Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-22
T0PREACH Ills WORD
TWO MINISTER'S ORDAINED TO THE
aca PRIESTHOOD At ST. JOHNS.


Rev. Christian II. Kuyk. OF this city.
and Rev. Frank Steed. OF Luray. Va.
were ordained to the priesthood at old
81. Johns church Sunday morning
Bishop White conducted the solgnn
ceremonies which were witnessed by
one of the largest congregations that
ever filled that sacred edifice. Rev. f.. J."
Goodwin, brother OF the rector of St
Johns. preached the sermon. which was
n strong and clear exposition OF the re-
sponsiblites OF a minister OF the gospel.
The candidates were presented TO the
Bishop In the following order: Rev. Mr..
steed by Rev Joseph X. Jones. Of Green
way Court Parish. Clarke county. and
Rev. Mr.. Kuyk by Rev. r. A. Goodwin,
rector OF st. Johns. The ceremonies were
quite impressive The candidates received
their Bibles from the hands Of the Bishop.
Holy communion was observed after the
ordination.
FIRST CONFIRMAT1ON.
Bighop Newton confirmed his first class
at Christ church on Sunday. The f;St
person confirmed was Master Pope Nash.
son OF the rector Rev. Preston Nash.
Pope was page at the council when
elected Dr. Newton bishop. and was the
first person TO congratulate him upon
that occasion. This Is the second episoo-
pal visitation TO Christ church this year.
where thirty have been confirmed.
TO PAY OFF THE DEBT.
The principal business before the Bap-
fist Ministers Conference yesterday was
,he question of liquidating the indehiei-
ness Of the Foreign Mission Board Tor
the Southern States. The Indebtedness
OF the board was $4,000. At the conven-
ton recently held in Dallas. Tex, $50"
was raised 1t Is the desire OF all IN
tcrosted TO lquidate the entire DEBT at
once. and after some little discussion
yesterday, II was decided TO raise S'Wo
among the Richmond churches toward
this end, with the expectation that the
churches In other southern cities Will
look after the remaining sl0,J"
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN POLITICS.
A large congregation gathered at the
Second Baptist church Sunday night ana
listened with much interest to Rev. Or.
Landrum's sermon on Religious Liberty
I'm Politics" As stated in the Dispatch.
this sermon was aimed AZ the American
Protective Association, an anti-Cathoilc'
semi-political organization. which u
welding much influence in certain sec
tions Of the country. Or. lAndrum san
that Christ drew sharp DISTINCTION De-
tween civil ana religious duties when ne
said: "Rendcr unto Caesar the tninGs
that are Caesars. and to God the things
that are Gods By these words he FOR
ever separated Church from state. Ivy
these words he taught. Let every man
be subject to civil government In all civil
matters. hut let every man chose ms OWN
faith and form OF worship.
Continuing. he said: christianity Of
fers fun and equal rights. political and
religious. TO atheist and inhdel. to Pagan
ana Mohammedan, to jew. Romanist. ana
Protestant. our country has accepted
the teachings Of Christ on the entire sepa-
ration Of Church and state. and the con-
stttution adopted in l1S1 declared that
mo religious test shall ever be required
as n qualification 10 any office or any
public trust In the United States The
first amendment also declares that Com
eress shall make no law respecting an
establishment Of religion or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof
"Thi. would seem to settle the question,
and vet there are alarmists abroad ana
there is agitation on the part Of several
patriotic orders VINO loudly proclaim mat
both civil and religious liberty are lin-
porlpd by the threatened aggression OF
certain denominations
The speaker here referred to an orsan-
cation Of men banded together pledged
not 10 trade with nor vote for member
of certain denomination.
No BOYCOTT IL RELIGION.
IN regard to this position thus taken,
continued Dr. Landrum, Il have TINS 10
say: That II is entirely anti-American 10
boycott any citizen on account OF MS
religion. our government has nothing 10
do with a mans religious views. man
may be a good citizen in any church or
in no church. We have good citizens
among innarls. Jews. RomanistS. ana
Protestants. II Is equally un-Americah
to charge a man with being unpatflOuc
because ne was not born In this country
We might bar the gates against foreign
ers of an Objectionable character but az
far as all other foreigners are cohcetheu
,yc can uationalize them and make them
American. We can do 4, by more stiin-
gent immigration laws We can demand
mat no foreigner become a citizen nntl
M. has been here long enough TO READ our
understand our institutions
and become identified with our insutu-
tions We can do Il by the American
system. Education must
naturalization Fly the ma
tional flag on every school-house anu lc'
this ensign OF naturalization now IN every
breeze. 1t is the Magma Charta OF tiudi
rights. political and religious. In ines
public schoOl-houses teach American mr.
tory and the Constitution with all the III
tclligence and earnestncss OF Aihciicdi,
pride. and let every boy ana every sn
feel that to be an American II 10 Or
prander than TO be- a king. Let no school
~, TAUGHT in A foreign tongue. Let no Bible
h. road I'm school. no Romanist Bible no
Protestant Bible. but let the schools De
secular and always the nursery OF Anlefl-
canism."
INCONSISTENCIES OFFICERS.
The bows Of the Male Orphan Asylum
under the care of Mrs. Gill, attehded the
morning service at Broad-Street Metho-
dir, church Sunday, and during .the
course Of his sermon Rev. DR.. Iudor
made several happy illusions especially
appropriate TO them. .., -,
II O'Clock the annual election OF
officers for the Sunday school was heid'
and Mr.. $. T.. Bishop was elected as
sistant superintendent; II. w. Cardweli'
secretary; J. j. English Jr.' ana a. -
Martin assistant secretaries ~ f.
I'umsden. treasurer; W. a. Arsell, IL
brarian; John Walden, Robert b. Minor
"a. Gentry. assistant librarians; ii. Lee
Bishop, librarian Of the infant class; wal
fer B Harwood, assistant, and John III.
HAMPTON. chOrister. r. a. Harraison was
recon. mended for superintendent. which
is TO be confirmed by the quarterly con-
ference of the church.
The Rosebuds of the church held
large meeting In the afternoon, called
especially for the ypurpose of taking
action relative to the death OF Rev. }.
B. Iaurens. founder of the society. IL
was agreed 10 have q conference OF the
other societies In this city and arrange
memorial service at Broad-Street church
ut an early date.
BRIEF CHURCH NOTES.
In the absence of Or. Young, pastor or
Park Place church, who is in Charleston,
". Va. Rev. J. Wiley Bledsoe. d. D..
preached at that church both Sunday