Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-08

or age toiling on 10 the end OF their days
In the great harvest-neid. gathering
sheaves for the Garner In the skies. Aged
laborer. toll on. The day In far spent;
the night cometh, and then the cloudless
day. In that bright and happy land where
the wicked cease from troubling and the
weary are at rest Arise: so forward TO
meet your end. trusting In Him who viii
not forsake you, now that you are old and
gray-headed. The world may forget and
neglect you. The young may pass you
by In the rush and rush Of life. with
The mere nod Of cold recognition: but He
not treat you so.
Fen down to old age all His people
shall prove
His sovereign. eternal. Interchangeable love.
And when hoary hairs shall their temples
Like lambs they shall stlll in His bosom
be born"
"'slecp on now Rise up. let us go
These are the words that Christ would
speak to us to-day as We stand around
the grave OF the old and upon The
threshold OF the new year.
Among the EpIscopailans.
The Richmond Glorious held largely
attended and interesting session yester-
day Mt noon. Rev. Or. Pike Powers, the
president. flied the chair. Rev. Dr. Johh
X. MACON. rector of 50. James church.
announced that Rev. Mr.. kinsoiVihg. OF
Hrook,yn. would deliver lectures tonight
and tomorrow night at Grace ana 81
James churches. respectively. Tor the
benefit Of the Richmond city Protestant
Episcopal Missionary Society.
Rev. George G. Abbitt, rector OF 81
Marks, who has Just recovered from
long spell OF Illness. was present anu
rendered his resignation rs secretary Oh
the Glorious. Ii was accepted, ana Kew
Il. S. Farland. assistant minister az D.
Pauvs. was elected TO I'll the vacancy.
rev Mr.. Goodwin. rector OF ST. johns.
informed the body that his wife had been
made secretary OF the baby hranch or
tho ladies' Auxiliary OF the Richmonh
CIV Protestant Episcopal Missionary
Society. 1t is the object Of this arm OF
the organization to encourage infants pe-
tween BAPTISM and I years OF age TO
contribute their pennies to this missionary
work. ,,o
Rev. DR.. Baum appeared before 'he
Glorious. and explained that ne was en-
deavorlne 20 arrange series OF mus
tratel lectures to be given here, ch'l'ied'
"Thc Kingdom Of God" His scheme was
heartily endorsed.
The Ladder Of Life.
Excellent and attentive congreEatlons
attended the services at Trinity Metno-
dist church on sunday. The pastor He.'
]. s. Hunter, occupied his pulpit az po'h
the morning and the evening SERVE
The morning subject was complete
CHRISTIAN Conservation" based on the
toxt Exodus x. 26ih: Not an hoof shaii
h. left behind" The Egyptian bondage
ana its attendant circumstances were
aDtlv and forcibly presented as types OF
Great spiritual truths. The bondage IN
which the children Of Israel were heii
nortravs. the speaker sald, tne dWlW
bondage Of sin; the cruel PheTosh IS
type of Satan. the great adversary u
human souls: Moses, the leader, IS lypc
Of Christ. our great Delverer ana Cap
tain of our salvation. Tine cruel tasks
inflicted on the people IN bondage 10 keep
them employed and thus prevent opPoI-
tunity for complaint and rem insurance,
strikingly represents satan ART III 10
efforts TO keep the attention OF men
STAYED on worldly things IN his service
The practical points deduce1 from the
tev, and its contexts were the aim OF
Satan to get people to compromise win
him and his articles 10 make the best
possible compromise for his side, ana
hence the duty OF Christians TO make
comDlete surrender OF themselves anu
their all upon the Divine altar.
At nght the subject was the Ladder
of I.ife" based on Jacobs dream of the
ladder extending from earth TO heaven
The exordium depicted The oneness Oh
Gods eternal purposes ana plans IN CON
nection with mans redemption, ana now
God revealed the same TO men in the
q
earth were practically on level bat sin
caused an awful gorge. by which they
are now far removed from each other
This gorge could not be filled by the
Eternal hand dropping into it world aiter
world: mans goodness il not suHlc'tl'
ladder on which he may climb UP 10 l.e
original level-Heaven. This would be
more futile than a ladder Of moonbeams.
\ convoy OF angels extending from the
glory heights II our earth WOULD not
suffice TO effect a connecting medium TOT
mans ascension. The only possible way
by which the connection could De maze
was effected by Christ in His humanity
resting on the earth and in HIS diVlhlty
extending NJ to Heaven. Here foiloWed
the most beautiful simlitules and hguTes
OF speech in portrayal Of the ladder OF
life effected by Christ's mediation. ms
beautiful ladder. with its rounds of grace
its braces of wisdom and love and mercy
was handsomely depicted as of all-sut-
dcient length. strength. durability, ca
pacity, accessibility. The rhetorical flights
in this portrayal were gems OF eloquence:
especially eloquent and impressive was
the earnest speaker In his picture or the
durability Of this ladder of life.
News About the Baptists.
The annual meeting of the congrega-
ton of the Second Baptist church was
held Sunday afternoon. and was very
largely attended The reports OF the
treasurer showed the church TO be In a
fourishng condition, and entirely free
from debt. The names Of sixty persons
had been added TO the congregation dur
ing the past year, and for church and
Missionary purposes Sn,oO had been raised
during 1891 Rev. DR.. Landrum, the pas
tor. whose salary was already larger than
that of any other minister in this city,
with the exception Of Rev. DR.. Hoge
and Rabbi Calisch. was given another in
crease of 500. making his income $500.
This is the third time his salary has been
raised since his connection with the
church.
The monthly meeting Of the Henrico
Sunday School Association was held at
Mt. Vernon church Sunday afternoon.
Addresses were made by Messrs. Il. j.
Trevett and Je. Broaddus and Rev. Mr..
Mcdaniel. Some very fine singing was
rendered and splendid essay was read
by Miss T.. II. Broaddus The schools in
the association are reported as being in
excellent condition.
The annual collection for the Baptist
Orphanage contributed for the month of
December through the Grace-Street Bap-
list church was over 500. This donation
was larger than that for the same period
in 1898.
Rev. T. Il. Call. of Augusta, Ca, occu-
pied the pulpit at Pne-Street church Sun
day evening and preached a very effective
sermon from Galatians vi. G. Z, and 8. to
n crowded congregation.