The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-09-01
4 Powerful Sermon by Bishop Jackson,
Of Alabama.
SERMONS PREACHED IN RICHMOND.
What the Various Pastors Were Doing-Re-
Iigious News from Different Denominn-
tions-A. the Christian Association.

| Notwithstanding the great number OF peOtA"
out Of the city the church was filled with
splendid congregation. and his sermon was
/ listened 10 with great interest. and was de-
livered with great force and power from the
text: with the heart man belioyeth unto
| righteousness, and with the mouth confession
S made unto salvation"
! lie referred gracefully and feelingly TO ma
| Old pastOrate, and said that standing again ~
| that familiar place, be had no new truths 70
| teach. none that had been overlooked 70 bring
! 70 their notice bat simply 10 enforce tho oi0
truths that had often been preached before;
/ To-day ne wanted 20 impress the necessity OF
! cOrfessing Chris, before men. He began Nv
showing what this confession was, summing
| it up in Peters words Thou art tho Chfist'
the Son Of the living God.
THE ARK OF GOD
This faith is personal thing that cannot
! be shared with any other In Illustration he
4 graphically pictured the Phillstnes CARVING
/ the ark OF God into the temple of Dagon- ~
| the morning the image had fallen over ana
| broken II could not be that this image
could tand before the symbol Of the great
God. 81 ons time it was proposed 20 put
! statue e Jesus into "A niche m the pantheon
| but thscould not be. Jesus Christ must be
| al in all or nothing. So in our hearts Jesus
Il
it with tie idols mon make.
Bishop jackson made q full and complete OK
position e the necessity of pubic aNoWal
| and formal confession OF the faith. lie asked
would ii b, possible 10 imagine beethoven
| or Mendebsohn who could have his soul
filled with heavenly melodies and harmonies
snd be satisfied not 10 have It crystallzed INTO
music; OF "a Milton who could draw Paradise
| Lost and MOI have it written down 20 gladden.
other men? Or could we imagine % mothers
lOye-the purest and strongest Of al loves, eN-
cept that exenphhed on tine Cross which yet
found no expression IN word or deed. 30 any
love for Christ would be incomplete and open
10 question If Il found no expression.
cHRIsT's LAW.
Further to illustrate this point he asked Il
a man was insllted publicly in the street
would he not rightly demand public
Apology Would he be satisfied If tho opoi-
ogy was offered privately around corner.
| so they VINO hadopenly deiied Chrlsts law
should not think ,hat 10 60 into their closets
and acknowledge their fault was sufficient
When the woman with an issue OF blood
touched tue hem of Christs garment to
| DO cleansed. she hOIed 10 sink away IN the
crowd unobsoryod hut Christs Who touch
ed meyn stopped her II was not possible
that she should DO cleansed and not confess
| for the glory Of God and the good OF those
/ around that IL was by the power ~ CHRIST.
| Neither is it possible for Us o. carry away
healing in our hearts and not confess the
source Of that healing power.
Ia the days Of Christians i cost something
10 confess Christ. 10 meant scOrn, persecu-
tion and death. In Illustration Of the way
| Christ's followers bore sulerngs for lis sake.
he told Of tho forty athletes Who. being Chris
I tiaus refused 20 pour libatiOls 20 julian tle
apOstate king. This beautiful incident ne
told with dramatic path0s anc surrounded mo
Forty wrestlers wrestling Tor ohriat win /
new beauties and pictured DE early Chris
tians by such o standard as these men who |
died with the cry 0f triumph )n their frozen
lips. Now men stood back because 70 con- !
fess Christ would cause SONS slight annoy
ance. or the giving up or s)metMng WHlc3
pleased them. or some finger night be pointed /
at them IN ridicule
THE FINAL LESSON
From the paralytc who was let down
through the roof 60 be healed he drew the
final lesson We could imagine the sufferer
before Christ. stretched ON ms bed answering
b. Christ's command Arise and take up thy
c0uch and 20 unto time house Yea Lord
I would if / were lbie DO Thou give the
strength and thel will. bur see these
shrunken muscles. This weak frame cannot
move" This is wh9 we would have answered.
but he did not. Immediately he rose gap be-
fore them and tool up that wheroon he lay
and departed % his own house, glOrliFng
God And so wifi Us IN the effort 10 obey
the strength will b given,
Mothodht Sunday School.
4 special meetiig Of the Methodist Sunday
school Society oflichmond and Manchester
was held al Wesleyan Mission chapel corner
of Clay and IweIiy-ninth streets. on Sunday
afternoon al D clock. L. Minor vice.
president. IN the chair; A. O.. Gary. a-8istant
secretary.
The exercises vere opened with singing and
PRAYER. The s1enntendont. A. y. Cheat
ham. made q ver gratifying report Oiilcefs
4. teachers. q. scholars, ~. The school IS ln
good condition sad growing 10 numbers aud
interest
The acknowledgements was rendered IN
excellent style Recitation Not so Easy
by Edgar Laml.th Methodist Ways" by
I.otte Cheatha1 Brother DAN" by Helel
Warner. 'fredGic's Bedtime boy Samuel
Woody. "Litteltalian Guy oy Nellie Lam
beth. Solo Two Little Hands. By AiicH
Walford. Oh How Love Jesus. by Myrtle
Cheatham Interesting addresses were de
livered by 1isssrs A. J.. West, q Il. Hasker
X. = Valentine A. IS. Iumsden. and L. J.. D.
Walford.
The Wesley Union hool is a mission school
under the auspices II The Wesleyan Workers
Of Trinity Methodist Episcopal church.
lot was bought on Mlrshall street ore square
from the present mission some time ago. and
IL is probable o churh viii bee built there iu
the near future. Ile meeting sunday WAS
very largely attended, and proved e. 0e one of
the most Interesting she society mas leli lh %
long time.
The NEXT meetiny will be held AZ Washing
t0n-stroet church fhe second Sunday 10 sep
TENDER a1l AZ liOY4rd's Grove on tho fourth
Sunday 10 OctObei
Notes.
A meeting Of unusual interest 20 every mem
Der Of .he Leigh Street Church Will DO held
I'm tina, church Uext Sunday at 4 J. NJ. Tho
purpese Of the meeting Is T. consider tho re-
port 81 the comfittee appointed 70 nominate
a pastor 10 succted Rev j. VI. Frost. livery
meriber Is expected.
lev. Frank Sewel of Washington. who
fot several walks has been advocating tho
Doctrine If Swtdenborg at Wilkinson liall
nader the name II the New Joruselem
church left fox Washington via New YORK
Yesterday. liz expressed himself a. beng
well pleased with his treatment IN Richmond.
and saws Rev \. G. Smith. Of tire same iaiih.
who was here 81 the beginning OF tho mission.
will prohablv taain return Rov Mr.. SoWoll
nreaehsd SuDlay morning on the subject,
what is tuoNew Cuurch, takhS MS lyAb
from Revelatt rs XXI. p lie pointed OUT tAo
urophecy contained therein of the formation
If a new church. and that this church Was %
he among all nations seots and creets. Ho
wished 10 slQw that tho doctrine put forth by
Emanuel SwtlenbOrg was not antagouistic 20
Gods word. but was tho reverse, an expO5i-