Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-11
Or. YOUNG ON PARKH RST.
Hc Thinks the New York Preacher De-
serves Praise-Church Notes.

The work that Dr. Parkhurst is doing
in New York was heartily commented
Sunday night by DR.. Young, or PARK
Place Methodist church, who, before De-
ginning his sermon, said: Il take as the
subject of my prelude tonight the great
work Of DR.. Parkhurst, because MINK
tbis man of God is teaching US all Il
lesson that we are too slow to learn IN
regard to the relation of the Church 10
the vice and political corruption OF the
day. / know how such man is ac-
cused of sensationalism. j am conVlnceu
that Dr. Parkhurst has done his work
from the purest motives, and was led
into it only when he saw that no one
else would do it unless he did. II
was inevitable that such work should
create u stir. We have strange dread
of sensatonalism in things religious, but
hail it in all other work In life. Let
the sensation come if it be the result
of faithful work done Yes, L approve
of DR.. Parkhurst's course. j approve OF
1t because the pulpit is the conservator
Of public morals. 1t does this service in
a way that no other institution can.
1t must be specific in its denunciation
of vice. The Docalogue is quite specific.
So is the Bible throughout wherever
occasion offers. Paul turns aside from
the most abstruse discussions to dwell or
the duties of everyday life. We must
apply the Gospel to every phase of life.
We must follow a man behind the coun-
ter. into his counting-room into his home.
to the balot-boX. Yes, to the ballot-box-
why should this alone Of all the in
situations of life be exempt from the
teachings of Christ? Although we have
no State Church we have duty to the
State. We must rebuke corruption in
high places. We can the better do this
because we are not entangled as estab-
lished churches are. The old prophets
told kings their sins face to face. Be-
sides all this the salvation of souls is in
terrupted by those very vices which en-
dure, through the permission of the
State-all those gaping mouths OF hell
which the average politician fears to
oppose. Sometimes our own members are
found among these time-serviDg officials.
We must tell them that they are guilty
before God.
METHODIST S. s. SOCIETY.
The regular meeting of the Methodist
Sunday-School Society Of Richmond was
held at Washington-Street church Sunday
afternoon at $50 o'clock, r. S. NJ. Valen-
tine in the chair. Charles p. Rady, secre-
tary. The meeting opened with singing
by the school and prayer by Rev. A. c..
Bergman. of Paramount church.
The assistant superintendent of Wash
ington-Street made a gratifying report Of
the condition of the school, which num-
bers l23 on roll, and had CT per cent.
present during the past month. Rev. Mr..
Christian supplemented the report with a
few remarks.
The superintendent then introduced the
following programme of exercises, all of
which was admirably executed: Recita-
ton, 1.-THE Rainbow" by Louise Williams,
Elsie Bailey, Irene Stockton. Bertha
Wagner. Leila Willis. Dolly Powell. and
Minnie Bradley: song. God Bless YOU
by Edwin Williams; recitation, THE Two
Pilgrims" by Irene Stockton; duet, by
Minnie Bailey and Leila Willis; solo.
Come This Way. Papa" by Bertha
Wagner.
Rev. J. T. Whitley, pastor OF Broad
Street, was introduced. and gave a very
interesting and profitable blackboard IL
lustration of Supplemental Lesson" in
the Sunday school. on the number of
books in the Old and New Testaments.
the number of authors. the books of his
tory, poetry, prophecy. &c. He said that
Sunday school should meet once OF.
Sunday and work for the cause all the
week. the Bible should always be the
textbook. and the object should be first,
last and always to save the souls of the
children committed to its care. The
school should never take vacation. i,
should not be lecture bureau" or n
church, though all the church should be
in the school. and all the school in the
| church. He spoke In the highest terms
of the international Lesson Helps" and
urged the use of the supplemental black
| board lessons. also.
The following is a summary Of the SUI
perintendents' reports for November: