Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-20
MANY SOULS SAVED.
SCORES or CONVERSIONS IN THE
GREAT REVIVAL AT PiNE-STREET.


st Pine-Street Baptist church on SUNDAY.
counting the sermon he preached 10 the
Sunday school.
At every service the church was crowded,
and at night hundreds went away. not
being able 10 get In ut all.
His forenoon sermon was on Paying
Your Vows 10 God" He called up those
who wished 10 be prayed for, and many
came Then turning 10 DR.. Dickinson. no
said, Here is the man who prayed for me
thirty ave years ago in a grove ont IN my
native county, and I wish him to pray for
In The Afternoon the church was again
hacked. and the evangelist discussed
tThe Rjch FOOL" who sought rest for his
soul by building larger barns in which to
store bis goods, and many more asked tor
the prayers OF the church.
AT night he discussed Dives and Lazarus:
and for more than an hour held the great
crowd almost spellbound. Among the
ministers present were Rev. j. b. Il. Mills,
of Big-Stone Gap, who made the opening
PRAYER; Rev. DR.. Dickinson, Rev.. \.
Jones, and Rev. Professor Hoyey. Rev.
II. II. Harris, ID. D., was present at the
morning service.
Among the many converts received on
Sunday was daughter of Rev. j. i. Hut
son.
GREAT RESULTS.
II is impossible TO give the number OF
converts. From all parts OF the city and
surrounding country the crowd comes. and
cannot we'll reach. Up TO Sunday night
there were over two hundred and nifty pro-
LESSONS Of conversion and the inquirers
yearh mn into the hundreds.
Mr.. Harrison will preach every night
this week and then return 20 Glade Spring,
after which he will hold revival meetings
in Portsmouth and Berkeley.
Allowing AND GENTLY PREACHER.
One of the leading characteristics OF this
wonderful revivalist - his great. loving
heart. He has no evil TO say OF any one.
Here are some of the things he said IN his
Sunday sermons II would walk thou
sand miles to make friends with man
whom had offended. There are people
who seem to enjoy getting mad ana
making others mad, but with oil my faults
thank God that l haven't that fault. >, l
love ell and am trying to do good 10 All.
III was ever converted owe much to the
good Presbyterian elder who urged me 10
seek the Saviour"
LAST NIGHT.
The services at this church last night
were largely attended and many were una
bic to secure seats. Mr.. Harrison preached
a fine and effective sermon. Hon. j.: Is. r.
Mills, DIR. A. L. Dickinson, and Professors
Pollard and Hovey assisted In the services.
There were ten requests for PRAYER.
DIR. BURROWS AT THE FIRST CHURCH.
Sunday morning vast concourse OF
people assembled at the First Baptist
church. Both the auditorium ana the
galleries were filed. The occasion was the
appearances of that venerable man of God,
the Rev. j. Lansing Burrows, who was
the pastor of the church for q long period
which embraced the troublous times OF
the war, when the window-giass OF TINS
church yibrated and ratified daily from the
REGISTRATIONS of the cannonading that was
constantly in progress in the vicinity OF
Richmond, and this was the musical &C
compartment of the Doctors stirring
words of that time.
of course the Doctors temperance in
his old pulpit called up many and tender
"reminiscences, especially as his congrega-
ton on that day consisted of many OF his
old members-bsld heads and gray hair
being very conspicuous in the audience.
DR.. Burrows was presented IN very
graceful manner by DR.. Cooper, the pres
emit pastor, and preached from the 63d
chapter of Isaiah and list verse " Who is
This that cometh from Edom, with dyed
garments from Bazrah this that Is glori-
Gus in his apparel, travelling IN the great
ness of his strength. / that speak in
righteousness, mighty to save"
DIR. Burrows preached with his old,time
yigor and power. the only noticeable
change being more patrisrchal appear
ance and less OF the old-time melodlous
ring of voice for which he was noted. His
-. ..oxx, ,pt a~aotipO and axiUQtipQl
in character. DIR. Cooper opened the ser
vices with an earnest prayer and the sing
ing was unusually good.
AZ the communion service which follow
cd the sermon several new members were
received.
WESLEYAN WORKERS OF TRINITY CHURCH.
The first annual meeting of the Young
Mems Society of Trinity Methodist
church. known as the Wesleyan Workers,
was held Sunday afternoon at 81 o'clock.
The church was filled with deeply-inter-
ested congregation. Rev. Drs. Peterson,
Tudor, Whitehead. Rev. w. II. Atwill,
and Rev. r. II. Bennett occupied the pull
pit. The exercises were opened with sing
ing and prayer by Rev; ID; Peterson. nj.
John j. Greer (presidenD and DR.. +. w.
Stiff (secretary) conducted the exercises.
The President made some very appTopri-
ate and interesting Introductory remarks,
in which he stated that the aim and object
of the society in general terms IS active
Christian work for the spread of the Gospel
and the elevation of humanity-specifcall
10 draw closer the bonds of Christian fellow
ship. 10 assist those who are IN distressed
circumstances, to stimulate Christian zeal,
TO foster home-nission work, to visit the
sick, encourage a strict observance OF tne
Sabbath, and advance and develop more
interest and punctuality in attendance
upon public worship.
The Secretary gave an encouraging ana
satisfactory statement OF the first years
work of the society, In which he gave q
resainS of the valuable work reformed by
the various boards into which the lociety
is divided. The help given by the society
in securing employment for several young
men and in ministering to the wants OF
many deserving poor received special and
merited mention.
DIR. TUDoR's ADDRESS.
The President then introduced Rev. Dr..
w. V. Tudor, Of Broad-Street church, who
delivered an able, eloquent, and instructive
A. dress-subject: The Responsibility of
the Christian Young Men of the Present
Age" He referred TO tho grand oppor-
tunities within reach of the young men OF
the present day and urged them to heed the
call of the Master" stand fast in the
faith and quit themselves like men" He
paid high compliment 10 the Christian
Young men of the city. so far as he had OPP
portunity to judge them, and predicted a
grand future for the Church and the coun-
try through the work and example OF the
Christian young men.
Miss Jennie Ferguson sang very sweet
solo and Captain Frank Cunningham rem
dered one Of his finest pieces, while the
large congregation united with earnestness
In singing the regular hymns of the occa-
sion.
WOMEN or THE BIBLE.
Rev. w. II. Christian. OF Hampton, Va,
preached ct Park-Place church at II A. M.
His sermon was greatly enjoyed by the
congregation.
AT night the pastor. Rev. J. Wiley Bled-
soc. preached the FIRST of a series of ser
mons on the women of the Bible. Quite
8 large crowd attended the service. The
subject was Eve The speaker gave o
very interesting and striking account of
the method employed by the Lord to fur
nish Adam with helpmeet. going back to
that mysterious point in the history Of
time called the beginning. he gave o his
tory OF the temptation, the fall, life in the
garden. its simplicity and freedom from
conventionalities. the expulsion. the after
life Of the fallen pair. the murder OF dear
son by his wicked brother. dc. He closed