The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-03-12
VIM mn BAPLISzS,
A Revival at Pine street Church-Other
Oh rch News.


nrents ana His comma Ldments are not
c,ri.vous." Dr. Pitcher is an tncoinmon-
IS. good natural speaker He breaches
inst as he talks. The sermon was
sound. simple, censible presentation OF
old-fashioned Gospel truth.
Al night Rev. Dr. J. c. Hiden preached
from the Parable of the barren hg-
tree" Luke xiii, 6-7
After a brief introduction On the nature
and use of pan ables, Dr. Hiden deduceo
from his text first, "Our responsibility
for our privileges" and, second worth
lessness is ruin" These lessons were
d,acussed In a sermon Of about thirty
! minutes.
Al both services there were many
strangers present Indeed Grove-Avenue
church is quite favorite place OF "oI-
| ship with visitors TO the CITY,
CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. George L. Truett, of Washington
ID. c., filled the pulpit OF Rev. MT BasDy
At Calvary Baptist church Sunday night
He dweIt upon the Importance of laying
aside the SINS Of the world and running
the race set before US. The speaker al
luded to q former member OF College Hlll
| Baptist church. in Lynchburg, Va. VINO
had been living a double life, and warned
his hearers against the temptations the
world offers for living a double me-
| ana spoke of the injury and disgrace
that a, man could bring upon his church
| and family in this way.
Mr. Truett was formerly pastor OF OOi-
| lege Hill Baptist church, in Lynchburg,
| and the example he referred to left no
| doubt that he had in mind a defaulting
| cashier whose recent exposure has been
ventilated through press dispatches from
Lynchburg.
At the evening services Rev. Mr.. BaSby
filed his Iulpit and addressed a large
audience. He alluded TO the different
classes of Christian workers, and con-
trlstod their several methods of working
for the cause Of Christianity The speak
or emphasized the importance OF Chris
tians working for the religious improve
ment and enlightenment Of others and
urged his hearers 10 so out into the world
and work for the advancement OF Chris
tianity.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The subject Of Rev DR.. George Coop
er's sermon on Sunday morning at the
First Baptist church was: How Great
is the Rainfall Of Gods Blessings
gathered from Isaiah Xiv, IL
His sermon was a very Impressive one.
The illustrations were fOrclbly brought
out He said the gifts Of God were as
free as the rain that descended from
Heaven. As an illustration Of how great
were some Of His blessings, he said that
there was annually an average OF 3,y00,i2
tons If water that fell upon a space Of
ten miles square, Of which Richmond
occupies a larger portion. These figures
renresent a larger amount than the coal
production Of the State of Pennsylvania.
This is only one of the large number OF
blessings which God bestows upon MS
people. But the greatest of these Sllts,
said he. is the gift OF the Holy spirit.
This is free TO all who VIII receive ~
and is the foundation Of the blessings.
DR.. Cooper's sermon was c'oSeu 10y
asking the question, ''Win you receive
tbis Great blessing. the Holy Spirit which
Is as free TO all as the rain! CHRIST u
Looking and waiting for some one to re-
ceive this great blessing, which lie mas
in his abundant stOrehouse
The subject OF the evening sermon was
els my way a wilderness or desert 10
my people," jeremiah H., IL.
REVIVAL AT IINE-srEEEr BAPTIST.
For the past week Rev. j. L. Hutson'
the evangelist. has been preaching every
night to crowded houses at Pine-9treet
R9rtist church. ON Sunday he preached
four times-at 10 y. Nj. to the sunday
school. at II A. NJ. i'm the main audience
room, at $3.50 r. VI. 10 men only ana az
=. NJ in the main audience ROOM =.
II 4. NJ. his text was from the ftn anu
18th verses Of the nth chapter oil ne
brews. and the subject Moses Cholce'
The sermon was able, full of power ana
cry impressive. He said we were app
TO claim that il was much easier lot
Moses. Elijah, Paul or Daniel 10 I'VE sood
Christian lives than for as; but that we
were wrong. Take Moses VINO IN sefViHe
God had 20 face the jecrs ana sh'sra "i
all his COMPANIONS AT the Egyptian court
who were ready 90 pronounce MN
fool. a crank, for giving up such splehdol'
such prospects 10 live with slaves INA
at the Egyptian court win ms manu-
almost on the sceptre, ne could cIdlul
that Providence was providing him win
the mower and the means as ruler OF that
great country TO help his captive people
He said that ne would have TO leave MS
adolJted mother to the jibes and crlti-
cisms Of the wisacres OF the day lot
having picked up a Jewish wait ana
brought him to and educated him at the
Eeyptian Court 10 well-nigh pull down
the throne Of the Pharoahs
We are apt. he said, 10 set Elijah ana
Moses and Paul on high pedestals and
ourselves N deep valleys, and claim Tor
ourselves more difficult work 10 be
Christians than we were willing TO con-
ccde to the others. He could prove we
were wrong. The Bible says 1.-The prayer
% the righteous man availeth much,
and right beside that II says "Eliiah was
a man of like passions with ourselves"
Elijah shut up the heavens with player.
and again opened them with prayer and
he was a man OF like passions we are.
He drew two pictures-hrst, Moses sur
rounded with wealth and pomp, honor
and power almost in his grasp "choos-
ing rather to suffer affections with the
people of God than enjoy the pleasures OF
sin for a season." and then become a
special messenger from heaven 10 talk
with Jesus Christ on the Mount OF Trans
fgurauon: second. Dives. clothed i'm
purple and fine linen, and fsrng sump-
tuousy every day" and afterward in
hell calling for a drop of water to cool
his parched tongue
At $3.50 some four hundred men were
present.
At =. NJ. an overlooking meeting was
held in the basement. The meetings are
full of promise, and a great work is hoped
for. Mr.. Hutson will preach every night
through this week. He is a strong Bible
preacher, and all of his sermons are re-
plete with Bible Notwithstanding and
promises. His texts are Jesus Christ,
the body of his sermons are Christ Jesus,
and his peroratons are Christ Jesus
That, we believe. is the secret Of his
great success as an evangelist.
THE PhESBFTEkIANy.