Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-21
TALK ON VAIN GLORY.
REV. JOHN JAspea's SERMON ON THE
DOWNFALL OF NE esUCHADNezzAR.
The Celebrated Divine is Opposed to
Women Enterfpg the Pulpit-Expccts
to Live Many Years Longer.

from participation in the emancipation
ceremonies because it was supposed that
he was too unwell TO attend great inius-
tice was done him.
He returned to the city Saturday eve
ming from one ofthe counties above Rich
mond in good health, and Sunday morn
ing preached to his congregation at the
Sixth Mt. Zion Baptist church.
His theme was Nebuchsdnezzar's vain
glory and downfall, and he said that a
great many other people in this world be.
sides Nebuchadnezzar we're incapable oil
standing prosperity. He intimated, how
ever. that he was not one OF this class.
Honor and eminencc did not turn bis
head. He said that for man OF seventy
eight wears Of age he WAS in fine health.
aud he marched up and down the plat
form perfectly erect, calling upon his
congregation TO look how straight he
stood.
A good part of his sermon was in
answer to some inimical remarks that
had been made against him in some
quarter which he did not disclose.
OPPOSED TO WOMEN PREACHING.
In the course OF his sermon the cele-
brated divine WAS very pronounced
against women preaching. Exactly
what caused HIN to make this digression
upon the subject did not appear.
He ridiculed the idea Of women occu-
pylng bis pulpit, and wanted to know
! how ne would look il he was going to
get married and n woman undertook TO
| conduct the ceremony.
lie said he didn't care how learned the
woman might be, if one of them was
walking along the street and "beastis
Che meant "a cow approached her. she
would run away and catch hold OF the
first man she could and say: "Save me
from that thing" he, however, paid a
delicate compliment to the fair sex, and
explained that there we're many works
that God had appointed for them to do,
and that he would not have them to put
al undue restriction upon their talking,
but that the pulpit WAS not tho place for
them. God had assigned 1t to men.
THE FIERY FURNISH.
His description OF the casting OF the
three Hebrew children into the fiery
furnish was very graphic indeed, and
ne said that the historian had recorded
(but he didn't know where he had got
ten his information) that the heat from
that furnish" was 50 intense that Il
arose seyenty-two feet in the air. ii,
had no more opinion OF the accuracy o.
that historians observation than OF the
calculation Of the scientist that the SUI
was l04. 900 900 miles from the earth
calculation which he very much doubt
ed. inasmuch as nobody had ever mea
sured the distance and If any man go
the measure it would take about 7U
years to get back home
The entire sermon showed that thu
distinguished scientist, though advanced
in years, is still in good physical condl
ton, and he observed that though h
believed there we're number OF peopl
who would DO very glad to get md o
him, he had good chance OF conhnuin'
here for some years longer.
His congreg gation was very responsiv
| lO hli VI us hpbtGAo ouo ihbViiSS"'N''N
, and encouraged him with hearty amer
and other CALCULATIONS tending to e.
press their appreciation of his sermon.
COME Up AND CoSTRIBUTR.
At the conclusion of his sermon th
members Of the congregation were IL
vited 10 come up to the table and d'
3 post their contributions. This is the
5 mode Of collecting instead of handin
/ around the basket as is usual III othc
' churches, but those who fail or declin
to come up to the table have an oppol
tunity of making q contribution a. the
3 pass ont of the doors, at each OF which
brother stands with basket In his hsnC
| He had on very learned and abi
! bald head and his spec.aces we're put o
his nose with philosophical and mathe
{ matical accuracy and his standing cola
, was of unusual height and whiteness.
JASPER AND EMANCIPATION.
: When Rev. John Jasper returned fror
the country. where he had been for
couple Of months, he found formal IN
yitation TO the emancipation celebratio
awaiting him. He says he does not kno'
whether or not he would have accepte
il he had been here. II would have do
pended entirely upon circumstances.