Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-11-01
AGENCY FOR GOOD.
a,ssop RANDOLPH SPEAKS WORDS
oe COMFORT TO BROTHERHOOD.
~,.,,lne ministers In the Epssrcpai Pal
rt,--ssrmon Against Theatre -3oieT-
o,her Church Services.
1he eenventlon Of lhe Bs0thethood o.

The convention OF the Brotherhood OF
Ardrsg. which had been in progress
-,,<eTT u s6,ays previous, closed on Sun
- night with sermon 20 the young men
:. ~ bishop Randolph at st. Paups church.
80 two hundred members OF the
Motherhood filed the central pews OF the
,ii6ce and the remainder Of tho church
as taxed 20 its utmost. The audience
,r.sone Of the largest that has assembled
a, a. Paul's this wear.
sn,opc the well-known clergymen who
,,srohcd in with the brotherbaod were
Kew j. h. Newton apd Rev. y. X. Mason
Ia afnong the profakaeRt lay men were
ao,lcsS .Mr.>j oseph ff9SA and Major Ro;
-. ssliaxG The services were conducted
Nv yNFyeteor. Rev. II. Carmichael, who
ass,sted 10y Rev. Pike Powers and
IN,,ruan from Canada. The music was
excellent.
Inc Bishops sermon TO the brotherhood
- in the estimation Of every one who
t.sfl him speak. exactly what u should
-. b0en. II was founded upon free QUO
.ot.,ns of Pants messages to several OF the
Testament churches, and especially
., -be mon who had worked most closely
win him.
iIo gisbop emphasized the true idea of n
ef4NN UufttA Nuu EifVht VI Nno
"a AS An expression of this idea--that IL
"a society in which the humblest men,
g., vas as much Interested. and up to the
r..q,urc OF his capacity as much response
iIs for the success of the holy cause as the
80, -.eers and leaders Of the Church. He
ska feohngly of his experience in
Ic CHRISTIAN ministry, IN which he
hal intensely felt the power of this sup
,.r, and cooperation when he had II, and
a. -. - Ice al - 80
a.. rLe warp and wool of the sermon. and
i.r.1scd with very warm and tender utter
.,..- of advice and appeal aud en-
c.rfqrement 10 this band Of conse-
--trl Young men. TO whom be said the
C.rreh looked with brighter hopes than
I.8 ever inspired 1t since his ministry
itrGu.
Tins convention of the Brotherhood has
l.,n exceedingly gratifying 20 both the
rI--r Of the Episcoral Church and to the
,suu- men. aud is considered an excellent
~ Andrews Brotherhood platform
r...-irr was held at M0oTe-Memorial
l.gr.a at o'clock Sunday afternoon. IL
v, .a.tc largely attended, aud speeches
t...s. 10 the work being done by this
.rI0f young men was the order of the
o. as.u. Among those who made ad-
a-....s we've Rev. L. W. Jones. of Bedford
,,.. vr. Castle. Of Norfolk: Mr.. j. ".
N..l OBJ New York. and DIR. Thomas Mel
Co. Page and Major Robert Stiles, of this
C,r.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NOTES.
r.r.p II. Wingfeld. of the northern
d SD of California, preached to a large
an .rt.-,sted congregation at st. Johns
,.r.u sunday morning. His subject was
.t.a ST.. st.On OF u Christian" On sun
Dwight thoIe was union meeting at
3, f.Uu ia the interest OF ST. Andrews
frt.. rhoOd be edihce was filled to
o.r4 wing, Christ church and Weddell,.
Memorial Congregations having united
v..t t1it Of the " little old church on the
I." Tie meeting was very ably ad-
dressed uIon the work of the brother
I-.t. ITS objects and achievements, by
H. John ". Wood, of New York.
A. A.l-S6ints' church on Sunday morn
.-. XIV Thomas Spencer. a professor at
,I. ID vanity school at Petersburg, preach
ID al instructive sermon. Rev. DR..
V.,a. of parkersburg, W. Va. delivered
fu.v,rful discourse at this house of wOr-
Slip % sunday night. His theme was
%. Power OF the Resurrection of
Cl- aud he handled IL IN a mastery
way
H. Moore preached at ST. James church
Sunday morning, and Rev. William Nun
f,i. II Maryland, ofiicIated there Sunday
re.t The latter minister was colonel
rle Seventeenth Virginia Regiment at
O.. time and has hosts of ardent admirers
81 hmoud.
E.y. L. ". Jones. of Bedford City, filed
u,uulut 10 st. Marks Sunday morning
GlIrascLed 10 q large assembGge. In
.l. afternoon and a night the cougrega-
.r-',f 80. Marks church joined IN the st.
ArIrevs brotherhood meetings at Moore
Memorial and ST. Pauls churches, respec-
uyt.E.
OPPOSED TO TIEATRR-GoISG.
E.v Il. II. Bennett preached a strong
sermon az the Washington-Street Metho-
dist church SUNDAY night against Christian
PEOPLE attending the theatre. His text
aas. Prove ye all things. aud hold fast
'a trst which Is good" He stated IN the
ta,ruiug that he should not discuss on
'.- occasion the impurity of the stage,
tut IT'S impetv. The other objection
would be the subject of his sermon next
SUNDAY night. Mr.. Bennett stated his OBJ
Icuuu % the theatre to be on general
grounds, sudalsO made specific allegations.
BE s4.1 II was place where Gods name
rss taken IN vain and spoken with l-reve-
renee with IMMUNITY, and that there was
tli little reverence or respect tor holy
'-.gs tie denounced il because most OF
:e subjects. Of both comedy and tragedy,
g--s " crime, RIGHTEOUSNESS, and lewd-
L.sG louuC men could not read to their
lads friends many of the plays which they
'0ktlem 70 see. He objected 10 the the
l',e because II unsexed women and be-
Cause u the prOmiscuous association with
,e J,LeG SIX. Concluding, Mr.. Bennett
sad ts believed the tendency of the
1eTn theatre to be demorallzing and
taL.erOus TO society, and warned his hear
- avflg Rnf fnW Qpfnra
actresses lived good lives. All they de-
seed 90 10 was 10 act well their parts and
squire fame and wealth. With them there
vas bat little thought Of higher lite.
RTToRAIATIoN-DAY
Eaomat!on-Day was appropriately cele-
tia't. IN all the Lutheran churches IN this
CTS. so ~. Johns German Evangelical
ciurch. the choir. under Professor lde,
sli. several beautiful selections. MISS
h.m.Lc MOrgenstern rendered lovely
Soprano solo, and Mr.. Henry Rueger a
Grand ta-so solo. Rev. Paul L. Mcneil,
i-- uas'0r. preached from Romans Ill, u.
b, reminded bis congregation OF the
YEA. gathering that was to celebrate the
l.' d, NtttCuburg, Germany, the cradle OF
l-. 20 rmauOu, where the German En-
ir'.f sl. aI the Protestant potentates of
GERMANY were assembled in order TO REIN
b.t-t4'r she old SchlOsskirche, after the
MA q is thorough renovation had been
Completed. There II was that on the Slst
q netater. 1917, DR.. Martin Luther began
g. '0rz Uy mailing 10 the door OF the
.--'-- l.s nuety-ti theses against the
.i--. ID letters Of indulgence. There N
'.r c-uIcA was also Luther's burial
a.e Tie pastor then set forth
Wal blessings TO all mankind and
every suu. that hungers and. thiIstS
aver righteousness have come from that
-icr, and insisted upon the Importance
% ''-e reform, which consists IN forming
--. ~ Aca.t5 INTO the image OF God by
.-. i-.;n ~ he Divine grace offered Rra-
' 9-..i o. all.
h'.Ifc The beginning of the sermon and
' lose, the whole congregation arose
iae old glorious HYMN. Elm fcste
'. 10 UAscr Gott.' Professor Aug.
'-.- played beautifully the heroic melody
comet, while the organ and the
Oi young and old filed the church
..' -laud Larmonles Of this majestic
" Say rI..
rA '-' irst English Lutheran church
nov. olf. Seegers preached on the Re
-.'a ana TIE origin and purposes OF
'h!sm be church was beautifully
i-.'- "iih flowers aud special music
-, i'Atrrci, CAPITA Frank Cunningham
ielA9 the choir for the occasion.
Idt AiacifILs ANNUAL CONVENTION.
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