The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-02
IN BAPTIST CHURCHES.
REV j. Il. PR1 TT HOLDING 4 REJI)-
Al SERV ICEAT VENABLE ST.
An Interesting MEETING Just Closed at Pine
street Baptist Chrreh-News of
In'eres'.

The first week OF the revival meetings
conducted at Nenable-Street Baptist
church by Rev. J. r. Pratt. the evange-
Est from Milwaukee ended Oh Sunday
night. and large congregation attended
these services. Mr.. George +. Tibbitts
was IN charge OF the singing and Mr.. G.
". Curran. railroad secretary OF the
Young Mems Christian Association, took
a prominent part in the services. Mr.
Pratt spoke on part Of John xvi, and
pointed out that God desired 10 convict
us of sin G., OF the sins OF the world.
OF the s.n OF unbelief, the nstigator Of
which was the devil Every man has
his own standard Of morality. he said.
always pointing 10 some one else who was
worse than ne himself II we reject the
Lord Jesus Christ. we commit the mos
hclnous crime, ia fact. the only sin that
condemns U.s. To reject the Lord Us 10
break the commandment or the COM
mandments. Men love darkness rather
than light. ana that is why they reject
Christ. That is why screens are put up
in the guided palaces OF sin. that is why
these houses are located on side streets
and why men go there at night time.
Our faith and happiness depends on
our having Jesus Christ. Cubelief does
not come through intellectual knowledge
but it comes from the heart. Unbelef is
me idther Of sin. and If 10 had not come
into the world there would have been no
need OF Jesus Christ coming 10 as.
just look at the time of financial dis
tfess TINS country, and. in fact the whole
world, had 90 20 through with during the
past two weeks II was not Grover
Cleveland. nor the Sherman silver law.
nor the tar.n question. that brought on
mis- distress. for England for instance
suffered nifty per cent more than this
country and the above arguments are
only used by politicians and tricksters
VINO want 10 suhsorvc their own parties
II was caused by lnboliof The Inter-
ocean. in Chicago. told as some fir1a
ago mat nincty-threo per cent of all the
commercial business done IS done on pa
per bat paper would amount 10 nothing
without fatn. All human societies and
se''ihinenls are formed on faith as
lhcir basis The Anarchists. Socialists
'i-l Donmunisis are unbclIovcrs for
iheF 90 not believe in our form of gov
eminent God is trying 90 teach us that
We must have faith in Jesus Christ II
we want 10 become partakcrs Of the
kingdom Of God
CALVARY BAPTIST.
q, wary hdpIai church. Tho pastor.
l'eV. H. a. Bagby. spoke I'm th. morn
ing on "selnshuess." PM. III a. "looD
not every man ON his own THINGS b,,t
every man also on the things OF others. Do
~ nieht his subject was the "Iri,rmo-
dlaie state OF the Soul" After "a brier
INTRODUCTION ON the ireat interest of
lh" MEME and The vital Issues that are
Involved m IT, le gave number of
proofs from reason ari from tho sorip-
lures 10 prove that the state is one OF
conscious bliss to the righteous and of
misery to Oh wicked The argument
here was based Oh the death words OF
Stephen, Lord Jesus. receive my
spirit OF the promise of the Lord to
the dying thief To-day thou shalt Doe
with me in Paradise" and ON the para
bile of the rich man and Lazarus he
showed. from the words concerning EnOrh
and from the fact that Peter. james and
John actually saw Moses and Elias alive.
mat the spirits do not sleep from death
tll the general resurrection.
The body of the discourse was then given
10 discussion or purgatory and the
doctrine of tho advanced thcologian con-
corning second probation during This
period. lie coutendct against the doe
trine of purgatory. on the GROUND That
~ virtually put our salvation ON the
ground of our good works Tho claim
that The living could nclp the
dead out Of pugatofy hy mass
cs gave great advantage 10
the man of friends and OF Influence
denied the efficacy and sufficient power
of the death of the Savior. IT the suf-
fcrings of purgatory We're able TO cleanse
at ail. there could Doe no limit 10 their
efficacy. and there would Dee lcft no
soul iu hell after a. certain suffering
shall nave been endured hy the Nilest
sinners The doctrine springs ont of
the bosom ana brain or man. and not
out OF the revelation of the Lord.
Nor can We hope here for second OPP
portunity 20 be- saved. 7. A. the gem
eral judgment the grounds of sentence
against the ungoily is one life. one sim In
this present world .. We could not hope
RIO more favorable circumstances. g. These
souls are hardened in sin. confirmed in
wickcdncss. The preacher said shat the
righteous go directly into Paradise which
is Heaven. and that the wicked 70 az
once into hell.
AT ITlGH-sInTEr.
AT Leigh-Street Baptist church Sunday
the total number in Sunday-school was
go The sermon az IL o'clock was from
the text: Restore unto me the JOY Of
THY @alNatiOn and uphold me with Thy