The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-03-13

Eiehirord Hns Perm abnDdnn'iy biesssos
Wori. In tho Various Churches.

Wori In tho various Churches.
A study Of the lest methods of business
always brings the best results In commercial
pursuits ard practical. thinking ministers OK
the gospel hnvs found that the same rule
applies in religion. aud though no rules really
exist in the conduct Of religious affairs natu-
raj methods have come 10 he adopted IN
c nducting revival meetings in several OF
the denominations. Thus may be explained
the almost universal movement OF the
churches az particular seasons. The fact tnat
one church quickly follow another IN special
services or protrac,sd meetings Is not from
my sense OF rivalry or feeling Of competition
bnt because certain seasons are gener-
ally found 10 lie the most suitable. The
late tall and the winter months
seem to have surroundings more pro-
pitious than other seasons, aud the month
OF February l. acknowledged 10 be the best
of the year for revival meetings. The sum-
mer months find the congregations largely
scattered TO the mountains anu sea. the over
worked pastor OIL on nuch-needed vacation;
and By the time all return ana
the regular forces are oil at WORK.
the fall is passing away. Frequently Mt
This season active efforts are crowned with
success. and many are brought under
the kindly influences OF the church. but !,
is when the Christmas holidays are over ana
the interruption incident thereto ana ,he
more pressing business affairs connect9u WIN
tho changes OF the new year are over: that TIE
minister finds the fruits OF his iaOlr III
greatest abundance. and he that delights n
souls for his hire takes JOY IN the gracious
influences that seem to he at wolA AL alohg
the line of Christian e1olt.
THE REVIVAL sERvicEg.
The foregoing perhaps may explain we
present movement. which. commencing carry
IN the year. has been participated IN oy vulse
a large number of churches, whose locations
are as widely separated as the liin's OF ,he
city Among the faptsts Leigh-sueel;
Pine-street GrOye-avenue, the Seconu
church Grace-street and the Fulton church
have all felt the peryading inuuence anu
added TO their membership. while handoiph,,
street, a new church. has risen ana
taken healthy stand for future
growth The Methodist churches nave also
entered on the work with good results. | Mon
Station. Trinity. Washington-street. Laurel
street. Park Place Centenary. Broad-slreet
and others have had their season OF revival
meetings and every congregation OF Chr,s-
tians in the city has felt the result either Ill
rectly or indirectly.
Early in the year an interesting meeting was
opened at Leigh-street Baptist church III
which Or. Iandrum assisted w. l.. Wright.
the pastor and number OF additions were
made TO the membership. About the same
time revival at linestreet churcn
WAS carried on with Rev. +. W.. Gay
brook. ancaster county, preaching nightly.
and during the several weeks It continued
a large number OF conversions were reported.
Randolph-~treet. now q flourshlng organ-
izatlon with about seyenty-fiye nemDe TOOK
shape at this time and. following successful
/ meeting AS mission station under the con-
| duct of DR. landrum. organized asa church
and received goOdly number into Fellow
! ship. q,
In Fulton Row. Percy G. Elsom assisted
the pastor. Rev. DR. Whitfield. IN three
weeks series of meetings. which added htteen
or more members - that church. little
later n vigorous meeting was held at Wash
ngton- street Methodist church. Rev. X. H..
Bennett. pastor. lie was assisted by Rev. e..
W. Johnson with fruitful results.
WITH THE METHoDrsTs.
Laurel-street Methodist church followed
under the preaching of the pastor, Rev. W.
r. Judkins ID. d.. and about one dozen
names were added % the church register.
Broad street church had week or two Of
nightly meetings. during which time num-
Der of conversions took place. The greatest
season of revival. however, commenced IN
the latter half of February. when Rev. Nj. b..
| Williams. the evangelist. took charge of "a
/ series of meetings in the Second Baptist
church Just after the close of the lonug Mems
! Christian Association State Convention. IL Is
/ estimated that over one hundred persons were
] converted NJ ltlN lliics rum bhtio vi W
! lialns went to UniOn-Station church on Church
! Hill. where nearly two hundred persons pro-
fessed conversion and large number OF these
Joined that church. For the last two weeks
! these meetings have been continued at Inn.
! ity and about sixty persons have been added
| 10 that church as "A result. This meeting
| closes with the services this morning and AZ
night. when Mr. Williams will preach as usual.
During the same time interesting services
| have been in progress at Grace-street Bap-
list church. in which Or. Hatcher the pastor.
has been assisted by Rev W. l.. Wright, and
n number OF professions were made. Park
Place and Centenary Methodist churches also
received number of additions and now Rev
II. NJ. Wharton. of Baltimore. is conducting
a revival of unusual interest at Groye-ayenue
! church.
Ienten services are in the Catholic ant
Episcopal churches. and altogether it is sea
son of sancity and repentance. IL IS estI
mated that 10 all the meetings OF the various
churches during the present year over five
| hundred persons have professei conversion
| and there is scarcely church in the city tina
has not received additions on account of thu
! influence. At this season each year, as before
indicated. revivals occur and the results AT
this time are perhaps an average of othe
years.
FIRE COMPANY NO T.