Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-08
GODS LOVE FOR MAN.
PETeRkIN breaches A FINE
SERMON ON THIS GREAT THEME.
Dr. Newton Discusses Foreign and Do
nestle Missions-Sew Pastors Preach
Notes on sunday Services.

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tives in this city since last Thursday,
preached at st. James church Sunday
morning and afternoon and at Christ
church Sunday night. where, AZ the request
OF Bishop White, heconfrmed two per-
sons.
The night sermon was especially able
and powerful. The text was John ill.,, 16
( God so loved the world that He gave His
I only begotten son that whosoever beleyeth
/ on Him should not perish hut have ever
/ lasting life" The Bishop said some Of our
Saviour's most weighty words were 10 in
/ dividuals, as 70 the woman of Samaria and
4 20 Nicodemus. This, he said was not
/ for lack OF large audiences. as we have
\ abundent evidence from the Gospel nara
/ tive. 1t shows rather Chnst's care and
love for the individual, and that the per-
/ sonal element must enter largely into the
/ work Of winning men unto God.
Gods love to man. asserted the speaker,
/ is the chief theme of the Gospel. This
I love is chiefly manifest in Christ and especi-
/ ally IN His sacrihcial death. This love Is
| world wide and so we have now q catho-
| lie and not narrow, local national
/ church. This love is through Christ
/ Gods love IL not unfortunately exer-
cised apart from Him. The glorious re-
/ suit aimed at is everlasting life. This
means not simply prolonged existence,
| but higher life which consists IN a grow
ing likeness 10 Christ, resulting at last IN
our being not only like Him but with Him.
| In the morning a full congregation par
took of the Holy Communion az this
! church and listened TO short practical adj
dresses made log the rector and by Mr.. s.
j. Allen, the treasurer OF the church.
SPLENDID MISSIONARY MEETING.
A very large audience filled st. Johns
church Sunday night to hear DR.. Newton,
Of the Monumental church, lecture upon
foreign and domestic missions, and a
! splendid address was delivered by this
distinguished divine DR.. Newton gave a
rapid survey Of the work of the church IN
the foreign and domestic fields. and took
up the organization of the Eplsco-
pal Church in the missionary work.
He explained the duties Of the
Missionary Council which he re
Gently attended III Detroit, Mich,
and gave a resume Of that meeting, dwell
ing particularly upon the addresses deliver
ed by Bishops Peterkin aud Hare. The
Doctor then took mp the missionary lu-
risdlction Of Bishop kendrlck, OF New
Mexico, and especially recommended 1t to
the interest and llberalty of the people.
The whole address was very earnest and
interesting. The information be gave was
what the people especially ought to know
in order to be actively interested in the
subject of missions. The congregation
gave fine attention, the singing was very
hearty, and the Ofertory, according TO the
recommendation of the Doctor, was de-
voted to domestic missions in Bishop Ken
bricks jurisdiction.
Rev. Mr. Burton conducted the morning
services at st. Johns.
OTHER EPISCOPAL NOTES.
The Monumental pulpit was filed in the
morning by Rev. Dr. Newton, the rector.
who preached an able sermon, which was
attentively listened 10 10y very large con
gregatlOn.
AT Grace church q special mission ser
vice was held on Sunday night, and an IN
terestIng address was delivered by the
Rev. DIR. Pike Powers; His subject was
diocesan missions. This, as well as the
meeting at st. Johns, was held under the
auspices of the Richmond City Missionary
/ Society.
Rev. w. II. II. Powers, of Maryland, q
son of Rev. DR.. Pike Powers, preached
Sunday morning and night at st. Andrews
church, on Laurel street. Both sermons
were earnest and fairly large audiences
filed the place Of worship.
After the closing exercises at st. Marks
Sunday school on last Sunday morning
| the following officers were elected: Super
! inteudent. f.. ID. Beveridge; Secretary. X.
L. Cox; Librarian, J. Parker Dashiell
THE PREsBYTERIASs.
At the First Presbyterian church Rev.
DR.. Kerr preached fine sermon IN the
morning, and at night lectured to large
| congregation on Cromwell and Milton.
Or. Hoge's morning discourse was on the
! declaration of the people TO David, found
/ in III. Samuel. xviii, 3: But now thou art
| worth ten thousand of u.s. The sermon
was pronounced by all who heard II one OF
| the most powerful ever heard from Dr.
| Hoge. 1t abounded in striking nlustra-
| tions and forcible lessons.
In the afternoon his text was, "Wist We
| not that must be about my Fathers busl-
| ness ?" The discourse led up 70 the sug-
/ pestion that there could be no better text
| Tor us to adopt as a rule for the coming
Rev. DR.. Fair. of the Grace-Street Pres
! bvterian church, was well enough to Occu-
! py his own pulpit, and preached with his
usual vigor.
Rev. j. Z. Cannon, pastor of the Third
Presbyterian church, is absent in Lynch
! burg assisting Rev. r.. H. Fleming in pro-
tracted meeting. Rev. David Walthan
preached to DR.. Gammon's congregation
! in the morning. There was no service at
night.
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preration of the Church of the Covenant,
which is worshlpplng IN Belyldere Hall.
CENTENARY METHODIST CHURCH.
Rev. Dr. A. G.: Brown, the presiding
! elder of the West Richmond district,
nreached at this church Sunday morning
! from III. Timothy l., IL and IL, preaching an
| excellent sermon.
At night Rev. II. N. Sledd, DID,. pastor,
preached to a large audience. His text
| was Jeremiah xxxv., IL. The speaker in
1 troduced his subject by giving history OF
| Jonadab. He then stated that IN the text
| the obedience of his sons il placed IN con.
| trast with the obedience of the servants OF
| fine Most High. These were the leading
nolnts in the able discourse: First, he
! cave his sons rules OF life TO be observed by
| them and their posterity-these were that
! they should drink no wine, plant
no VINEYARD or possess any; bulld no
| houses. cities, or villages, but dwell IN
! tents. practice ascetlcIsm, and observe the
| habits of their ancestors for ever. Dec
| ond. his sons obeyed. They did so
under trying circumstances. IN Ianu
! of wine and wine-drinking, in land OF
! MAGNIFICENT homes. subject to a peculiar
| temptation, even the prophet OF GOD set
vine before them. Their obedience and
| constancy in this matter, DIR. Sledd sald,
! are set before us in very strong llght
and at great disadvantages the disoOedl,,
/ ence and INCONSISTENCY of Gods protested
! people. Their father was only man-tor
| a long time dead-while God, the Infinite
and eternal, the everything, ever-present
| One demands our obedience, and yet we
! fail TO obey.
If the Rechabites thus obeyed man, Tor
an infinitely stronger reason we should
| obey q God
Numerous secret societies were named.
! Nasons. Odd-Fellows. and others, as
| being worthy OF support, but the Chirch
/ was good enough TO live by, as well as 70
die by. If its members were only true anu
| faithful 10 their Obligations.
/ II was very strong presentation OF the
| subject and WAS listened to with marked
! attention.
OTHER METHODIST ITEMS.
Rev. E. II. Rawlings, the newly-appoint--
4 ed pastor of the Clsy-Street Methodist
/ church, occupied his pulpit Sunday morn
/ ing and night and preached TO good con-
Rev. Paul Whitehead, d. D., presiding
! elder of the district, preached at Howard >
! Grove church Sunday morning. lie Sc
lected his text from sth chapter and lsth
| worse of Luke. The subject of the dis
course was, The Manner OF Hearing the
| Word of God" AT night DR.; whitehead
preached at Union-Station church, upon
! u Faith in tho Living Glfl8t.