Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-03-31
A FINE OVERFLOW MEETING.
The Y. VI. c. a. Hail Crowded and Mr..
Bliss Speaks.

The Y. VI. {. 4. Hall Crowded and Mr..
Bliss Speaks.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Hall could not hold the overflow last
night from the tabernacle. Mr.. Bliss con-
Quoted the meeting. assisted by Rev. DR..
Smith and Rev. Mr.. Dadmun. He took
as his text Him That Cometh Unto Ne
l VIII in No Wise Cast out" Begin
ming his discourse he said: "Some one
says How shall | come? 1 have never
seen Him. How shall | Gomez one Of
the first ways in which We come Is by
repentance. We must come TO Gods Word
and find on, what God wants us 10 do
The speaker related an incident Of an inf
del. whose wife had been presented with
a Bible lie took the book as soon as he
knew Of IL and chopped 1t In half. giving
one half to his wife and keeping one half
himself. with the remark that as he ana
his wife We're one they s.ould have all
things In common.
LED TO his CONVERSION.
ole thought he had done a smart thing
but he did not know really what he had
done. lie went into the woods that day
to chop timber. and after working a
while he took out his portion Of the Bible
To read, and by accident opened il at the
parable OF the Prodiga Son. lie read
portion Of IT. and then he came To the
chopped OF portion. lie went home. asked
his wife for the other portion without
saying why he wanted it. He went back
TO the woods and finished this wonderful
story. He returned home and told his
wife ne had a wonderful story 10 tell her
Of what he had read, describing the re-
turn Of the Prodigal and of the wonderful
goodness Of God, and the mans heart was
changed. Why? Because he had found
out from Gods Book what God thought
OF him.
MUST HAVE BELIEF.
Then another thing we must have"
Mr. Bliss continued, lis belief. We must
take the Word OF God and believe what 1t
tells us. We must believe that Christ Is
our Saviour. No man can come 10 this
Word and study 1t candidly without be-
lieving Him that cometh to Me / Will IN
no wise cast out Would you be willing
70 put this sign out in front OF your door
as a sign? No. YOU would not, because
you don't know every man; but Christ will
receive every one that comes. Nothing
Will interfere with Christ5 keeping his
promise God makes US this promise, not
In ignorance Of what We have done. but
knowing all our sins. and lie promises 10
stand by us.
THE ONLY PLACE TO Go.
where can our tempted souls go?
Where can our weary souls go? Where
can We go? Can we 90 TO any human
source? No but we can only go to
Jesus Christ. who will I'm no wise cast us
out.
How glad was when 1 went to Jesus
Christ"
70 to afer1f
Mr.. Bliss concluded his remarks by an
invitation 10 all who wanted to come
TO Jesus Christ TO raise their hands
Quite number accepted the invitation
after which Mr. Bliss offered fervent
PRAYER that the Spirit of God might work
on the hearts of the impentent.
Following this Mr.. Bliss conducted a
prayer-meetlne for about twenty minutes
10 which a large number OF the congrega-
ton remained.
Forty-Five Coiored Seekers.
The largest crowd that has yet at
tended the services at the First African
isaptist cnuTch for the coiored people was
present last night. Ii was impossible
for the edihce to hold all who went to
hear the eyangelsts who were on hand.
Fully 800 persons eager to get In had to
return hcme, because they were unable
10 gain admission. The meeting was BY
far the best and most successful OF the
series now being held for the salvation
of the coiored race here.
Rev Mr.. Needham was ably assisted in
the service by Rev. William r. Fife, the
remarkable drummer-eyangelist: Rev DR..
Willingham, OF this city. and Mr. Jacobs.
the singer. A voluntary choir. consisting
OF about dozen yoices, rendered some
fine music. Mr.. Needham preached
strong and convincing sermon, taking his
taxi from solomon ". Is: This n me be-
loved friend. and this ~ my only friend.
and He Is altogether lovely"
The Minister showed the advantages OF
Tia frisndship Of Chsint Tia v1kchfvl-