Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-25

and most interesting IN cn4tdctct. -
music was especially appropriate, anu IN
beautiful, the opening them being,
s!ngth dem Gott Won Israel" The service
was commemorative of the close OF kev.
DIR. Paul L. Menzers tenth year as pas
tor OF that church DR.. Menzel took as
his text the first and third verses OF
the 10sd Psalm. He referred to the many
changes which had occurred In his con-
gregation, and to his church during the
past decade Many dear faces familiar
In his Sunday audiences ten years ago
were now absent, having gone beyond the
great river. The pastor conducted the
funerals OF twenty married couples, eighty
one married men, thirty-eight married
women lamong them his own wife) twen-
~ widowers, twenty-eight widows. nine
teen unmarried men, thirteen unmarried
ladies' fifty-five boys, twenty-seven girls
| Total number of funerals-Adults. % Q49
men, 80 women; children, So. Grand total,
| 22i.
In the same length Of time, Pastor Men
eel had baptized 4 adults. H2 boys. Isl
girls; total. $50; confirmed married peo-
pie. % young men. ia young ladies': total.
2S7. This does not embrace his present
class Of sixteen boys and six girls. OF
those confirmed seven have died, seven
teen young ladies have been married-the
pastor performing the cermony.
DR.. Mcneil stated that he had perform
ed 119 marriage ceremonies; that 2.S74 $3.50
men, 1.lA women, had received holy
communion at his hands, POS OF them in
the seventy-eight private communion-ser-
vices held beside sick-beds.
Toward the end OF his sermon Dr. Men
eel thanked in warm and tender words all
of his faithful friends for the support. en-
couragement, and affection they had
shown him at all times and renewed In a
solemn manner the VOWS Of faithful SER
vice that he bad taken upon himself ten
years ago.
Through Palestine with Christ.
A very large congregation was present
In the First Presbyterian church on Sun
day night to hear DIR. Kerr's Palestine
lecture. His theme was Christ and His
Disciples Journeying Southwark Through
Perea Towards Jerusalem" DR.. Kerr
said: 1T seems probable that II was on
this journey that Jesus sent forth. for
second time seventy. of those who be-
lieved in Him, to go before the apostolic
band, and preach the Gospel Of the King
dom. The harvest was great, and the
laborers few. He bids His disciples pray
for more harvesters, and that prayer
has been going on until the present day.
He tells them they are to go as sheep
I
pending upon the care OF God. who
would provide through faithful ones such
sustenance as they would need, declaring
that what they were TO receive would
be wages Of which laborers are worthy.
II minister OF Christ be faithful he
earns what he gets Of temporal goods,
and his support offered by the people Is
not charity, but the payment Of
debt.
Jesus now pronounces a doom upon
those who reject His messengers. for He
and His honor are represented in them.
Then. remembering cities OF Galilee where
He had been spurned by the great and
mighty-cities which should never again
behold His face, He declares OF Chorazin
and Bethsaida, that their fate on the
day Of judgment shall be more dreadful
than that OF Tyre and Sidon and OF
Capernaum-m favored of all the cities
Of earth-a place which In its pride had
| exalted itself unto Heaven, that II shall
be cast down TO he'll. And to-day the
traveller. stalking among the ruins OF
| Tell Hum, the alleged site OF ancient Ca
pernaum. solemniy recalls these awful
words.
'"The seventy return from their herald
ing Of Christ, and triumphantly testified:
| LORD, even the devils are subject unto
US through Thy name Christ's own soul
here feels flash OF the light of future
victory, and he says: L behed Satan
as lightning falling from Heaven and
so. at last, all creation shall behold the
defeated friends Of evil fall headlong
into the fires Of hell.
Christ bids the seventy, however, Ie-
ioice not so much that they could cast
| out devils as that their names were writ
ten In Heaven. This is the greatest glory
and the greatest JOY. Whatever happens
that may be adverse, even the catastrophe
OF death, we may ever fall back on this
that our names are ineffaceably recorded
in the roll OF Gods elect.
Jesus now lifts His eyes to Heaven
In prayer Of thanksgiving for. the reve-
lations Of grace He had made to men,
who. in their weakness, he calls babes
Closing with, Even SO. Father. for so 1t
seemed good in Thy sight Then, from
the sight OF Heaven. He turns Ills eyes
upon a suffering world, and utters those
words, than which, perhaps, nothing more
precious ever fell from His divihe lips:
Come unto Me, all We that labor and are
heavy laden, and i will give you rest.
Take my yoke upon you and learn Of Me:
for l am meek and lowly in heart. and
We shall find rest unto your souls For
my yoke is easy and my burden is
light"
On next Sunday night DR.. Kerr will
speak on Scenes In and Around the Tenn
pie at Jerusalem
Presbyterian Ministers Meet.
At the meeting Of the Presbyterian
Ministers Association of Richmond, held
in Dr. Hoges church yesterday morning,
DR.. Kerr read communication from
DIR. Finley, asking for assistance in raising
necessary funds for the support OF Ell
kins College, In West Virginia The as
ISOLATION decided that nothing could be
done at present, as their hands are al
ready full.
Rev. DR.. Payne, OF the Northern Pres
byterian church, and secretary Of Freed
mans Board. at Atlanta, was present,
and invited to sit with the association,
as corresponding member. DR.. Payne ad-
dressed the meeting in most pleasant
way. and, thanking the members for the
courtesy. made. statement in regard 10
the progress being made In the Northern
Church.
Westminster League was chosen as
the topic for discussion next Monday.
Brief Church Notes.
At the Baptist Ministers Conference
yesterday morning, gratifying reports
were received from the churches. AT the
second church on Sunday the right hand
of fellowship was given to twenty-slx
members. Five members were received at
Pine-Street.
Rev. w. S. Leake, the Baptist city mis-
sionary, preached at Emmanuel church
Sunday morning. and greatly pleased the
congregation. His theme was. Am l On
the Lords Side" and his discussion OF
II was cfear and forcible.
Special Lenten services were held in all
the Catholic churches OF the city Sunday
The sermons had special reference TO the
penitential season, and the music was
appropriate and good