Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-03

/ most spclbOund lille he viViIly de-
scribcd the character OF Henry VII lie
I FIRST spoke Of his shameful. pcridious
! treatment O. Wolsoy. hose love for him
was almost unparalleled. Even afte' he
had been deserted by his King his devotion
was answering. Or. HOxe then spoke
! OF King Henry's brutality 10 his wives
| going from marriage TO murder. ana thus
/ making himself the Blue Beard OF kings
! Conspicuous among his acts Of cruelty
was his treatment TO Catherine. niece OF
Charles v. who had for twenty years
been loyal devoted wife. He desired
| TO sever his marriage ties, that he might
marry Anne Boloyn. He appealed to the
/ Pope TO pronounce his marriage with Ca
/ Uterine Illegal but this the Pope re-
! fused TO do. BY the advice Of Cranmer,
/ he severed all connection with tn Ro-
man Church. and established the Church
! Of England. This was done 20 suit his
| wicked purpose. but had been turned 10
| the glory Of God. Or. HJge said how
| fully this illustrated the fact that often
times the most wicked characters were
! chosen as weapons in Gods hand 10 work
out His wonderful plans The Bible was
iull OF such instances. Or. HCge's
tribute to the Established Church was
/ beautifully spoken, and ne said there was
/ not Presbyterian that could not give
loyal assent TO her thirty-nne articles.
/ Jordan, Jericho, and the Dead Sea.
DR.. Kerr gave Il the First Presbyter-
an church Sunday night his lecture on
Jordan, Jericho. and the Dead SEA-"
j very large congregation was present.
The interest I'm these lectures on piles-
| tine increases with each Sunday. He de-
scribed the view Christ looked mon as
( He stood on the mountains west of the
plain Of Jericho. when He cane dcwn
] from Gdlilee to ne baptized of John 1t
/ Jordan. No panorama. except that fTc;l
| Olivet, near Jeru lle;n, afford. view
Of so many scenes o. historic interest.
Jericho is now city of the ract. and
/ its exact site cannot be determined; tut
parts Of the plain are still mode beautiful
10y irrigation from the springs, especially
/ from Elisha's fountain The miserable peo-
pie who dwell there in mud huts have been
made what they are by centuries of op-
/ preston and superstition. These two
/ things will degrade any people. while
| liberty and truth tend to make mankind
| great.
Or. Kerr gave graphic descriptions of
the Dead Sea. with its dark. lifeess
waters. and of the Jordan. the most his
/ toric Of rivers. Here the Israeites
crossed on dry ground, following the ark
Of Cod and hitler to-day flock thou
| sands of pilgrims. principally from Rus
STA. for bath In its rushing waters.
But the most memorable event connect
! ed with Jordan was the baptism of
Christ there by John the Baptist,
when God the Father baptized
him with the Holy Ghost, thus ordaining
/ Him TO His Office as Prophet Priest and
King Of Israel, and Of all the world.
Cuba should BE Free.
DR. Landrum preached a powerful ser
| mon at the Second Baptist church sun
day night on the subject. "Shall Cuba
be Free?' In the outset Or. Landrum de-
/ claTed that il was incumbent on Rich
mond to give expression TO its sympathy
with the insurgents in their struggle for
liberty.
In arguing the question the preacher
said that gratitude for foreign help eX-
tended to US during our great revolution
should inspire us to afford like help to
all other struggling people. and further
that common humanity. neighborly feel
ing. and consistency as advocates OF the
| Monroe doctrine. would demand that we
| sympathize with and help the insurgents.
In conclusion. DR.. Landrum urged his
hearers as individuals TO do whatever
they could for Cuba. and help to create
public sentiment in its behalf lie also
! suggested that public meeting be held
ir the Chamber Of Commerce building
in order that the people might declare
their honest views and convictions in no
weak, vacilating or mistaken Tone
Rev. MIR. White Called.
The pulpit at Chestnut-Hil Presbyterian
| church was filed on Sunday morning by
Rev. Or. Smith. AT the conclusion of the
services congregational meeting was
held. and a call TO the pastorate of that
church was extended to. Rev. r. Ashln
White. of Gerardstown. w. Va. In case
Mr. White accepts Chestnut-Hill ana
Fairfax churches will unite in the sup
port Of this pastor Mr.. White is son
OF Rev. DR.. George W. White, OF War
field w Va, a graduate OF Washington
and Lee University and the Union 1heo-
logical Seminary. at Hampden- Sidney. He
is most accomplished and attractive
young divine. The former pastor was
also named White.
Rev. Mr. c. r. Hyde, OF Memphis Tenn,
who was on last Sunday called to the
pastOrate of the Third Presbyterian
church. this city. has written here that
he will accept the new position If his
congregation in Memphis will release him.
Officers of Pinc-strect school.
At the annual meeting OF the officers
and teachers Of Pine-Street Baptist sun
day school held on Sunday afternoon the
following officers were elected for the
year 1896. Superintendent, \. Il. Biniord;
First Assistant Superintendent. ID. NJ.
| AIOOltt CtNOnu ASSlSAdul f7AltiliiiNiNNiif'
Davis Bottom; Secretary, w. b. Daniel.
Assistant Secretary, G. +. Hill; Treasurer.
J. w. r.. Johnson; Chorister, John X.
Hooker: First Assistant Chorister, l.. {.
Minor; Second Assistant Chorister c. X.
Carter; Organist, Mrs. Julia NJ. Hooper;
First Assistant Organist. Miss Maud
Hill: Second Assistant Organist, Miss
Daisy Minor: Third Assistant Organist,
Miss Annie Hawkins; Librarian, william
II. Hill: Doorkeeper, f. ID. Williams Sr.
The meeting was the largest known
since the school has been in existence.
The entire school has been aiming TO
make q fresh start with the new year.
With this in view, on last Wednesday
there was a praycr-meeting held, at
which about 400 were present, to pray for
the welfare of the school
Brief Notes About Church Services.
Confirmation services were held at
Monumental church on Sunday morning.
The old structure was filed TO its doors,
and the music was most appropriate.
/ There were eleven candidates, @nd the
rites were conferred by Assistant-Bishop
Newton, who preached powerful ser
mon touching the importance ana re-
| sponsibiities of confirmation.
Rev. Preston Nash sunday night com
menced his series of sermons on English
! Church History" at Christ church These
discourses are being illustrated by the
stereopticon, and will attract large con-
eregations The next sermon VIII reier
"a a neriod of 800 years, beginning with