Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-08

Tho Lord. John esid, would bnptlze these ammo
men with the Holy Ghost aud with IRE. what
tho Lord did was 10 teach new truth with nev
love IN a. The new truth was truth about splr-
itual life and the new love was love for auch
life The acceptance OF this truth and tho appii-
cation OF Il 10 the inward lilo OF thought andron-
ecious motive IL baptism with tho Holy Ghost.
The reception ot this new love in tho heart aud
the renewal OF the heart thereby Is baptism with
fire. Baptism with the Holy Ghost and wi h firb
II therefore regeneration by the Divine truth
and tho Divine Good, the renewal OF mind ana
heart, making an anupodal change In the ends
Of rfe-that Is, IN the good We pursue.
METHODIST sUYDAy-sCHooL SOCIETY.
The twentyseventh annual meeting OF the
Methodist Sunday-Scaool Society OF Richmond
was held NJ Ciay-Street church Sunday after-
noon az $50 O'clock, Robert 4. Richardson,
president, and Charles 7. Rsdy, secretary.
Tho meeting was fun OF enthusiasm. Tho spa
cious cdince was filed 10 oyeriiowing With sun
day-school workers and friends of the cause
The txcr'isee were very interesting and probts-
be. After singing and prayer by Key. W: y. Jud-
klRs the president introduced the following
roritatiOns: "Thc Amen Cornor,' by Emma aud
Freddy Nash: Everything for jesus by Wa
bo. Jones; "A Model Little Girl by Bossle
ChappolL
Tho presidents annual report showed that the
society has had a yoar Ct prosperity Duilhg
the year :he Manchester Suuday-SchoOl soclcty
was formed and three schools joined that organ
izatiOn: bat tho society has organized Inree
osiefA. VIZ. barton lltlEutS, ntGtsihhN -
and SOidisrJ Home, and now have sixteen
schools lie gave the following facts: Number oil
schools, 10; number OF officers ana teacAets'
$50; number OF scholars, 3,S2S; convoreions'
3fS: collections, S2.9G4. THIS II an increase III
O. n Department He recommended that steps
bc taken TO secure a missionary for the city.
The report Clossd with a touching tribute 10
Mr. Albert l. West, Nho was president OF the
society for many years and was identined WIN VIZ,
Sunday-school WORK from bis youth untli MS
finHl illness. -
MIR T. l.. ID. walford made gratifying nnan-
cial report -.
Rev =. 4. Peterson, u. D., then made splen-
dii address on "The Work OF the Methodist
Sunday-School Society In the City OF Ri hmonu
ana the Beocnclal Effects OF sunday Schoo.s ~
General" lie SPOKE OF the uncertainty as W
who started the first Sunday s,nool, but there v
no doubt as 10 the results, NJ the following iacts
will show: The city OF Richmond has Increased
In pCpuiation since 1881, 70 per cent ne
church membership Of the Meth0iists h1s in-
creased % per cent, the SUNDAY schOois 90 y
cont. the conversions 9S per cont, ana me
finances SO per cent The irst Methodist sun
day school was held in warehouse. ne theh
spoke Of the great help the sunday schoOi mas
been 90 the Church, piilar OF strehgtn' a
grand feeder-aDd the Church cannot now 40
her work efficiently without TINS hcaVen-oi-
daincd helper. The addressed was marked Win
great earnestness ana produced deep impress
sion.
Rev. J. Wiley Rledsoe, u. D., also made 0ne
address on " The Moral aud spiritual Work OF
the sunday school lie spoke OF the goOd
seeds sOwn IN the hearts OF the rising genera
t,oa. aud the results tina. win fooT both III time
and eternity.
Tho rceulqr monthly meeting will be held at
Inon-Stqti01 church next Sunday afternoon.
There were ten members received into Wash
incton-Sreet Methodist church sunday In the
morning Rev. Mr.. Reynolds, OF this 81 Y,
preached. At night the pastor. Row. u. h. Ben
nctf. p~eachef his second sermon on the subject
MAY Go 10 the Theatre ?" to crowded house.