The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-12-22


our deacons were ordained at pine-street
Baptist church Sunday. Drs Landrum and
Hatcher were the principal speakers and Dr.
Cooper presided.
Tho Methodists.
Rev DR. Paul Whitehead preached nj Trim
ity church Sunday morning and Dr.. Peterson
who has recovered from the grip. filed his
pulpit as usual at night. He announced spe-
cial services for II o'clock Christmas morn
my
Broad-street church. under the preaching
of Rev. pr Tudor. has greatly enlarged its
congregation. ull pews Is generally the
rule and the galleries are sometimes crowded
A number of the members OF the Legislature
attend this church and the minister always
remembers our law-makers in his pulpit
prayers. Sunday morning he thanked God
for the repeal be the Legislature of an OBJ
noxous bill lreierring tothe Virginia Atheletie
and Sporting Club and PRAYED that they
would be enabled 90 pass other bills for the
suppression OF drink gambling and other I'M
moraltes in our land nr Tudor received
tour members m the morning and had one
conversion at night. Ills sermon on the lat
ter occasion was especially striking and caused
visitor 20 remark % u member az they came
out OF church II you pe pie are not aroused
under that preaching then you are Gospel
hardened
ON Sunday Dr. Tudor announced services
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sustained the selection OF that hour with
some very clio uent remarks and f0rcible rea-
sons. a Christmas class-meetng Will be
held at night.
At meeting of the Sunday-school teachers
OF BrOad-street church Sunday morning the
following were elected William A. Arsel,
Librarian. James p Stubs first assistant
Librarian W. +. Richardson, Jr.. second as
sistaut librarian. John Walden, third assist
ant Librarian.
Tins change was caused by tie resignation
Of Mr.. George Wilson. former librarian.
At nion-Stati0n church Rev George II.
Ray delivered interesting sermons Sunday
morning and evening. There were two pro-
LESSONS OF religion and one accession TO the
church The Sundays hool festivities viii
be held on Friday afternoon next.
The Presbvtcrians.
Rev. James Y Fair. the popular pastor Of
the Grace-stTeet Presbyterian church. filed
his pulpit on Sunday both morning and even
ing. His evening sermon was one OF unusual
force. Taking or his text the words. Watch
and pray that ye enter not into temptation"
he spoke with great earnestness. and held
tie strictest attention of . very large and
critical congregation He first spoke
of temptation. told of its origin
and how IL wOuld sooner or later
0vertake every man. Here he stated that not
only man but angels and even the Son Of God
had been tempted. After most interesting
discourse based on that point OF his text he
gave bis hearers the way OF escape ia the
words of the Master Watch and pray. In
tones which were exceedingly impressive he
warned his eopls against the temptations
which always come with the Christmas
festival-tle time as he stated it. when
the devil is most active. From teginnins 60
end the sermon was filed with old-fashioned
GOSPEL truths: ia fact il was made conspicuous
10y the q seuce of any startling statements.
but SO earnest was the speaker and ina such
beautiful language dld no cl0the his thoughts
that IL WAS listened to eagerly indeed.