Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-11
Or. AooE's TRIBUTE TO TENNYsoN.
The sunday School Associations Meet
Services In Many Churches.


Services In Many Churches.
Dr.. Uoge prca he'd at his own church sunday
morning and afternoon and at night occupied
tn~ p tigIt Of the Thrill church OR. Gammon's..
The text ~ bis afternoon sermon was marx H.,
the healing 81 oUe sick oi The palsy. br'
.ia.e commenced his address by declaring that
there ls nothing ike the ingenuity OF love. iis
e.cs wore open anu its ear quick IL discovers,
n lle.s.- Il -aye-, and, eaiI he. tue m1iC we
love iuo moro We i've, and eScry NE OF holy love
i- crowned by an eternity Ot Joy. lie dWelt upon
%. strange, sweet personality Of CHRIST ana iils
power oi drawing mon t. linn; put ln
-fff6Iug contrast those tlat bclcTcd anu those
that would not believe, and entered into moro
exhaustive ANALYSIS ot tho different kinls OF
incredibly ana their causes. In Illustrating NE
clause Of mis- text " Sc never St" 30 "H thls ii.h-
iuu he declared the most degrhiiht tuaNllh no
geyy o ..e md 4cf firdf Men Of intellect. he said,
v-r. always beng astonizhed Ia POINTING out
Gods ways he brought forward wcalth Oi te-li-
uIuDv from boz the Cii AID the Now Icsia-
mpnis u de .-traton ot the iact that his
rrcnt ends rerc accomplished ami Ills great
promises HulnIet by what seems lh'ituIpic
means, and tho wonders Ci the SOAR system anu
the marytls Of The exact sciences were maze ~
the speaker the weapons 10 batter do"b the buI-
Wurks of the skepucs.
In .loslog his sermon DR.. Hore made most
toucbiug alusiOn 10 the ueath of Iouuy5on-au
e,ii,aton fIil Of Uoeiic pa'hOs. he san that be-
tore his CONGREGATION srpara Oh Tor the summer
he lAi spoken Of the losses the Wotld Aai 9u'-
t4rne. rosently in the deaths OF great ana g'ol
mon ono Of the most impressive deaths the
world has any knO Wedge oi, he continued ~
that ~ Lngiand's Poe, Laureate, VINO passr1
away 80 quietly and gently, ana IN iuinlmohl "l
hi, own beautiful poem, written scare tNG years
MO- and entitled " Crossing tho Bar he lDF.
Hoco) mad been deeply impressed 10y eall'g thhI
poem, which was sO prophouc ~ lenuyeou cuu'
THIS sweet singer h9t Ellted out OF tbc pot''
over thc sea. across the bar, ana rested on the
eternal shore face 10 face with Lis pilo.. kareiy
ms there been n mere solemn hush IN Dr' hoge
chur,h thau when he finished by repeating II
the gathering shadows the poem when COM
"Sunset and evening star
And one clear call Tor me.
This part OF Dr. HOge's sornon was an ex-
Quisito aud most appropriate memouai wreath
fr .Ieunvs,u's TOMB ami was woven Of beauti-
ful language, deep ieehng, auu tAousut' lu'i Va
sweet suggestions.
AMONG TIE BAPTIsrs.
The BAPTIST ministers conference was quite
well attended yesterday morning. Alio,s ~ ano
visitors were Rows. j. II. lliden, I. W. l. No'pn'
II. ". Battlc, OF Petersburg, ana u. ID. Sheppeiu,
sd Smiti,llle. The pastors repJtiel hdVlAs hai
god congregations ON sunday lhnie were
number of requests Tor prayer ana heN'' ". /
n Los and Il. H. Williams eacn papiI't @ two
,rrIilltes Rsy. Joel Tucker Il having Ilho
meeting AT Ea~t-End, IN which Kew IL l. VII
naIus l. doing tle preceding. ,,,.,.,. e.-...,
Ksy. j. u. Ii trt preached a; hanl"lpn-'tlee'
in The morning anu koy. ID. II. Olapp At night
iAe services wero quite Interesting - IT,.
Tho conference presented hcy. - b. IiutSoh,
is retiring PRESIDENT, Win most beauu'ui
la,nu qe a token OF the confidence ana Ghtctloh
,u which ne Is held by Tie mcmhtrs anu III
memory Of his iaithtul so;Utes. Df. Ha.ctcI,
tue noT president presented me gH1 III 'oH''i
wvrGs o,,
Tho Baptist Sunday-Sch0ol Association OF
Richmond and Manchester hold ts qlhtIefIy
m .etiug on ycs crIGy afternoon NJ 3.'u % c.o,h
with The First Baptist church, IRE Sicehl Elie''
ma me ting was formally opened with prayer
hy Nr tsoigs R. Pace. After selections fcL-
dcred by the Sunday'scho1l choit lno 't.r,s'
both mcnhiy and quarterly were oal huu ''ao .
"A very gratifying exhibit. Al lho scbVols = ,-
I ,,orted excoit Nenablc-Strect. There were @ip
NV members received during tho ihOh-h' hh
Z average attendance OF 542 ncefs auu ie-cbHLa'
/ ana 3,9oS scholars, ard tire 'oii-cIoiS go
! S~fet sP3a - for general purposes ana 3ff.o9
/ Ior tho association. t.. e.,.,.t
| church, conversion and baptism hhho 1pn-
| street, 3 conversions and 10 bapiishsi Nu5F
View. I conyorsion; Clopton-Srect. . conVei-
Ihe association has added new feature to US
mission wOrk-that oi roceNihg ana ~. -
on behalf OF the various Schools oi te usS,,t ~ "a.
| tiop "A monthly contribution 10 lac b@p-Ist VI
| manage az salem. Va, Tor no nam tha10". =
! Every scnool in tho association pas asrSou 70 "
| c,ntribute 10 this fund The ioiowing naVo ~
I ,.o,t.d lhus far: Grovo-AyeBue, Sli'O. Nea'"
VIEW. 81 noWard8-GrOve, al batten he'sn's' 8
| al Iy the next meeting OF tne hFsVSia'lV,i
cgcry s,,hoOl will doubtless report WITH is col
Rey 4 C. Uldcn addressed the association,
maElnc On edurabie and instructive eM:
"'fhe ASSOCIATION adjourned TO meoi WIN INC
NJ. s,raet school on the second bonday Ia NO
'p.'T Ir r. j. Todd pronounced the benediction'
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Tho Methodist sunday'school Society heid ~ i.s
rs,aiar meetlng sunday afternoon as fr'nis!