Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-23

oppose gambling and all other morai eNii,
who oppose lynch law, and demand ,n'.
the courts shall do their duty and 90 II
promptly-these are the true iriehus Vi
our city,
BETWEEN DEATH AND RESuRhLc-
TON.
Rev. DIR. George c. Nanderslice preach-
ed n sermon OF great interest," AZ 'h,on
Station Methodist church SUNDAY nlsn.
on the condition OF the Dead bet"een
Death and the Resurrection" His text
was EcclesIastes Kill. 7th verse: linen
Shall the dust return to the earth as u
was. the spirit unto God who gave H.
and the parable Of Dives and Lazarus;
God. the speaker said. does not reVeai
everything 10 His children; much Is "l,h-
held for our good. Death is a separa'o"
of soul and body, and the dead are con
sclous Of their state. IL they nave peeh
GOOD they are conscious OF happiness; II
bad. of misery. Paul's visit TO the thlfd
heaven and Christs promise 10 the thiei
on the cross we're quoted. Many quota
tons were also made 10 prove tne
restful state Of the dead VINO VI.
In the Lord. and the distinguished speaher
was AT times very eloquent, particularly
so when he spoke Of Paul, stoned ana
lef, as dead, but who only had MS
strength renewed by his visit TO the
third heaven to stand all the bunetihss
in his long pilgrimage. Ihe saNeu
conscious OF being saved before uea'n'
and the lost are conscious or thelr iu'uie
state before death. The sinner Is as CON
scious of what his state VIII DE- altv'
death as the godly man Is. II ths coi.ul-
ton OF all are fixed at death' WIZ. w
use OF a Judgment? The influence OF e'si
man who ever lived continues after ms
or had has lfSN
done It's influence will be seen only a' '"e
end OF time. o. -,
mr. Vanderslice used Palne's age Oh
Reason" and other evil books ana iniiu-
ences 10 emphasize this idea. AFTER tne
death of Paine the influences OF MS doom
FOR evil continued. and the author pun
ishment could not be fixed at his death'
but only after time has ceased blAe", ~
ouotations from the writings OF eouiS
men were used To illustrate their ihhu-
ence for good. Dr. Vanderslice ore"
beautiful picture Of the pious motn.i' a
closed with a touching reference 10 'he
ministering spirit watching over me goou
and warning them In times of danger
MR.. HITE ON THE FLOOD"
Rev. Lewis f. Hite preached at the
rooms of the New Jerusalem MISSION
c,',,aa,, n,or,ine on "Tbe Flood" He
directed tIt dNiEiNloll Vi
spiritual meaning of this story. Think OF
Noah. he said, not as a person. but as the
only receptive state of mind at that time
and we will rise from the letter 10
the spirit, and we Will have before our
minds certain type of spiritual cna-
racter which may have been possesseu
by a few or many-the number Is I'M
material. Now the means or preserving
and establishing this sayable state OF
mind under the existing conditions Is
represented by the construction ana use
Of the ark. The ark was buit accoru-
ing TO the Lords own directions. Think
of the condition OF the race then; thihk
OF the state Of mind and heart ana OF
the intellectual or moral atmosphere the
men whose possibilities OF goodness were
not destroyed were living In. 1t was by
means Of this doctrine that those whose
good interiors had not been destroyed
were lifted above the waters Of false
persuasons and the vile lustS that
prompted them. This was the ark. The
waters Of the flood were the perverted
knowledge of their traditions. ana inc
false Ideas and false views OF life that
were engendered by the activity OF their
wicked hearts. The thing that was de-
stroyed by this food was mans ability TO
receive the Lords love directly into his
heart and put It forth spontaneously into
true thoughts and good deeds. All the
affections that belonged TO such life
were perferted and made evil, ana so
became unfit for conveying heavenly IN
nuences and receiving spiritual NE.
The building of the ark describes the
reorganiza ton of the mind, whereby man
might receive spiritual life through the
medium OF knowledge and OF the intellect
and thus I'm an outward way. In Eden
h.. I.HFnF4 - a
heart. because his heart was sound and
unperyerted. The flood describes how
man destroyed all the spiritual vitality
of the heart. and left only the posi-
bility Of an intellectual apprehension or
spiritual things. and by means OF TINS
intellectual apprehension gave true direc-
ton TO the heart. This Is our present
condition. Nothing is more dangerous
to our spiritual life than trust In the
goodness of our notions.
TO FORM A NEW CHURCH
AT meeting held in the tent. coiner
of Thirty-second and Marshall streets,
Sunday afternoon, the preliminary steps
were taken towards the organization OF
a Baptist church. The prospects are
very good indeed, and seventy-iive, or
more will doubtless go into the new
church. a committee was appointed 10
GOIfCl tue udiitS VI Gil hHH 'NN'f |~''''
A presbytery, consisting Of al. the pas
tors of Richmond and Manchester and
two deacons from each church, has been
called to consult as 10 the ACCESSIBILITY
Of organizing at once. This presbytery
will meet next Monday, July 18th. al
SIS o'clock. and will almost certainly vote
in favor OF the action contemplated. AL
who intend to join the new church were
requested 10 secure letters and have them
ready next Monday night, so tina; the
Organization may be perfected at once
by eiecting officers, etc.
Work on temporary building was com
menced last week, and VIII be finished in
about ten days.
Brief Items of Church News.
The annual meeting OF the Noman's
Missionary Society OF the Richmond Dis
,rlct. Virginia Conference. Methodis,
Episcopal Church. South, viii be held
al ST. James church, Marshall and
Tyenty-ninth streets, on Thursday next
The society will hold three sessions
morning. afternoon, and night-at each
OF which reports will be submitted and
short talks made on the missionary
cause In the absence from the city OF
the Rev Mr. Moore. pastor OF St James
the members Of the society will be wei
coined by some other minister. and ser
mons will be preached by Rev. Messrs
j. T. Whitley and w. W. Lear.
Mr.. James Owens. theological student
from Roanoke College, read service al
Christ church Sunday morning. The rec
tor preached morning and afternoon
The lawn party In the yard OF the church
will be continued this week every night
beginning Mt S o'clock las; week pro-
claimed the entertainment success. and
this week, with new attractions, the
Kings Daughters hope for even greater