The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-10-27
AMONG THR CITY CLERGY
Sacred Sabbath Services In The NlWal
SanctuaFIes.
SUNDAY In TIE RICHMOND CHURCHES
asrmons BY Delegates 60 the Eeumen'e"'
Conference.-The Msthodisu SCHOOLS
The Pulpit and Pew.


This CITY Sunday morning at o'clock from
Nashville. Tenn. and preached at Broad
street church at II o. clock A. NJ. and at Trinity
at SIP. ~
Mr. Hughes has been taking hurried tour
in the south since the closing OF the Ecu
,nenical Council at Washington. TO which no
vasa delegate and left Richmond for Now
York yesterday morning. from whence ne
will sai for homo tomorrow.
When Nr. Hughes left Nashville Friday Of
ternoon 10 preach in Richmond Sunday he
failed 10 estimate that he was IN vast coun-
try. and surprise settled into WEAKNESS when;
after many hours of travel his mind grasped
an idea Of the magnificent distance that lies
between our great cities.
His morning sermon was preached from tho
text. The harvest truly IS pleEteous, but the
laborers are few" and was devoted 10 mis-
sionary discourse on original, not 10 say
novel lines. lie speaks simply ana o.
rectly 10 the point. yet with the hnisn
of a highly educated mind He said that Ir.
Tudor had selected the lessons spontaneously
and without any consultation With HIM, ana
ar had often happened before, he chose 'hose
in both the Old and New Testament that be
himself would have selected. This. he said
confirmed him ia the belief that when no
lifted up his heart in prayer. God taught MN
what his text should DO that he had intended
10 preach from this text N Northern CITY,
but for some rcsason he did not know ne was
prompted in Gods own wisdom 10 preach
from it in Richmond.
Mr. Hughes is devoting his life and ener-
cies to evangelical work in West London. and
his conviction IL, that unless tho CHRISTIAN
people evangeliZe the lower element I'D tLe
great cities while there Is time that they will
beathenize tho world Ho said lie beleyed
that every Christian in a community is re.
sponsible. in part, for every crane committed
in that community and should be subject TO
a fine accordingly He thanked God for
the journalists who threw the light
Of newspaper work on the dark corners
of the earth and showed up things that the
Christian world dit not want TO acknowledge
and against their will stirred them 10 their
duty He said that in investigation OF the
moral condition of our great American cities
lie found that tho same social evils exist az
those Of London and that he prepared him
self tor All address in New York by reading
two books. one. How the Other Half Lives"
by New ork Journalist. and tho other,
White Slaves. by DR.. Banks. Bostonlan.
He said that the late Mrs. Bsllington Booth
was one of the greatest preachers that ever
lived. attracting great crowds OF the lowest
classes to hear her where the ablest divlnes
could not get an audience. his he attributed
to her great love tor the fallen. He said his
wife had established sisterhOod in West
London where ladies of wealth. giving up
servants. carriages and the luxnrles OF lie.
came TO live and work for the salvation
OF the masses. This work. said he.
reaches from the highest TO the lowest
and that within the very shadow OF the
Queens castle the most acute pauperism ~
London can 10 found. In reference 10 mis-
sion work he SAID that the prevailing idea
that all was necessary for mission work
was a little music and few ordinary pati-
tudes was great mistake that II there was
any place where good preaching was needed
and a man had use for every bit of the
brains he could bring 10 bear, il was
in mission work not ministers
only. but preachers OF education and ability.
who can deal directly against the devil
through clever atheists. infidels. nihilists. as
they are found in the great cities among the
classes were needed. Saddle Until the time
of John Wesley the masses of London had
never been preached to. and now the degra-
dalton is 30 great that every power and every
vehicle must be evangelical to aid In the work
of their redemption. They do not reject relig-
ion; they know nothing of it. There
is nothing so popular in England to-
day ss the evangelical preaching Of
the simple Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Seven eighths of the people of England
never 60 TO church because seven-eighths of
tho church members are no account. We do
not want any committees, We want labor
ers. If the building of the Ark had been en-
trusted to committee it would remain I'M
finished yet. The congregation hung upon
every word of this instructive address, and
LETT the church with much new light on
the subject of city mission work The
church was packed to its utmost capacity.
Rev. Dr. Dickinson. editor of the Religious
Herald. and Row. DR.. Latferty. editor Of the
Christian Advocate, were in the pulpit.
Assrmon to Rcd Men.
Christ Episcopal church had. perhaps. the
largest attendance in its history on Sunday
morning, when Rev. Mr.. Preston Nash
preached an excellent sermon to the United
Order of Red Men in this city, who attended
in body. and for whom the seats on both
sides of the centre aisle had been reserved.
Tho sub ect was sir. We would see Jesus
and Mr.. Nash endeavored to show how neces-
sary il was for all good Christians to accept
Christ as the cornerstone of their belief. The
choir. recently recognized, gave some very
fine singing.
At o'clock in tho afternoon a special ser
vice for children WAS held, and the singing
was done by the scholars of the Sunday
school.
On Sunday evening Mr.. Nash preached
powerful sermon TO a largo congregation in
After the sermon the holy communion was
celebrated.
The Bsptists.
Tho meeting at Towards Grove Baptist
church goes Oh thisweek DIR. Bsgby lett for
his home IN Farmville Saturday after preach
ing most acceptably tor two weeks. 30 far
there have been eighteen additions TO the
church.
At West View DR.. Landrum breaches every
night this week. There have been about
twenty professions of conversion and the ill.,
tsrest is growing.
The Pine-street church elected five descons
Sunday afternoon.
Rev. f. W. Winfrey was at the Baptist pas.
tors conference yesterday morning. lie has
been feeble for several weeks and IS resting
awhile.
G. b. Fleet, Esq, of Lynchburg. WAS also
present and made "a statement in the interest
OF Home Mission work.
DIR. Landrum gave tho hand of fellowship TO
seven and received several for baptism.
The Grace street people hope to onter the
basement of their new building on tho last
Sunday in November.
Rev. Mr. Wright having recovered from his
recent sickness preache1 morning and night
at lcigh-street. In tho morning a collection,
which will probably reach 800 was takon for
the orphsnsge, $500 had been previously
given to this object by members OF this con-
gregation.
Rev. Dr. II. NJ Wharton. one of the most
popular speakers aud lecturers in the South,
10 TO visit Richmond next week. He has a
new lecture entitled "A Picnic in Palestine"
said 70 be the most entertaining in his entire
repertoire. and he is expected to deliver it at
The Vonable-street church November 4th.
The Methodists.
Rev. DR.. Tudor. pastor of the Broad street
Methodist church. preached at tho evening
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