Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-13

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rUV. uR. JABEz HALL
church government by the church body
D- r.t Dr HALL win this morning ~
.. O'Clock service formally tender ms
t'Iu t0 tEe conerceaton.
.-..h several cf The dc1cons OF the
close friends OF their pastor.
f..r that he had been drawn into q
c.-...r.r1snce whose tendency was 10
l Dim from Richmond and into other
f... ..l labor yet his quiet and disniiied
statement of sucn au intention came upo
aH . H.e uaturH of o. shock. and awaken
cl te feeling Of a coming personal loss.
HAS BEEN HERE EIGHT YEARS.
r- ran came TO Seyeuth-Street church
from Eue. l-Aycrue Christian church,
Cleveland. o.. .n May, 1882 When Key.
j.. 60. cave resigned the pastoraie. prolnl-
mont members OF the church wrote 10
1-r. d. u. Tyler. % former ana 6Icitiy
beloved pastor. and sought his advice in
occurring another leader in spiritual ways.
MR. Trlc. sent il reply number OK
names OF wee l-huOwn preachers, any OF
whom he Thought would bee ID master
u.rkm in this vineyard, and that Oh
Dr Htu headed the list.
correspondence was opened, and re-
suited j. cordial and urgent call Of the
He accepted. and came. and has laboied
here yea lously for eight years.
Tr Hall with all his scholarly at
talnmeuts is "a preacher Of pure, simple
Gospel truths. Ills st .e .s to tiI iie
simple text OF promise, and eApounl us
precious teachings, and eNlOrt lmpuclt
obedience TO those requirements, when
uullrIe au divine blessings. Frequently,
indeed. does be draw upon his rlcn fund
Of kuowieIge iu natures realms FOR Illus
tratiOus OF Bible truths. Win some
dainty little flower iu hand, he would
show tho glory OF these over all tnal
wealth can buy. lie never preaehes iiom
manuscript nor even from notes, giving
Am the appearance of great ease and
independence ln the pulpit. Yet he SAID
on one occasion hc never went INTO the
.~.g.t without thorough preparation, and
never during the eight years OF hls las-
tsrate ln Richmond has DE preached the
same sermon over or ou old sermon. lie
s. finn believer iu pulpit growth. ana
taH ~ that time De would scorn 10
preach sermon be preached twenty
years ago.
THE PASTOR ~ THE SICK CHAMBER
Not alone is Dr. Han an effective
preacher. but "a pastor and "a shepherd 10
l.s people iu very Truth. hlnd-nlartcd,
with l1 Whit of that worldly pride which
keeps more al0of from the novel or
poverty. where the Master OF Creation
delighted TO enter and aiaDcl The gloom,
l- bias been comfort ANA 90 eJlacud
,o tle sick chamber. When % wealthy
member oi ms ehiiih Wea sliN Ae nus
visited him. and when al is seen 90 Doe
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Ae mas store" t1ieuy away 80 S9'-1 i''.
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Dr. Hall was born il England, but
came % This country when but - years
o. age The first five years OF his life
in America were spent u Cleveland. O.,
ana az the operme oil The hostlues of
lssl-l.-n fact. on The very day ON which
Fort sumter was sIrrenoelel-hc entered
bethany College. thln Virginia now ana
yoar after West Virginia Here he
renamed oeilhb 'Ne eH,te "~r s4a+u-
tNlg "l-h ihe netite Oh bache'Oi oi al.
ia lst. lie Aa4- carry ie"niNbs towards
iae ministry, ara piea-AeI az various
tmea during the year ol nus sI"a4a-