Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-26
WILL NOT TAKE PART
DECLINE TO GO INTO THE HOLY.
SPIRIT CONVENTION.

Two Important Questions for Pres.
bytcry to Considcr-Wevivais On
! Progress in Many Churchcs-Notcs
About Services on sunday.
| At the meeting yesterday morning OF
the Presbyterian ministers II was de-
termined not to appoint "A member Of the
! Committee OF Arrangements for the con.
| AMI others to he held to consider the
offices Of the Holy Spirit. 1t was the
sense of the meeting that the views OF
the Church on that question were fixed
! The question Of rcorganlZing the Pres
| byt,rian Union OF Richmond and Man
chester was brought. up and discussed
| at some length. The discussion de-
I veloped strong sentiment In favor OF
| reorganization along social and educa-
! tional lines. the central idea being to have
| addresses at stated times on Church
history, local and general. 1t was finally
| decided that each pastor would talk over
| the matter with his session next Sun
| day morning after service. and that a
| meeting OF the Executive Committee Of
the union be held next Tuesday night
| at DR. Hoge's church for the purpose Of
| taking formal action. should 1t be deemed
| desirable.
THE SERVICES ON SUNDAY.
The several pastors reported good con-
gregatons at their Sunday services. Dr.
| HCge presided at the meeting. lie was
quite unwell Saturday. but preached with
his usual vigor morning and afternoon
| Sunday. his afternoon sermon being a
| most comforting discourse on Doubt"
| one OF his brother ministers remarked
yesterday that the afternoon sermon WAS
one OF the finest he had ever heard from
DR. Hoge.
Rev. Mr.. Van Houten. of Manchester
church. and Rev. Mr.. Cannon, Ct the
Third church, exchanged puipits Sunday
night.
THE TIME TO BE SAVED.
DR.. Fair delivered a powerful and i'm
pressive sermon Sunday night 10 "A large
congregation at the Grace-Street Presby
terrain church. His text was from
II. Samuel. twentieth chapter, and fifth
time" The story was that of Amasa.
oNe of David's generals, who had been
sent by his master to rally the fighting
men of the nation David gave him three
days to perform his mission and return,
but Amasa tarried behind. thinking he
had ample time. and that he could easily
make some excuse 10 his chief As he
WAS returning in haste on the fourth day
he was assassnated by his own cousin.
Joab. under the shadow of the great
stone of Gideon.
The preacher drew a solemn lesson from
this narrative. He said that there was
set time in every mans life. after which
IL was too late TO seek salvation. There
vas dead line across which II was
fatal to pass. More men and women.
he declared ARE eternally lost through
simple neglect Of the offer Of salvation
than through positive unbelief. or by
leading openly wicked lives. We do not
know when this set time comes i'm our
lives, and we cannot afford to keep put
ting off accepting Christ. as some day
we may cross the dead line without know
ing it"
"Amasa did not know that when the
sun set on that third day his fate was
scaled with its setting. There was no
thing peculiar in the close of the day
TO indicate that life was closing i'm for
him. and his last night was probably
passed in careless pleasure, but he had
crossed the line: he had tarried be-
yond the set time. and his doom was
as sure at the sunset that night as II
vas the next day when the dagger en-
tered his heart"
Continuing, DIR Fair said that the
sinner was i'm the same condition as
Anasa. and he closed his sermon with
"A solemn and touching appeal to the
unconvorted 10 make their decision that
very hour and take their stand for
Christ.
PRESBYTERY TO MEET.
East Hanover prcsbytery will meet N
Dr. Hoge's church Tuesday. April 10th.
and two very interesting matters VIII be
before the body.
One Is an overture sent down from
the General Assembly involving the ques-
ton whether students at the ssml1aries
shall be licensed to preach before stand
ing the examination on Latin and Greek
necessary TO be stood before ordination.
In other words. shall these examinations
b. deferred until ordination. and license
b4 granted earlier in the course than
now?
The other question is whether converts
I'm the foreign missionary deld may be
ordained by a minister in that field
thus departing from the law Of ordination
by presbytery.
RevivnI. I'm Many Churches.
The Richmond churches seem to be
entering Il season of great REVEALS There |
are already several meetings In progress |
in different parts Of the city. In which |
there have been number Of CONVEX
sions. and others are just sterling.
Rev Or George g. Nanderslice. who is |
as successful As a revivalist as ne is as a |
h. e N
which there have already been about |
sixty professions Of conversion. The ser !
vices have been in progress about three |
weeks and Widespread interest has been |
aroused DR.. Vanderslice has large con- |
gregations. and is carrying forward the |
fine work inaugurated by his predecessor, |
DR. Ray.
At Pine-Street BAPTIST church Rev. J.
T. HutsOn, who for the past two weeks |
has been assisting his brother, Rev. j.
b Hutson, will leave Wednesday. and |
the meetings VIII be- discontinued. Ninety |
conversions have been made, and the
membership of the church has been large
ly increased.
Or. Hatcher began q meeting a Grace
Street church last night. Rev. Or. X
j. Willnghnm preached for him. and
will continue to dQ so for some DAYS
but his duties i'm connection with the
FOL elgn- MlSSlOD BOdIu VIII not pelHllt |
him to assist during the entire series OF
meetings. as he has important engage
ments in the South, which will call him
away.
At Venabe-Street church Mr.. Curran,
secretary Of the Railroad Branch of the
Young Mems Christian Association,
started a meeting last night especially for
railroad-men, but the work is expected
to extend beyond this class, and great
deal OF good is hoped for.
The meetings at the Second church,
which have been in progress for the
past week. have been productive OF much
good AT the service Sunday morning
fourteen members were admitted 10 the
church Rev. W. J. f.. Cox, of stanton,
who has been conducting the meetings. |
will remain in the city during this week.
and viii preach every night at o'clock
He occupied the pulpit for DR.. Landrum
both morning and evening Sunday His |
evening discourse on THE Prodlgai Son
was a fresh and inspiring handling OF an
DID subject.
The Baptist ministers are beginning to