Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-10
LAND OF HOLY LIGHT,
Or. KERR SPEAKS OF MT. HERMoN
AND THE SEA or GALlLEE.
Meetings OF the Presbyterian, Methodist,
and Baptist sunday-schooI Unions-A
Pastor rInstaIIed-Other Notes.

At no time in the history of the First
Presbyterian church have such vast
throngs been gathered within its walls as
during the past few weeks at the Sunday
night services.
On last Sunday night the house was
packed to its utmost capacity. filling gal
leries, aisles, and the adjoining Sunday.
school and lecture-room. with MANY turned
away for lack of room.
The pastor, Rev. DR.. Kerr. on this occa.
sion delivered the fourth in his series ol
Lectures on the Land OF Holy Light,
opening with the story of his visit to Mt
Hermon. the great landmark 20 the lsrnl;
ties, rising some 5000 feet above the leVel
of the Mediterranean Sea, with the Holy
Land lying far below. spread out like q.
gantic relief-map. The traveller may look
down upon Sidon, Tyre, the Mediterra-
mean, Mt. Carmel, Gerizim, the hills about
Jerusalem and the Dead Sea, Gilead and
Nebo, the Jordan Valley. Gennesaret, Da-
mascus, Lebanon. &c.
The speaker next carried his audience
southward. stopping briefly at Cesarea
Philippi and next at the hendwaters of the
Jordan. thence down its valley to camp
on the shores of Galilee--a sacred spot tC
all Bible readers as the scene of some OF
the most remarkable works OF Jesus. Here
the travellers rested, exploring Its rugged
shores and sailing upon its historic waters
feeling almost the immediate presence OF
Him who once said to its troubled waters
Peace. be still"
These lectures by DR.. Kerr are attracting
widespread attention throughout the com
munity, and are so interviewer with rich
practical Gospel truths that no hearer can
go away unbenefted.
The fifth in the course will be given next
Sunday night.
Presbyterian Union.
This organization, embracing the Pres.
byterlan Sunday schools of Richmond and
Manchester, held ITS annual meeting Sun
day afternoon in the Second church, and
the interest Of the people was attested by
tho very large audience gathered there.
The services were conducted by the presi-
dent, Rev. J. Calvin Stewart, with spirited
congregational singing led by the church
choir. Appropriate and stirring addresses
were made by the Rev. Drs. Kerr. Fair
and Hoge, each of which was gem in its
way and well designed to cement the bond
OF union among the various churches
more closely than ever before.
HARMONY IN THE FOLD.
DR.. Kerr told of the beautiful harmony
in the Presbyterian fold, and urged the
Presbyterians to energy and unitication in
the various departments of Church enter
prise,
lDr. Fair took a text from the Book OF
Chronicles-the tribe OF Zebulon keeping
ronk; they kept step. The Church needed
ccnsecration; concentration.
DIR. Hoge closed by taking his text from
tie two speakers who preceded him. Ht
rgtt.s
One was marking time; the other wa
marching time. He hoped the Churcf
would keep step marching, not marking
Consecratlon and concentration the
Church needed. 1t needed fire and zeal.
THE OFFICERS CHOSEN.
At the annual election Of officers follow
ing the addresses Rev. l.. b. Turnbull wa,
chosen president and the pastors of the
Presbyterian churches of Richmond anC
Manchester vice-presidents, with an Execu
tive Committee representing each church
and MIR. w. A. Price secretary and j. w
Sinton treasurer. The benediction was
pronounced by Rev. DR.. G. II. Read.
The Baptist Association.
The Baptist Sunday schools Of Richmond
and Manchester held their monthly asso-
ciational meeting Sunday evening with
the Grace-Street Tabernacle. A large au-
dience had assembled when President
Elicit called the meeting to orter. Mr..
Alpheus Chewing led the association IN
PRAYER.
The schools with one exception were
represented by monthly reports, which
were indeed gratifying, and on comparl-
son with former statistics show increase in
the number of new scholars admitted
average attendance of scholars. and in the
collections, both for school purposes and
for the association.
In average attendance Pine-Street comes
10 the front. The school reports for the
month l07 conversions and "a baptisms
Leigh-Street. 10 conversions and II bap.
tisu1s: Bainbridge-Street, / conversion and
baptisms; Clay-Street, 3 conversions and
3 baptisms.
Rev. DR.. Fl. A. Upper was introduced tc
the meeting as the speaker of the evening
The Doctor is beautiful speaker, and III
his selection seems to have struck the key
note. He addressed himself to THE
Boy" and had the undivided attention OF
the little as well as the older ones. His
speech was thoroughly interesting and in
many instances thrilling.