Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-26
HONOR TO THE DEAD.
uoee's MEMORIAL SERMON ON
o. eelJsloN IN The ARMY.
- 20 American Mechanios--Dr.
p' peterson Discusses che Death and
natal of sfoses--Other Notes.

Nv IA Mcmorial-day was held in
b",s Ind Presbyterian church Sunday
ise IN under the auspices of the
t'aaD, HOLLYWOOD Memorial Association.
pl' ,oscious odiice was crowded. The
~" association and Lee and Pickett
D-',. . Confederate Veterans assembled
co. ,.o,u-e. room, the members Of each
81 a. ...n wearing their respective
ot' and 40 few minutes before 5
a.s. tered the church and took seats
te Hsl bten reserved for them near
Dr Moses d. Hoge occupied the
he, III conducted the services, which
J1p' nod with the long .meter doxolo-
v.'ss Ease God, from Whom AL Blessings
"" 1s-is PRAYER was repeated, after
I- i,. g-th HYMN was sung.
w. I..t read a passage OF Scripture,
lived ty prayer
tpEAUTIFUL SERMON.
u.-.'. sermon was from Psalms.
i'' " The righteous shall be in
r. SING remembrance"
C .-...n was mastery uffort, and
w.. .ro discourse DR.. Hoge spoke of
4i.-. -r the Confederate army-espe-
The Army OF Northern Virginia.
.4' ..eler paid beautiful tributes to
l.' f.an. Stuart. and the chaplains in
4'..-r and gave statistics TO show that
t u,oty prevailed amongst the
f."-.r troops. Dir. Hoge said he never
.re-.rm veteran on the street that
N' r.t feel like taking OF his hat and
--, thank YOU
terms for their pious care of the
..-,,on 10 American Mechanics.
Nv. II. Atwill, pastor of the Clay.
80 Methodist church, preached q
..-ren 20 the Junior Order United
..-a1 Mechanics at the Pine-Street
l-. .rsrch sunday afternoon at 4
t lie selected his text from the
9. = It. John. 18th chapter, 18th
V INV word Is truth" The subject
'...Es .1urse was the value Of Gods
f-- ...4ehcr referred 10 the Scriptures
'i.., invaluable for three reasons !:
i.-.usc It introduced man to
s second. because it introduced
80. D and third. because it was the
-4. through the world to the eter-
..t.t Gods people in glory.
..f.s.t ~ the sermon was especially
....,... ~ the occasion as there is q
q. the constitution of the order
.r -u. far the maintenance of the
,.a public schools. The discourse
.- interesting and able one and
.-aytd by the audience.
,.rro hundred members OF the
...-, present and the church was
90 tie utmost capacity.
IT, Huston. the pastor of the
.. ..l Rev. Mr. Williams assisted in
..-. AZ j the special musical pro-
-... r.I rendered 10y the choir was
e., .-.'ved.
Notcs from Trinity.
.-..s wore the usual services at Trinity
49,. sis. church on Sunday. new sing
.t. ra- introduced IN the Sunday
'.. ..4 several pieces were learned
r.. leadership Of Mr. Charles p.
I.a singing IN this school is most
.r. Jas the entire school, which IL a
.-..a .c. l0in IN with heart and voice
81. r..ut earnestness that is strik-
--.. .s-.u-.
I'll. I.,ur Rev. DR.. p. A.. Peterson,
t1-lod congregations both morn
.... evening. IL the morning he de-
.'.. most excellent missionary dis
.... s.t.e conclusion OF which quite O
.-f.-f collection was taken up for the
-.,.-r cause. At the evening service
---...-..l Is sermon of striking beauty
boz uuon the Death and Burial ot
v. After tbv way Of preface TO his
-.-, u-1qerl he had outlined the life
... ...-..:,r Of Moses. the speaker de-
..l ,.s, the death OF Moses was not
.- ~ many respects most remarkable,
=. r important particulars without a
-' lie had raised up a grand nation,
r'-.-y eighty years of rebuilding 10
e.. v.rk OF forty years; had led them
.,t.l the phases OF their experience,
- vlen on the border of the long
.-. .,I. with eve undimmed. with
.,-' i.-,e undated, he is sentenced by
SIS . die.
WHY NosEs WAS SENTENCED.
Il -a.sa Of this sentence was next no
III Moses had dispeased God. He had
-..rctfv his God. Because We
-...,. against Ne among the children
.I,-.. ~ the waters of Meri bah-kadesh,
-..av- lerness OF lin: because ye sancti-
Etr.t-1 the midst of the children OF
. lg. thou shalt see the land before
o.. t-ttluu shalt not 60 thltheT unto the
f. Which give the children of Israel.
l.,u did ths speaker portray how,
'.a-. circumstances, Moses failed %
s...gG... Instead Of seiZ!ng the OPP
--.....r ..l making the occasion one OF
. -'. and power with the people ln-
rl. r.esiy speaking TO the -ock (foT
FL. .ulLuued him TO speak 10 II and
.t..,ts lsJpleI. he seeks to eXait hu-
--l-,.rv, and sings out 20 the people
i4- now. ye rebels, shall zoe smite THIS
&c. There IS, the speaker aiirmcd !;
..rr,'a death. God killed Moses and
D.. q
'-.. s.-u- men. who, while Ike Moses,
-.t..r.u the whole great aud good
-... e., lrl counter TO Gods will at some
10. AMI at the command Of their
-u,. le.l bodies die. though GOD may
l.-'. ..- souls. Very tOuchlngly ala the
s--- DWELL upon the pathetic cFcnm,
500 - Noses praying earnestly 10 Goo
tl-'I the sentence, and how after God
l..aI Let II suffice thee, speak no
-.a Unto me Of these matters" the OLD
-s.Eyr and leader did not once again
-tsr-.e8s- from the sentence nor muir
~ .-ar., his God.
l.a ,gra was next dwelt upon in
able and interesting manner. Inc
r-lal gave u "a his individual opinion
"-.. v-r,. in the epistle OF Jude threw
r-' ..' upon the cause of the secret
INA. I..- verse reads as follows: Vel
---... tle archangel. when contendlng
t.-'te devil. be disputed about the BODY
s luTst not bring against him o
- a.L-ati0n, but said. The LORD re-
.-- 'l-.." He believed that Michael
t.l-;... was deputed 10y God to perform
,r.vee # providing for the burial OF
~s whittier 10 eye would DISCERN IT,
t..sGey. Wi he'd the buIiai-spot known;
-i- ae speaker adyerted TO the TACT OF
3. -,' lr,tiug-places of great men being
..i and how in this instance ana ~
i-,s and under those circumstance
, 4Ily had the burlal-spot OF Mose'
.r- Ll.8u II might have become a rem;
-t'.ls for surperstitious pilgrims anC
'- rs, - ldOlatrOus worship. anu u
I'd, ll.rtlOn he reterredto the tendency
90 .-e faf' Of some to unduly exalt the
-.'a'3 forms and symbols OF reheioL
a. 'ear.j that whenever the Churcl
paced these things above the spirltna
fft o. Iehuon-true worship OF th'
ar. Us, 70 that extent il becomes idoia
'...
va uUENDRSr UPON ANY ONE PERSON.
a-.i.r important point deduced, wa
..-' GOD work does not depend ana MAJ
-',' depended upon any one individual
-.,~. -a.d the preacher, was case u
would seem this great head OF th'
.ii"ael,,shrace was indispenslole'lo ok
from merely human standpo!nt
med % die AT critical stage pI
-, w.ik did not depend upon INN. b'
81 smother 10 take his place Mt haht
--14. And 80 while we fTequenti,
.i calculations such as who can MI NJ
''a when great and prominent man II
Immunity or nation passes away; w