The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-11
THE DANGER OF GOSSIP.
VERY PRICTfCiL sERHOE BY
DIR. HfDEN.
Anniversary of the Disciples Union OF
Richmond and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
by Drs. Kerr and Hyde.

Rev. DR.. Hlden. Of Groyc-Avenue Bap-
tst church. preached a very practical
sermon Sunday morning. in which no
dwelt with great force upon the danger
OF gossip that tends TO impair pubic
confidence.
The text was tho first verse OF the one
hundred and twcnty-stventh Psalm. IN
/ cent the Lord build the house. they labor
| I'm vain that build DO, except u.e LORD
/ keep the city. the watchman wakcth but
/ in vain
In discussing the last clause Of his
/ text. Dr. Hiden said that the word
keep" meant 10 guard. In this con-
necton." said the preacher. Il have
few words t0 say which may impress
some people as being too secular; but
my theory Of a preachers duty is that
De ought TO help DIS people at every
point at which hc can DO them good.
do not recognize che uard-aud-fast line
| which is drawn between ,hc secular and
the eacrcl IL "a man BIS engaged DO
an indefcnsibie business six days in
/ the week. Dee cannot Keep Sunday holy
! II see my people concluding their lusi-
ness in way that must end in disaster
/ ] feel 90 nay duty 20 speak out, and iu
mo- uncertain sound
editorial I'm yesterday issue, calling at-
f tcntion to a matter which is of real in-
nortance 10 an our people just now. We
are living in hard Time. The experts in
finance tell us, ana the recent bond sale
mstiles the view. tha. those hard times
arise not from lack of money, but from
lack OF confidence. Without confidence,
credit IS impossible, aul without credit
business dissolves.
Now. 81 you 20 about town with your
head hanging down Iko bulrush, pre-
dieting financial disasters saying tn"t
] this. that. and the other frm are shakN,
/ and must soon so ly the board, then
/ YOU are helping your ne ehbors t0 iaIi
/ and YOU may well look out that This does
/ not cut short your oNn rati0ns Paul
b saws profoundly. 'None of us livcth to
aimscIf. and 10 man dlcth 90 himself
Your business depends largely upon tine
T business prosperity of your neighoois
Your living is made bore in Richmond
and largely ont of Richmond p..i"..
4 Thefr Success means your Success. Ihelr
I fai,tr. means short rau0ns for you.
"some people run OFT l0 Sew York ana
/ nav for some article as much as the same
I or porhaus a better article VIII cost mere
at home Is this WISE My rule ls never
fo 20 or send ont OF Richmond for any
article that 4 can get ou reasonable terms
/ in Richmond TT is p.a'n common -,'ir'
/ that. as ms living ie t0 cme olt oil il'"-
, ,i.''' ~ ~ he nancy which they pay
OH .,,.,.t e0r,...h.re else. how can
; 49,, v-.u i.t th. Lord is fO
lley w.. fri r. Was a wise
h'eP ,r' ,, .,--... crd arl keen
I""l WI" r.,.f DE- f. rof faith. but
your Io"' o,, b.. ,.o,, es, Won trust
s"i.r H. s.u 3D.. .f. vour rart. The
49,, 80, ',.'4 ,o ter,nt Christ into mst this
,..5 ~ e'r WHOM DIV. lola Jesus to leap
down from the pinnacle of me
f Temple. because Doe could ,,,. t7e
I GOD 90 protect H'''-
+ refused. and said d. "p.l ". i..
/ The Lord Cod ii Dr. I''iirH qua "
f presumption for you i' ''"'iiH your ""'
/ and your friends money DID '.a."
which you do NOT know how Io c'i'..'-
/ THE whole land is flI off hanhrupis VINO
/ have failed because fn.t nave gone
yond their means The h0st poH'e"l
economy that was D.or pui lnt" f"-'
/ is. PAY ass you go. H1d iI s. on ''" p'''
don't co.
Tho 0i.riri. s. Union.
NH, ,,,,,,...,....... Cd fh. Disciples Union
t,..t,.,,.l AMI Manchester was Ou-
..--f be-. ., .,,,i..,. service "a. the Seventh
s,.,.. Ct-f.fIar church Sunday night
t..,,,. ...t in OBJ. -ua.i0us auditorium
v.e au.d and Oh. exercises were very
irforoefnr Ti. sermon Was preached
d.. qa, - D. I.rUr. late chaplain off
c.n,.r.ss and I'd present pastor of One
,ftno l,arl-rfafi .hrrehas n Washington.