Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-19

me Impression upon the audfence. Kew.
Jabez Hall filled DR.. Goodwin's pulpit at
Groye-Avenue Baptist church.
Moses and the Pharaohs
At the First Presbyterian church Sunday
nigh. Rev. DR.. X. r. Kerr delivered his
sixteenth and closing lecture on the Land
of Holy Light" taking. for his subject
"Egypt, Ancient and Modern"
The unfagging interest Of the church
and community in this series of lectures
has been really phenomenal. and on this
occasion the church was crowded 10 over
flowing, and the adjoining lecture-room
also well filed.
The travellers touched at Port Said. the
entrance on the Mediterranean side to the
great Suez canal. one of the mighty tri.
umphs of modern engineering. then
the desert sands OF Egypt 10 Cairo. passing
On route ruins Of ancient cities built by the
hands Of the Israelites under the cruel
bondage of " Rameses the Great"
THE CITY OF CAIRO.
Cairo has a population of some $50. 900.
and Is considered by many one of the most
beautiful cities in the world. It's streets.
its people. its customs. and its costumes
were wildly described, together with an
interesting VISIT TO the pyramids. Egypt.
and especially this Land of Goshen" Is
intimately connected with Bible history.
and the speaker dwelt very happily upon
scenes in the lives of Moses, Joseph
Jacob. at the fight of Mary and Joseph
with the young child" into Egypt to es-
cape the wrath of Herod. Egypt Is A
wonderful country, in its past history, its
I monuments. its ruins. its productiyeness,
and its buried treasures. which are veri-
flying continually the Bible story.
ROYAL MUMMEs.
In cave near Tribes thirty-nine royal
mummies have been discovered and among
them that of Rameses H.. the Pharaoh of
the Oppression, which il now securely
housed in museum filed with the uu.
earthed treasures of the Land of
Goshen" The Presbyterian Church has
established tlourishing mission schools IN
Alexandria. Cairo, and Os!out. At Alex
nndria. a strange old city of 100000 lnhabi-
tAnts, the travellers took ship for Europe
and home.
DIR. Kerr in closing paid warm tribute
to his crowded audience for their atieG-
ton, patient hearing. aud hearty interest
IN the series of lectures now ended. and
promised another course Cd. W upon
some themes of equal value during the
coming fail and winter.
CITY Missionary Society.
The BAPTIST City Missionary Society held
Street church Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock. The attendance was large and a
great deal of interest was manifested IN the
proceedings. The greatest draw back that
the society has suffered from during the
past year has been the insufficiency of the
amounts contributed from the several
churches TO meet its current expenses.
which proved 10 be little more than the
receipts at each meeting. The deficiency
hppnTpInn larnpr of Qaph mpptIpD instead
of lessenlng. and the officers of the society
realizing this fact, have within the last two
months made special endeayors 10 arouse
their members in the several churches to u
more full sense Of the needs of the society
and the Importance OF the work now being
carried on. The good result IS that on last
| Sunday evening Sll2.i5 was reported as
collected instead of about hale that amount
as heretofore. The society pays a salaued
missionary who devOtes all his time To
mission work and in addition pays rent
for rooms in which prayer-meeJlngs are
held throughout the year.
TO EMPLOY A FEMALE MISSIONARY.
At the annual meeting in June at the
Grove-Avenue church an advisory commit
tee appointed to consider the practlrablll-
ty of employing female Bible-reader re.
ported III favor Of the proposition The
report was endorsed but for the lack ct
means it could not be carried into effect
At the meeting Sunday evening 1t was
stated that friend of the society (whOse
name was not made known had vOlun-
teered to pay the salary for which the te-
male missionary had agreed 10 undertake
the labors. This kind offer was gratefully
accepted, and it is probable that the lady
will be EMPLOYED about the 1st of June.
1t is thought that female can 60 into
homes at times that the present missionary
could not, and for other manifest reasons
it is deemed advantageous TO employ q
female.
Sixteen new members were elected. and
the statistical report OF the missionary
showed that notwithstanding the fact that
he had been absent some time while at
tending the Southern Baptist Convention,
he had done q great deal of work.
After several short addresses the society
adjourned to meet at Grove-Avenue church
on the third Sunday afternoon In June,
when it will consider the annual reports
Of the present officers and elect officers for
the ensuing year.
The Baptist Churches.
Rev. w. T. Hines received two persons
into the West-View church Sunday.
Rev. X. ID. Haywood preached for the
Grace-Street congregation in the morning
and Rev. S. III. Province IN the afternoon.
Rev. DIR. Hatcher is still indisposed and
taking q rest.
Rev. J. +. Hutson preached at Pine
Street church in the evening.
Rev. Allen L. Hardy reports encouraging
work in HenrIco. A new house OF worship
will soon be dedicated at Four-Mile creek.
DIR. Landrum is still in Shreveport, La.
His congregation heard two splendid SER
mons on Sunday from Rev. Is. A. Green. OF
Lynn, Mass.
Rev. j. NJ. Frost, d. D.. is in Kentucky
preaching at the church of which his
father was formerly pastor. Rev. DIR. IL.
A. Upper preached for him at Leigh
Street church in the morning and Rev.
John Pollard, ID. D.. at night.
Rev. Samuel G. Clopton, of Clay-Street
Raptist. and Rev. w. II. Atwlll, of Clay
Street Methodist church, exchanged pull
pits Sunday night.
Rev. DIR. Cooper gave the hand of fell
lowship to forty-tive persons at the FIRST
church.
Brief Church Notes
At Old-Market Hall, in the absence of
the pastor, Rev. l.. b. Turnbull, who
preached for DR.. Hoge, the services were
Conducted by ElderJ. ID. X. Sleight, who de-
liyered an earnest and impressive address
to q large audience from Hebrews XII, 2.
| This congregation has an excellent choir,
with Miss Maggie A. Warthen as organlst,
and the singing is spirited and hearty.
Rev. George Ii. Ray preached at Union
Station church Sunday morning on the
Pentecost. The sermon was an earnest
presentation of the thought that the
rIft of the Holy Ghost was necessary to
enable the Church to witness for CHRIST:
The evening discourse was on Glory IN
| the Cross" and was preached by Rev.
! George Ii. Ray, Jr., son of the pastor.
Y. III. c. A. Services.
The bows meeting at the Young Mems
| Christian Association Hall Sunday after,
noon at 3 o'clock was well attended, and
fine exercises, conducted by MIR. W. W.
smith. we're very interesting.
The meeting for young men from i 10 0
O'clock conducted by MIR. K. h. Chambers,
Of Richmond College, was very enthuSl-
asiic. The attendance was unusually
LARGE. Messrs. Wilks and Wingheld sang
solos MIR Young presided at the organ
and Mr.. Shepherd Webb at the piano. Al
fine close of the meeting there were fifteen
Secretary Candlish conducted the 3
O'clock Bible-class. There were thirty
five present, and his services were very
interesting. ..,o1ue
About twenty young men attended the
o'clock tea in the ladies' parlor upstairs:
On Thursday night next the hrst OF a
series of special services will be held IN
the Association Hall. Secretary Candllsh
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