Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-07-17
TALK ABOUT STRIKES
THE RECENT WESTERN TROUBLES RE-.
FERRED TO IN SEVERAL SERMONS.
Dr. Pitt Deals with the Christian View Of
Such Occurrence nday- School
Meetink-Charch Notes.

to the term 'laboring men" as applied
only 10 men who work with their hands
and used II under protest, simply for con-
venicrcc In accounting for this rest
lcssncss he mentioned several concurrent
causes. such as the extraordinary personal
freedom enjoyed In our own country
multiplication OF labor Saving machihes'
which displaced sometimes permanently
and always temporarily large NUMBERS
~, artisans These in enforced idleness,
sore and anxious and well nigh hopeless
responded too readily to the call OF '"o
professional agitator. The presence Va
large foreign elements, alien In language
and customs. and utterly unprepared lot
the exercise OF personal freedom Nouc"-
safed them in this country accounted the
speaker thought. for much of the Vio'
lcnce. .
COMMUNIST AND ANARCHIST.
Dr. Pitt insisted mat there was rich
communist as well as a poor anarchist
that there were those who sought TO 90
under the cover of law what these s'i,ke's
did contrary to law. lie sald the io"'
rcon,~ TO be pitied were the great BODY
n
pullman On the one hand nor with DeDs
on the other TO these Mr.. Pullman was
saving you cannot travel without pay
ING two prices. while Dcbs was saying
vr,, cannot travel at all without my con-
sent - -. ,ho
Dr. Pitt expressed the BELIEF mat ,hc
time was fast approaching wheh the III
offensive citizen would be permitted 10
travel without the fear either OF peoS
or Mr. pullman before his eyes. In con-
cIusion. the speaker discussed some OF
the remedies that had been pIoPoSV''
Insisting that he was not simply lnduisl"s
IN pious rhetoric when he declared that
the only real and efficient remedy i"i
these. and all of the disorders OF the
"a, social was to be found in the
wider diffusion of the principles OF 'i'c
GOSPEL OF Christ.
a PLEA FOR PEACE.
Rev DR. Tudor preached an able ser,
man AT Broad-Street Methodist Eplscopdi
church Sunday night making NUM- T.,
portincnt remarks about the tumul' J"
,ao West and the value of peace IN busi-
ness and In the political world.
Tho Doctor said peace was one Oh tiic
t,rmonics that ran through all 'he
music Of the old Bible but broke loIth
IN a grand and glorious chorus III 'he
NY with the coming Of the prince OF
peace" proclairning peace on earth Soou
v.ul towards men" Peace. he slid, was
not simply rest. calm or quiet, put IL
was tranquility and satisfaction III
storm in worry, In danger. sorrow anu
trouble. 1t was the peace oil Goa una
uasseth all understanding. all might
all measure. deep down in the soul. ne
ueace that Paul had whom he said. w nat
moan Ne to weep and break mine heart'
for am ready to die al Jerusalem. Inc
peace mat stephen had when dying at
The hands of the mob. he sad: l'0ru'
law moi This sin to their charge The
D ace tina. Christ had when the mans were
tearing his bleeding hand and feet' ana
he saM: Father forgive them' they
know not what they do. -
Dr Young. OF Park-Piace; Rev. X. T.
Wilson. Of Clay-Street, and Rev Dr. II.
f.. johnson. Of Fdirmount Mothodist
churoA.s also touched upon Till
fenturcs Of the strike in their sermons
ON Sunday. Rev. Mr.. Wilson discussed
"Iabor for the Tn Employed" in the
morning. and his subject at night was
is There a Remedy and II So, Mhat
for Existing National and Social Condi-
tons
OTHER CHURCH SERVICES.
Rev. Sparks Melton supplied the pulpit
of Fourth-Strret Baptist church SUNDAY,
and preached fine sermons 10 well-r!eaS'd
and interested congregations. hlS lho'hc
IL the morning vas l'dN'H' an az
NIGHT the subject was Twenty Nj
with the First lnfdcl.' Mr.. Melton Ieit
Yesterday afternoon to Visi, his parents |
IN l5lutanna. IL. will supply the pulpit |
a. Tho seventh church. Baltimore, fcf |
pr Tupper in August, and returns in tn |
ian - Crozi,r Seminary, where he Will !
finish his cOursc next session.
Ecv. j. H. Dare. of New Jersey, |
preached an Instructive and strong ser
mon at Union-Stdtion at IL a. A. o.,
"'Tbe Transfer Of Law-Gunt to Grace.
Tbn congregation at night was reduced in |
size bv the storm. Rev. Or. Ray preached |
an able sermon on Anger and Strikes.
Three person. were received into church |
fellowship
The Baptlst City Missionary Society |
of Richmond met Sunday afternoon al
O'Clock in Calvary church The question
al consolidating the society with the |
l;antist Sunday-School Association was |
ois,u.se! at length. but nothing was done.
The Episcopal Glorious met yesterday al |
noon Nothing of importance was trans !
nclcd. During the building and repairing |
that is going on at Holy Trinity church |
tho congregation, by invitation Of proper |
authority. will worship at Grace church. |
The members Of Holy Trinity VIII use
their own envelopes for the weekly oier-
tory. which will bee turned over TO their
bar1a formerly of St Paurs. was a well
come visitor at the meeting.
Rishop Randolph has been quite SICK
at his country home, Casanova, bu' |
Is now out again.
Professor II. II. Harris filled Dr. |
Hatcher's pulpit Sunday morning, ana |
Rev Or. Fair preached for the same con-
creation at night.
Elder Charles McGruder addressed the |
co.gregation at Sevcnth-Street Christian |
church Sunday morning.
IL PRESBYTERIAN PULPITS.
Rev. Or. James p. Smith preached at |
~. Hogcs church sunday morning from
tsc text. They helped every one his |
ncighbor; and every one said 10 ms
brother. BE of good courage Dr
Smith spoke Of the great natural law OF
mutual dependence and the necessity Tor
mutual helpfuness; that Christ rccos-
nizcd the nature of man and all the laws
Of relationship and dependence among
men The Church of Christ. he said, was
a divine institution to EXHIBIT TO men
Gods love to them. His plan Of restora-
tion and to give them visible example
Of what lie would make the world 10 De
He believed that the world was learh,hs
the lessons that Jesus of Nazareth tausht'
and was steadily advancing to the day
when Gods Kingdom would be set up IN
all the world and this would be true:
Every one helped his neighbor. ana
every one said to his brother, he OF
good cheer"
The union Presbyterian service in the
afternoon was conducted at the Second
church by Rev j. Calvin stuart VINO
pr,, chcd a most ey cellent sermon
Rev DIR. English preached at the
Church Of the Covenant at night
METHODIST SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Tho rocr,ar meeting of this society was
held at Park Place church Sunday after
noon at o'clock. Mr. Gilbert Hunt,
president Charles =. Rady. secretary
The meeting was opened with prayer by
Rev. Mr.. Reynolds. and singing by the
school.
The superintendent Of Park-Place, MI
J. w Blanton, made good report OF
the school. showing roll OF 5sl. with ~
per cent. Of attendance for the past
month.
The superintendent introduced the fol-
lowing programme which was well rem