The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-02

N,,,er, of Interest which TOO"
ing sunday.

- .,rooent and listened attentively to tho
...foili,g o. tho points of his strong dis;
inc The Christian life was represented
.aro and the character OF the race was
g. led in turn as active, progressive pa
g., endurance and seli-renuuciation;
Tbe encouragement tor running the race
was Given in the great cloud n witnesses anu anu
he cited many IN the old dispensatlOh VINO
Rad successfully run tie race. ana hsnleu
Sfenhen and the Apostle James as examines
uuder the new dispensatiOn. Patrick haiii4-
ton of Scotland, whose character IN the uius
of the Re ormation was 50 prominent receFe
O magnificent tribute. tnat Il LoeiS ~
0un. the first martyr OF ~
French revolution. was also handed WIN
finished touch. The English Bishops ND
lev and atimer were subjects 81 eioqusn'
historic description. and ended yoiy inVci-
estinc line OF character painting lis ciOsln%
thought was an encouragement ID hl9 -
eresati0n 70 call 20 MIND the gOily O"y' "a
CIR own families who had entered lnlo ~" '
and were observing and encouraging 'no'0
now upon the race course
At ST. JANIS
s. James Protestant Episcopal church was
crowded 70 It's utmost capacity on SuAuay
evening when the annual meeting o. the
I,icbmlond Protestant Episcopal Missionary
Sorietv WAS being held. Elght Kew ~
petcrlin. Is shop OF West Virginia ICY
Iucien Lee kineoivng. missionary 10 BRAN
Rev. William A. hewDOId general secretary
of the American Church Miss onary Socieiy'
Rector Lewis ". Burton. OF -. JOIN :
and Rector John Is. Mason ociatg
rector OF 81. James church. occupied
soats IL. the pulpit. Bishop PeterAn pre-
sided over the meeting and Messrs. Burt II
and Mason conducted the prenmlh'Iy 50
vices. Nr. kinsoyng who addi the
LARGE audience on mission worA II brazl lot
three-puarters of an hour. briefly alude1 W
the work done in that line by the Epscopai
Church in China. Japan and Africa prior 10
tn. sending Of missionaries TO Bran TWO
years ago He said that objections had beeH
made - the sending OF missionaries u
Brazil for tho reason that inc i'olni9ls
Church had RS missionaries mere DH' -
that was sufficient reason. 'uen tue p-soDt''
missionaries could 90 nowhere LOT III e'S'l,
country the EOMlsb Clurch had PreceuSu
every other Christian faith. IL vas me Ii-"1
of the Euscopa. MISSIONARIES 10 30 their, Iol
the people were ~ need o them ana Hau 10
gospel The Romlsh Church III brall WAS
different from that elsewhere anu IL mao Oeeh
overthrow bv the revOluu II two years ago
The Romish Church OF Brazil had the educa-
ton Of the people in its hands, but II only edu-
Gated one-hfth and let the other IOur-nitns Ia
Ignorance. That same church had charge OK
the lnatrim0ny. which il announces TO De
"A sacrament. but the priests imposed 6uch
heavy tax ON matrlmOnY tlet they ief0 at iaS0
40 per cent. ilegitlmato. Tie revolution
therefore. took matrlmony aud ed4ca7
ton from them The speaker called
attention 70 the want Of religious lnstruc,
ton in that country and alluded
t, q man who had Travelled for half Gay 70
the % ission house shortly before ne tthe
sneaker left them in order that ne might
hear something about the LORD 'esus Chrisl.
During the sixteen months that the Two nus,
sionaries had ueen at w TX IN Brazil they hau
gathered around them two Congregations
two SUNDAY schools and one paying school.
Ia that time they HAD also received the CO.
operation OF se,e en- native missionaries,
Rev. William A. new bold. the general secre-
tary of the American Church Missionary 80
cieir. followed III short address. lie very
feehngly referred 10 the absence OF the De
loved rector. Dr. Joshua feterkln; VINO was
ON Il sick bed. He pointed 10 the interest,"
which that 90 teman had always shown III
the society. Of which he was a Yce-presldent-
/ Hefelt convinced that ne was with the audi
! ence I'm spirit. for only few days ago, while
! his mind was wandering. he had gwen holice
1 OF the annual meeting of the society, lmaglu-
7 inc that he then WAS ia the pulpit. Nh New.
/ bold rointed ont the amount OF work done bS
/ the society, and showed the necessity OF rais
I ing funds 20 keep up the WORK.
The Offering was then taken mp tor the
| work Of the society IN diocesan and braziilan
! missions. and the audience was then dismissed
with the benedlctOn.
DIR. TUDOR.
Or. Tudcr's congregation Sunday night Wa
| measured by the capacity OF the church. Al
after service was held and a large proportion
If the audience remained The interesting
services were enhanced by quartette, Deauti
fully sung by four Young men of the ounl
| Mems Christian Association, and talk iron
| Mr. A. Candisb. the general secretary OF tina
Association The services that have been u
progress al this church viii continue through
the present week.
THE BAPTIsTs.
Pine-street BAPTIST church has received
! over sixty members rs the result o. the meet
inc. being held there for several weeks, u
! which the pastor was aided by Rev !. "
Claybrook. Dr. landrum aud Rev ". T.
| Hines Twelve were received on Sunday.
The Second church received twelve new
! members al tho lord's supper sunday M I'd
inc aud had FIVE professions Of conversion
nj tie evening service.
Howards Grove received one by letter.
Leigh street received one by baptism anC
! reclaimed one backsldeT.
so far there have been thirty-fve or forty
conversions at tie Pinostreet mission az the
corner " Randolph and JarQueliue streets
/ DR.. iandrum preached there last week.
Rev Dr.. hickey. OF Philadelphia. addressed
the BAPTIST ministers conference YESTERDAY
| morning on the subject of organizing "a Sab
bath alliance IN Richmond.
The announcement Of Mr.. Spurgeou's deatl
| 10 the conference was received with profound
| sadness.
ON motion Of Dr.. Pitt. a committee was APP
pointed composed If himself DR.. Cooper ant
Dr. Landrum TO arrange for a memorial ser
vice. TO be announced hereafter
lr W. T. Hatcher. the popular pastor o.
the Grace-street Baptist church. Is nj presen
in Roanoke. where he is carrying on a serie
OF meetings. His pulpit was filed Sunda,
morning hy Professor II. H. Harris, OF Rich
mOnd College. who preached very able ser
mon in the interest of foreign missions. A
night his pulpit was filed by Rev. Mr. James
of Texas
The request by the Junior Order Of Ameri
can Mechanics that the preachers OF Rich
mond preach on the subject Of the Bible il
the public schools has been met by nearly al
the ministers IN the city. Rev. DR.. Iurnbul
of Old Market church and rev Ir. BledsO
! of Park Place preached able sermons on thi
subject Sunday night IN answer 10 sp0ca
requests.
The reception to Rev /. J. Spencer by tn
Richmond and Manchester Christian churche
Wednesday night. promises TO be T. highly N
teresting affair. Mr.. Spencer will leave 70
his new field Of labor III Winchester, KY, o.
Thursday.
"Ths Harvest Moon"
The Harvest Moon was presented at tn
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