Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-06
Mr.. MERCER ACCEPTS
He WILL ASSUME CHARGE or WEST.
VIEW CHURCH NEXT MONTH
Rev, ,. y. mutson's Twenty-Five Years q
-strset-Twe Lectures By Dr.
Moore-Othsr Church Services.

here on the first Sunday in December
Mr.. Mercer rendered his resignation 70 DIS
Greenviile .(S. CO. church last sunoas' '"
take effect the frst OF December.
The conference Of the Baptist ministers
yesterday extended over several hours
The constitution and bylaws OF the new
Raotist CITY Missionary Society OF hich-
mona ana Manchester were read ana
.pnroved. The report OF the committee
amounted TO make suggestions as 10 Tue
roe,bod OF work now in vogue among
virginia Bsptists was received. and pro-
.ok.6 considerable discussions No action
vas taken, however. Among the out-oi-
town ministers present at the conference
were Reys. w. T. Dcrieux, OF Spar'ah-
burg s. c.: w. Il. Loving. OF Iron date'
and II. w. Battle. and ]. NJ. Pitcher.
" Petersburg.
PASTOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
Sunday was the twenty-eecond anniver-
sary of Rev. J. i. Illusions passionate at
Pine-Strcet Baptist church. The mouse
was filed at the morning service ana the
oastor preached very tender ana ieeilns
sermon from the third verse OF the iLo.n
Psalm: 1.-The Lord hath done great innings
for us. whereof we are glad" He gave
a review Of the years work. showing
busy and prosperous year
Durinc that period there were In all
,os additions and 81 diminutions, or
gain OF q members. The pastor made uu-
ring the year 1880 religious visits. during
the last five years the church baptiZeu
more than twice as many persons as any
other church In the city. It's present
membership IS 1863.
Its Sunday congregations have been as
large as any In the city. and ITS weekly
orayer-meetings have been phenomenal
for their attendance. Mr.. Hutson Is the
.enlor Baptist pastor In this city, anu
IS seen his church grow from small
,thering of consecrated men and women
he the largest church in membership
iong the white Baptists Of the city or
- South. No man lives closer to his peo-
than he, and no man Is more be-
ed by his people than he. AS friend, as
unsellor teacher, pastor. and preacher
has few equals.
AT UNION STATION.
,ev. George II. Ray. d. d., preached to
iarge audience at II A. NJ. His subject
as: Bought With a Price" The dis
sslon was In the line of the holy COM
union. which was one OF the most large
attended IN tho history of the church,
I'd had peculiar interest, in that 1t was
ne last administration Of that sacrament
!uring the present pastorate. The singing.
ed by Professor II. S. NJ. Valentine. was
snderfy rendered. and the occasion was
made more delightful by the vocal selec-
ton Of Miss Adele Richardson, who sang
with much pathos Jesus. l Come" by
Westendorf, as an offertory. There was
,nI fnttp a..
ceived to membership.
The evening worship was introduced by
the Young Peoples League in praise
service, led by Mr.. Wiley, and DR..
Ray preached to a large assembly on
"The Happiness of Good Conscience"
There will be a loye-feast in Union-Sta-
ton at 1880 r. NJ. Wednesday, to which
all members and all those who have been
members are cordially invited. This Will
be the last service Of the sort held by
Rev. DR. Ray during his pastorate. and
promises to be meeting of special interest.
THE LECTURES OF DIR. MOORE.
The events In Presbyterian circles Sun
day were the lectures of Rev. DR.. w. w.
Moore, of Union Theological Seminary
the one at the Second Presbyterian
church In the afternoon. and the other
at the First Presbyterian church at
night. His text was, 1.-THE Scriptures
Shall not be Broken" and his specific
subject was 1.-THE Testimony Of the Monu
ments to the Truth Of the Bible" In
the afternoon he treated Of the testi-
mony Of the monuments of Egypt DIR.
Moore cited in detail the positions OF
'hiCher criticism" touching the Bible.
and taking the assaults Of the leaders
of the school one by one, he showed how
the writings in stone and the documents
In leather and papyrus had met and re-
pelled these assaults. He demonstrated
from this testimony that 1t was impos-
sible for the account of Exodus and the
events Immediately preceding 1t to have
been written except by one contemporary
with these great historical facts and tho
roughly familiar with the conditions In
Egypt DIR. Moore passed in review the
discoveries that had been made In Egyp-
tian archaeology since the unearthng OF
the Rosetta stone, and advanced an IN
tensely interesting explanation of the
signs embodied in the plaques. In his
lecture at night he treated Of the monu-
ments Of Palestine and Mesopotam'a, and
demonstrated II possible that their testi-
mony to the truth of the Bible was more
incontrovertible than that of the monu-
ments of Egypt The lectures evidenced
vast research and profound knowledge
on the part of the lecturer. On both &C.
caslons there were great congregations.
In the morning DR.. Moore preached at
the Second church powerful sermon on
Fear God and Keep His Command
ments The discourse was pronounced
by many who heard 1t one of the finest
.hat have been delivered in Richmond in
Years.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH NEWS.
rhe union services at st. Paurs church
Sunday night were well attended.
my Of the clergy were In attendance.
20 services were in the interest of the
'chmond City Protestant Episcopal Mis-
nary Society. Rev. X. A. Goodwin. OF
Johns church, preached the sermon,
a.ch was an able and interesting dis
rrse from the parable OF the great
,pper. Mr.. Goodwin dealt with the
rec classes invited to the great feast
use invited by general invitation. the
lined and the crippled, who had to be
rled to the supper, and those In the
yes and byways who were sent for.
urged the Importance of going out
20 the hedges and byways and bring
1g TO the house Of the Lord sthose who
have not yet entered it. The offertory
was for the missionary society, and II
was quite large.
At the meeting OF the Episcopal Cleri.
GUS yesterday the question Of bringing
the Church In closer touch with the peo-
pie was discussed at some length. Only one
or two of the other denominations had
been heard from upon this matter. and
action as to the calling of the proposed
conference vas deferred until the OTHER
churches can be heard from.
Rev. DR.. John X. Mason, who nlled the
chair, read letter from$Rev. Mr.. Goss,
OF the Theological Seminary. calling his
attention TO a resolution of the Glorious
providing for the holding Of meeting
here this fall In the interest OF that In
sutution. and asking that the necessary
arrangements for the same tie made. In
View OF the present condition of the seve-
raj churches, Il was decided that very lit
tie money could be raised In this way for
the seminary now. and Mr.. Goss was
written that It was the sense or the
clergy that he could do better by making
personal appeals to the members OF the
several congregations Of the city.
Services are now being conducted by
lay-members at Weddell- Memorial chapel,
where Rev. Mr.. c. II. Kuyk was form
erly stationed under Rev. Mr.. Goodwin,
rector OF St. Johns parish. No steps have
yet been taken to secure a successor 10
Mr.. Kuyk. though committee Is look
Ing into the question Of providing means
for paving a minister.