Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-23

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PAPER on PRACTICAL SERVICE
"what Practical Service ca We Non
| Render Our Churchesr' was tho subjsee
| Of Z paper read BY Mr.. A. W. Patssrsocs
| The paper was very thorough. ana deess
with the subject In ~ every Rease.
| First taking the relations Of ~ Cnusen
from history OF the work accompltshso
| by young people. This he enlarged o.
| and, referring 70 numerous instances es
| backsiidlng. thought the Church snouIo
take some steps to present this. AZ We
are anxicus" said he. ITO make our
| students Christians, why should we nes
seek 10 make our Christians studentsr'
| This could be done by organising eau
| catlonal societies. moro freely dissnpo.s
| ing books, which would tend to create
an appetite for knowledge. and Dy ".
| rious other methods The province OF .ne
union is to introduce new and attractvs
| features OF the Church, and thereby esSs
| ate a desire in. the young man o.
| woman 10 connect him or herself to the
| Church"
COMMITTEES NAMED.
The next thing In order was tho APP
| polntment OF committees. aud Or. LAM
| drum announced the following:
| Enro,ment-W. II. Robins. II. G. Hars
| r,s. l.. =. LATHE, stanton; N. c. Thomas.
| Charlottesville; O. w. Bains. Newport
| News.
Nominstlons,J. c. Moss Lynchbufs;
Percy Lewis. Norfolk: +. u. Poiards
Roanoke: Winfield Baker. Richmond; Ne
| w Patterson. Richmond: J. A. Pilener.
| Roanoke: DIR. George F. Basby. Danyii'sa
| Rev. II. T.. White. Neapolis: J. J, HAN
Norfolk; T.. -. Hatcher. Norfolk; n: W.
| Battle, Petersburg: John w. kyiane.
| Mlddlesex; ]. w. Dausherty. hIehmo"os
n a Fast. Houston; u. r. Saunders.
| yinton; W. l. Wright, Richmond; l. he
Carson. Appomattox. a.,
Reso,utions-,J. +. Love. suffolk; II. Ne
| Quisenberry, Roanoke; l.. q. Brougnton'
| Roanoke: ]. c. Moss, Lynchburg: r. Ls
Butler, Richmond; L. W. Terrill, Noa@
| noke.
Bus.ness--walter II. Ryiand. Bartou
Heights; william Evans, Middlesexa
Curtis Fleming. Fork Union: DIR. Thames
Danville, and Currell Tiffany. kesourg'
THE oUEsrIoN-Box.
Previous 10 the announcement OF these
appointments. DIR. Landrum had dis.
| tributed a number OF slips on which ne
requested the delegates and others to
write some question relavent 70 the
Union or Church, which would be an
swerei by one OF the delegates present.
Quite number of .nterrogatories wero
received. AMI Mr.. Moss. OF Lynchburgs
was requested TO answer them. Several
were quite amusing. but on the whole this
feature was very interesting.
Mr.. a. A. Johnson. OF Roanoke. was
scheduled TO read a paper on "Essentas
Committees and Their Methods OK Work.
but he was absent and that feature or the
programme was necessarily dspenset
with. After the quCstion-box had been
opened and the inquiries answered. Rev.
r. T.. Chambers. OF the Foreign Nils.
slonary Board, extended an invitation tn
all the delegates to visit the rooms ot
the board, at No. 1l03 east Main street.
After several other announcements th@
programme for the night service was
read, the conservation hymn was sung.
Rev. Mr.. Barker OF Petersburg. offered
prayer, and, IL o'clock recess Was
taken.
Night Session Full Of Interest.
The evening session was opened
promptly at 7:i5 O'clock. and for fifteen
minutes q praise service. conducted by
Mr. II. NJ Fugate, who read the eighth
chapter OF Romans. Was held. The Cos
uat Ncll-InOWft
hymns, In which the delegates aud spec
tators Joined, and there was sucn n
volume OF sacred music as has not been
heard In Richmond since the departure
OF Rev. Dwight T.. Moody last spring.
Upon the conclusion OF the praise SER
vice Rev. l.. l.. Henson. ons OF the best
known preachers In the South. ana an
eloquent man, delivered a beautiful adj
dress on what the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union Movement Means 40 tho
Denomination" Mr.. Henson Is president
OF the Board OF Managers OF the Baptist
Young Peoples Union OF America, and
also OF the Maryland Union. He Is n
forceful talker. II believe" said he. that
this movement means that we are mar
shalling n great army for God, and any
body who doesn't believe this statement.
| let him come up here with me and Look
down on this crowd OF young people.
II that does not convince him I might
call his attention TO the great gathering
| IN Toronto a few months ago, where
about 1850 young people were gathered
together in the service OF God: and IL
that didn't convince him I might asls
him TO visit me In Baltimore next July,
when we will have some i2.0oo young
people In the same service. am suro
he would then say. Surely you are mar
shalling a great host for Cod.
THE TORONTO MEETING.
Mr.. Henson spoke at some length OF tho
great convention held In Toronto. and as
he proceeded grew very enthusiastic. re-
ferring in glorious terms to the work &C.
complshed there. Continuing, Mr.. Hem
son referred to the army being marshalled.
and said: I'VE are raising an army that
means business. an army that IL Willing.
and able 10 help I'm Gods work. Wa arc
not only organizing or marshalling an
army. but We are training IL for service.
What good Is a soldier II he does NOS
know how 10 fight? What good Is whole
field OF colts IL they have never been
broken. tell you they are not worth the
room they take up In the pasture unless
they are trained to some useful work.
That IL what we have to do. We are To
train and nurture the young people In thu
Church, and make Of them useful, work.
ing Christians"
CONsEcRATE THE YOUNG.
He referred In complimentary terms Ia
the Society OF Christian Endeavor. and.
continuing. spoke on the necessity FOG
consecrating the young people to God.
THAT conservation, though" he said.
must be cultured and must be trained.
Now. without fearing tho accusation oe
Baptist brag. say that that Is precisely
what we are doing. consecratins and
training the young people to the services
OF the Master. We want Drawn. oue
with II we want o cultured brain to de
rect that Drawn. n there 10 any reason
why we as a denomination should exist.
then we ought to know IT, and we should
see that such information as would ere.
ate that knowledge Is given our youns
people. I have no doubt that I am =
Baptist, because my father was Bap-
tist.' Primarily. this IL true; but am
Baptist now because believe In Baptist
principleA We don't want you baptist
because your great-grandfatheP was one;
we want you 10 know the principles OF
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