Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-12
TALK TO DRUMMERS.
Dr.. Rndrum breaches q Special Sermon
to Our Travelling Men.
FLEA ron HOME MISSIONS.
DIR. wright Makes an Earnest App
peal In Behalf Of This Cause
Money Raised for 80. james
Church-ExchanEe of Puipits,

Cofu baptiSt cnuIChs p'N"N"N" ~
clal sermon Sunday night 10 the Travel
iers' Protective. Association. which was
replete with good, wholesome advice to the
members OF that organization. The travel
lcrs were out In full force and occu-
pied seats reserved for them in the centre
aisle. The congregation was made up
largely OF men.
After a few words Of introduction on
the disposition OF the press and the pub
lie 10 make merry over the commercial
travellers calling. the preacher spoke IN
complimentary terms Of the profession
He characterized 1t as being necessary
numerous. useful. honorable, ana oeheVo-
lent vocation but not ut all inconsistent
with manly and uniform religion. Dr'
Landrum cautioned his hearers as TO GER
tain temptations which are most hKeN
10 beset them, and which, because Oh
their removal from home are PECULIARLY
seductiye. lie then commended the call
ing as a school OF useful knowledge, OF
business integrity, of brotherhood ana
municipal patriotism. He drew an an
alogy between travel on the rodu
and the journey through life from me
cradle to the grave. and closed with an
appeal for the travellers to get on the
right road and to meet him at last IN
The heavenly home. The sermon was
most impressive ana was hstehe" " "'''
rapt attention.
PAY the 81. james Debt.
Tho mass-meetings held at Centenary
,nd Trinity Methodist churches SUNDAY
night I'm the interest of the debt on 81.
James church were largely attended anu
ae a result about 81 100 was raised, WHICH,
Win funds received from other sources
leaves only about N.7O0 remaining 70 DE
raised The debt was originally Vow
At Centenary the meeting was opeheu
with praver by Rev. J. r. Whitley. Kew:
Dr Whitehead was the first speaker ana
ne took as his theme the connecuohallsi'
II Methodism. This, he declared was d
fundamental principle OF the ChurSn
without which 1t had no special piace lUi
existence as "A distinct denomination. III
Methodism, he said, the burden OF o,Ie
was the burden OF all, and hence tne ueot
~ St James church was deDt Oh
the Methodlsis of Richmond. Upon the
conclusion Of his address c0lleclloh WAC
taken. and over $500 was realized.
pr Young. then spoke and reierreu
particularly to the fidelity and courage Oh
Inc congregation Of St. James, cltins as
a fact that they had assumed %'oVo OIL
The entire Indebtedness Of the church
THE TRINITY MEETING.
The attendance at Trinity was not so
large as might have been expected.
ny DR. 4. c. Brown made most
forceful appeal, in which he Outllheu the
conditions under which the chuIch was
erected under the auspices OF the Lay
mems Union ian organization now
defuncO backed by the late r. Ii.
Whitlock: and how necessary II was 10
mandate a debt Of $500 to preserve the
building to the Methodist denomination.
He also stated that the members Of 81
James church. although Of limited IN
comes. in order 20 save their mouse OF
worship. had agreed to assume S5'JV Oh
this debt. provided the Methodists OF
Richmond outside OF 81 James "ouiu
raise $500.
Roy Or. Hunter followed DR.. Brown
in an earnest exortatOn to his people 10
90 their part as MeihOdists In lifting the
Indebtedness. after which collection
was taken up.
church. who were present, pledged that
church for Sl00, and the total amount
raised was 500 About $500 has been raised
bv private subscriptions toward liquidat-
Ing the Indebtedness, making A,FV IN all:
and this together with the 500 assumed
10y the congregation. leaves only ABOUT
81 900 now 10 be raised Steps are being
taken looking 10 securing this through
uriylta contributions. and one of the pas
TOYS. who IS interested in the movement,
said Yesterday that the prospects Of soon
winning out the debt were very encourage
ing.
Sermon on state Missions.
Rev DR. Wright, Of Leigh-Street
church. announced as his text on Sunday
morning as much of the Verse-"Go ye
into an the world and preach the Gospel
10 every creature"-as relates to the
spread Of the Gospel in this State.
Briefly reviewing the origin Of the work
under Jeter and others in 1873, and noting
its wonderful progress up TO the present
time. the speaker offered the Following
rcasons why he thought his people ought
to be Interested In State-mssion work:
1--WE have been commanded to UNDER
Ike IT," he said 1.-THE text read in your
hearing IS frequently spoken of as the
great commission; but am FOND or call
ing il the great command. A commission
IS something which we may not accept,
but this sending Of the Gospel to those
who are without it is a thing which we
may not refuse to do. Then, too, you
Virg!nians are proud Of your State. In
what way can you better show your
patriotism than by spreading the Gospel
ttrcughOut its breadth and length? AT
this moment only one in every three VINO
ara old enough to be saved are converted
not know Christ by a saving faith. We
here in this religious atmosphere imagine
that all through our State every one
else enjoys the same privileges that we
have, and II is hard for us to realize
the destiution that prevails in many
places
The work partakes Of the nature Of
an investment and just as an early in
vestment In financial matters will yield
a wonderful profit in money. so an early
investment in a Christian church gives
wonderful grasp on the community,
and n great increase Of power for ac-
compllshng good"
1.-The work of State missions is In no
wise opposed TO that Of foreign missions,
but Is in fact most necessary to It," and
here he quoted from Yates &c Phelps TO
sustain himself on this point.
LEGACY TO OUR CHILDREN.
'In this work we leave legacy to
our children. In these latter days, when
every ism in the world is pouring into
America--Cniversalis Indineren.ism,
Mormonism, Catholicism, Heathenism-
we cannot afford TO be inert. The Chris
tian world is trying 70 evangelize Italy.
and yet America herself seems to be
destined TO be the future home OF the
Pope. Indifference is the great curse
OF our country to-day. and unless we wish
to see the time when the bats and owls
shall rOOst In our own deserted dwellings,,
We must bestir ourselves. We may even
now be standing upon the verge OF
social revolution. Sin is organized
throughout the land, and well organized;
and We should heed the mutterings or
the storm before IL bursts upon u.s. Ills
tory repeats itself, and IL the Jews the
favored people OF God. We're COMPOUNDED
by their own heather enemies, and II
the lands of the early Christians ere
overrun by the Turk, may II not be.
that God. seeing the lasstude and in
difference which many OF us Christians
exhibit will turn in upon us deluge
Of heathenlsm which will cause us to
fight for that faith which we now so
feebly support. When we can read from
our own papers that a band of Mormon
converts has gone from right here
amongst us 10 Salt Lake City, where
We see the sanctity OF marriage dis
regarded, II is time for us 10 open our
eyes.
Tho way we can ward Off these things,
and the one way to do IL, is by spread
ing the Gospel OF Christ. Even 81 there
were no other incentive TO help In State
missions than the memory OF those noble
men OF our own denomination who suffered
here In this very Commonwealth TO break
the letters OF a State Church and obtain
for US and for others the religious liberty
which We now enjoy this memory alone
Rhould arOnge onr ora fffrda N curry m,