Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-08

rooms over the West End pharmacy, at the
corner Of Reservoir and Cary streets,
| IL growing steadily. The attendance on
| Sunday morning was larger than At any
time before. This school Is doing good
work. They extend an invitation to all
10 come and join them in their laoors.
DAPTrTr MOTIFS.
Rev. w. l.. Wright, pastor OF Leigh
Street church, occupied his pulpit sunday
at both services At the night service
| number OF persons were received Tor bap-
tism. The protfacted meetings viii be
continued this week. During these meet;
ings about forty persons have progressed
conversion.
Five persons were received for baptism
at the Fulton church Sunday morning,
Rev. DIR. Cooper, pastor Of the First BAD
fist church. delivered Sunday night the
first OF a series of four sermons on q
Practical Greed Of Lite and How 70 Get
IL, 10 a large congregation.
The usual services were conducted IN me
other churches Sunday by their regular
pastors.
SERVICES At THE CATHEDRAL.
A large congregation attended services
at st. Peters Cathedral sunday morning.
The late mass was celebrated by Very
Rev. Father Frioli, and Rev. Father
Tielhey preached an able and interesting
sermon from the Gospel of the day. His
line Of argument was upon the divinity OF
Christ, and his Thoughts were ably and
clearly portrayed. He concluded by eX-
horting his hearers to prepare FOR the com:
ing Of the infant Jesus, that they should
look forward 20 Christmas, anticipating
the spiritual Joys rather than the selfish
human indulgence Of sensual appetite.
EEw JERUSALEM CHURCH MISSION.
The Rev J. Edward Smith. of Easton,
Nd. conducted the services Of the New
Jerusalem mission Sunday morning and
night, and very appreclatlye congregations
listened 20 his beautiful explanations OF
the passages from Scripture which he Sc
lected. The mornings discourse was from
Isaiah XII. 1919
In the evening hs text was from Genesis
H., S-fl. His explanation respecting Eden
and the rlyer that watered Il, and OF the
four heads of this river and the spiritual
correspondence OF their names kept his au-
dience in earnest attention. After remark
ing that no traces of such place as
natural Eden had been found by any
traveller he quoted passages where at
later period than the flood the existence OF
the garden of God 10 recorded. His spirit
nal Interpretation of the text was TO show
Eden was not natural but a spiritual gar
den, and that the whole subject referred
not 10 the material, but the spiritual man.
Alter Lne service was over u uuHhboi VI
those present took the opportunity 20 ask
questions on various subjects, al OF which
he answered IN his usual happy manner.
These services will be continued with
the arrangement for different ministers to
come every month to assist IN the mission:
Rev. Mr.. King. of Baltimore, is expected
here about January 18th.
:. VI. c. A. SERVICES.
A large number of persons gathered IN
the Young Mems Christian Association
building Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock to
attend the young mems meeting, for which
most interesting programme had been
arranged SIR. f.. 4. Dadmun, assistant
secretary for the State of Virginia. ably
displayed his eloquence in an 9d-
dress on the subject, " Break Up
the Fallow- Ground" The speech was
heartily enjoyed by those present.
Mrs. J. II. Knowles sang solo, which
was pronounced the best singing which
has ever taken place within the building.
Mrs. +. T. Dadmun also sung at the meet
ing. Mr. Shepherd Webb was the accom-
PIANIST Mr. Horace +. Smith acted as mu-
steal director.
The boys meeting, which was hold at 3
O'Clock, was we'll attended. Mr.. NJ. L.
Fitzgerald conducted the meeting.