Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-29
FALSEH00D- D-FRAUD.
ALLEGED CAUSE or A METHODIST
CLeRGYMsN'S REMOVAL.
Rev. Mr. Cheatham's Farewell Sermon,
and what Bo said--sunday-school
union-Gamblers Sent On.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, November 28.-Rov. II. c.
Choatham, who for the past two years has filed
the pulpit of the Market-Street Methodist Epis-
copal church. but who at the late session Of the
Virginia Conference In Norfolk was sent 20 the
church in Hampton, preached his FINAL sermon
10 his old congregation here last night. very
large assemblago Of people beard him. during
the past year Mr.. Cheatham's sermons against
the special SINS Of tho community had caused a
great doal o, comment. ana feeling. Ills
structures wero 30 severe as 20 arouse ad-
verse criticism, which, II was reported,
extended even 20 the membcrship OF
his own congregation. Mr.. CheathAms sermons
we're directed mainly against what he termed
the sips Of society-the social attractions Of the
club" the fascinating girls OF tho popular ger
man, the ruin caused by tho saioons'and other at,
fractions which lead as be alleges, 70 morai
ruin. Probably no minister who has preacned
ia Petersburg during the last quarter OF CEN
tury has been 20 bold and fearless IN attacking
in a general way the sins OF the city or has
thereby caused such tree criticism as mas MI
Cheatham. And yet there Is none - question
his honesty and sincerity and his utter lack OF
everything approaching TO seHsationaiism
THE SERMON
Mr. Cheatbam took for his text last night the
verse from 81. Pauls Eplstle 10 the Corinihans
"Watch ye, stand fsst In the faith, quit you
like men. be strong His subject was the
"Christan Warfare" The Christian fights ever
in the face Of the euemy-eyer active aud ever
presenting itself In varied forms. Conflict, con-
test, warfare Is the Christians lot against eYll.
Satan has organized bis forces in tbis World
against all good, ana under his banners are en-
listed the red-handed murderer, the gam-
blors d-u, tae bnr-roOm, the fashionable
club-room, the ytiaiing dance-hall, and every
. thing that tenis 70 lover the high stand
ard Of the Christian In an able ana gfaPhic
manner he discussed the characteristics OF ths
Christian soldier and disclaimed That he had
ever preached against Individual SINS DuI
only against tho sins Of men.
lie regretted any mistakes that he had inaue,
and bade all to look 10 the future. He thanked
the young men Of the congregation Tor helr re-
cognition Of his services and tor the purse they
had presented him, ana declared that ne hau
satd nothing thai he wished to iake BACK Ho
had SAID that "the club was a rurn-mIil, no
would say 80 again, but he spoke against no par
ticular man.
THE cArsR OF HIS REMOVAL.
Nr Cheatham referred TO his removal 70 an
other field All but twenty members OF this
church, he said, would have been giGt 10 sec
him come back. and but two memDers Wouid
have been hurt II he had come back. lie has
been sent % a charge that he served twenty
years ago and he will receive cordial welcome
| ihere lie felt that q great injustice had been
done 70 tho church ana 10 him In his arbitrary
removal II was agreed by the majority OF the
Oncal BOard, for the sake, OF peace, 10
leave the matter of his appointment
entirely 10 tho presiding elder and ihe
Bishop. If the contract had been kept
i his removal would never nave nuppeuel. AS
long as there are hypOcrites IN the church there
will be trouble. lie believed tnat his removal
was effected by fagehOOd and fraud, the result OF
| a persecution begun two years ago when he was
sick when the name OF hls family Wie draRgod
!utodirt and slnndar. lie was burt by such thlng-.
/ The sIander especially cut him To- the quick.
These slaudcrs were outside OF hlS chuIch' Dut
they found several co-Operat0rs within. lho
Bishop told him at the conference IN the
/ presence OF n brother present. that ne
/ had been told that II no was not
/ removed from Market-Street church six or
seven OF the most influential iamllles Wouiu
/ leave, and that there were nsurmouni-
| able difficulties Ia the way which nocessitated
/ his removal He told the Bishop he was not
/ beggar at any mans door, nor a candidate Tor
/ any place. The Bishop il a good and honor
I posed upon he never would have scnt
! ine 10 the charge TO which have been
! assigned. Where / 60 l will get only 81, 100 IN
money and house-rent, aud nero | get Tl,oOO
| and house-reut; but about that he hai no con-
! Germ Mr.. Cheatbam's personal roiere1ce 20
| himself covered a much broader ground than IS
! here given ana he belief Of himself and others
/ is TINT his removal was caused by representa-
! tions both personal and unchrisiian.
METHODIST sUNDAY-sCHCOL ASSOCIATION.
| The quarterly meeting OF too Methodist Sun
! day.Scbool Association was held Sunday after
/ noon AT the Market-Street church, great
/ crowd was present Rev. DR.. Battle, pastor OF
/ tho First Baptist church. delivered the address
/ The reDorts " the supeTlntendont5 OF the SeVe-
/ raj schools showed the following gratifying re-
/ suit