Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-01
TO CHURCH In RAIN.
pEvouT woRsHIPPeRs BRAVE THE
ELEMENTS AND HEAR SERMONS.
FIR Williams Addresses Large Audiences.
Two Classes acknowledgements
of Lenten Services, &C.

The splitting rain and chilly weather bad
b=t little effect in reducing the size of the
audiences which heard Mr.. NJ. b. Williams
on Sunday. He preached at the Second
Baptist church in the morning on
Growth in Grace" and gave o thought
full discourse on the nature. conditions, and
effect of Christian development. The SER
mon was enlivened with flashes Of humor
and seasoned with practical good sense.
The speakers treasury of anecdote and
illustration was drawn upon with happy
effect. At the close of the service quite
number of persons presented themselves
as candidates for baptism and church
l membership.
AN ADDRESS TO MEN.
The Mozart Academy was packed at 81
O'Clock in the afternoon TO hear Mr.. Will
l,arns speak on Scenes in the Life OF a
Fast Young Man" For more than an hour
the gifted young preacher held his hear
era closest attention. la the p" after meet
ing" quite q number Of Young men ex-
pressed purpose by Gods help to lead
better life.
Sunday night Mr.. Williams held his
farewell service in the Second church, and
the house was crowded. The subject OF
the discourse was Restoration OF the
great power. Several persons joined the
church afterwards. Rev. DIR. Landrum
made few remarks commencing the work
of Mr.. Williams, and assuring him OF the
sympathy and prayers OF his people during
the remainder of his life as preacher OF
the Gospel
BRIEF BAPTIST NoTEs
DEG. Robinson, Of Providence. r.
J., who has been lecturing at the Rich
mond Theological Seminary, preached ut
the First church Sunday morning SER
mon Of great beauty.
The revival meetings at Grace-Street
will continue through the week: DR..
Hatcher is being assisted by Kew. w. IL.
Wright, of Leigh-Street.
Rev. II. z. Bell preached for DR.. Pitt at
Venable-Street church Sunday morning.
There were no services at night in conse-
uuence of the indispositlon OF the pastor.
The meetings which have been III pro-
gress at the Fulton church for more than
two weeks closed last night. and Rev.
Percy G.. Elsom. who has been preaching
for DIR. Whitfield, returns to-day to his
pastorate at Fincastle. There were.
large number of conversions during the
meeting.
Confirmation at 81. Johns.
Bishop Randolph preached TO large
congregation at ST. Johns Sunday morn
ING. His text was Corinthians, w.. 3, 4.
With me it is very small thing that |
should be judged of you. or OF mans
Judgment; yea, Judge not Mine own
self. for | know nothing by Myself; yet
am ] not hereby justified; but he that
judgeth me is the Lord The Bishop
dwelt especially upon the last clause, and
drew from il the lesson that failure to rea-
lie the present. everyday judgments of
God accounts for the frequent lamentable
divorce of morality from religion. The
t.1 10 aot 1rax
from scripture and secular history. ltwas
an able. scholarly and impressive DIS
course After the sermon class of twenty
six persons was confirmed.
Rev. G. II. Kuyk preached an interesting
sermon Sunday night.
The Lenten services at st. Johns this
week Will be on Ash Wednesday at IL A. NJ.
and 7. NJ. and on FRIDAY at Up. NJ. Rev.
Mr.. bowman will preach at st. Johns on
"Wednesday night and Rev. DR.. Powers Will
preach there on Friday afternoon. Col
lections Will be taken up at ST. Johns on
Wednesdays and Fridays III Lent for do
cesar missions.
Mr. Peyton II. Darlington has presented
TO ST. Johns two large handsome hymn
tablets made by Geissler. of New York.
They make a fine appearance upon the
walls and are a great aid III finding the
places. Mr.. Stern has kindly given a
clock to the church through Sergeant
Howard.
MONUMENTAL.
There was very good attendance at
Monumental church at the morning SER
vice. The sermon of Rev. DIR. New
ton. tho rector. was an earnest, f0rceful
appeal TO the unconverted from Acts
xxi. 49, why Iarriest Thou?" Mite
boxes for diocesan missions were dis
trbuted in the Sunday school.
Services will be held on Ash Wednes-
q
Wednesdays at =. NJ, on Fridays at II
n. during the Lenton season.
wEDDELL-MEMoRIAL CHAPEL.
There was good congregation at the
morning service. The sermon. by the pas
tor, was from st. Luke tx, 50, and was lis
tened TO attentively.
In the afternoon Right Rev. A. Nj. Ran
dolph, sslstant blshOp of the diocese,
preached very able ana interesting SER
mon from the Comfortable Words" OF
the communion service-St. John ill.,. l6.
and John H.. | and 2. and confirmed a
class of SIX persons. The attendance was
very good and the service highly appreci-
ated. collection was taken up for the
Diocesan Missionary Society.
There will be service at p. NJ. Wednes-
day. that being Ash Wednesday. and
during Lent there will be evening service.
with sermon, every Friday night at 8
O'Clock.
BISHOP PEIERKIN AT GRACE CHURCH.
The attendance at the morning service
at Grace church was very good consider
ing the inclement day. The service was
conducted and the sermon preached by
Rev. j. j. Clopton, of Manchester, who
exchanged for that hour with the rector of
Grace church.
At the evening service the attendance was
again unusually good, despite the contin-
nod raip la rAraanb he'd nv RS hon
Peterkin, of West Virginia, was on the sub
lect of personal work. and was especially
addressed to members OF the st. Andrews
brotherhood and to young men generally.
The sermon was most earnest and effect
i've appeal to do faithful personal work for
the Master in bringing souls under tie in
fuence of His Gospel.
Lenten services at Grace church will be
held as follows: Tuesdays, 5 p. NJ, eve
ming prayer aud lecture; Wednesdays, 1880
A. M, morning prayer; Thursdays. 8 z.
NJ, evening prayer and lecture; Fridays,
8 7. NJ, services for young people specially.
LENT SERVICES AT ST. MARKS.
There will be the usual schedule Of ser
vices at St. Marks during the season of
Lent. Sunday, II A. nj. and L. Nj. Mon
day. 8 T.. NJ; Wednesday, L. Nj. To-
morrow ash Wednesday, there will be SER
vices at II A. NJ. and p. NJ. There will be
o series of special services on Friday night
of each week. The first sermon of the
series will be next Friday night. by the
Rev. j. Y. bowman.
About the Methodists.
There was quite a good attendance
upon the Methodist Ministers Conference
yesterday morning and the session was
very interesting one. Bishop CRANBERRY
was present. The pastors reported very
good congregations on Sunday, although
the elements were decidedly unfavorable
for getting to and from the places of wor-
ship.
Bishop CRANBERRY preached two fine SER
mons Sunday at Union-Station. In the
morning his subject was justification by
Faith" At night he preached on Chris
tian Contentment." The illustrations
were beautiful and apt. and the ANALYSIS
and enforcement clear and strong. The
pastor received six on profession of faith
and baptized four persons.
There will be revival services in this
church all this week Mr.. NJ. b. Williams,
the evangelist. will preach in this church
tonight aud every evening this week. he
will give Bible readings at the Third Pres
byterian church, beginning Wednesday at
NJ All tba denominations ~, Chnroh