Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-27

We saved all the ends Of the earth. for
! am God. and there is none else. u,
1 We keep My Commandments We shaii
abide In My love" The belief that the
I Lord Jesus Christ speaks these w0rds
ID the belief of the Gospel. OF which II ~
said: He that believeth ana is baptized
shall b. saved" Eut by this Is not meah'
n verbal belief nor "a merely intellectual
/ belief. but practical belief. when u
born Of experience. and Is realized VI
experience. IL is the belief that the icfd
gives as His power over evii. anu MS
love for good. and His light by Which
we see the wrong TO shun. ana the Su"d
TO do; that He gives us all TN" IN our
act OF doing His Commandments. being
baptized in this belief IS To- form the
resolution and begin the prlctice Of ap-
plying the Lords prcccpts 10 our outward
conduct. with the desire and the prayer
that He will give us His light and His
power by which 10 see and shun the
evils He forhids The resolution to do
this Is expressed by our coming forward
10 De baptized The application of water
symbolizes the application Of the precepts
to life. As the one cleanses the body,
so the other. when done in the Lords
name. clcansos the HE.
Services at Urond-Strect.
At Broad-Stroct Methodist church the
usual services were held both morning and
night The pastor. the Rev. j. 7. whitley.
VINO has recently been quite sick with
malarial-fevcr. had sufficiently recovered
10 conduct the morning service. preaching
a short and appropriate sermon on "a
Promise 10 the Afflicted. taking MS text
from Isaiah Kill. 2-"When thou passest
through the waters | Will be with thee.
and through the rivers, they shall not
overflow thee" After the service the pas
tor was surrounded by many sympathiZ-
ing friends. who concra tulatcd him upon
his conyalesCcncc and welcomed him again
70 the sanctuary At the evening service
the Rev Jabez Hall, pastor Of the : venih-
Street Christian church. preached an eN-
celent sermon on "Thc Walk 10 En-
maus" The Brcdd-Stieet people are fond
Of Or Hall. ami both pastor ana people
highly appreciate his timely hcip - cor
daily rendered. All the services at Hroad-
stree, will go forward now under the pas
tors Leadership, without further interrup-
ton. +; u. hoped. and preparations are
making FOR vigorous fan campaign.
Among the Prcsbytcrinns.
Rev J. T.. Cooke filled Mr. Cannon
pulpit at the Third Presbyterian chnIch
sunday morning Th- young divine
text from Matthew Ni., p: com" un'o
Me. all We that labor and are heavy laden
and | will give YOU rest" I'm the course
Of his remarks Mr. Cooke spoke highly
Of Cardinal Wolseley. who was an emf
nent minister under King Henry VIII,
and who was impeached.
Al the First church Rev. y. NJ. 'hum-
lev conducted the services lie preached
a most interesting sermon there SUNDAY
a. b..
Westminster
Re-. Dr. r. J. N'inlngham preached for
Dr. Fair ut the Grac.-S;reet Iresbyie-
RAN church Sunday morning. There was
no night service.
The discourse at the church Of the
Covenant on Sunday morning was De
uvered by Rev. Or James L. Smith, OF
the Central Presbyterian. -.
Dr. Hoge filled his pulpit az the Second
church. and was head by large CON
cregatiOn.
Episcopal Church News.
Bishop Newton has returned from fau-
outer county. ard attended the lnioiihai
meeting Of the c.ericu7 yesterday.
rev. Landon x Mason preached IN
west virginia Sunaey. but will return 10
Fauuuier county. Va. to-day. lie VIII
spend month IN that county
Rev. MIR. Gurkhesd OF stafford county
who was filing the pulpit u Rev. X y.
Goodwin. at St Johns church. on sunday
morning. was taken Very sick while de-
Ivering his sermon. The affair caused
some LITTLE connection in the church. lie
was reported TO b. better yesterday
Notes About the Hnpt,st-.
Rev. j. y. Hutson. having returned
IN the city. preached AT the Pinc-Str'ct
Baptist church on Sunday 10 large con
grecation. While absent he aided Or.
Alfred Bagby in a meeting at Enon
church. Chesterfield county. In when a
large number were converted, and the
church greatly revived.
Rev. Or Il. II Pitt, pastor OF Barton
Heights church. and associate editor OF
the Religious Herald, IS In Martnsburg.
W. Va. where he formerly had a church.
At the College-Niew Baptist mission.
which was only recently established at
Kinney and Leigh streets. Rev. Lewis j.
Craddock will preach tonight. The pros
poets Of the mission are very bright.
Last Sunday over seventy children at
tended the initial Sabbath-schOOl service.