The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-16
CRUSADE Against SIN.
Mr.. schoolfeld Commends the Course OF
the Tirney-Crowded Churches.

The interest in the several revival
meetings in Richmond is undated, and
the churches are crowded at every service.
Evangelist Scheduled closed his re-
rnarkable series Of meetings at Trinity
Methodist church last evening with one OF
the most earnest appeals TO the sinner 10
turn from the error or MS way tnat mas
ever been heard in this city, ana many
were moved 10 a determination 10 lead a
better life.
Ills discourse at the morning service
was also a forcible exposition or the
Word. His subject was DIN anu us
Consequences.
lie first touched upon personal sins. and
after words OF warning TO his hearers IN
regard TO the evils TO which mankind are
prone. he took up national SINS ana
showed how the whole country had SUI
Tered. and was still suffering from such
sins as the legalized liquor traffic and the
reduction Of the blacks to slavery Among
the worst Of these sins he mentioned cleo
ton frauds. Il WISH, said the EYange-
list earnestly and impressiVely, that
every Young man I'm the city of Richmond
was within the sound OF my voice this
morning that l might warn them against
these evils. They corrupt the natures OF
men and sap the very foundation of gov
eminent. All honor 10 that paper which
has had the courage ana maniiness 10
come forth and take a stand against TINS
evil regardless OF consequences. rms
reference. which was recognized by all as
intended for The Times, was said earnest
lv and impressively.
Trinity church, like II has been each
might since he has been here, was crowd
ed to the doors last night.
TIe took as his subject the "Deliverance
of the Children of Israel from the Land
OF Egypt" lie briefly but graphically
| outlined this well-knOWn Bihe story, and
d~ev from IL the symbOlical lessons con
| tanned therein. He presented the bondage
| OF the Israeltes as symbolical OF sin and
| their release from PharOah as regen-
| Grafton. Go Forward were the two
words which composed his text. taken
| from the command given TO Moses In the
| Book OF Exodus. He held out this IN
spiring sentence as the watch-word or
Christian workers, ana showed thaI ,, enS
| by cross-bearing in the particular line
| being pursued, whether political com
| merciai, scientific. or religious. go,
That with conversion the Christian ire
| had lust reached its beginning ana the
work Of the souls salvation must be
worked out by the means OF grace oHercd
and the elevation OF the spirit n,...
lie presented forcibly the TACT tnat
religious life must be full OF activity.
mere can be no standing still Tor the
Christian; he must go backward OF ne
must so forward
Mr. Needhsm.
"christ the Deliverer" was Mr. Need
hams theme at Park-Place church last
svenins. An immense congregation nlled
ths sanctuary, and many were turned
from the doors. Rev. Drs. Landrum'
Cooper. Fair, Stewart, Rev. A. X Moore,
rev n. 4. Wilson, and other ministers
v'sre present. MIR. Needham referred 10
the remarkable interest being shown III
the meetings going on In the various
parts OF the city which he looks on as
Indicative OF a grand outpourhs Oh t'e
holy spirit in Richmond.
Mr. Needham continues 10 preach al the
Second PRESBYTERIAN church In the after-
noon and at Park Place at night
Mr. Bliss.
Evangelist Bliss had another large ana
attentive audience at Lelgn-Street iast
| night The services Will close at that
| church tonight, and Saturday Messrs
Bliss and Jacobs will commence meet
! ing at Old Market Hau, which VIII CON
| tinue each night next week. The com
| mittee I'm charge are advertising the
| meetings with dodgers. on which the last
| line OF the invitation Is Significant,
| Come I'm your working clothes
| Flu ur~ h~st,Ig-.
The Moody committee on preliminary
| meetings held IA meeting at the Young
| Mems Christian Association yesterday
| afternoon ut = o'clock, and mapped out
| the work for the coming week. Messrs
| Bliss and Jacobs Will hold meeting
| at Leigh-street Baptist church tonight,
| and To- morrow nigh VIII conduct q
The following Is the programme for