Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-01
PRAYING FOR RAIN.
THE RECENT NEWSPAPER DISCUS
SION ALLUDED TO IN THE PULPIT.
The Religious Services Generally I'm Rich
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School society--Other Meetings.

Rev. DR.. p. A. Peterson, pastor Of
Trinity church, preached powerful SER
mon Sunday morning on the subject of
Prayer" He stated that tho Scriptures
showed that prayer would be answered,
even as to the suspension of natural laws,
and alluded to therecent discussions in re-
gard to asking for rain. At night the sub
iect Of his discourse was The Iminor-
tality OF the Soul" In this sermon no
stated that all man knew concerning the
immortality of the soul was what is given
in the Bible; beyond this they knew
nothing.
Rev. DR.. James Nelson. president of the
Baptist Female Institute, filed the pulpit
for DIR. Tudor in the morning.
Rev. Z. NJ. Peterson. pastor of Central
church (Mauchester), preached an inter
esting sermon in the morning on "What
Constitutes True Praying. or True Prayer"
and at night on 'The Logical Conse-
quences of Rejecting Christianity"
Rev. DR.. Judkins, pastor of the Cente
nary Methodist church, preached in the
| morning on the Encouragement OF Prayer
Found in the Priestly sympathy of Christ.
| At night the subject of the discourse was
the Perfection of the Moral Law.
Rev, w. ii. Atwill, pastor of Clay-Street
church, preached an exceedingly interest
| ing and edifying discourse Sunday morn
ing on the subject Nothing but Leaves"
| His treatment of the text was merely tho
treatment of religion. He occupied the
pulpit again at night and preached on
True Conversion. from the text This day
has salvation come TO this house" The
congregations at both services were quite
large.
elder Of the Petersburg district. is cfiti-
| cally i'll.
Rev. J. r. Laurens. better known to the
readers OF the Christian AdCOcd'e as Uncle
Larry" was in the city yesterday. He has
been quite sick for some time past. and re-
Gently had very delicate surgical opera
tion performed upon him, but is now con-
siderably improved.
The Methodist Sundav-School Society of
Richmond and Manchester held we'll
| attended meeting Sunday afternoon at 4
o'clock at Wesleyan-Mission chapel. on
Twenty and Leigh streets.
The rectations and music by the chill
dren were exceedingly interesting, and
speeches were made by Messrs. A. i. West,
G. H. Hunter. G. III. Hasker, Il. +. Valen-
tine. A. II. Lumsden, and L. l.. d. Walford.
In the absence of the president, Mr.. L.
+. Minor. vice president of the organlza-
tion, presided.
Rev. Dr. James Cannon, Jr.. passed
through Richmond yesterday on his way
to Charlotte, where he goes to aid in
prOtracted meeting.
Rev. A. G.. Brown. of the west Richmond
district. was at the ministers meeting yes
| terday and spoke well of his work. He has
| iust returned from Goochand. Rev. DR..
| Paul Whitehead. who has been visiting
| Williamsburg. was also at the preachers
| conference.
EPISCOPAL.
Bishop Jackson, of Alabama, who came
II ...1. nah 80.
| his old congregation on Sunday morning,
| delivered a powerful and instructive dis
| course at Grace church. The church was
| filed long before the services began and
| the large congregation manifested most
| intense interest throughout the sermon.
| The eloquent divine chose as his text the
| tenth verse of the tenth chapter of RO-
| mans: For with the heart man be-
| heveth unto Righteousness and with the
| mouth confession Is made unto salvation"
! His touching words burned their way INTO
| the minds and hearts OF those assembled
| his loric was forcible and his illustrations
were especially relevant and impressiyely
presented.
Rev. Mr.. Burton preached at st. Johns
church Sunday morning and evening 10
| large congregations.
At the Monumental Rev. Mr.. Spencer, of
Petersburg, delivered an earnest discourse
! i'm the morning Services were held III the
| evening. but there was no sermon.
| Rev. Or. Newton has returned from Ale
| chany Springs and conducted the services
! at ST. Marks church Sunday morning.
Rev. Mr.. William f. Williams ofhciated at
night.
Rev.J.L. Lawless occupied the pulpit at
| the Second church Sunday morning. Rev.
! Dr. Land,um is expected back III this city
| IN few days. lie will attend the meeting
| OF the Shiloh Association III Rappanan-
Rev. Z. II. Pollard preached at the
| Grace-Street Tabernacle IN the morning.
| Rev. DIR. Cooper. who has been travel
ling through this State. Will return to
| who has been filing the pulpit. OF his
| church, preached his last sermon sunday
| NIGHT. He leaves this morning Tor Char
| lottesville. 80
Rev. Dr. L. II. Pitt, pastor of the Vena-
| ble-Street church. is now at the Rock
| bridge Alum Springs.
Rev. Allen I. Hardy, pastor OF the four;
| Mile-Creek church. Henrico county hiied
| the pulpit in the morning and night at
| Venable-Street Baptist church. The sub
| iect of the morning discourse was the
New Life" and at night the Gospei
| Feast." The latter sermon was one OF un-
| nsnal power, and was delivered to large
| aud attentive audience.
srRyICEs AT THE TENT.
| Rov F. p. Tvdeman preached at the
| Rantist Mission tent at 5 o'clock Sunday
afternoon and at night Rev. w. A. Tyler
| delivered an interesting discourse; There
was one profession OF faith on Sunday nlght
| and one last night. m
| vices at the tent. commencing at O'CLOCK
tonight.
| PREsDYTERIANs.
The pulpit of the First church was filled
Sunday morning by Rev. W. a. Campbell.
| There was no service 1t night; ~, ~
At Grace-Street church Rev. W. II.
Walker, of Hampton, preached both morn
Rev. CALVIN Stewart. of the Church of
| the Covenant. preached 10 hls cohsreSa-
tion in the morning.
occupied his own pulpit in the morning
and sunplied the place of Rev. Mr.. Turn
bnll at the Old-Market Hall at night.
Pew. DIR. Fair and family, who have been
sranding the summer at Hampton, re-
| turned to the city yesterday morning.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH.
Sunday Rev. Frank Sewall Of Washing
| +on u G.. again conducted the services at
| Wilkinson Hall before very attentive ana
| intelligent congregation. s9ine oi "houi
| came specially from Petersburg 10 near
him Inn, His mornings subject was, What
Is i the New Church ?" taking his text from
Revelations xxi. 2. He desired. he SAID,
~ noint ont the truth conveyed therein
resnecting that New Jerusalem which is
foretold in that boG and the opePhlnS hn gip ap
oil men and among all nations and creeds;
He said that therein was the second
coming of the Lord spiritually. -,
In the evening he discoursed on the ne
and mission of Emanuel Swedenborg, and
nrd aeyiewed bis life and he desired to show
seer seer or prophet; as generally understood !i itoot
bv the world at large. but the instrument
;1 -; Gods hands to unfold the internal
sanse of the word, as means to continue
these missions.
paading Circle on Sunday afternoons at
1 O'clock at Mr.. II. Riches, 3 e east asst Clay
where all those interested will De welcome, e.
rran,,',on where he lectured on the Resur-