Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-16


tiiler of the ground. and n tiller OF the
ground meant. In the language OF the
time. one who cultivated merely the IN
telect. His Offering was rejected ana
the Lord said to him: 'If thou doeSt
well. shalt thou not be raised upy
Abel was n shepherd Of the flock, and
a shepherd of the flock ia spiritually one
who cultivates the gentle Innocent al
fcctions Of the heart which Sheep anu
lambs 80 perfectly embody and represent,
Abels Offering was accepted. because the
Lord gives man these affections, ana
is pleased 20 see him exercise and enjoy
them. The mark set upon Cain was
the RECOGNITION Of the fact that know
ledge is in Itself valuable as means or
leading back 20 n good life. When, there
fore. charity dies out In the heart, KNOW
ledge IN tho intellect IS imDnrant as the
only means Of recovering charity.
MI. Vernon Church Dedicated.
Tho dedication OF the new building Of
the Mount Vernon Baptist church took
nlace on Sunday afternoon. The services
commenced at O'Clock. The building
was crowded to OVERLOOKING. representa-
tlves from the neighborng country
churches. and also from many OF the
city churches, being present.
Drs. Hidden. Cooper, Pollard, ana inc
Rev Mr.. BatcheldoT participated IN ihe
dedicatory exercises.
DIR. John Pollard. to whom. the success
of the church Is very largely due. preach-
cd the sermon He selected as his theme.
1.-THE Vine Nature of the Church OF
Christ" taking as his text. PsaIms, xxx
H. The stiffness OF the congregation III
dtcated that the words Of the preacher
were producing a profound impression
AT the conclusion Of the sermon Or.
Pollard and Mr.. Il. III. Elicit. OF drove-
Avenue BAPTIST church. appealed TO the
congregation to lend helping manu- manu- ~
the members of the church in paying Tot
thcir new building The congregation
made a liberal response. the amount SUI
scribed aggregating s225.
After a few words OF encouragement
by DIS Hiden. Cooper. and Rev MI
Eatcheldor. the congregation joined IN
singing The odd hymn, How Firm
Foundation ye Saints Of the LORD. Inc
bene1iction was pronounced. and the
poople went TO their homes rejoicing that
they came UP to the house OF the Lord'
Notes from Trinity Methodist.
Rev. George c. vanderslice. Of Union
Station. and Rev. J. S. Hunter OF 1rinlty'
exchanged pulpits or Sunday morning.
ana the congregations Were much pleased
with the sermons respectively.
At night Mr.. Hunter filed his own Pui-
Mt. and delivered a good discourse OF
The Sin OF Moses Whereby lie WIS
Debarre1 from Entering the Promised
Land" The speaker believed the SIN
OF Moses TO have been unbc.ief anl SPOKE
OF the strange fatality that often cha-
racterizes great and good men Al som
critical iuncture. and just az the point
wherein their characters a-e considetel
the strongest. He believed the grand oii
servant Of God was so wrought upon py
the succtacle OF the wiCkcdness or me-
neorle that at the time Of the particular
| sin In question thcre Was lack OF poise
Of his faculties. lie was mad. Bu' Goa
ALWAYS rewards the fidelity OF Ills ser
wants. and this sin r'pentcd on Hld not
shut out the spirit Of Moses from the
promised Land II which Canaan was
hut typjcal. and his burial was grander
than that Of Alexander the Great-the
mos, magnificent funeral procession the
world eyer SAVIOR Jehovah himsei
officiated here 1'he great object lesson u
the Israelites in the punishment 81 Moses
was strikingly portrayed, ana the pOlht
forcihly elaborated that men are punlshtu
In this life for sins often tunes. SEVERN
practical lessons were deduce1 from the
Incident TINT formed the basis Of the
discourse. and the sermon was hlghN
enjoyed.
The Sunday-afternoOn mems meeting
of this church mas been changed into a
general prayer and prase-meetlng' Inc
hour Of services during the summer VIII
10 from 40 to $50 p NJ. The Epworth
League meets every Friday night at Sl5
o'clock.
The ladies Of this church are arranging
10 place a beautiful chandelier. or some
other character Of fine light-iixture. in
the auditorium Of the church.
Church of the Covenant.
Two delightful and deeply interesting
services marked the Sabbath at the
Church of the Covenant Large congre-
cations afforded both services. ~ the
morning hour the Rev. Isaac Iouan, OF
Persia. delivered a most charming ana
thrilling address on the modern mission
airy movement in Persia. Ny houah Is
gifted man, and with the hne hatu,al
Glow Of the Oriental mind. together WIN
high intellectual cultivation. he proved
fascinating speaker He will deliver an
address at the same church on Wednes-
dav night next on 'Persia-Manners ana
Customs" IT will be a rare opportunity
for instruction
At the night service the Rev. II. Fl Har-
ris. ID. d., preached. II was a ihal ser
mon TO the people Of this church' by
whom the Doctor is very greatly peloFeu
berora going To Louisville. The pastor eA-
,rrassed in touching words the church,
reqret at the Doctors departure anu
! hore To him a message OF remembrance
| sympathy. and prayer
| The sermon of Dr. Harris was from
! Proverbs ill.,. 6. II was one OF great
! Sweetness and power being born OF ex-
perlonce and spoken from the heart' IL
/ made a deep impression. Inc large auu'-
ence was In thorough sympathy ana the
whole service. so unique in its character
Will long Be remembered.
Address on Persian Missions
| on Sunday morning. in the absence OF
the pastor. Rev J. L. Cook. who preached
| NJ the Third church. Mr.. John ;. Munce,
| one Of the elders. conducted the services
| at old Market.
At night a very large congregation as
sembled to listen 10 an address by Rev
| Isaac Youan, a native Persian, ana they
| progress Of missions In Persia, ana they
were well repaid for coming out. Mr.
woman delivered one OF the most stirring
addresses that has ever been heard IN
this CITY on the subject OF missions. lie
enoie with a great deal OF fervOr and
zeal and as he told of the bitter
| prosecutions which Christians nave uh-
dercone In Persia for the sake OF Christ
there were but few dry eyes In the au'
dience. His address was listened to VIII
rant attention throughout, and though
he spoke for an hour, no one seemed e
tire Of listening
Mr. Youan has been in this country
for three years studying the English Ian
guage. and for the past two years M
has been pursuing a theological course
at the Presbyterian Theological Seminary
in louisville Ky. and has always stoo'
u,ai In his classes and enjoyed the IS