Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-05-01

Ashville. N. c., to recupersse ai'er "'
Sunday night DR.. Hoge received four
,,crynn. tnto the communion at the oid-
Market church, and Rev. Mr.. Conckhn
nreached the sermon. which was listened
to with rapt attention.
mn FAIR ON A FALSE STEP.
rhere were large congregations at the
crace-street Presbyterian church nj Dotn
tho morning and night ervices on Sun
day.
A. night DIR. Fair preached very SOL
e,on sermon, taking as his subject, ~
False STEP He portrayed with great
mower the effec; OF the first deviation
from the path Of rectitude IN young
mans life. mo one" he said, "expec's
to keep on In the forbidden way. OUT
10 cover up one false step we must take
another and still another until hnaiiy
exposure comes. and We go down In dis
grace"
The discourse was listened to very at
tentlyeIy. and seemed 20 have marEed
effect upon the congregation. especially
the young men. who come In large NUM-
bers TO the night services at this church.
THE MACEDONIAN CALL.
Rev. DR.. J. j. Hall, of Norfolk, preach
ed the anniversary sermon beio'c une
Young Mems Missionary society OF VI
Second Baptist church Sunday night
There was a large congregation, ana the
eermon was n fine one. DR. Hall IL a
man OF commanding appearance. IS pleas
ant TO listen 10, and speaks with great
force and clearness. His them was the
Macedonian Call" This society annual
~ gives TO the Church Mission about 500.
The annual businesses meeting for the
election officers will be held next Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Rev. Dr. Hatcher went to Chesterfield
Yesterday. lie will return this afternoon.
Rev. Dr. Hidcn has gone To M0rehcad
CITY. n. c., where he will assist his son,
Rev. Joseph III. Hlden. In a series OF
meetings.
Rev. James II. Chastain, Baptist mis-
sonary TO Mexico. spoke yesterday at
Leigh Street and East = End Baptist
churches
In the absence OF Rev. DR. Cooper. who
IS confined 10 his residence from IN acci-
dent received Saturday, Rev. DR.. Hale,
who had hitherto been assisting him in
the revival services being held in the
First Baptist church. conducted four SER
vices in that edhcc alone on Sunday.
Interest grows In the meeting.
At the Grove Avenue church Sunday
one candidate was baptized and two con-
vorts were received. Three professions OF
Christianity were made at Calvary church.
Seventeen baptisms have been reported
to the conference from Leigh-Strcet Zap
fist church recently.
AMONG TIE METIIODISTS.
At Union-S,ation Sunday morning Rev.
DR.. q. IL Ray preached on Jacobs
Want of Faith in Time OF Trouble and
Rev. Mr. Gill, Of West New Kent. de-
Iivered an earnest sermon at night on
The Worth of the Soul
Clay-Street church was well filed Sun
day when fifteen new members were re-
ceived. At night Rev. Mr.. Wilson made
an earnest appeal from the text want
Amidst Plenty: Bread for the Thousand"
Revival services have been in progr IS
at this church for three weeks. and about
fifty conversions and thirty-sevcn addi-
tons to the church have been made.
At Broad-Street church Sunday night
Rev. Dr. Tudor preached "A special SER
mon against dancing. The sermon was
based on the dancing incident before King
Hcrod, and the Doctor used this TO show
how much people will sacrifice for the
sake of amusement. The modern dance
and the sins of Society generally were
handled in the Doctors plain and force
full style.
Rev. Richard Bennett, who was trans
ferred from the Baltimore Conference at
its last session TO that of Virginia. will
have charge of Centenary Methodist
church during DR.. Sledd's absence IL
will be remembered that Mr.. Bennett
was transferred TO the Baltimore Confer
ence last fall. and sent to fill the ap-
pointment left vacant by the departure
of Rev. Mr.. Bragg with his organist.
Rev r. Masac. OF Japan. Will occupy
the pulpit Of Centenary next Sunday
morning. Mr.. Masao is now in the city,
the guest of Rev. Asbury Christian He
has completed the English course in the
Theological Department OF Vanderbilt
University in preparation for evangelistic
and educational work in the Methodist
Church in Japan. He interpreted for
Bishop Wilson when that gentleman pre-
sided at the Methodist Conference "oyer
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