Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-12-10
LECTURE ON PLACES IN THE ACTS
DIR. Kerr Addresses the Presbyterian
Union on This Theme.

The First. Presbyterian church was
filed last night by a magnificent con-
gregation. The occasion of this great
gathering of the Presbyterians of the
city was TO hear lecture delivered I'M
der the auspices OF the Presbyterian
Sunday-School Union OF Richmond and
Manchester The meeting was planned
by the efficient and active president OF
the union. Mr.. John S. Munce. who pre-
sided IN a very graceful and satisfactory
manner The lecture was delivered by
Rev. 4. +. Kerr, ID. D., and his subject
was. places in the Acts of the Apos-
ties"
The special reason for the delivery Of
a lecture on this subject was that most
of the Sunday-school lessons for next
year will be taken from the book OF Acts
and II was the desire OF the union
that the teachers and scholars OF the
schools should be given as much infor-
nation as possible In regard TO the places
about which they are TO study
No better selection OF a speaker could
have been made Dr Kerr. having visit
ed most. IL not all, Of the scenes,
and having made special study OF the
! history and geography of them all, is
specially fitted for making such an ad-
| dress.
beginning ut Jerusalem. DIR. Kerr de-
scribed many of the sacred scenes in
and about that city. Then' staftihs OH
| with his audience, he took them on
tour through many Of the interesting
nIaces I'm Palestine He then went into
! Asia Minor. and told Of the cities OF the
| "Soven Churches OF Asia" The great
! CITY Of Ephesus, ne said. is now only
/ dve-mile stretch Of ruins, among whlch
NAV be seen those OF the great temple
| of Diana of the Ephesians, as well as
those of the great theatre In which Paui
essayed TO preach. Go
He carried his audience 10 cyprus
which is under British rule, and then
! 10 Rhodes. which is under the dominion
| Of the "unspeakable Turk" and showed
what T. the difference between the gov
eminent of a Christian nation and that
! ~ thu Sultan. He said, "In Larnika
ON Cvnrris there were no beggars and
| in Rhodes there seemed TO be nothing
| hut begears. OH that the Powers Of
| Furope would come together ana say
( TO the unspeakable Turk, whose vie SUI
| tan thirsts with Unsuitable appetite TOT
| murder. 'Stop destroying Gods afliict-
ed people or die" Surely such news as
| this must come ere long from those gov
| ernments which nave tHe pO"'' ~ 80
| the Armenians."
Then following the journeyings or
| Paul DR. Kerr carried his hearers 10
| Athens. and to magnificent Corinth; tneh
| ON TO Rome There. among many otner
things he described the Mamartine
prison. I'm which Paul, the Apostle was
] kent a prisoner HIS portraiture OF me
old apostle. now an ambassador in bonds
was striking and powerful, and made
! deem impression upon his hearers.
/ The interest manifested by his hearers
during the whole Of the lecture showed
more than any report can what rich
treat the Sunday-SchOoi Union gave 10
the Presbvterians of the city in arrang-
Ing this meeting. And the president
nroroised that in a short time another
meeting of the same kind will be held,
when an address will be made on another
subject connected with the sunday
school lessons for next year by Rev
" w. Moore, u. D., of Union Iheoio-
| gical Seminary
| Al the close Of the lecture a numper
! of views were thrown on a screen paci'
Of the pulpit. showing 10 the eye many
| ~ the places that had been described.
! on next Sunday night DR.. Kerr VIII
] bagir a series Of sermons on the life and
/ work OF the Apostle Paul.