Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-27

IN" sermon, a splendid and appropriate
discoursc. was preached 10y Rev. l.. NJ.
'n'f rom Ephosians ". %. In the course
or MS remarks. MIR. Omer said:
Among the things which impress us
WAen reading Gods Word. one that Is
very noticeable Is the frequency OF OK
presslons OF praise and Thanksgiving to
God We find it running like golden
thread through the entire Bible From
the time that the foundations OF the earth
were fastened, when the morning stars
sang together and all the sons OF God
shouted Tor JOY, the world. even the uni
verse, has been vocal with paeans OF
praise 10 God, until. from the Isle of
Iatmos' coming from the very vestibule
OF Heaven itself, we catch the angel C
feiraiL, And a voice came out of the
throne saying, Praise our God. all We.
his servants. and yo that fear Him, both
small and great" And ! heard. as Il
were. the voice Of a great multitude. and
as the voice of many thunGerngs. say
ing. "Alleluja. for the Lord Cod omnipo-
tent. reisneth." Let us be glad and re-
joice, and give honor to Him.
Il trust we come here to-day with
profound gratitude to God for all His
benefits and tender mercics God
wants us TO be thankful always. lie does
EASY To THANK FOR PROSPERITY.
Continuing. the minister said that we
should be thankful for all things. He
said that we found IL easy TO thank God
for prosperity, but we were not so reads
10 praise Him for adversely. "Too often
we magnify our troubles" the minister
went on 20 say; land minify our bless
iugs. Like the man in the fable who
put his own and his neighbors faults in
bag, and then put his own short
comings behind his back and his neigh
boris on his breast, where ne could see
them all the time So do we with our
blessings and troubles. As Christian
people, we have much 20 thank God for
i'm the way of material blessings. such
as peace, plenty, and freedom from pes
thence.
In conclusion. let me suggest to you.
my brethren. that IF you want your
Thanksgiving to ascend like sweet in
ceuse TO Heaven. then don't let il all
Zoe confined 10 the church and dining
room, but take Of the plenty I'm person
and give to those who have not been
so blessed as you. Remember Jesus
says. 1t IS more blessed 10 give than
receive and again. He says. Tnas-
much as We have done IL unto one of the
least Of these. my brethren, We have done
10 unto Me May this be our constant
prayer: Lord give US thankful hearts.
and let our nearness to Thee be mark
ed by our thankfulness.'
PRAYER AND BENEDICrON.
After the sermon Rev. Jabez Hall led
in prayer. and the choir sang. Lord.
Dismiss Is With Thy Blessing"
nv
Rev. Junius wilkins The attendance
was much larger than it has been at
these services for several years. and all
seemed TO be impressed with the central
idea Of the sermon. which was: That
in order 10 give thanks for Gods mercies
20 us. we should go and help the helpless.
and thus receive our blessing while be-
slowing one"
The Offering at this service is 10 be
applied 10 the work Of these churches ct
the Woman's Christian Association and
the Retreat for the Sick.
The baptist Churches.
Thanksgiving service at Calvary Bap-
fist church was largely attended, and
thoroughly enjoyed yesterday morning.
The pastor. Rev. n. a. Bagby, delivered
a short address. based upon the 18TH
Psalm. He dwelt earnestly upon the
fact that while we, as congregation
and as individuals had enjoyed many
national benefits during the year, that
no Christian could be robbed Of CRATE
ful heart in the absence of material
blessings since he valued above all things
the inner life and prosperity Of mind
or soul. Mr. Bagby said that the only
man in America to-day who could not
"thank God and take courage" was the
man who was on the lookout for pretexts
with which TO cover the poverty Of his
own inner life. and the ignoble ingrautude
Of a selfish nature
A thanks-o6erng was made upon the
suggestion Of the ladies of the church
for foreign missions. a gratifying sum
was laid upon the plates. Later In the
lav the members Of this congregation
made O. contribution TO the Baptist Home
'or Aged Women. The service opened ana
,losed with the Doxology, praise Cod
rom whom all blessings fiow," which |
was sung by the congregation
AT LEIGH-sTREET CHURCH.
I,eigh-sireet Baptist church held its
services last night Inc !
arge edihce was filled 10 overlooking. |
following the DoxOlogy and invocation
he congregation heartily sang. My |
country. IT'S Of Thee" Then followed !
prayer. and a voluntary reading Of |
,rief selections of Scripture by members |
# the congregation.
The sermon was by the pastor, Rev. DR.. |
N. J.. Wright. who in beginning sara |
bat he noticed some things i'm this |
.ce to be deplored First, was the scep- |
icism pervading much of our literature; !
he second was extravaganza, living be- |
.ond income. and lack Of conscience in !
he matter of debt-paYing; the third was
lot keeping the Lord's-Day holy; the |
ourth was the liquor traffic, and the |
.nh was lynching sometimes with pro-
onged torture. n cOwardly thing. ana |
me that misrepresented us abroad.
."The masses OF the people deplored |
,rcbine." said Or. Wright. 1T is our |
.utv as n matter OF gratitude to God, |
o. try to remove all these evils"
TO BE THANKFUL FOR. |
The minister. after discussing these |
hines. said that we had received many |
blessings. for which We should be thank
ul Among them. he enumerated:
]. Freedom from riots and bloodshed |
n the recent exciting period.
.. The revival Of business. Sl7 manu-
actories having recently begun work.
md 2l7 more having increased their force
We need never look for good times de-
Jared Dr. Wright "When we can live
Without work that day Will never come.
reasonable labor is not curse but
blessing"
Q The progress Of science. "Anes-
botics improved surgery. and the N-ray
re bringing great blessings to the hui
nan race"
4. The growing sentiment in favor or
FILTRATION. and against war The war
ebt Of twenty-One European States
aid the speaker, sis about thirty bllilohs
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