Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-18

waterproof with water by human hands
az the marriage feast before Christ turned
the water into wine. etc) no less than
IN the higher forms OF beneficence. 2.
God makes man His partner: endows
him with capitai-spirisuai capitaI-and
what grand partnership this Isl This
copartnershlp elevates Gods children.
and their mission Is to work In behalf
OF MISUNDERSTANDING ameliorating. and
turning wayward feet into the paths OF
righteousness JOY, and peace--ail under
the guidance OF the loving Father, and for
the contamination Of tho glorious end
that all men may be eternaily saved. ..
When Gods children do their fun duty
making use OF their capital--(iod supple
ments their efforts by His almighty
power The reason for failure to accom-
plish ends sought and desired Is always
attributable 10 n failure 10 make full
use Of the capital with which one. Is
endowed. God Invariably supplements
and consummates all really true. earnest
efforts.
At night the subject was 'orhe Tongue"
and the large congregation was pleased
and edited TO a high degree as the
speaker enlarged upon the great harm
done by an unguarded, n mlschevous, or
a malicious tongue, and how circumspect
I we should be with this "unruly little
member" On the other hand, he pictured
the great blessings TO the world resulting
from loving words. kind and sympathetic
words. charitable words. and teuderly be-
sought his hearers to let the flower OF
grace perpetually bloom in their hearts,
for. as "out of the abundance OF the
heart the mouth speaketh," so will the
tongue be kept from evil speaking when
the "fulness OF grace dwells within"
Mr.. John 8. Lear. OF the Board OF
Stewards, and Mr.. John II. Frischkorn,
financial secretary OF the church. made
interesting remarks after the morning
service concerning the financial plans for
the year. Mr.. Frischkorn happily COM
bined solid arguments and sensible sug-
gestions with n vein OF good-natured
humor that caused the address of the
organist to be particularly enjoyable,
and demonstrated his ability to bring
forth melodious and sweet vocal tones no
less than produce instrumental melody.
NEW MISSIONARY SOCIETY.
The Baptist City Missionary Society
was disbanded at q meeting held at the
Second church Sunday afternoon, and u
new society, composed Of the members
of the old society and the Church-Ex-
tension Society, was organized under the
name of the Baptist Missionary Society
of Richmond and Manchester.
Eleven out OF the eighteen churches
We're represented by delegates, and ten
delegates from the Sunday School AS
ISOLATION OF Richmond and Manchester
were present.
The organization effected was only
temporary one, and the adoption of the
constitution and bylaws for the new
society was postponed until the third
Sunday in January, when the organiza-
ha taJ A.
OF the new society will get actively to
work.
TO BE CALLED ASBURY.
The new church to be built for the
accommodation of the congregations OF
Washington-Street Methodist church and
the kinney-Street mission, on the corner
OF Hanover and Lombardy streets, will
be named "Asbury," this being the mid
die name OF Rev. w. Asbury Christian,
who will be the pastor of the new church.
At the meeting Of the Episcopal clericus
yesterday morning a letter was read from
Rev. j. T. Whitley, OF BrOad-Street Me-
thodist church, requesting that the Epis-
copal ministers Of the city pass a resolu-
ton agreeing to meet on the second Mon
day In each month In a union meeting Of
the pastors Of each denomination OF the
city to be held at u o'clock in the Young
Mems Christian Association building. The
object Of this meeting is 70 promote social
intercourse among the denominations. AZ
ter some discussion the resolution was
adopted, the first meeting to be held the
second Monday in January.
Rev ]. Y. bowman preached an able
and appropriate sermon on Sunday night
to The cavalry Of the First Virginia Regi-
ment, of which that minister is chaplain.
The services took place at All-Saints'
church, and the ediice was crowded
The mission Of the Dominican Fathers
at Sacred-Heart church opened Sunday
morning. Rev. Father Herman preached
to immense congregations both morning
and night. His topic in the morning was
Christ" while at night his subject was
Mortal Sin" Those who heard his dis
courses were deeply impressed with them
There will be masses at Sacred-Hear
every day during the mission at and
O'Clock a. NJ. and at Z. NJ.
Rev. Preston Nash has established a
readlng-roOm at Christ church, open |
every Tuesday night from 7:30 to 10 |
o'clock.
The confirmation appointments OF the |
Assistant Bishop recently are as follows: |
December 9th, at Haymarket, 29 18th, at |
Leesburg, "a; 18th. at Langlen, 10. and |
18TH at Balley's CROSSROADS, TO-
The right hand Of fellowship was ex-
tended 10 one person at Emmanuel church |
Sunday morning. The young ladies' OF the |
Womans College attended the night SER
vice, when DR.. Nelson preached to
crowded house