Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-10

the Holy Spirit let us so press the impor-
tance of the work upon our churches and
schools that we may have fewer losses and
greater gains tor the year upon which We
Respectfully submitted.
7. II. ELLErT.
sPrEcHEs AND OFFICERS.
There were no set speeches for the occa-
sion, tho meeting being open TO all de-
string to participate. Addresses we're de-
livered by Rev. J. NJ. Frost, ID. D., Judge
Is. A. Hancock, aud Mr. I. j. Todd. They
were oil practical talks and very interest
ING.
The election of officers for the ensuing
! year resulted in the unanimously re-
election Of the present incumbents, as fol-
lows: T. H. Elicit, president; X. A. Gary,
yice-president w. b. Daniel, secretary;
josiah Ryland, Jr., treasurer; DR.. George
Is. Steel. auditor.
The association adjourned TO meet again
the second Sunday in April with the FIRST
church.
Methodist society.
The Methodist Sunday-School Society
held its monthly meeting at Park-Place
church at $3.50 O'clock Sunday afternoon.
The attendance was large and would have
been greater but for the fact that all OF the
ministers and many others were IN attend
ance at the funeral Of the venerable Rev.
IL. A. Armistead.
Mr. Charles w. Hunter presided, and Dr.
j. j.. ID. Walford acted as secretary in the
absence of Mr.. Charles p. Rady, who was
detained at home by sickness. Very en-
couraging reports were read from the
schools in this city and Manchester.
The principal address was made by Rev.
Mr.. Wickham. State agent of the Sunday
School Union. Brief speeches were also
! mQda nv T., i
Hunt, ]. Thompson Brown, and II. G. Os-
| terbind. The singing by the children was
avery agreeable feature.
Among the Samaritan Hills.
At the First PRESBYTERIAN church Sunday
/ night the pastor, Rev. Dr. Kerr, afforded
his vast audience another rare treat in his
seventh lecture on the Land of Holy
Light" His pen-pictures were vivid and
| striking, and his audience fingered with
him at Dothan and recalled the strange
| scenes in the early history of Joseph
/ thence TO Sheckem. now known az Nablus,
and said to be the most prosperous and
| wealthy city in Palestine. Its history began
| four thousand years ago. when Jerusalem
| had no existence, extends through Scrip
! lures from Abraham 10 Christ, and con-
| tinues to the present day. Near by is
Jacobs well. where Christ preached a
| matchless sermon TO congregation OF
| one. The city of Samaria was another point
| of great interest in this lecture, being
noted city of Central Palestine. founded
| by Omri. King Of Israel. II lies some
| thirty miles north of Jerusalem in the CEN
ire of beautiful plain surrounded by his
tOrIc hills The reputed tomb of John
! the Baptist is here and many other points
OF interest to the traveller.
Rich practical Gospel truths crop out IN
all these lectures and none can 60 away
unbenefited. His next lecture Will be on
The Jordan and the Dead Sea-"
Union station.
On Sunday morning Rev. DR.. Whitehead
| delivered an intensely interesting address
on the death of John Wesley to a large au-
dience at the UniOn-Station Methodist
| church.
At night Rev. George II. Ray. the pastor,
preached from Hebrew XIII, 4: He being
dead yet speaketh." Mr.. Ray developed
and illustrated the thought that a mans
| influence is felt in the world after his
death and found in the teachings and work
of Mr. Wesley a beautiful Illustration OF
the text. When Mir. Wesley died there
were not 500 preachers and there were
about so 900 members After the lapse OF
100 wears there are more than 10000 ltlne-
rants. more than 10000 local preachers,
and more than 6,000,00O communicates,
representing one fourth of the Protestant
population of the world.
After the evening sermon there were
three baptisms and nine admitted TO church
fellowship.
General Church Notes.
The session of the Sunday school of
Clav-Street Methodist church on Sunday
morning was of far more than ordinary
interest The lesson and other usual exer-
cises were dispensed with, and the time
was spent in prayer ana song anu s1oIt
talks. A deep religious feeling seemed 10
Dervade the entire assemblage, and there
were thirty-four requests for prayer.
4 mission Sunday school was organized
on Belyidere street near High last Sunday
evening, with the following officers: Willie
Wood. superlntendent; Charles owens, as
sistant superintendent; Virgil Glazebrook,
treasurer and secretary 1here was very
encouraging start. and about seventy-three
persons were present mt the meeting.
Rev. J. Is. Hutson baptized three per-
sons Sunday night ut Plne-Street.
Rev. MIR. Tucker has had twelve converts
as a result of the recent meetings at the
East-End Baptist church.. -,
Mr.. 9. r. Woodruff, business manager OF
the National Baptist Of Philadelphia, attend
ed the BAPTIST Ministers Conference yes
terdav morning. -,
Rev. ]. r. Moffett. of North Danville,
was also present at the meeting. He goes
| from here TO Norfolk to lecture in the In
| tcrest of Temperance. E,
Rev. George +. Williams. of this city,
| filled the pulpit of the First Baptist church
of Petersburg Sunday.
Rev. II. w. Cridlin, president OF the
| Southside Female Seminary of Burkeville,
| Va. was in the city yesterday.
Or. Charles III. Corey delivered at the
Venable-Street Baptist church Sunday
morning an exceedingly interesting lee
| ture on his recent trip to Egypt. At the
| reouest of the pastor and the congrega-
| tion he consented to lecture again next
Sunday on his trip through Palestine.
The Fourth-Street Baptist church, Rev.
| II. f. Williams. pastor, will have ITS ami
| yersary business meeting next Sunday al
| ternoon ct O'Clock. This church Is Just
one wear old, having been organized the
| third Sunday in March, 1880. The mission,
| of course, dates back several years prior to
| that time. When the independent organl-
cation waseffected the church bad less than
fifty members. Now 1t has lew over one
hundred and there are additions almost
every week.
weather Sunday night the services at Park
place Methodist church were dispensed
with and the sermon which the pastor,
| Rev. ]. WILEY Bledsoe. was to have preached
ON 1.-THE Queen of Sheba" was postponed
for one week. g,
Rev. w. Nj. Hayes, of Georgia, preached
at Centenary church IN the morning and
at Broad-Street church at night. He is
here in the interest of educating the col
ored race and will call on the people TO So
licit contributions.