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

.t W" pleSs you All. PRAY Tor me aud /
( c0ntinue your labors for the honor and /
glory OF God. I will always watch with |
interest your welfare and progress.n
father Cutler spoke with much emotion. |
anu among the congregation, which was /
an unusually large one, there were but |
lew dry eyes,
Father Cutler gavo brief account of his 1
new church and home in Alexandra. which /
Is one OF the most desirable in the Diocese |
Of Richmond
Notes from Trinity.
There were large and Interested congre.
CATIONS at Trinity Methodist church on |
sunday at both morning and night ser
! vices. In the morning the pastor. DIR. =. !
A. PETERSON, preached an able and edifylne !
sermon on the words Of Christ" Ny king. /
dom Is not of this world" At night there
was presented novel but what proved TO
DC most interesting service feature. The
pastor delivered highly entertaining. in
structive, and edifying discourse upon the
power OF Christian hymns dsongs. giving
Information as to the authors and the oc-
casions that inspired many OF the old and
standard hymns. Those particularly dwelt
| upon were, All Hail the Power of Jesus
Name Jesus, Lover OF Nv Soul. Rock
OF Ages, and just as Am without One
flea." As the preacher finished his COM
mehts upon the respective HYMNS, in which
many pathetic incidents were touched
upon, the entire congregation. led by the
choir and with full organ, would sing a few
| stanzas of that particular hymn, and this
variety thrown into the service proved to
be highly enjoyed. DR.. Peterson is doing
good work IN this church and IS very popu.
lar with his people.
TIE RosEBUDs.
The Rosebud Missionary Society Of Trim |
ity held festival on Thursday and FRIDAY
nights last aud despite the very Indictment
weather their efforts met with considerable |
| success. A pleasant feature IN connection
with the festival was a programme of OK
erclses by the little girl "Rosebuds." |
which latter were dressed in appropriate |
costumes representing the several heather |
nations apd some of them representing |
Christianity-the United States as a Chris !
tan land being in the centre of the group. !
Each repeated an appropriate verse or de- !
claimed hitting piece and at the conclu- |
sion the entire number joined IN a hearty
rendition of the grand old missionary
hymn, " From Greenland's Icy Noun
talns." The names of these little workers
taking part in the programme are: Della
/ Ogleby, Daisy Figg, Julia Bickers, Mary
Neil, Annie Gibson, Mabel Turner, Susie
Lear, Ella Walford. Eva Walsh, Alice Nc
Phail. Fannie McCurdy, Addie Walford,
Elva Davis, Maggie Palmer, Helen Davis,
Estelle Hoard, Oracle Bradley, Selma Pick
erlng, and Lizzie Riddick. The entertain
ment was under the supervision OF Mrs.
| Nlrgle Peasants, who deserves and receives
| much praise for its success.
WESLEYAN WORKERS.
The young men of Trinity have q So
clety known as the Wesleyan Workers." |
which meets once a month. 1t is probably
the only distinctlvely male society IN con
nection with church work in the city and
has model constitution. The Methodist
Church, both North and South. has de- !
I plarpH favor IN "a Loo
aconnectional organization which 1t is pro-
posed to establish IN each pastoral charge
within the Methodist dOmain-the object
being to educate the young members in
Methodist doctrine and usage and to
stimulate an active interest in all branches |
| of Church work and Christian duty to the |
advan cement of Chrlst's kingdom. The !
question has been agitated as to whether |
| the Wesleyan Workers" would merge /
! their society into the League and a |
special meeting of the former was lately |
| held TO canvass this question, and although |
O majority of members present voted for /
the League. yet IN consequence of the |
constitutional provision that two-thirds |
vote of the members is necessary to change |
| the constitution. the proposition TO merge !
| failed. II IS possible, however, that the |
Workers may yet agree to merge, but |
| if not there will be no antagonism on their |
part 10 the League and the best of feeling |
| prevails.
Trinity has a church paper, The Hes- |
! lelGn Worker, published under the au- !
| spices of the society, whose name it bears. |
| Ii has large circulation and is received |
with much favor by the people of this |
charge.
The pastor, Rev. J. Wiley Bledsoe, |
preached morning and night. The sermon !
| IN the evening was the fourth of series !
on the parable of the Prodigal The con- !
gregatiOn present and attending regularly !
these services showed no abatement of In |
terest. The subject discussed was the
Prodigals Res button and Return. The !
purpose of the speaker was to present !
| forcibly and clearly the moral lessons to |
be drawn from the history and conduct OF
the Prodigal Coming TO himself and real
izing his condition he begins to Will. Ills
will begins to assert itself. " will SAYS
the Prodigal. He has been o slave and tlll
now has not felt that he had Will. Many
will. who never 90 further. Listen 10 the
ProdioaI. ~ will arise" He is standing
erect. He Is feeling something OF the
powers of manhood, before degraded, now
Touched and moved by a spirit divine STIR
nm within him. But it is not enough TO
arise-to stand erect, =" will arise and &C."
PUT INTO PRACTICE.
Here the resolution is put into practice.
Now IL is worth something. resolutions,
however good, formed and broken are IN
iur,ous To character. But where Will ne
Ss,o5 What direction shall he take?
Numerous roads lead away from home
only one road of return. The morallst
COWS leone 10 me-" the self-righteous
soys "come to me-" the infdel cries
"come to me-" None, however, promise
safety aud relief. - will arise and go 10
my father" l will tell him l nave slhReu'
sc. Ii requires bravery thus 10 CONFESS
said the speaker. a co"aIu 9ii4' '-'O
The Frodiral had sinned against Heaven.
AGAINST Thee and Thee only have L slnned,
said David. Every sin IS against uou'
Man NAV and does suffer its consequences;
the sin is against God. Inc returning anu
repentant Prodigal was strlklnGly plcturea
and illustrated by the speaker, who hnally
,,redicted his welcome at home. NeXt
Sabbath night the subject Will be Inc
Prodigars Reception
Broad-street Methodist Church.
The dual celebration of" Children Gay
and the anniversary OF the SUNDAY scuooi
"F This church occurred Sunday morning
az II o'clock. Heretofore these ce4e9in-
mons have been at different times ana III
the afternoon, but the experiment OF con
solidation has been tried. ms 1890, oe II
always no 10 the standard III wuattEcl ~
undertakes and its celebrations are always
The occasion of large crowds, VINO aIo
never new disappointed but. pleased. Inc ne
school is fortunate in having amongst aGd d ls9
members persons of taste energy anu ue-
tair,ninati6n. and they secure and from
t5nie Who APPRECIATE their laDorsqnd thus
often push to success what fnnr %ouId The S pTo
almost az DOnbIished in Sundays DISPATCH
g Era carried out. Lena Walter, Percy Tray
I Er' and Carroll Riddick, whose SCI names mes
We're omitted in the programme o sent IL t tbs
papter; ses;GSed them. In fact the children
pPI airdis deserve thanks and the girls looked
a bas 1 in their costumes Of white bite WITH
handsome OOuausts The sb ppPS1 sn aha R5I
d iTqin with choice plants and blooming
These Children-day celebrations not .,ts only
impress the young but AWAKEN an ih'0io''
among the older persons.
ChiIdren's Day at Centenary
~ sorvices At the Centenary chnrch
c,,n 10 were unusually interesting. W1at