Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-11

resurrection Of the body at the last day.
still the supreme aim OF his lie ana
death was to make men good IL IL the
work o. the Church to follow Jesus, going
about doing good applying the Gospel
to every human ned but, above all, seek
ing 20 bring the world 10 know Christ
as a Saviour from SIN In order properly
TO do this work we rrust have due APP
probation OF the value OF men as men.
Apart from the stamp OF the realm tne
coin Is OF worth. As mere work OF art
without any thought OF his heavenly orr
gin or OF his Immortality, man IL OF the
largest value. and deserves our help In the
time OF his need. But ne has the stamp
OF the Kingdom on him, and even In MS
lost estate carries with him the proofs
OF the inspired statement. that he was
made in the image OF God. Being lost ~
Is probable that he Will be unconscious
OF his greatness. and 1t Will thus become
needful that we make him know II anu
bring him back to his Father. But II IS
Furthermore probable that. losing his lus-
tire and having the image OF God In hin,
marrcd. he viii be overlooked by the
servants OF Christ. Nevertheless. ne IL
worth saving. however sinful. and the
Church can know no difference IN men,
but must seek for all the lost ones.
MIR. PeIi on the New Novel.
Rev. Edward l.. Pell occupied Or.
Sedd's pulpit on Sunday both morning
and night. At night Mr.. Pell preached 10
n very large congregation on The zen
Commandments. and the New Novel In
the course OF his sermon, which was lis
tened to with intense interest, he said'
1--WE are prone 10 lose sight OF the faet
that obscene books and pictures exist NOT
because a few men are Wiling 10 sen
them, but because a great many people
are anxious to buy them. These DOCKS
ard pictures are so many mixed drinks
supplied to satisfy the feverish craving
that has taken possession of many minds
The crow within us is awake and wants
hts dinner. The new novel fs largely re-
sponsible for this epidemic. Not tnat ,he
new novel is altogether nor always nasty
but that Il contains the microbe when
starts the fever. This microbe Is tneoio-
gical. Sin is an overt act is the text
from which hundreds OF novelists are
preaching their insidious sermons. Inc
heroine is married to the man for whoin
she has no .afflnity'-an abominable word.
She INDUCES impure thoughts, let's her
Imagination run riot, feeds a forbidden
passion for another, and remains an anger
still because she refrains from an act
that would disgrace her forever inns
novel is as immoral as IL can be, ana 1
would not have my daughters read IL
for the world said a refined lady, but OF
course IL won't hurt me- AS II mother
could continue TO feed her own heart on
mpurity without acquiring foul breatn
that would tarnish the white soul OF her
daughter as sulphur furnishes silver!'
Concluding. MIR Pell said that whatever
might be said of novel reading as re-
creation, the habit of reading impure
novels was destructive alike Of the moral
sense and of common sense. one may
read loose novels of the T11iby type until
the conscience will fail to respond to the
ten commandments, and until the mind Is
utterly blind to the fitness OF things.
Among the Dnptisfs.
Dr. Cooper preached his tenth ami
versary sermon at the First Baptist
church Sunday morning. His theme was
the confidence OF the Apostle Paul In the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, as the inspiration
of heroic service, the power OF trans
formed character. and the key OF me
worlds history During the decade, 90
persons have been added TO the church,
and the benevolent contributions. as far
as known. aggregated $4,000. In adli-
ton. large sums have been given 10 edu-
cati0nal and philanthropic work. the
Fourth-Street Mission has become an az
gressive and enthusiastic church, now
known as Emmanuel and is in a new ana
beautiful building at Fifth and LelSh
streets, under the pastoral care OF Ut.
Nelson. At the night service DIR. cooper
baptized two persons. A presbytery from
the churches has been oa!led to meet this
afternoon at the First church. for the
ordination OF Mr.. W. NJ. Jones mem
Der of the church, and for two years
student at the Louisville Theological
Seminary.
At the Second Baptist church Rev. X. j.
Willingham. ID. D., preached morning and
evening. Or. Landrum is at Cobo's Is
land for several weeks. The Doctor Will
supply the pulpit of Eutaw-Place church
in Baltimore during a part of August.
DR.. j. S. Dill returned from his trip 10
Hollins, Va, and Scotland Neck, \. C.,
In time to occupy his pulpit on Sunday
A letter from Hollins speaks in high
terms of his address there.
The Fulton Baptist Sunday-school shows
most marvellous growth. There were
present on Sunday morning last OIL
scholars This is the second in size
among the white Baptist Sunday-schools
in the city. Every available foot of
space is utilized, and one class meets
in the yestibule.
DR.. r. Ii. Pitt baptized one at the Barton
Heights Baptist church Sunday night.
The meetings in the tent at Thirty-second
and Marshall streets 80 on with growing
interest. Rev. j. c. Hiden. ID. d., VIII
preach there every evening this week,
and East-End, Venable-Street. and Full
ton churches will furnish the leaders OF
music and ushers. DIR. Wright preached
Sunday afternoon.
The Baptist ministers OF Richmond and
Manchester had their annual picnic at
Forest Hill Park yesterday. Some hfteen
or twenty went out and spent the day
most pleasantly.
DIR. Nelson had a large congregation
at Emmanuel church Sunday night, and
preached "a fine sermon on The Real
T.. f. VS.; or, The True Aristocracy." His
discourse In the morning on the sin OF
indifference was pointed and practical.
Brief Notes About Church Services.
DR.. Carmichael and Rev. Mr.. Stickney
exchanged pulpits Sunday evening. the
former preaching at Monumental at 6
O'Clock and the latter at st. PauFs at
night Several children were baptized
at Monumental In the morning.
The meeting Of the Ministerial Union
of Richmond and Manchester. which was
to have been held at the Young Mems
Christian Association yesterday, was
postponed indefinitely on account of the
absence OF many of the preachers.
Rev. DIR. II. A. Upper preached at
Randolph-Street Baptist church Sunday
morning, and after the sermon he and
Rev. Mr.. jolly, pastor of the church,
ordained three recently elected deacons.
Rev. Joshua S. Hunter preached to a
large congregation at Trinity church Sun
day night on the necessity for strict
maintenance Of Christian character and
reputation, and his sermon was based upon
the text in Ecclesiastics where
i'm little folly Is likened
unto dead flies that cause the
ointment OF the apothecary TO send forth
an unpleasant odor. The speaker ex-
planned that the term apothecary in this
connection meant maker OF perfumes.
and touched upon the delicacy Of many
costly perfumes. The distinction between
character and reputation was properly
made. and the speaker maintained that
In the long run, or as general prtnci-
pie, to which there are exceptions, repu-
tation is what character makes H.
Rev. DR.. X. N. Sledd, OF Centenary
church. preached the baccalaureate SER
mon before the Woman's kandolph-Maco
College, at Lynehburg, Sunday morning,
and at night he preached 10 the stu
dents of Randolph Macon Academy, at
Bedford city.
The Rev. Lewis r. Hite arrived In the
city last Saturday and held the usual
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