Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-04

Lights flashed in the palace on the NIL,
and the wine was red, while many song
and shout rang through the hall.
When the wine pallec. Salome, the
mai0cn daughter Of Herodiae wife OF MS
brother Philip. whom Herod had taken
for himself, came in and danced before
the company Drunken 1erod is pleased,
and offers any gift she may ask Hero
dias. who hated John because he had re-
buked Heiod on her account. had IN
stTucted Salome and the girl asks the
head Of John the Baptist. Command IS
given. and the guards descend 10 the
prisoners cell.
Come. John. your Incarceration Is over;
liberty has come: this is thy coronation
dag. angels are waiting for thee' ana ool
Is ready TO say. "Wel done soo1 anu
faithful servant" NO time LOT prSpa'a
ton: none Is needed An unfinished
prayer. a sword flash, and Heaven
The CORY head on salver IL presented
10 the maiden IN the banquet hall, and
she HANDS il 20 her mother. Q, Herodias'
queen Of Herod thy crown OF virtue
gone: thou hast a tigress heart, ana the
crown thou wearest TO rule over men Is
damning 70 them and thee, and its gilt
ter Is the reelection from internal fires.
Next morning Johns disciples bury his
body. and doing the only thing left -
do. they 90 and tell Jesus.
Next Sunday night Or. Kerr will lecture
on a Journey Through the Coasts Of
TYRE and sid0n. and by Hermon TO the
REGIONS East Of Jordan"
Grncc-Street Baptist Church.
DR.. Hatcher and his people are ar
ranging for a series OF meetings, 10 begin
on next Sunday week, aud they are look
ing forward with much interest to this
lgious quckening IN the church, which
give them much encouragement. At the
closing exercises Of the Sunday school
on Sunday morning DR.. Hatcher held a
brief evangelstic service, which was
most impressive. and the school evinced
unusual tenderness. There are many per-
sons connected with the school who are
not church members, and the teachers
are showing earnest solicitude in regard
TO them.
At the morning service there was a
great crowd present, among them an UNI
usually large number Of strangers. Dr.
Hatcher preached from the text: "Tne
Kingdom Of God is righteousness. peace.
and joy in the Holy ost"-Romans,
xiv, II. There was the closest attention.
and many evidences OF feeling in the
congregation.
At night Rev. Mr. Basmajain. the Ar
menan minister, made his address on
"The Cross or the Crescent-Which Shall
Triumph in the East?'' The night was
dlsagreeable. being rainy and gloomy in
the extreme, but the floor of the large
auditorium was quite well filed and the
address pleased the people exceedingly.
II was interspersed with graphic descrip-
tons, thrilling Incidents, and now and
then varied by singing and chanting by
10 l. araf.t .fr.,-a
Offering nj tho close Of the service for
the benefit OF missions in Armenia.
DR. Hatcher has recently organized the
young women and girls OF his church into
eight divisions Of about twenty-five each.
and has put them 10 work to raise money
to lift the church-bulding debt They
are as busy as bees, and their enthusiasm
is wonderful. For over twenty years DR..
Hatcher has had the Boys Society. IN
which he has taken the most profound In
terest. and he testihes that the society
was never in a more satisfactory condition
than al present. II meets every Sunday
afternoon. and is largely attended.
Anniversary of st. Johns German
Fraucn-Nercin.
The Ladies' Society OF St. Johns Ger
man Evangelical church celebrated on
Sunday its twenty-fifth anniversary. Rev.
Paul l.. Mcneil. d. d.. preached at il
A. NJ. a sermon on Galatians, 6, ., and
10th: land let us not be weary In well
doing; for in due season We shall reap,
If we faint not. As we have. therefore.
opportunity, let us do good unto all men.
unto them who are Of the
household OF faith" At =. NJ. the
ladies had their regular monthly meeting.
After the usual business had been dis
posed of Dr. Mcneil gave a short history
Of the society, and read a resume of what
the society had done for the Church du-
ring those twenty-five years. The total
receipts of the society were SiS,lll.50; of
this amount $1,44O were spent on the
old church. on Fifth street $500 in paying
or the church debt; 500 for necessary
expenses to keep the church in good
erect the present church edifice on
Eighth and Marshall streets the
ladies' first contributed 2,U6lj to-
wards the building fund; then they gave
II $3.50 for church furniture and other
and after the church had !
been completed they paid $3.50 of the |
church debt, so that s9.90l.i5 were given |
for the new church. besides S2S3l6 that |
was contributed to the organ fund. st. |
Johns German Evangelical church has, |
therefore, received total amount or /
IN. 62I5l from that society during the 4
ast twenty-five years; besides Sl,3OS.9i 1
have been spent mostly for benevolent /
purposes. charities, and so on. The So /
,iety counts now eighty-two members. /
The officers are Mrs John S. Brauer |
PRESIDENT: Mrs. Caroline Fuchs, vice 1
president: Mrs. p. Dietz, secretary; Mrs. 1
Matte Schaap. treasurer After the I
lose of the services the ladies entertained 1
he members of the vestry and a number 1
# invited guests in the basement of the 1
.hurch, and Messrs. IA. G.. Miller. presi-
lent of the church; \. Won n. Rosenegk,
md c. r. Loehr made happy little
speeches Of congratulation and good |
wishes for the good old "Frauen-Verein."
scventh-street'S Annual Rally.
The annual rally of the Seventh-Street |
christian church was held Sunday morn
ng and all Of the church organizations
exported for the year. The Young Mems
Missionary Society reported lSs members;
he Disciples Union, III members Sun
ay-school officers and teachers, 81;
cholars, 2io; Christian Women Board OF
Jisslon Auxiliary reported 81 members;
ne Little Sewing Circle. 60 members;
aides Sewing Circle. SO members. The
otal roll including honorary. associate,
nd active members of the Christian
sndcavor Society was reported as 60;
ne Mission Board reported sc members.
ir J. l.. Hin, the clerk, then read the
Glowing report: Roll strength January
1855. 6iS. Gain-Letter. IL confession.
&. reclaimed, l-S2. Loss-Died, 9; letter,
8: otherwise. SO; making a loss Of 3.
Roll strength January l, 1896. 6il.
There will be an annual rally Of Chris
Ian churches at Seventh-Street Christian
hurch next Sunday night. Rev. Il. y.
iagby. chaplain TO the late Congress, will
reach. This win be the annual rally OF
he Disciples Union of Richmond and