Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-29

preliminary servtccs, which vera very tender
and impressive. DR.. rftt preached On tho ~
csnsion.. The sermon had no psrticuiar re'os
on .Soms Great f>cts In Ou- Lords Lire.
Al Ito conclusion Dr. Pitt said few quiet vorns
expressing ms grateful sense Of the unifofm
Kindness Of his people during tho ysar OF toll
and anxiety through which they bad tossther
psssod, and hts earnest hope that they "v u,u
give the new pastor coriisl and united SUI
port And then amid demonstrations OF tenost
and fearful affection the parting hand rss
given, and the pastoral relation ceased. W:
Pitt viii, sfter a brief interval. take charge on
the little churct at Barton Heights, az vnicn
place no will make his future home The dunes
Of th.s passionate viii not Interfere with his edr
to,Iai work on the Religious HsraId, 70 which 10
Will give all 81 his time except scndayh
IN ruE BAPTIST cHUEcHfs-
The baptist Ministers Conference was vel ~
feuiei yesterday morning ana tic reports iIoui
the different pastors were very chcournSlng. Inc
coae rig atoms were lsrgs IN all the churches.
AZ GrOve-Ayonue church Df. A. T. DICKINSON
preached ut | O'Clock and the pastor, DR.. Goos,-
win, Occupied the pulpit at night, when no al
ministersd tho ordinance OF baptism 10 Elk
DIR. Landrum gave the right hand Of fellow
ship 20 ten at the Second church, while Rev. y.
.. Kirk. OF Howsrd's-orove, received two Tor
baptism. Rev. Mr.. Clopton, OF Clny-street, re-
ceivod two persons into the membership OF ne
church aud there was one profession Of fakn.
At LAgh-Streef Sunday morning the PASTOR
Rev. w. J.. Wright. rece'ved seven Tor bapusnl'
while at MIGHT eight persons we're baptzed. DE-
Cooper, OF the First church, baptized three per-
cons al night.
The congregation " Clsy-street church arc
considering the question " moving 10 iheir io'
on Grace street In the near fufute.
BRIEF CHURCH soIEs.
At the Third Presbyterian chnr:h Rev. D-.
Cannon preached In the morning the fourth
OF his series Of sermons on baptism. These dis
cOurses are designed 10 set forth fully toe posi-
ton Of the Presbyterians on this subject, ana
have embraced four ponts-nrst, the meaning o.
zoe word bapiize; second. Johns baptism !
third. the baptism OF Jesus by John fourth, the
baptism with the Holy Ghost. The nett topic
discussed win be apostolic baptism. AT nigh,
the pulpit was occupied by Rev. ". II. Davis, oil
Charlotte county.
morning Rev. DR.. Richardson occupied his pub
pit and In the evening IL was filed by DR.: Faif.
Alta congregational meeting OF the Marshall
Street Christian church held sunday Rev. L. A..
Cutler read letter which he desired shocld
fo,estsii vote on his resignation. He said his
action ia this matter was fnal. No one has yet
been mentioned as his successor.
Rev. Dr. Newton preached al -. Johns suhday
Eight, the pastor being absent Ia Petersburg.
On Wednesday night Rev. l.. Y. Mason viii con
duct services for Ur. Burton, and Friday night
DR.. Burton will preach at It. Marks. AT ihe
Episcopal Ministers Meeting held yesterday
morning II was stated that Sundays congrege-
Ions were yery good.
THE CONFERENCE. not TIE DISPATCH.
Before beginning his sermon at Old-Market
Hall Sunday afternoon. Evangelical Smith said he
wanted 90 call attention 10 an attack Oh himsei!
which appeared In q Hn-r!sonbnrg special 90 the
DISPATCH. lie had scarcely begun, however, be-
fore Rev. DR.. A. r.. Dickinson remarked: Bro
ther, you are wasting time which you had better
Use Ia preaching Chrst 10 this crowd Of men, A
man who Is doing the Lords work need
not stop 10 answer criticism Of himself.
"Buf,' said Nj. Smith, have You seer
the let.er IN this mornings DISPATCH about me "
No. said tho Doctor. but Il doosn matter
what's IN the DisrAfcH, 20 ahead and preach
the Gospel and leave others 70 take care oi
your character" Thea. turning 20 the audi
ence. Dr. Dickinson spoke IN warm terms Of the
WORK Evangelist Smith had been dong ia the
mountains.
II Mr. Smith had proceeded with his remarks
Il would doubtless have appeared that his COM
plant was really against the Methoiist con-
ference. which the DISPATCH correspondent re-
ported, and not against tho DISPATCH. In the
conference proceedings Rev. Y. ". Wheeler, ol
Clifton Forge, INDUCED In structures upon NJ
Smiths work, which, he said, was calculated "a
undermine the influence OF the local pastors,
and the Bishop said it was high time that some
action was taken by tho Church III respect 70
.bis matter.
Mr. smiths sermon AZ Old-Market Hall was a
very earnest one. and thirty persons came FOR
ward in answer 10 his appeal that those VINO
wished 10 abandon wicSed lie would thus
signify their intention OF 20 doing.