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

vodc Frcc-pnstor Called.
.pe Methodist pastors assigned
-" ,.,onl churches. with the exception
70 -.gior Of Centenary and Rev. Mr..
.,.mp of ST. James. preached to
~lo congregations on Sunday. and
' heard with pleasure by large
'-.,. The fact that so many new
oou,d preach added greatly TO
....rest OF the services in the
..,es Of this denomination.
dow congregations gathered at
s,rs,f church 10 hear Rev Or.
.,. initial sermons. This was really
,..smauon Of a very successful pas
of some years ago, which was
ty the four-years' limit. In the
..,tlors on Sunday were many who
. Dr starr regularly during his
r,storate. The gifted divine
t,1 I'm the morning on What is
30 lie expressed the pleasure 1t
t.r, 20 again serve that cOngrega-
,a invoked the cooperation and
NJ an members Of the church in
,ork which he has just taken up.
.,te briefly Of the duties of a pastor
h.se az A church-member.
e..rr took his text from Matthew,
and preached a clear, force
.~-ff upon power. how 1t is ac-
..s what il means. and how II should
,3,.raeI At night DR.. Stairs dis
1000 was "a mastery effort. His sub
.r.s The "rruest Test Of Manhood
t.s text was taken from the thir-
..f worse OF the fourth chapter Of ST.
,r. nrl opistle 10 the Corinthians:
'rts.s.e and. therefore. l have spoken
music az Broad-Street on Sunday was
-...r...raIy good Mr. Manly D. Ramos
Dds. oreanist. and the choir is consti-
,...I as follows Mrs. c. T. Bringle.
,s Katie W. Fowlkes. Mabel
r-r.an. Mrs. S. Z. Bishop. Miss Percy
r.,r.v. Miss Richardson. and the
,,...-. George J.. Bidgood, w. T. Brock.
Wncheld. Langhorne Putney and
ST. FOX.
1g.. POTTS At PARK-PLACE.
large congregations greeted Rev.
s n. Potts at Park-Place church.
.. hs sermons were heard with great
r. Like Dr. Young the last pastor
Pr rrk-Placc. Mr.. Potts Is of small
...frr. and dark Completed. He Is an eN-
..Une.v earnest talker, and his hearers
rr. much impressed with their new
..rr He preached in the morning from
rrt Corinthians. 3D., Is. He began the
DISCUSSION by showing why Pau was
esehted down by a feeling of weakness,
why DE was filled with anxiety ana
L.. n
r..f Was no timld man. lie was "A cour-
..0rs person. Corinth was place OF
..at wickedness; a city that had rapidly
...en rich and populous Rebuilt in
Do So. ID numbered 10000 by 81. III
-..a placo OF great intellectually. The
church there had in some of its members
l..rma corrupt. Mr. Potts spoke Of
r.urs bodily inhrmities. emphasized the
f.f that the great apostle preached TO
b.. Jews Christ and Him cruciiied, called
attention to Paul's simple methods when
were designed 10 make men religious ana
DOT FOB teach philosophy, and closed by
t..rtinc out the fact that PauIs reliance
vas n the power Of God.
MIR. MASTIN AT TRINITY.
rov J. r. Mastin had fine congrega-
lions at Trinity. He prefaced his morn
rr TO his congregation. In which he
..,ted that he had no doubt his appoint
-.nt was i'm the providence Of God,
and he most willingly and cheerfully en-
tered upon the duties assigned him, with
fs hope and belief that God would be
r.h the church. and would make the
mutual work OF pastor and people re-
t0und TO His glory and the salvation OF
.ls For his morning sermon Mr.. Mas
.n drew his text from the second chap
f.r 0f Hebrews: How shall we ESCAPE
. oe neglect so great a salvation? lie
smoke first Of the authorship of the Book
.I Hebrews. and contended that IT was
.gnel by Paul. The preacher u-en' IN
Ur..hle and picturesque language,
.0k. of the greatness Of salvation. OF
-nu much Christ had done for humanity,
ami Then drew a word picture Of Christ s
nlencss when on this earth: OF the
sacrifice lie had made in leaving ms
Heavenly home for a life among sinners,
ami dis feelings when lie was spat
uUon and nailed 10 the Cross. Mr.. Mastin
preached at night on sin. The sermon
500. lmbelishcd with many wurd-pic-
rs of striking and solemn instances
Illustrative Of the direful consequences
human souls becoming poisoned
with .n. Mr. Mastin wished all his
brethren 10 exert themselves in bringing
r..f fellow men who now sit in darkness
io he marvellous light and life of the
Gospel
CHOOSE THE YEARS OFFICERS.
The Methodist ministers met at Cen
'rv church yesterday morning and or
gnzi for this conference year by the
election of the following officers: Rev.
George O.. Nanderslice chairman; Rev.
Up Taylcr. vice-president; and Rev.
W. A.huy Christian. secretary. The
ministers were I'm session only a short
um. Al of them reported large congre-
s4tons 40 their churches Sunday
Dr. Starr and Rev. II. NJ. Hope LETT
Yesterday for Petersburg 60 bring their
families tp this city
The Reformation in England.
DR. Hoec preached Sunday afternoon
.rn the text. BE wise now. therefore,
D 2c kings be instructed. ye judges OF
lh' earth. Psalm Al. verse 10Th. He
opened DIS discourse by saying that the
Reformation IN England could not be at
roliol 90 one man. like that Of Luther. in
Iermany. Calvin, i'm Switzerland; Knox,
n Scotland. but was due TO variety of
causes lie alluded to the prominent
men that had appeared almost simultane-
'is'y on the worlds stage, and who had
Borne such conspicuous parts in the his
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