Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-28
VERY SOLEMN SCENE.
Administering Baptism in the Woods
Near Alton.
WAGE FITTED ny NATURE.
Commenced in storm and nhuea III
su,.biae-Women as Teachers-Ah
,o,,c,. I'm Atinrta-Much-Nc Need
-, u.ips-protractcd Meeting

,c,-res,ondence u the Dispatch)
,.rToX. VA. July G7.-When Socrates
,,s asked whether he wished TO BE- burned
A. 90 be buried after death he answered
that he "did not care provided they u'u
not think they were buryins or pu'"'"s
Socrates ,,t-
p,,,n or Christian. the idea Of anhifl-
,,,,or &. antaconistic 60 the soul. Nan
= ~, inGnitessimal copy Of God ana nous
h. himself the divinity Of future hie-'"0
he,ief In immortality is innate hea''''"
", be was. the ancient philosopher lei'
m the tomb was not blind aiiey' tn"'
,o,,a way. somehow. it was but 'noi
,,,chf,ra from this 20 the other hie. We
y, this day are taught the way III wy
bpht Of this Christianity my cO"' =.
Prom the revival at Hebron b'p.,ee
,t,rch-l,elievers in the resurrection oil 'nS
Nc IN cone-were buried with ShiiS' ~
\aptism last Monday evening
~ ,rdi,ance OF baptism by immersion
,lvays impressive and beautiiui, va 1, 10
s.red unusually 50 by tiS SUI ,-ranr,ad
r. bantisual-po0l had been al az
x, Lie from the church at the lotu
- -. .,,cCrepor'c NM. Here the "',le
-, ,,,bich is the headwater or hoch-
d, liver Is deep. narrow, anu l'II~0-,,
K, ora side IL Is bordered th!chE ny W.,
e. and black-stemmed aiders' WV
60, summer greenery; on 'he
,,hcr hank, huge. gray rocks IN vIoh IN
SScives uft high above, overhung Dy w
k,in,eval forest. No spot more anu u, ~, ,,s
" restfuI or more emblemauc OF uou ,
hardlworlI in nature couid nave -
round Vehicles, horsemen, ana leueS-
trlans crowded the rivers edge
IN a STORM.
Soon after the people reached the scene
clouds gathered. and The swoit ohcoiI-
ing Of q mountain storm broke overhead.
srro,, v..s never a more serious or orderly
.sseublace. The rain poured IN torrents
nnd tho thunder rolled. but clear above
zach the fe.Vcnt Affirmation, upon Con
fession O. YOUR fIith' could be Cisuncuy
heard, az ore after the other ire He''
JIortvr.l Hawthorne administered the sa-
crea rte As the services ended. ana
,he last candidate came Dripping out, the
storm ceased: TIE sun sh0ne with sutdtn
,<ory around Cns minister's bare heao
aud touched :he people. the fores'' anu
,he water with q golden light. None
xhcr, could have doubted that Solemn
ard cnlnest tcne Of picty controlled nor
that al! there. IN that hour. were not IN
t.rcessors with God for the better IKE
Nor ,s this an exceptional awakening. nor
was II "a phenomenal revival Just such
meetings are widespread throughout the
land.
AN ERA OF CRIME
And get. to-day every intelligent person
must etnlit that this Is an era OF crime
one needs only 20 read single newspaper
90 proye ~. Young children commit muir.
der and suicide sons and daughters XIII
their parents. parents STAY their children
ana whole families are buicnered foi
see,nlnrly no cause. Multiply one
newspaper and It's list OF daily
crimes by seven, and see what week
van bring forth: and that by hfty-two
ard read the tale year unfolis' Never
before since America was a civilized
country has there been such a variety
"a asnsfantiy recurring horrors. Nha'