The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-20
SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES.
Some OF the Religious Services which Wero
Hold IN Richmond.

| BetH IN fifHfbohb.
The services at Trinity Methodist church
on Sunday were conducted by delegates from
tho Ecumencal Council now in session in
Washington. At II o'clock Bishop o. p.
| Fitzgerald OF California preached from the
! Third Epistle Of John, fourth verse. - have
no greater JOY than to know that my people
| walk in truth"
The bishop gave an excellent exposition of
| the text end delivered sermon full of inter-
| est. and ono calculated 10 mako deep i'm
preston on all who heard IT, The attendance
was largo
| At the evening services Rev w. b. Palmore,
| Of st. Louis. preached from the sixteenth
verse of the third chapter Of the first episto
TO Timothy. without controversy great Is
the mystery of Goodness" The ediice was
crowded. and DR.. Palmore held the attention
OF the congregation for over an hour with
sermon full Of power and spirit. At the con-
clusion Of tho services one penitont approached
the chancel and asked tho prayers Of the
church.
At the First Baptist church last Sunday
night, the pastor DR.. George Cooper. preach
ed fins sermon and made an earnest appeal
for those who felt need OF an open confession
OF their aims 10 stand up aud be prayed for.
-Four persons responded. which was followed
by an impressive prayer. The services ended
with the administration of the rite of baptism,
some ten or twelve persons being baptized.
one of the alb est and most remarkable pull
pit discourses over heard in Richmond was the
sermon preached at Broad-street Methodist
Episcopal church Sunday morning by Rev.
DR.. Palmer of St. Louis urou the Chapter
Of Methodism in the History Of the Church
A Mountaineering and graphic descrip-
ton Of the great Christian reforma-
tons was filed with flowers Of rhet-
oric and beautiful word-pictures The
orphan children Of the Richmond Fe-
male Orphan Asylum were present in large
numbers, and some Of the most beautiful pOr-
tons OF his sermon were addressed directly to
their understanding and the fact that bis
words were reduced TO great simplicity did
not reduce their weight OF the beauty of his
sentences.
Bishop fitzgerald preached ut Broad-street
az night TO one of the largest audiences ever
gathered in that building from the text:
livery good tree bringeth forth good fruit "
and IN his sermon described very clearly the
fruits Of the wonderful State Of California,
from which he comes.
The First Presbyterian church Sunday
night was filed 10 overlooking, the occasion
being q union mass-meeting for reign mis-
sOns. Rov. DR.. Kerr. Rev. DR.. Richardson.
Rev Msssrs. Little and Stewart participated
in the exercises. The address Of the evening
was made by Rev Dr. j. II. Bryson. Of Hunts
vile, Ala, and he succeeded IN holding his au-
dience in u state Of highest interest through
out. DR.. BTyson preached the morning ser
mon at the same church.
Rev. Or. W. L. Evans. Of Granby-street
church, Norfolk, was taken suddenly sick
after preaching Sunday night of last week.
He was confined 10 his bed all the week and
unable % fill his pulpit Sunday last a Nor
folk paper of yesterday says he is improving
now and though yet very weak, he hopes to
popular IN this city and has many sympa-
thiZers IN his illness.