The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-15

Made nn Address on Missionary Work at the
First Baptist Church.

Iho annual meeting Of the City Missionary
| Society was held last evening at the First Ban
| tst church DIR. II. H. Harris. of Richmond
/ college, presided. and on the pulpit were seated
| t'ota. teNfse Cooper ". W. lanirum. w..
q" Wright George j. Williams. Joel i. Tucker
CloDtOn. "-'N ." -
There was quito large congregation present.
pHt tue edliico would have leon crowded had So
oscn generally known that Or. H. NJ Wharton
OF Ialtlmorc who is 80 popular here wOuld
address the meeting.
Ihe interesting proceedings were opened with
I'm invocation by Rev. Dr. 5. c. CloDion. after
Whlth Z hymn was sung DR.. w. W. Iandrum
incn read the sixth chapter OF ST. John after
NAIch bi. harris introduced Dr. Wharton in
~ enc. en- WORDS. lie SAID that DR. Wharton
thd NOT need an introduction I'm this city-be
haa qnly to present HIM again TO an admiring
ur. Wharton began by saving that he loved TO
talh upon themc that needed so much discus
SING ha missionary work, that lt should 10
hIt1ht1 nome TO tho 'ho0rtS OF the people
.Nlneiy Thousand people IN Richmond" he said
anN thlrty thousand don so TO church. Fifteen
hundred million people in the world dying ut
the rate OF one second. IT is worth our VIII 10
10 thluk over those facts.
Something i wrong somewhere Either the
Foapcl oI Jesus Christ Is q failure or there rs
some timing wrong With those who shonld spread
y would not Wish an easier task 20 prove
that Ii ls not failure The Christian shows
cach day that the Gospel is.n0t q failure God
tas @ gwen us suiinent testimony by the Chris
Give the Gospel chance. You havo but 10
east your eyes over Christondom and You will
ma Thai whenever the Gospel has had q chance
l' mas grown ln glory and power The failure Is
Hl iho uoor o. tho believers IN Jesus Christ.
Ihlhh ol p. There Is half OF 4 missionary TO
every million Wubeiievers
II have again and again asked AZ my meetings
Ior the christians to stand up, and as ! looked
over the congregation there would be no others
leit cur churches are well built. We
have many people in them, such as they
Elt- anu INC peWa are rented ana tney are Occu-
pea but by Who. The Christians and the un-
believer The sinful man does not come in. The
preacher IS filing his hearers with Christian
lflth until he grows weary under 10, and II we
Keep on ms way the time Is not far distant
When we VIII preach 90 empty Iews.Ihe( (hrlstIan
people wil 30 out and lie and go 10 their glory.
but ail TINS tlmo the Gospel IS not reaching the
uncCnvertcd.
something must be done The magnificent
organ, Llc splendid choir. the cushioned poWs |
and The eloquent preacher is all very good, but !
they don't do tho work. Christians it seems
don't want 20 save the uncOuyerted, and tho |
uuconyertcd people don want To- be saved"
br Wharton closed his mastery effort by !
showing the incentives and rewards that are |
offered the Christian TO save his fellow man. |
! he address was punctuated by excellent illus
tratons, which 30 one time WOuli draw tears |
from the eyes II the hearers, and in moment |
change their expressions to apprcciutive smiles. /
At the conclusion of Dr. Nhartons address |
l)r. Harris gave encouraging statistics as TO the |
missionary work IN this city, ana q collection |
was taken up for the benefit of the society.
DIR Wharton viii leave Richmond this morn |
ing for Earmville. lie viii return on Wednes-
day and deliver an address no Mozart Academy
that evening before the Temperance Conven-
non. On Thursday evening he viii lecture |
n Norfolk. Friday in Charlottesville, and viii /
return tO Baltimore ON Saturday.
Dr Wharton Will be remembered as holding
such successful revival services az the Armorg
ib0ut year ago. They were the largest that
laNe occurred since Moody was here.