Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-24
SUNDAY IN THE CHURCHES.
Mr.. Hunter ON the Soul Ransom-Lapor
TroubIcs-Rey Mr., Hines Called.

The services at Trinity Methodist church
Sunday were fully up to the eXcelleht
standard, for which this church is noted.
Trinity probably suffers as little as any
church In the city from the usual season
of Summer congregational depletion
and the pastor, Rev Joshua hunter
seems to have a wonderful mold upon MS
people The text in the morning was
Rejoice in the Lord Always, and Again.
l saw Rejoice" The speaker very viVidly
portrayed the rich benefactionS OF the
beneficent Creator in material and spirit
ual blessings as occasions for continuous
rejoicing on the part Of Christian people.
He maintained that Christianity Is not
incompatible with a bright, cheerful, joy
Gus life, and that the happest ones are
those most consecrated. Without proper
appreciation of ones relation to God
there can be no real Joy and the richest
state of worldly comfort or honor outside
OF God In Christ Jesus Is an artificial
unsatisfactory, Elusive enjoyment. To
such there Is no rejoicing but the real
Christian can rejoice at all times IN pros
perity and in adversely and even in sor-
row. This rejoicing IL over present actual
good and In anticipation of bllssful
eternity.
At night the theme was 1.-THE Half
Shekel Soul Ransom" based on the Old
Testament law requiring the payment
OF half a shekel 10 the sanctuary without
which the soul thus disregarding the law
was cut of from among the faithful.
The speaker gave very comprehensive
and interesting explanation of the import
and operation Of this law, and in applica-
ton of his subject forcibly presented the
truth that there is now a soul ransom
TO be paid by all who would be saved
a law as imperative and as essential as
the half-shekel law. The half-shekei of
the sanctuary now he declared to be per-
sonal faith in the atoning blood of Christ.
There is no such thing as merit by proxy
or hereditary righteousness. A sainted
mothers conservation cannot avail unto
the salvation OF son or daughter. The
half-shekel OF the sanctuary must be
paid by each for himself. Loftiness in
the social, civil. or political scale does
not affect the absoluteness Of the law.
He did not believe in socialism, religious
or otherwise but in this matter all stand
alike before God-the humble, the exalted,
the wealthy. and the poverty -stricken.
There must be personal heart union with
Christ and those who have thus paid the
half-shekel ransom can dwell in the
blessed light Of Gods countenance.
BEAR ONE ANOTHERS BURDENS.
Rev. James w. Moore. pastor Of st.
James Methodist church, took Sunday
morning as his theme, Bear We One
Anothers Burdens" After giving a brief
sketch OF the American Railway Union
strike. both from Mr.. Pullman's and the
strikers standpoints, the speaker said he
was prepared to combat the charge that
the labortng element was lawless mob.
In his opinion, \ was exceptionally law
abiding. when the injustice and oppres-
sion to which 1t has been subjected is
considered. The speaker next proceeded
to discuss the competitive feature Of the
industrial situation, In the course OF which
he contended that while there was
comparatively little. IL any. COMPETE
ton between capital the workingman
Is brought into daily competition with
improved machinery, invention, and i'm
mieratinp He was not one. ha~svsr.