPs, was heV.
! William Munford, a Vlrenian, gentleman VINO
| served with marked gallartry during the war,
]
/ out colonel, aud who afterwards became =
! Leader among soldiers Of the Cross lie - now "a
| divine DISTINGUISHED for earnestness ana elo-
| Quenco frem the farther South.
A baltimore SERMON on LIE.
In connection with Bishop Galleher's reference
20 lee Il may be- interesting 20 present serm II
/ preached IN Baltimore sunday by Rev. Wiihah
7 kirkus, in which l. Ike alusiOn was maze. inc
/ subject of the sermon was Inc bef03soi he'o-
/ lutlOnm and tho address in part Was as tOlioWs'
sf.4ts b HaV t4lE
The good fortune 10 De actually present last
! Thursday IN Richmond at the unyelilng OF me
! statue Of General Lee. But should hope tnat
| no freemau, whether from North or SOuth-ho
! man who cares 10 have a country. who knows
I Whnf Aying a country means, VINO reallze7 thS'
a country is worth lighting for. and, II mat stern
/ necessity should come, Il worth dying t0r-cOul1
read the mere report Of the dOincs OF that gronl
day without the deepest emotion and the liveiles'
| enthusiasm. -,
"For once tho speaker Of the occasion could
! be- called without bOmba or cXagRefaton ihe
'OratOT OF tho day. Even his words may nave
| we'll seemed Inadequate 90 those VINO ha1 known
| Ice "a q man and followed him a. command
| er You may easlly Dnd,' said gentleman
who had so known bin, In Conversation WIN he
/ last Night q man who shall be your maniiesl
| superior IN this or that Gift OF nature or &c
qulred accomplishment, but you may DO able 70
/ persuade yourself TINT in other respects lie is
I only your equal, or even your inferior, but Lee
was superior everywhere This seems to have
! been the impression he produced on Gil VINO
| knew him-thal he was born ruler. WHOM
II was privilege 20 obey. But even II made
! luate the words OF the orator OF thursday were
/ right noble words. They -ketched with feucitous
! conciseness great caroor. They SGT before our
| eyes the man who possessed hat rsrcst OF Goa :
| gifts. the com binatiOn Ot ybried power q dhi.
| form goodness, which alone can constitute WlGl
| we may rightly call true greatness. Ihey indl-
cate also the magnin ence Of Lees e1ampie-an
example which may yet b. needed Ia some eYil
dav ~ bloody cOnlicl on the field OF battle, bal
trNff ff.Uf - al Va n
this very hour In the conflict with political cor
rup.ion AMI legislative dishonor -
',Ihe cause for which Lee fought so splendidly
has been called n lost cause, ard Ho In sense,
IL certainly Is Tho COned erRcy has ceased 10 eX-
isL Great legal and constitutional questions
which once were open have been ciosed forever.
But in another and far deeper sense toe cause
IS not lost, aud no such cause ever can DO. Al
tho foundation Of ell civil law Is the physical
force Of the nation, but at the foundation OF al
civil liberty s the moral right IN extreme cases
70 rebel. society Is natural, for the Individual
cannot attain perfection II he must live aloue
but any one form OF society is artificial. IL j.
only ono of the means to the highest end
W., the utmost individual happiness and per
fec.lon consist ut with the utmost general good
MALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Tho forty-seveDth anniversary Of tho " ale
Orphan Asylum was celebrated Sunday after
noon at the ceventh-Street Christian church,
where thore was assembled a largo congrega-
ton composed Of the Female Humane Assocle-
ton girls, the 81 Pauls Church Home girls, ana
the orphan boys ana their friends. The exer-
csOs were varied and Of an Interesting charac-
ter.
Rev. Hartley Carmichael, Of 81. Paul's church,
delivered a chaste. simple, entertaining, aud In
! strucfiye address on "Ihe Christian Soldier
Ills Weapons aud His Enemies" and the socle-
ty rendered him a vote OF thanks and requested
q copy Of the address for publication. Mr.. b. B
Minor, the only surviving n uemDer OF the
original board Of directors, addressed the audi
ence briefly and Rev. DR.. Han highly compii-
mented the good management OF the institution.
The singing by the boys and girls was good. and
there was n bright dialogue between George
| SOuthall and Emmett Archer.
| Ia his repCr the president, Dr. Parker. says
"The NUMBER Of boys In tho asylum June,
1883. was 20; admitted during the year IL; TO
tal cared iOr, 81 served out time honorHbly.
returned TO friends, 3 died, /; remaining In
the asvlum, 53. One evidence Of the good man
agement Of our institution Is the exceeding
healthfuness OF tho boys. Tho boy who died
was IA when received. There was not one othei
case Of serious sickness during tho entire
year. .,
wan : aud needs 0f tins noble and useful chari
| ~. end deseryedly compliments Mrs. Joseph X
| Gill the super. .ntondent. and her faithful as
| sistants in every department, and speaks In th'
highest terms Of tho general good conduct o
the boys. -. -,
The following officers we're elected: DR.. ". w
Parker president: X. p. Richardson, irst vice
president; James Gordon, second Uce-presi
! dent; Robert l.. Richardson, secretary; JOhn
Ellett treasurer. Directors, the above anC
] William II. Peasants, Z. j. Todd, >. H. Hawes
NJ. T. Clarke, T. o. Noting, ID. U. Davis. Thomas
H. Norwood, +. II. MCGUIRE, B. NJ. Gysthmey
and George W. Anderson. Mr.. George w
Anderson Is the only new director. He succee1
Mr +. 4. subleu, who retlros after years o
faithful service.
CHILDRYN's-DAY AT DRoAD-sTBEEr.
Tho Childrea's-day celebration at Broad
Street Methodist church sunday afternoon wa
attended by very large and pleasantly enter
tained congregation. Music was furnished Dl
the Mozart Orchestra. There were a number o
beautiful solos and Other instructive and inter
esting exercises. Among the notable feature
were the following:
Address, Master Giles Courtney; Recitation
Rock OF Ages; singing tone verse; Rock OF Ages
Lillian Bowman; recitation, The Little Pilgrim
Mabeth Russell; recitation, Who're Shall WI
Find God FlOrrie Anthony, Carrie Crump, JOSH
! Christian, and Lydie hiitznimer; singing, inian
class: recitation, Roy Bristow; Star Exercise
Kate uundlsy, Lors Burgess, Mary Lizzie Hob
sou, Mamie shAckolford, Bessie Mcdowell, au'
Pearl Valentine.
The report OF the school vas encouraging, an,
tho pastor. Rev. DR.. Lambeth, made some yer.
felicitous remarks.
CoLoRED sUSDAY-scHooL UNION.
, The Colored Baptist Sunday School Uniol
held its monthly meeting az O'Clock Sunds
afternoon with the Aoore-Street school. Il j