Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-11-05

Ut. 1tOSe Sunudy dittfHOoh urhNciVi
the third OF his series OF sermons TO
young men. The text was the se'-"
as that of his former discourses--viz..
Luke T.. 4: That thou mishtest know IN"
certainty OF those things wherein tnou
hast been Instructed" The opening OF
his sermon was a summary review OF the
arguments he had formerly used TO prove
that the truth of the Scriptures could
he proved outside Of the Bible by the
writings Of those who were enemies Of
! Christianity. lie said there was Il vast
number OF young men In the country
who had never read the books referred
| 10. and were. therefore. ignorant OF the
facts He then stated that his theme
| for the evenings discourse was that
the Christian religion was 10 be the uni
yersal religion OF the world. II was the
only religion that possessed the power
| and possibilities to become 20. One Iea-
son for its stability was 1t had never
| been allied to any form OF astronomy
philosophy. or the faith OF any nation
II was the only religion that had the
| power TO transform. to elevate, and to
undermine the lead. but It's most striking
| power was In its adaptation. There was
not a foot of ground on the globe where
the seeds Of Christianity could not be
sown and the plants of righteousness
flourish and bloom to the good of man
and the glory of God. There was rot a
! language In which the Bible had not been
translated. and not a tribe TO be found
where there were not converts TO Chris
| tianity. Emphasizing this statement by
| use of an apt and convincing Illustration,
! Or. Hoge next spoke OF the power of the
| Christian religion in any form Of govern
ment; II conserved all that was good in
! &C. and destroyed all the bad encircling
! II. as the woodsman belted the tree. He
! further stated that the time was draw
! ing near when there would be but one
song sung by all the world-that OF
triumph and victory to the Christ who
! had wrought our salvation. His appeal
! TO the young men present was full OF
| that eloquence and deep feeling for when
/ DIR. Uoge is famous in reaching and con-
| yincing the mind and awakening IN the
| heart such emotions as VIII arouse enc
| TO true conservation TO the Master ;
| service In speaking OF the Vaiue OF
| their youthful lives. he stated that there
was never a time when life was as much
worth living as now, the possibilities Oh
/ a young mans future. could not be esti-
mated and, if properly directed snd fis
one aim was the glory of God, then in
deed would he reflect the image in which
he was made. Dr. Hoge's comparison
! OF Homer and Shakespeare contained a
most magnificent tribute to Shakespeare
| The discourse all through was hlied WIN
! information and suggestions calculated
| TO stimulate reading. Nothing could nave
| been finer than DR.. Hoge's description Oh
| the all-conquering power of the EnsIsh
language. the use and destiny of the
| American people. and the partition Vi
continents that is now going on.
Rev. Mr.. Nash's Anniversary.
The fifth anniversary of the rectorship
|
| this CITY. was celebrated on Sunday.
| Snecial services were held at the church
| nj II o'clock In the morning. and also al
! the Chapel OF the Redeemer at 3:So o CLOCK
| I'm the afternoon. At the morning ser
| vice the congregation was quite iaree'
and the sermon. which was preached Dy
the rector. was a brief review OF the MS
tory of Christ Church, from its origin III
the Old pineapple church. on lower Grace
s,reet and detailed the faith and doc
trines of the Church to-day. showing lts
| adantahility to the needs and demands oil
| all classes.
The contributions at the morning ser
vice were more than 800 49,
Mr.. s. X Mckee, secretary or the
Young Mems Christian Association and
| Mr. y. A. Arthur addressed a mass-meet'
ing of young people in the afternoon
At night the choir OF the church suns
I'm the chapel. and large crown was
present. Steps were taken to organize
chanel brotherhood and sisterhood. To-
night the ladies of the church Will ten
| dor the rector a reception in the lecture
| room OF the church.
| REV u. H. Farland, assistant minister
at ST. Paul's church. has accepted the
| call recently rendered him by ST. John :
church. Portsmouth, Va. Mr. Farianu
has greatly endeared himself to the con-
gregation of st. Paurs and the rector Oh
this church. His friends mere VIII re-
gret to have him leave.
DIR. Young on the MOneyiess wan
Rev Dr. w. J. Young. pastor OF farK-
| place Methodist Episcopal church, preach
"a Sunday night on the Money
| less Man" He first gave voice TO the
assertion that money is king, and, con-
| timing said: What a curse TINS love
| ~ money has been. The moneyless man
thinks the thing is to get IT, by means
dishonest. perhaps. but stu 10 get H.
/ The rich man is likely to presume mat
because he is rich. he may live as he
pleases. And. to a large extent, ne ~
right. The rich man gets the best oil
everything. except pastoral and moral
| oversight. This craving for wealth.
| stands I'm the way Of moral progress
| arst we must labor for the meat that
| nerisheth But II is interesting ana en-
| no,,raginp TO note that wealth grows
| Inv the toll of the poor. wise man. VINO
after all is needed by capital In the pro-
| gross of life: and that 1t cannot gro"
without distributing some Kind or behe'
fcent influence in It's many improve
,nents added TO the city.
The preacher enlarged on the idea thai
true men are needed. and said: "Charac'
! Ter win more and more count In the pat
Ito ~ life. We need men more than al
else one swallow does not make sum
| mer Men who have some good trait are
often failures. Poverty. especially aD'
iect poverty. is often the result OF SHIFT
| iessness. OF effectiveness OF makeup, u
| 81 life that may have much TO admire In IL
| The thought OF the age makes toe
much of environment and too little OF 'n'
men environed. 1T Is not in our stars
| hut I'm ourselves, that We are underlings'
And let us not forget either, that, In I'M
long run. a life of disinterested devotion
IN the good Of others will win-it no
here then in the great eternity beyond
I'p there IT will prove to have been pe',el
that we followed Christ. who. though M
was rich. for our sake, became poor.
nrief Notes from Other Churches.
Rev. A. p. Saunders. OF Fredericksburg
preached TO large congregations on sun
day at the Third Presbyterian church
The subject of his discourse In the morn
ING was the duty of the Church u
maintain the widows and orphans o.
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