The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-04-03

People will give the most remarkable
reasons why they claim to be Christians.
Some one says: II am Christian. for
80 10 church every Sunday" but so does
Satan. lie was In Or. Hatchefs church
before IT even has been dedicated. This Is
shown in various ways. When the
preacher speaks TO his congregation and
thinks he has the attention. OF every
one. the minds OF some members are ten
thousand miles away; the human mind
is a tramp. Going to church Is not the
new birth. A man might be baptized and
confirmed. but IL does not follow that ne
las the new birth. Don't you say. how
ever. that l preach against the ordi-
nances. for ! sooner would put my rignt
hand in the fire than 10 do that; but /
preach against putting them in the place
OF salvation. II all good resolutions mace
by this audience were written on parch-
ment IL would take twenty mules 10 haul
them away.
Man may brcax away from some bad hab-
its but he may not have the new birth
You may think this to be good reasoning
/ with drunkards. but you must remember
| Christ used IL with NicOdemus. one OF the
| high rulers Of his people. Every man from
! Adam down must be born again. Some
people claim TO be naturally good, but II
/ such a man. even the very best, had an
his sins written on the walls OF ms
! tabernacle ne would leave the building
| quickly and without making any NOISE
| AS long as / have a bad heart ! VIII be
| ia -rhe heart must first be reformed
! and Won must not think ike that motner
/ aid who thought she reformed her boy
/ by telling him 10 wash out MS
mouth because he had sworn.
Political Reform Not Lasting.
I understand you have political reform
| down her once in q while, ana theh soN
/ fix I'd everything. but after awhie the
| ola trouble breaks out again. Regenera-
| ton is what we want. You say you pc
heve in cultivation. but you want 10 be-
| gin a new life before you can cultivate IL
| When we are BON IN the spirit, ne VIII
| have no trouble with the Bible. We are
/ a had lot. and the sooner we change the
better IL will be- You people in the South
| are not any better than those IN lhe
| North. and the Mason and Dixon line
does not change it bit 100.
According 20 the Bible. the new Diirn
has "he who heareth my word ana pe-
/ Ueveth him who sent me- Inc ques'lO"
IS. Have you got the Son. Inc ulllei ~
between a saved man and an unsaVed man
| 10 ono sinner receives the Son OF Goa
| ana the other sinner rejects him. can
trace my life back to Adam sooner Una"
/ IN a monkey. You put thousand chi'-
| dren into this building and give 'neih
ten thousand toys TO play with' pu' io0N
,,, ono TOW I'm the ORGAN and tell them
| that they can't have il, and If you come
| hack fifteen minutes later you VIII hhn
| tham all crowding around the organ.
| 4 man who has the new nature VIII
crave spiritual things he VIII love .he
| THINGS God loves and hate the Things Hou
hates.
A good many people are afraid TO come
IN the front for they fear you might
| look at them and they might become
| converted; but just think FOR a WINE
over your condition This would be the
orandest meeting in Virginia If the peo-
nile i'm this building could be induced just
! for ten minutes 10 think what VIII De
come Of them if they don't change their
lives. Some people have never thoushl
| Of themselves for five minutes. Ihey
claim 10 be too busy for that. what
hrouehf home the prodlgal son? He was
set TO thinking. You must be born again.
and when you are you will not want
these old things.
Exhausted From His Work.
When Mr.. Moody had ended he went
al once to his hotel for he was pretty
much exhausted from the hard work Oh
tho dav I'm the hot building. After
nraver by Rev. Mr.. Moore. Of st. James
! Methodist church, the Washington choir
| sang. I'm a very touching manner, hymn
| No. l59 Almost Persuaded Rev. Dr.
| Hatcher made an earnest appeal TO 'he
| unconverted to change their hVeS, anu
| Rev Mr. Wright offered another prayer
Rev DR.. Tudor, who then followed never
smoke more eloquent and more earnest
and his words of warning and admonitloh
made a deep impression upon the I'M
mense congregation, VINO sat almost
breathless listening 10 him. Some twenty
people indicated by rising that they de-
sired TO live new life.
Rev. DR.. Hatcher thanked the Wash
ington choir for coming here 10 take
part in the services. and Mr.. Jacobs very
feelingly expressed the thanks OF the
Richmond choir.
Or. Peck. Of Washington, responded
and. on behalf Of his singers, thanked
the people Of Richmond for the hearty
reception rendered them, which had been
greatly enjoyed, and would be remembered
bv them a long time. At his suggestion
the Washington choir rendered "a vote
OF thanks 10 the Richmond people.
The Old Market.
Mr.. Bliss preached to a packed house
AT the old Market Hall Sunday morning.
About one hundred Of the Moody choir
| from Washington attended and sang a
number Of selections.
Property Transfers.
Richmond: u. b. Herndon to Julia X
| Herndon. Il feet on north side Main street.
| between Henry and Monroe, $500: II. H..