Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-23
SOULS FOR HIS HIRE.
Dr.. Broushton's Preaching at Leigh.
Street Results In Many Conversions.
HEARD rHRouoH THE 'rHoxE.
An Invalid Member Of DIR. La ndrum's
ConwrcRation Thus Enjoys HIS
xermon-Ctty Missions--yunday.
school CcIebration-Opcn ming.


The revival meetings at Leigh-street
Baptist church are growing In power
and interest The services last week
were attended with such marked success
that they will continue through this
week. with preaching daily at IL a. NJ.
and 7:e p. NJ.
DIR Broughton's sermon Sunday morn
ING from the text. "IIenceforth Let NO
Man Trouble Me. for Bear In My BodS
the Marks of the Lord Jesus--Gaiatiahs'
vi. II. Said he: This verse appears to me
10 be a postscript. Paul had been teacn-
ing some strange doctrines. and was con-
scious that the people would require OF
him some evidence OF his right to GO
so. and, therefore, In the last part OF
this last chapter he says, DO not hihcer
me In my work; do not criticise my
teachings. for see here / present Nor
the evidence here in this body OF nine
OF the genuineness Of my faith' Paui
recognized what we must recognize
that the Church needs something more
than assertions; that II the world ~
ever 10 be saved 1t must be. not Though
theory, but by exemplifcation. We are
not required to-day 20 give evidence N
our bodies OF the faith we Dear 20 CHRIST,
though the time has been, ard not so
very long ago. when even that was ne
cessani; but il Is required mat we give
evidence In our lives that we are His
followers. and the object of our dis
course this morning Will be 10 snow
how we may exhibit the marks OF the
Lord Jesus. .
First. by love-love to God and love
TO man. Christ himself said that the
greatest commandment was. Thou shalt
love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart, and with all thy soul, ana with
all thy strength. Sometimes we hear OF
religious hardships-giving up the ball
room. giving up card-playing and so on.
Would these be religious hardships II
we had In our hearts the love of Christ?
Think you that the girl who with her
own tender hands prevented the ringing
of old Curfew in the days OF Crom-
well thought that this was hardship?
and. so, brethren, If We had the love
Of Christ in our hearts we would rot
complain of the hardships we have TO
bear but we would esteem II privilege
ani an honor. We hear great deal
to-day Of religious friction, but II loves
sweet hand should play upon the key
board Of life the result would he one
sweet harmony which would begin ipon
earth and end only in Heaven Itself
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR.
But" continued Mr. Brought IN,
Christ said, also, Love thy neishbor
Us myself Now, friends, ! want US in
this discussion TO be practical l 10 not
mean by love in this connection mere
physical emotion. II is one thing TO shed
tears over brothers destitute condi-
ton, and quite another to put our hands
into our pockets and help him out Of ris
trouble We are accustomed TO regard
Christianity as all heart; 1t is not all
heart, but is very closely connected In
this life with hand. There is no such
thinG with a Christian as sacred and
secular To a true Christian the whole
Of life and all connected with 1t is IN
tensely sacred. And as soon as the
world wakes up TO the idea that Chris
tianity so regards this thing 1t Will
not be hard to conquer II for the Master
We talk sometimes of purifying politics
and reforming the ballot-box. but il can
not be done until we carry out in our
lives the principles that we so much
admire I'm theory. l see a ship landing
at "A foreign port and l see a man step
ping ashore who Is Ito / ask, and
some one says. That is Talmage He is
carrying a ship-load Of meat and pro-
visions 10 starving Russia That is an
example of open-handed. liberal Chris
tianity.
I'VE are inclined 10 divide our churches
up into spheres and circles. Have any
of you ever seen terrapln when man
comes along. how he'll just draw him
self back into his shell? Well, that's
the way good many of us act in the
Church to-day. Circle No. ! is very bon
ton and very fashionable and all that.
and so will have nothing to do with
circle No. 2. which is not quite so fash
iorable and bon-tonny. Too many of
us. like the priest and the Levite. pass
By the wounded traveller on the way
because. perhaps he is not OF our set
But, brother. If to-day we hear of a
man next door to us who is in distress.
are we to say. oh. he is not a Baptist,
and so l can't help him; where are The
Methodists; where are the PresbyteriansY
No. brother. in Gods name. no.
Wherever you find a needy. suffering
soul 1t is your duty before God to rem
aer him assistance. Whether the cry
comes from Mexico. from China, from
Japan. or from Brazil. 1T is the cry of
brother, and we must heed It.
WE MUST OBEY CHRIST.
Another mark OF the Lord Jesus is
obedience 10 Christ. That obedience
which. while the world Is bringing for
ward all the isms' that we hear so
much about to-day, asks. What does
Christ say about it, You know we Bap-
lists are said to lay great stress on
water. and l would not have you think
f~- one moment that 1 wish TO diminish
The force Of the commandment which
cnjoins us 10 be buried with Christ In
baptism. but 1 just wish to emphasize
especially that like as we are raised
from the dead, even so must We walk in
neWness OF life
Another mark Of our allegiance to
Christ is resignation. Can we expect
the world to believe in the glory and
uplifting power OF the Gospel Of Christ
In times OF trouble and persecution
when Christians do not exemphfy in
their lives the truths which are preached
from the puipit?"
In his closing remarks Mr.. Broughton
appealed to his hearers 70 be faithful
and cultivate these marks or Christ in
their lives
At night he preached on the unparjon-
able sin, and his sermon was one of the
most impressive ever preached from the
Leah.Street pulpit. During the various
services of the day there were eighty
three professions of conversion. This
makes about $50 since she beginning Of
the meeting.
Heard Through the Phone.
When DR.. W. w. Landrum entered the
pulpit in the Second Baptist church Sun
lay morning, there was suspended just
above his head a most peculiar-looking
instrument. which at once attracted the
attention OF everybody in the congrega-
ton. and caused much curiosity. Many
thought It was new instrument for re-
1ecting light on the desk. 1t was. in
TACT nothing more nor less than small
receiver. placed there by the Richmond
Telephone Exchange, at the request Of
Mrs. DR.. William u. Gray, who Is I'M
able TO leave her room at No. 81 east
Marshall street. and by this means she
was enabled 10 hear with great distinct
ness every word uttered by Dr. Landrum
While he was speaking into the receiver
she sat with ear-'nhone stropped TO her
ear, as do the young ladies at the En-
.hange. The idea is novel one, and
will be continued each Sunday.
One OF the members OF DIR. Landrum's
congregation has signiDed his intention
of equipping the pulpit with an electric
Tan for DIR. Eandrum's benefit during the
summer months.
baptist city Missionary society.
The Baptist City Missionary Society Of
Richmond and Manchester held very
interesting meeting at Grace-Street Bap-