Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-30

which. with the music rendered by the
choir and the Epworth quartette, con
tributed largely to the devotional iniiu-
oice. There was one profession OF reii-
gOn.
Much interest Is belns manifested W
the Methodist preachers In the conterenc'
which IL soon to convene IN ChatIotasS
willie. and many OF them VIII attend. lhe
following have been appointed lay ue
gates from this section: Richmond DIS
trlct--Dr. G. Anderson, Gloucester; i. H.
Betty, Manchester: G. ii. Hasker, hicn
mond; S. ID. Turner. Henrico. "es'
Rchmond-G. ]. Hunt. NJ a. Cospn''
Fichard Irby, r. T.. Cooke.
II Is understood that the directors Vi
the Industrial Home will ask the various
churches In the city each tn recohi'hen'
n suitable man and his wNe 10 I'm
charge Of that institution. The nfco'o
viii then make a selection from the VAR
Gus names submitted.
The Unitarian Church.
Services are now being held both morn
Ing and evening by this congregation.
The evening services are given more III
the form OF lecture, and thus reden
many who would care little TO attend a
regular church service The morning SER
mon on Sunday was on the subject Be-
coming as Little Children" and the text
was taken from Matthew kill, j: Tx
cept yc become as little children ye snaH
not enter the Kingdom Of Heaven Rev.
Mr.. Seaton asked. ''To become az httle
child: what IS Il? What did Christ mean
when lie told His disciples that they must
become as little children before they
could inherit the Kingdom OF Heaven!
This is an old question. II Is frequently
asked, why not preach about some
: "A
ton. but | would remind the questioner
that the old is ever the new. Childhood
Is Old. yes, it Is as Old as the memory
of man, and yet each new generation Is
fresh unfolding Of the Infinite life, ana
each LITTLE soul that opens its eyes to the
dawn is a new flower in the garden or
humanity. The new IS ever becoming the
old, the Old is forever passing into the
new; ~ our poet. j. G.. Holland, has so
beautifully expressed 1t:
"Tife evermorc IS fed by death
In earth and sea and sky.
And that rose may breathe its breath
Something must die
"The great thoughts, the great truths,
the great questions Of ChriSts time are
thoughts. truths and questions of our
time. who shall b. greatest in the King
dom Of Ueaven?' Except We become as
kingdom of Heaven But who would
become as a little child? Who would for
sake learning and power and ambition
To take up the innocence and harmless
ness % the infant? Good theory may be
answered but not practical An excellent
maxim for Christ the dreamer but i'm
possible OF fulilment by those who would
face the storm and struggle Of life. Let
US see. Let US ask this woman Of selfish
lao a % tn
oyer the years Of the past memory flies
10 the DAYS when her heart was young
when the years that were yet to come
hung upon the tree Of the future. apples.
unripencd by the fiery sun Of experiences.
OF sorrOws Of sins yet unborn. The
present. with al its narroWness. its sell
fshness with all its unfulnled ambl-
tons: with I'll its hopes for the morrow
loses Itself I'm tho halo Of the past. and
she seems 10 move again a child, with all
the glory and the hope and the promise
OF chilhoods day. As it IS with the
woman 80 it is with the man. The griz-
zlei old money miser. whose gold Is his
god. and whose every wrinkle has come
through the murder Of some benevolent
prompting Of the heart grows childike as
he meditates upon his own childhood.
old man OF the iron heart and milestone
conscience. what would You give to be a
q
in love, I'm STRAIGHTFORWARD purpose. in
purity. and honesty OF heart. Except
ye become as little children ye shall not
enter the Kingdom Of Heaven
DON'T SHUT EVERY DOOR.
But" said the speaker further on. "let
us not shut every door that opens into
the chamber OF sin; guilt brings upon the
guilty It's own unhappy result. but there
is yet tender chord In the voice Of the
bridegroom that bids the petitioner hope
The virtue and innocence Of childhood
can not be lightly trinod away. The scar
Of a deep sin IS visible for years, but let
IA hope that in the economy Of life.
through repentance and cOdly conduct II
j. finally cffaced forever. Except We be-
como as little children The power 70 be
come can not be limited. and eternity
is the measure Of its duration"
In conclusion the speaker addressed the
young men, and said: young man, YOU
who have departed from the way Of purity
and uprightn,ss. unless you return TO the
path of innocence you can not enter the
Kingdom OF Heaven. The Kingdom OF
Heaven is n kingdom OF purity. Nothing
unclean can enter there. Young man.
hood with its wilful abuse Of God-like
powers cannot enter. Good, honest
thought. manly developing sport, young
man you are entitled TO these / do not
wonder that some Of our young men shun
the Young Mems Christian Association
meetings Much of the thought Their. is
good. but some Of II is milk for babes.
What young men want are good. whole
some talks on useful and wide-awake
subjects. not some senseless gush about
being washed clean in the Savjour's blood
They want to be taught to say not I
am not ashamed of Jesus but L am not
ashamed Of myself = - 'Except We
become as little chidren!' 4 life lived
in this relation of child-llke trust and
confidence in the world and love for the
world. seems to me 10 be the highest and
noblest desire Of the human soul. Com
plete trust and complete love we cannot
al! attain to. but each one Of US may ap-
proach. If he desires. this ideal of Christ
and become more and more in spirit and
In deed like a little child"
Christian Pastors Return Thanks.
Rev. b. l.. Smith, OF Topeka, Kan,
preached morning and night at the
SeventhStreet Christian church.
At Marshall-Street church Rev. T.. +.
Bullock. State evangelist, preached in the
morning. and at night the pulpit was
filed by Rev. Mr.. Haddock, of Tennes-
sec.
Rev /. \. Cutler preached morning
and night at the Third church. In all OF
the Christian churches there were tine
congregations.
Rev. J. II. Garrison, editor Of the Chris.
tian Evangelist. who was quite sick here
Saturday and Sunday, was we'll enough
yesterday To leave for home
At the regular meeting Of the Chris
tan members Of this city and Manches-
ter, held yesterday. the following was
adopted:
Resolved. That our most hearty
thanks are due, and that we hereby ex-
tend them. to the citizens and to MEM
bers Of other churches in this city and
Manchester for their hospitality exhibited
In the all which they rendered us in the
entertainment Of delegates to the Ma
tional Christian Missionary Convention;
TO the ministers Of Richmond and Man
chester who kindly offered their puipits
for services upon the Lords day; to the
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