Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-23

Grace-Street Baptist church AZ "'e"' -
Professor III. S. Willett. of the university |
of Chicago. His text was: the Nie"' 10
rar snent and the Day Is AT Hand
Professor Wilett made most ea'ueS'
anneal for Christian unity. In great oi''S
,l. Chicago he said, this was practicaiy
.ooo,rnnshed. for the ministers stood TO-
gether. He referred TO the iact t"a'
since time began some great event ""'
marked the close Of every TWO 'housd"a
vears He predicted ihat the end OF Inc
,no,,,etb century would see. not unity IN
ore denominati ton. but the union OF Chrls-
t,ans that our Saviour prayed Tor.
III, Christian En,leavor Rally
A. the Seventh-Ssreet Christian church
Sunday afternoon there was sfahu
Christian Endeavor raIIy' ,.,.-
The church was crowded, chairs having
% he placed In the ajSes TO accommodate
~ ,hrong The services were opened
9Th n eong-service conducted by ME-
Ruckston. OF Kansas City. The singing
Vas a decided feature Of the meeting
nv I y TYLER. OF Cleveland, Ohio.
former pastor Of the SeVentn-Street
church. and chairman OF the Executive
Committee Of the Internatonai convention
~ 1904 presided Dr. Tyler announced
that there were siN t'~'"''N'"
and each one would take SIX minutes
and no more. ,,,...
Mr.. Helen f. Moses. of Kansas CITY,
addressed the audience on Junior
Work.' She likened church members 10
some trees she had seen That Gay. wo
were young and straight, ana TWO o'iels
Of the same variety, but older trees VIZ
gnarled and twisted Inc sUa'Sn'
,,ora like Young Christians, trDneo UP
90 work in the Church. and TO be OF some
serv,ce to themselves and 10 otNers'
,rnia the bent and twisted trees were
lrsa soma older Christians. allowed 10
grow up without any attention. an"
aiding no beauty or service 10 the CAUSE
Of Christ. -
VIEWS OF a MISSIONARY.
rho next sneaker was the Rev. George
r. smith, formerly missionary TO Jai'an
lie spoke on the necessity Oh IN rH'Il.'
unity. and said he beheNed 'ia' INC - in
tlan Fndeavor Society was TO De the III
s,ru,nent in Gods hands of bringing about
the desired result. W
lie was followed by Mr.. George w.
NIucklev and Rev +. NJ. Raines, potn oi
whom delivered addresses snort anu ~
the point. and burning Win %e"i ioi '''e
professor II. s. Wllett. of Chicago
1-rivarsirv. occupied his six minutes WIN
a talk on Bible study in connection WIN
the EndeaVor movement. lie saiu nc
the great danger TO the Word OF Goa III
this generation was not from opPie91ioi.'
,o,eac,,tion ar ridicule. but from neglect
and Impressed upon his hearers tnat mere
reading of the Bible was not 6lple s'"u!
~. were commanded, he said. TO search
the Scriptures. ..
Mr.. and Mrs Saul. missionaries 10
China. both gave some interesting me-,
dents regarding their work in mat IaI-o'1
country. ,.,.. ,o,
upon pastors the necessity and duty or
,-at.ira I'm line with this Christian-tn'
Geavor movement and helping 1t win
their counsel and their presence.
Dr. Tyler closed the very interesting
services with brief account OF what .ne
cleveland convention planned TO 90 the
coming year in the way OF missionary
extension and good citizenship.
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Tyler re-
marks the Junior societies OF the Discl-
PIES churches occupied the PLATFORM anu
an interesting programme was gone
through with by the children
Ordained as IL Missionary.
The First Presbyterian church was
crowded Sunday night with d great az
,omblv. gathered to witness the ordlha-
ION OF IIr. Walter NcSymon Buchanan
8 member Of the congregation, as d mis-
sionary OF the Presbyterian church.
There We're present in the pulpit Kew
mr. Hoge. Rev. Dr. Campbell, Rev Dr.
Tajr. REV. Mr.. Chester. Rev. Or. Kerr
Rev. Or. Reid. Rev. Mr.. Stewart, Rev.
Mr.. Van Houten. Rev. Nh White Kew
Or. Richardson. and Rev. DIR. Smith.
Nfr buchanan was born in Scotland,
whence he was brought by his parents
while very young. to Virginia. HIS father
J. a hichlv-esteemei businessman ana
citizen of Richmond, who has already
Given an older son to the work or mis-
sion's in japan. Rev. Mr.. Walter MICS:
buchanan is a graduate as Bachelor anu
Muster Of Arts Of Richmond college anu
also a full graduate OF Union Iheoios'o"'
SEMINARY. Prince Edward county. Va
Dr Kerr presided as moderator, and
called the presbytery to order at the
beginning. Dr. Hoge preached an elo-
ouent. and instructive sermon on lhe
APOSTLE Paul-The Model Missionary, his
text being from the book of Acts. chap-
ter ix.. fifteenth verse After the sermon
Or. Kerr propounded TO the noWua'e the
constitutional questions and VOWS, when
were followed by the laying on OF Inc
hands of the presbytery and the Drama
ton prayer by DR. Kerr
A SOLEMN CHARGE.
4 solemn charge was then addressed
Ia the uevlv-ordained minister by Ut
Kerr. in which he urged the supreme I'M
portance of the minister OF God Deiht
= scholar yersed in both secular an'
sacred literature. being addicted u
prayer and able to preach the whoi'
counsel Of God.
Rev : II. Chester, who is the Genera
Assembly's secretary of foreign missions
made a few impressive remarks, ana
after a hymn the proceedings terminated
with the benedction. pronounced by III
Rev. Mr. buchanan.
Those who were present were pro
foundly impressed with the simple diShii.
and solemnty of the occasion.
MIR buchanan is not to go 10 IN
foreign field until next spring, and IN IN
mean time will continue to serve u
Westminster Presbyterian church, In IN
WestEnd.
Emmanuel Church Opened.
Services of a very interesting charac
ter marked the opening on sunday O
Emmanuel Baptist church. just erecte
on Fifth street. a short way north 0
Leigh. Or. Cooper, of the First churcf
preached fine sermon In the moIhin
on Heavenly Echoes" and the forms
opening exercises were held In the after
noon. Dr. Nelson, the pastor, presided
addresses were made by Messrs VIRGIN
Hiden and Landrum; DIR. Cooper an
Rev. Messrs. Hines and Bagby also 100
part There was good congregation ]
the morning and the house was crowde
TO overlooking In the afternoon. ~
aisles and pulpit platform had been nicei
carpeted, and palms and flowers lent al
Effectiveness 10 the occasion. DR.. Coope
will preach at Emmanuel every mgr
this week. and the public VIII be we
come.
The Proposed Church Conference.
Nearly every Episcopal minister In IN
city was in attendance upon the meetin
OF the Glorious yesterday. The sessio
was long and interesting one. Furthe
discussion OF a general character ensue
upon the question Of the relation OF II
Church 20 the masses OF the people.
previous meeting OF the clericus IL ha
been agreed that the preachers OF II
city should be invited into a general col
ference upon this matter.
Mr.. Nugent moved yesterday that
committee be appointed TO see the lea(
ing ministers OF the several denomint
tions In the city in order TO ascertain the
views concerning the contemplated col