Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-19

I for us here TO enlarge upon. But thank
| Go. we need not know them all to avoid
| them Just learn the straight pain. the
good way, and you can easily shun the
| wrong one But are you In the wrong
| track? Then look out. for there ~ dan
| ger ahead. and remember that your con-
duct will not only iniure yourself. Young
| man, do you gamble? Are you gong
| astray In that dIrection7 Are you bring
ing an old fathers gray hairs In sorrow
| TO his grave? What about the MOTHER
Are you breaking her hearth
Now lust n few thoughts on the glory
| OF youth. The first ray OF glory that
| comes 10 youth Is excellency OF character
"A good name Is rather to be chosen tnan
| great riches Talent. or wealth. or popu-
| iari;y. without II. are but as the tinsel.
! and will count for nothing at the bar OF
| God.
"The glory OF youth Is seen not only
| In its salvation from sin. but especially
when IL IS set apart for CHRISTIAN service
| and receives the amounting OF the Holy
| Spirit. You are saved for service. we
| need you. young men and young women.
| The shining. suffering. dying world needs
You and Il say Ii reverently) Christ needs
| you. We want your brain to think Tor
| Christ, we want your heart TO throb for
| Christ we want your feet to run Tor
| Christ There is one thing lacking that
| we need to-day, and that Is the coming
| upon us of the spirit OF Christ. and when
that comes then shall we say For me to
| live is Christ young people. live for
Christ. for Christ, for Christi
| The Revival Mt Pinc-street.
| At Pine-Street Baptist church Sunday
was something after the fashion Of an
| all-day meeting. The services begun with
Il Hnr ma linz
| school at 3; short sermon at 10 TO
the Sunday school, services and
| preaching at II. as well as at $50 and
| o'clock T. NJ. Rev j. T.. Hutson, the
evangelist. and brother TO the patsor. is
| doing the preaching. and Is conducting
/ this series of meetings now in progress.
| To the Sunday school at 10 O'Clock he
| preached a short sermon from the text.
son. so work to-day in the vineyard"
| He was very warm and earnest. and in
| closing asked all who had been converted
| at meetings which he had conducted
| at the Sunday-school services TO come
| up and shake hands with him. A large
number came. and. TO the surprise of all.
| among them. were some Of the most eff
| Client teachers and workers in the school
At II o'clock his subject was from
| Psalms lii: II trust in. the mercy OF
| God forever and ever" He spoke very
| earnestly of the blesscdness of those vino
| trust in the Lord. and OF those who are
merciful. and then went on TO picture
how God delights in mercy, and is always
ready and anxious to extend His saving
mercies TO all who seek IT,
In the afternoon he preached from Ro-
mans viii. II. his subject being. Saved
by Hope The discourse was listened 10
with eager interest and deep solemnity.
AT O'Clock the church proper could not
contain the people and an overflow
meeting was held in the basement-room.
and was led by Rev. Il. T.. Chambers.
VINO preached a very tender sermon of
invitation. The evangelist took his sub
Ject from Luke xiii, "a: Strive to enter in
at the straight gate for many. say unto
you. VIII seek 10 enter in and shall not
be able. He said there are some per
sons who delight to tackle Christians ana
ministers with arguments such as the
origin of sin; Is the hell-fre spoken of
In the Bible literal fire? and such like
subjects. To all OF such he would an
swer with the text, Strive to enter"
etc.. and not be destroyed by wasting
ume on things that do not concern ones
salvation.
He closed his sermon with an earnest
appeal to the unconverted. and remarked:
III Jesus were 10 come I'm here TO call
me TO account / could look him in the
face and say My Master. for two weeks
/ have prayed as best | could: | have
preached as earnestly as | know how: |
nave talked. wept. and. to sum it all up.
nave done my very best to bring men
and women to Thee"
There We're several conversions durinp
the day, and some five or six received
for baptism. making in all about fifty
professions during the meetings
Mt Hutson will preach every night
inns week at o'clock. The demands on
his time will then call him to other fiel
10 work. His sermons are simple carr
est ana touching. yet free from excite
ment and his pleadings so straghtfor-
Wdiu as TO cause many to accept Chris
tianty under his preaching.
The Final Judgment Day.
Two very impressive sermons were
preached at Clay-Street Methodist Epls-
copal church on Sunday by the pastor
feV. X. ). Wilson. The subject Of the
morning discourse was 1.-THE Power of a
Great Affection, and It's Proper Supreme
OBJECT based on the Scripture, /. John,
H., 15-lL In great affection there
is, Mr.. Wilson said. the power OF trans
formation This is seen in every de-
partment Of life. The sculptor's affection
for his art enables him to transform
the rude stone into an image of beauty
The artists love for his employ makes
MN dple 10 transform the rude canvas
into scene that almost lives and
breathes. The childs love for its mother
makes her the most beautiful woman in
the world. The Transforming power of
great affection Is also seen in It's effect
on character. Men grow to be like what
| they love most. Love for that which Is
impure, ignoble. and unholy degrades men.
| while love for high and holy things
elevates. a beautiful exposition Of the
| world we may love and the world we
| should not love was given. and in closing
| an earnest entreaty was made TO all
| not to allow their affections TO become
| entwined around those things which de-
grade the soul.
| The evening sermon was on "The Final
| Judgment Day" three passages Of Scrip
| ture being used as texts-Hebrews. tx.
| 90 Acts, xvii. 81: and II. Corinthians.
| V. 10. Every word uttered by the
| speaker seemed to indicate how deeply
| he felt the importance of his theme. The
day was approaching. he said, when all
| the affairs Of this world would be wound
| up, and Gods design in creation would
| be accomplished; when the destines OF the
| race would be settled for all eternity.
| George Whitfield requested this inscrp-
| ton to be placed on his tomb: George
| Whitfield; the kind Of man he was the
| Judgment shall disclose" The same cpl
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| Scriptures speak of judgment ante
| dating the final judgment 1t is the
| judgment now resting upon men who re-
| ject the Son of God This judgment
| affects the soul. and at death determines
| its final destiny. 1t is a Judgment that
| may be revoked while the probation lasts.
| by faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. Death
| fixes destiny. Eternal separation of the
| good and the bad is instantaneous upon
| death. The Scriptures teach nothing of
| a purgatory where sins unforgiven at
| death may be purged away There is no
| cleansing power in purgatoral fires. The
| teach, Is the only agency that can cleanse
| from sin. While eternal separation takes
| ! ace at death. the final judgment will
not be until the end of time Its purpose
| will be the vindcation Of Gods moral
| administration 1t will determine the
| issues to human life. The results of a
| life can never be known until the end
| Of time. An evil influence impresses it,
| self upon succeeding generations until
| time shall end. The same is true Of the
influence of a good life. For this rea-
| upon until the last day of time. At the
| final judgment Christ will be the Judge.
| Men are now sitting in judgment upon
| Him. He will then be the Judge. on
| that day the wisdom of the. Christian
| will be clearly seen. After pressing the
| question as to how each one present
| would stand in the judgment, the sermon
| was brought to its close by an earnest