Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-07
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Rev. ]. r. Harrison held four services at
lho yonable-street Baptist church Sunday.
gs addressed tho Sunday school at 10
o'clock and there were several conversions.
ue preached az II A. NJ. TO a full house and
a Amber professed conversion. AT the
Conclusion Of hisAormon a collection was
tsken for the Southwcst Virginia Institute.
Mr.. Harrison refuses al compensation
Tor his labors in revival meetings and SIM
ply asks thai the people among whom he
zoos preaching the Gospel shall help the
b5ocational institution in Glade Spring,
,,ith whose interests he has Tor many years
inc collection OF venable-Street will
probably reach a sum between $3.50 and
I'm tho afternoon at $3.50 o'clock another
isrce CONGREGATION assembled 10 hear MIR.
Harrison. His discourse was one OF great
newer. aud az these services there we're
number of conversions and many Of
requests for prayer.
A VERY LARGE CROWD AT MONT.
The crowd at the night service was very
- and every available inch Of space was
oo,pped. while hundreds stood in the
aides. on the stairways. and IN the side
rooms. Many had to be turned away for
lack Of room.
mis- sermon marked the close Of Mr..
Va-risons connection with the meetings.
endthough be had had three services during
the day, he showed no sign of WEAKNESS.
mt with impassionod feryor and earnest
moss preached q sermon which will live
long in the memory OF those who heard II.
Thirteen persons professed conversion
fri % the conclusion Of the service four
teen were baptized.
So far there have been ninety-eight pro-
foe-ions of faith and some forty OF fifty
have been received into the membership
Of the church and many others arg ex-
icctcd TO JON.
A coNsEcRATEp sELF-DENYISo PREACHER.
Dr. Pitt. pastor Of the Venablo-Street
church. IN speaking Of MT. Harrison yes
t.rlay said Forty years OF consecrated,
folf DENYING labor IN the ministry of the
Now Testament, choosing mean While the
bard places, standing on the frontier and
doing pioneer work, Is sufficient COM
uendntion wherever he may CO."
Mr.. Harrison left yesterday morning for
Portsmouth where no goes 10 aid Rev.
George A. Truettc, pastor OF the Fourth
Street church of that city.
During the meetings In Manchester and
Richmond. which Mr.. Harrison has con-
ducted. there have been about 1900 pro-
that the religious movement which lie has
conducted has been one of the most re-
umkable IN the history of the two cities.
Uo is q Supplemented. courageous,
eTcctionate, and earnest preacher Of the
Ola type, now, alas unhappily too rare.
SERVICES AT THE Y. N. c. A.
The religious services at the Young
Mons Christian Association Sunday were
LARGELY attended. and much interest was
manifested IN them.
From 3 to 4 o'clock there was boys
meeting. and at there was young mems
meeting. At this there were one hundred
and sixteen present, (which was q decided
,rcrcase over the attendance at the meet
inc Of the preceding Sabbath. Mr.. III. o.
Williams led in prayer and MIR. b. MI.
Ou9rles and others delivered short talks.
Al the close of the services Mr.. Quarles
requested those who desired TO ask for
r-avers 10 raise their hands. There were
thrce responses, one of whom decided that
he would ioin some church. Mr.. Haddon
s Watkins sang very beautiful solo at the
meeting and Mr.. Il. A. Young presided at
Tire organ.
After the young mems meeting the boys
gathered around the piano and sang
several hymns.
From SIS 10 G O'Clock the Bible class
had meeting. The subject for discus
SION was Christ an Example of Tender
moss and Courage" About thirty NOM
hers were present-an increase of twelve
over the attendance of the preceding meet
liz.
Ate o'clock party of twenty-six retired
10 the Board room and part0ok of de-
nehtful tea, one of the many pleasant
fatures which Mr.. Candlish the new
secretary, has introduced. The work of
fine association was talked over with in
tovost by those at the table. At each mans
plate was card with a passage of Scrip
ture upon il, and after the supper each one
present repeated the words he had found.
I'm New York Mr.. Candlish frequently
conducted informal socials, whore several
hundred people attended, and 1t is his de
sire 10 do the same in this city. Tonight
a. g o'clock there Will be meeting OF this
character at the ASSOCIATION Tor young men.
llr =. w. Hankin will perform on the
ru,tar. Mr. M. =. Shackleford on the banjo,
and Mr.. J. A. Purdie on the piano. Messrs.
4. W. Hunter, Jr., and j. L. Huxter will
sing. and Mr. O. M. Wallace, Jr, will give
recitation.
A. the meetings Of the association are
increasing 50 much in attendance they Will
lie held hereafter in the library.
Next Sunday Mr.. Clarence Werner, OF
the Times. viii conduct the meeting and
Mr.. T.. A. Young will preside at the organ.
Mr.. Candhsh the secretary, especially
Jsi-es il 10 be known that he does not
wish the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton meetings to conflict with other church
services and he has contrived, as far as
possible, to arrange different hours Tor MS
meetings.
SERVICES At sEvENTH-sTREET.
The revival mt the Seventh-Street Chris
tau church closed on Sunday night. the
services had been IN progress for two weeks
and the sermons of Rev. |. j. Spencer, who
did the preaching, were heard by large
congregations. There were great num-
Der of conversions and many additions TO
TIE church.
Two gentlemen who had been back
filcrs" reanirmed their allegiance TO the
church at the meeting Sunday night, and
one Young man made profession OF faith.
Rev. Jabe2 Hall, by special request, will
next Monday night begin series OF Bible
studies IN the lecture-room OF the seventh
Street church. These lessons wall be gwen
on Monday and Thursday evenings of each
week from 10 o'clock. The members OF
all other churches will be allowed TO at
tend.
Mr.. Hall is one of the most accomplished
Bible teachers IN the city, and these les
sons are likely TO prove very interesting
end instructive At the prayer-meetlng
20 Seventh-Street church next "Wednesday
night he will give those present an idea OF
what the lessons Will be.
CHILDREN AND THE HOLY LAND.
On Sunday afternoon the children and
young people thronged the First Presby--
terrain church, filling the entire body OF
the house and the galleries. The occasion
was o notable one, as the invitation mad
gone ont to the schools of all denomlna-
tons 20 enjoy q rare treat IN one OF Rev.
Iy. kerrs inimitable lectures, especially
for the children. The grown people have
'he!r opportunity every Sunday night, but
t4is was strictly "children's day" and
pointed.
br. Kerr gave them running sketch OF
ms recent travels in Palestine, bright and
sparkling, with vivid pictures OF scenes and
incidents in tho daily life Of the travellers,
with some tender touches of ehild,life IN
taai tar-of land. He also exhibited lamps,
candles, bird-traps, and many other
cur0sfios gathered In iOurnoyinCs, and