Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-29


with knowledge u religion, II the tears
that spring from thought, and the
smiles that come OF knowledge. and the
prayer that prays all prayers In one
Thy will he done-are religion. then
there IL hope for US that we. too. are
living the religious and unending lIfe."
Immediately after the close OF the SER
vice, the annual meeting OF the church
was called TO order by the president,
Mr.. Gay. The old officers were unani-
mously reelected for the new year. DR..
Clancy then gave q very encouraging
talk. He reviewed the progress made
during the past year, pronounced II to
be very satisfactory. not only as concerns
the local church. but as to the other
churches In the South. and paid a grace
full and well-deserved tribute to the resi-
dent pastor. Rev. Joseph Seaton. COM
mending him for his zeal and vigilance.
DIR. Dill on tho Atoncrasnt.
Rev. J. =. Dill, d. D., preached the
third OF his series OF doctrinal sermons
at yenable-Street Baptist church Sum
day morning to a large congregation. His
subject was THE Atonement," and the
text. /. Peter H.. "a; "who His own self
bare our sins Ia His own body on the
tree"
IN unnlyzing tnc tncOTles OF the dtOuc-
ment, DR.. Din presented TO the people:
/. The great central fact by which
Christ bore our sins. /. Bore the humilia-
ton OF sin: 2. Bore the suffering Of sin.
eliminating In His death: 3, The separa-
ton from the Father. In picturing this
separation the pastors remarks were al
most divine and seemingly left marked
impression on his hearers.
. What IL accomplished: I. Delverance
from sin, ETC.: 2, Reconciliation; 8,
Righteousness.
In closing his sermon, DR.. Dill used the
following beautiful and pathetic illustra-
tion: ION a tramping trip to Yosemite
Valley / learned a quaint Indian legend
connected with the valley. AT the upper
end OF the valley. In the fork or TWO
canyons. there rises the half dome. IL
stands before us the most remarkable
piece Of granite In the world. Tor IL
has the appearance of having been CLEFT
in two, and on the cleft side II rises
10 a straight perpendlcularty Of 5000 feet
Scientists have been unable TO explain
the formation Of this half dome: but the
slmple-minded Indians that lived for
ages at its feet can tell us how II hap
pened In early-legend-day history OF
the Yosemite tribe this Is said to have
been whole dome. and there was no
river In the valley. But II happened in
the life of a great chief that there APP
peared upon the crown Of this dome the
figure OF white-robed angelic visitant
She would come and go. The
chief fell desperately in love. and
was ready to die of despair. That year
there came great famine upon the
valley. and the tribe was wasting with
hunger and disease. They Joined In
earnest prayer TO the fair angel for
help. Then there came a cleaving OF
the great dome. and one half vanished
Then there came gushing forth from
the rock on either side stream that
united their liz giving waters at the foot
OF the dome. and flowed bread. great
river through the valley. Since then
there has been no lack of water. They
call II MERGED, the river of mercy. SO
when a perishin. world lifted its longing
cry towards Calvary; when, with parched
lips they cried for water. there came a
cleaving of the rock, which is Christ
Its waters have flowed unto the ends of
the earth. and "whithersoever the river
cCmeth there is life."
Other Church and Personal Notes.
The annual meeting of Grove-Avenue
church was held Sunday afternoon. The
various officers, societies. etc, made In
spring reports, and at the close Rev j.
c. Hlden, the pastor, congratulated the
church on its progress and prospects.
And well he might. for during the last
year the churchs contributions averaged
$50 per member. This is said to be the
larges, per capita contribution OF any
Baptist church in the State. with a single
exception
The Woman's Missionary Society leads
all similar societies in the Baptist churches
of Richmond. except two, and one of these
churches has double. and the other not
quite double Grove-Avenue' membership
436.
The Executive Committee Of the Min
isterial Union, which is composed Of all
the Protestant ministers in the city. find
ing II impracticable TO secure the presence
OF DR.. Josiah Strong 10 address mass
meeting In this city IN the interests OF
general religious work. have secured DR..
Chamberlayne, a Presbyterian minister oil
New York, who feels a deep interest In
work of this character.
Rev. DIR. w. l.. Wright pastor OF
Leigh-Street church. being somewhat In
disposed Sunday, his pulpit was occu-
pied by one of the students from Rich
mond College.
Rev. w. T.. Hines, well known in Rich
mond, as the pastor for several years OF
West View church, Is now conducting O
very remarkable meeting in Frederlcks'
burg. There had been up to yesterday
III additions to the Baptist church. Oh
these, DR.. Dunnaway, the PASTOR oap-
tized sixty Sunday night.
The Christian endeavor Society OF ST.
James Methodist church he'd an inter
esting question-box meeting Sunday after
noon. Among the interrogations put &c
Rev. Mr.. Omer who conducted the ser
vice. was this unique one: How can
| Christian be cured OF bashfulness?'
Rev. George c. Vanderslice preached
| powerful sermon TO a large congregation
AZ demonstration church Sunday night
| taking as his subject Daniels Interpreta
| ton of Nebuchadnezzers Dream" Thi'
| was one of a series of sermons by DR.
| Vanderslice for Sunday nights.