Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-10-04
WILL OPPOSE opeNING ON SUNDAY.
rho Protestant Ministers Arranging for
the Mas. MrctIng-Other Church Nnies

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| the Mass Mectlng-Other Church Notes.
meeting Of tho Executive Committee Of the
| Protestant ministers OF this city was held yes
teriay morning at 10 o'clock at tho Young Mons
/ Christian Association for the purpose Of con-
adernF the SUNDAY closing Bill which has
been exciting such interest in religious circles OF
| late. There we're present Rev. Drs. Fair Che
| chairman, Judkins, Dashtcu. Landrum, and
| kcva dahez Hall and :. y. CHM.
| The Christian public has fully awakened 20 tho
| peril which threatens mo measure There ap-
| peared Ia the Forum recently an article from
New YORK minister, who favored tho opening OF
| the Worlds Far on the eabbath, and this has
inspired tho enemies Of tho sunday closing Of
| the Chicago exposition with reg hope.
The money Appropriated by Congress for the
! falr was offered on the condition that the gates
be- closed on sunday, but up % this time tho
managers have not accepted 70, because they do
NOT approve OF shutting the gates on the Lords
day.
WORKING F0R IFS REPEAL-
A loading Chicago Journal ia sending ont petit
lions 20 all parts Of the country and 70 all sorts
| 90 ciups and organizations, asking them % have
| the bin passed by the last Congress repealed.
Some of the New York papers are following IN
ne wake, and the WOman's Board Of Managers
| of the Worlds Fair Of Now York, have voted -
| 10 FOR opening the exposition on sunday. Tho
| enemies OF the sabbath are massing their forces
nuI demanding that " thor side, az they call 10,
must Do hoard nj tho next session 81 Congress.
Evangelical Christians secured great victory
! n She passage oftho bill for sunday clo1ng, but
eternal vigilance Ia necessary 20 enable the
| friends OF tho sabbath % holl Il.
Tho Protestant pastors Of THE city have do
| cidcd @ h0if e great meeting in Richmond on
| thu 4lst Of October NJ the second Presbyterian
| church, ana addresses advocating the sabbath
closing Of the expedition viii be delivered by
! Rev. bra. I0ge, Hatcher, md Tudor. Resolu-
lions will be passed. expressing tho sentiments
N the Christian community m regard 70 this at
tack upon tho bill II It il necessary petitions
will be circulated for the signatures Of such citi-
zeus "a favor the moasute and they will DO for
warled 20 our representative in Congress.
Tho Executive Committee, on behalf Of tho
pa-tors, desire that similar meetings shall be
held on the same date throughout Virginia.
sEM-ANSUAL MEETING or ORTHODOX FRIENDS.
Tor several days past this body Of believers
have been an session tn this city There wore
two public meetings on tho sabbath. In tho
forenoon Mrs. Annie D. StHbler, Of baltimore.
preuchcd q very earnest and elective sermon
on the Seven Divine Musts OF the Bible, COM
menriuc with that Wcl-kuuwn one. 70 must be
born again, showing tho necessity for rcgenern-
ton. baptism, holiness, activity, &c. Each Of
these points wAs we'll brought out and c0piously
illustrated by ant quotations from the Scrip
lures.
Atuight Mr. samuel r.. Neavo preached from
tho trAts of the "cxrcpts -" Except your
righteousness exceeds that Of the Pharisees,'
E..-aul from them made worry woll-c0n-
strucfeI sermon, which was attcntively listened
10 and much appreciated by those who heard
before the business began yesterday morning
therC was q short religious service, at which
eRch 81 tie above speakers and DR.. Roger
Brooke, OF Maryland, spoke. Many of the audi
cuCc also gave testimony OF THEN gratitude 20
God.
The business Of tho meating was satisfactorily
done auI the reports from the various subOrdl-
nate meetings showed a good condition gem
orally ~ all the meetings. Representatives
were appointed % the ensuing yearly meeting
which cUuvenc5 iD Baltimore tho first week OF
next month.
ON sunday afternoon there WAS pretty good
attendance on p RabbQtn-srho0l meeting, ~
which short and effective addresses were made
ly several speakers. The subject discussed Vas
tho Relation Of the Church 60 tho sabbath
school aud the speakers generally compared
the relationship as TINT % parent % child, bring
ing ont The point that where there was a
good, Nourfhing sabbath school there the
church was most alive and most active In Chris
tan york.
Yesterday morning. and tue greater number Of
4 delegates left on the afternoon trains Tor their
respective homes.
Ngws MOTIFS ABOUT TIE BAPrlSTS.
Thirteen ont of the fifteen Baptist preachers
on mis- city we're present at the ministers con-
ference yesterday morning. Among the visitors
were keys. s.. BaRby, Joseph Walker, OF Man
chester, and r. l- Gay, who Is conducting
series 81 meetings at Howard s-Gr1ye church
The resignation of Rev. d. Is. liutsOn a. chair
man o. the conference was accepted. He has
nucd this office very acccptably for the past
twelve ycarr, and his resignation was reluctant
lv accented and only because he strcnuously
urged 10. Rev. DR.. Hatcher was elected as his
Successor aud Rev Dr. Lgndrum as Nicc-presi-
don't Of the organization. Rev. Joel +. Tucker
was .hosen az secretary. These officers will
setye for ono year.
A vote of thanks WIS unanimously rendered
At HufsOu for his eihcicut services
Rev Joseph Walker, Rev. A. BaGby, and Rev.
}. ~. Coleman were elected members Of the
nm. Sundev school of lcigh-Street church had
go present on the last sabbath n was the
first anniversary OF the present pastoratc, and
since That time there have been 70 additions 70
thc church by baptism. There were 4 rs persons
present 10 the sunday school Of Pino-Strect
church ana additions to the membership.
The meetings 40 Howards-GrOve have been
wen attended, and already there have been
three additions 10 the church and many mani
fe-tatious of interest.
Tho c,ufenniaI collection ut Fulton church
Amounted 90 more than 900. Kew Dr. Whitfield,
TIE pastor. received ono by letter Sunday. lie
had largo CONGREGATION AZ both services, and IN
the morning tnere were 2s2 persons present IN
the sunday school
Rrv DR. ! j. Lauerty delivered an interesting
sermon at FIRST church sunday night before the
Young Ladies' Missionary Society. This orGan-
zs.t1n supports q missionary In Canton, China.
AMONG TUE MEIHopIsTS.
Rev William p. Wright, ~ Bedford CITY, occu-
pied the pulpit of Trinity ch rch SUNDAY morn
INK The pastor, Rev. Dr. Z. A. Peterson.
preqrhcl Ht night
Rev George ". Ray, the pastor q Union
station church, uraached 70 large and Interested
congregations Sunday morning and night. Iour
persona were received mo iue cnutch ich""-
-uip and thcrc wa one profession Of faith.
Iue Suuday-schoOI services NJ the Soldiers
Homo on -4bDat4 afternoon were well attended
aud There were sixty scholars present Mr..
Robert h. Richardson delivered Hh interest
iur address There viii be services at The inst-
mti,n Tuesday night.
MOTIFS FROM THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
'lho reorganization for the fall Of the sunday
ari,ll Of ST. Johns church took place on Sunday
morning Tho exercises wore hold in the new
frafno scho1l-hou-e, which had been enlarged
ami reuttcl TO accommodate the increased mum.
Dor of cnildrcn. Rev Preston q. Nash, rector ot
Christ church, was present ana made a most liz
fer.,.iug ni lrc.s o. tie little ones.
AZ Christ church Rev. Sir. Nash preached TWO
aDl. sermons ON Sunday, administering holy
communion ~ tho morning sr'Ei'e' INC ai.et-
u.1l service at Christ church has been dls'oa-
ulucd aud the Suuiay-niGht sermon substituted
f0r 30.
Rev Dr. Horace StrinEfeIlow, Of Montgomery,
Ala. preached at GgGcc church sunday morning
ana Afternoon and nj Ai-Saints' ON Sunday night.
Rev. L. ". Burt ID. Of 80. Johns, and Rev. DR..
T. b. Newton, of the Monumental lelt INC Guy
last evening for Baltimore 10 h.tehd mo H'he,al
Convention oi the Episcopal Church. In Mr.
Burt.u's absence his pulpit will be nlled 10y his
resistant. Row. g.. r. kuyA. Nr. Thomas folls
win conduct tho services ut Ne1deH- memorial
chapel while Mr.. kuyk - enghged al ~ Jon" p
Kcv l.. q. Mason, rector OF trace chutcn, ia
eirg lon Fau4uier county. where he Is visiting
Ery- j. X. Mason. and b, VI. Randolph are IN
E..tuu attending tho annual convention OF tue
brotherhood Of -. Andrew.
Rev. SIR. Morton, assistant munster At ~
James church, Is quite M 40 his homo near
Ireier l.tIfs. Ills place Is beng hHed Dy
Rev. ". X Williams.
BGIEP CHURCH NOTES.
The For'yHour Devotion commences a, -
Nary's CHURCH sunday morning aud VIII close
this afternoon with bcnedction ana pro eS,luu
of IA, BIrssed Sacrament Tho pastor heF.
Wi0ibald Blumgardner, O. = b. nae aft4ht "a
tsa tnat there would b0 s0mo one present ia the
church an day by giving an nour 70 ca u
society iu tho church 20 pray ana
adore tho Blessed S0c:amcut, ana tneh
eu hour o. the large children and an hont l'r
the small children. kcy. lathor HreEoty SVic-
bratei the high mass sunday morning anu nv
Nfuirqlf preached an eloquent sermon on ttlo
" Blos-sd Sacrament" The music uhiet tuo
direction Of Professor Mutter, was m keeping
with the solemn occasion. ,,,,-., H..
There were very interesting Chu1reh s-lny
excrcses ~ the Sevcnth-Strost Chrlstihu chuiN ga
Sunday morning. being held under the auspices
y the sunday school .,,...,,,i,
Fa,t Hanover PresOytory meets AZ M w Ne''nt0
church. Acc1mRc county, tonight NJ G3O ciocA'
The Richmond churches will be wen repre-
sentod.
The Operation on Bishop GranDery