The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-22

Inc intense devotion ana lfnpllclt TRUST
OF Job In God enabled him to be a wit
ness TO this truth.
He finally exhorted his people 20 trust
the Lord at all times. and thus be pre-
pared TO meet HES work with true Chris
tian heroism.
Rev. Or Kerr preached in the morn
ing on Home Missions" speaking OF
the present advance movement OF the
Church all along the line. His text was,
Let Us 80 up and Possess the Land"
At night his sermon was directed 10
young men in connection with the Young
Mems Christian Association services In
the city.
Rev. J. c. Stewart preached in the
morning at the Church OF the Covenant
on the theme. Love Not the World"
In explaining these words the speaker
said that what was intended was any
thing In a mans life or heart that would
vitiate the love Of the heart TO Cod
To love the world is inco npatible with a
true love to God. We cannot love two
objects with the same intensity at the
same time. He urged the love Of God
as supreme because the world is transi-
tory God only abides and as we love
him we will abide In that love.
Rev. Or. Fair preached a unique SER
mon at the Grace-street church on the
theme, "The Moral Grandeur Of the
Church" The speaker. in graphic Ian
guage told Of the divine origin Of the
Church. Speaking OF it's antiquity, he
referred 10 the veneration with which
men regard ancient things We stand
in awe as we look on the Pyramids Of
Egypt and remember the venerable
names that saw these noble monuments
Of antiquity rise; but the Church had its
origin earlier than the oldest monuments
Of antiquity. II had its rise in the Car
den Of Eden with the first promise Of
salvation after the man had sinned. He
spoke OF it's mission. which is 10 mani
fest the glory of God and TO save souls
The speaker referred to its universal
character as embracing men Of every
age and every CLINE. His last thought
was that it should last forever, through
the eternal ages.
DR. Fair goes to Charlotte. n. c., this
week TO ofliciate at a marriage on We'd
nesday night, and will remain over and
preach the Thanksgiving sermon on
Thursday morning.
Rev. L. 3. Turnbull preached to a
large congregation at Old Market on
the "Call Of Matthew"
Or. Hoge's theme in the morning was
Religion in the Household" The chief
points in the sermon were: The family
IS the most ancient Of all Institutions
existing before men were gathered into
tribes or banded together in nations-an-
tedating all the great empires OF anti
putty. The family has survived all the
desolations of war, all the revolutions
and overthrow of the old nations of the
earth, emerging from the ruins and
forming the foundation for new organi-
cations. The family exists under all
forms Of government, whether of des-
pOtjsm, Of monarchy or free republics
The family being the oldest and the
most indestructible Of all institutions
has been divinely ordained as the basis
of all social and political communities
But it was the divine determination that
religious life should be the conservation
of family life.
In the family Of the first pair an altar
for sacrifice was built before any other
structure was erected. Jobs soicitude
for the religious character Of his chill
dren was most emphatcally expressed
/ In the family Of Abraham the tent and
| the altar were always associated. In the
| ten commandments the fifth related to
| the duties Of children to their parents,
! and was the first commandment with
/ promise" In New Testament times,
] among the first addition to the Church
was the family OF Cornelius. When Paul
preached the first sermon in Europe the
! first addition to the Church on that
continent was the family Of Lydia. If
there is to be but one Christian in the
family let ii be the mother. In the
Epistles the relation of husbands and
wives the duties Of children and parents
are defined and made sacred. and on
different occasions saiutations were sent
to what was called THE Church in the
House" AS long as there is a church in
the house or piety in the home,
there will be churches in the
community. in the commonwealth, in
the kingdom. in the republic. When
family religion dies then religion dies
all the world over. 1t follows. then, that
the divineiy ordained plan for maintain
ing and perpetuatng the Church is
through family religion.
To attain this end parents must be
sincerely pious; they must erect the
family altar, must instruct their children
in the holy scriptures, bring them early
to the house Of God, set before them
Cody examples and never forget that
in very solemn sense they are RESPONSE
bic Tor their salvation.
Fidelity TO this great trust will be
recognized. and the blessing Of the cove
nant-keeping God will rest on the house
hold devoted 70 his service; and piety in
the family on earth will be the prepare
ton for admission into the whole family
Of the redeemed and glcrifed in heaven
Notes.
The effort Of the morning sermon at
the New church mission was to promote
a practical belief in the text: Seek We
first his kingdom and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto
you"
In the absense of Rev. DR.. Sledd, at
Conference the congregation Of Cente-
nary Methodist church Sunday listened
to two splendid sermons from Rev. Mr..
Naxey, his nephew. Mr. Maxey, has Just
closed his quadrennial term Of service
on the West Dinwiddie circuit, and will
go elsewhere from the present Confer
ence. He is a young preacher Of uncom-
mon ability. and if he pleases elsewhere
as he did at Centenary he will soon be In
great demand. His subject Sunday morn
ing was "Obedicnce." lie told the story
of Shadrach, Meshach and AbcG-nego, and
told it well, feelingly and not a word too
much. The lessons drawn from it were
strong and clear His discourse at night
was equally as interesting.
In the last month Grove-avenue church
has raised $1,000 toward liquidating the
church debt
Rev. J. L. White preached Sunday
morning and evening at the First church
in series Of meetings which commenced
last Wednesday, Much interest was man
ifestcd. and the meetings will continue
through the week. Ten new members
were received by letter.
The BOYS Society Of Grace-street
church has raised $500 toward the build
ing fund.
A revival commenced at Leigh-street
church last night under the preaching OF
Rev II n Naun OF North Carolina Mr.