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over young lady and showed her bare
ieet LOT money. the pulpit has not lost
It's power There is nathing in the world
1nac wielus the same influence as Jesus
Christ's ministry Iwculd not be afraid
10 compare the pulpit with everything
else in the world. M, brethren, the pulpit
has not lost it's power. Go in every sec
ton, on hilltops and Wales, and proclaim
the mighty word of Jesus Christ.
Dr. Mcconnell closed his discourse
with an admonition to church members
TO stand together, especially for their ov nj
denominations.
The services closed by singing How
flrm Foundation" and Divine bless
ing which was invoked by Rev. DR.
Jones
DR.. J. VIM. Jones preached Sunday af-
teinoon at the First Presbyterian Church
to II PACK ed house on the "Christinn
Character of Stonewall Jackson.n n was
special sermon before VIM. Watts Camp
confederate Veterans, over 100 of whom
were massed in front of the pulpit. DR..
Jones announced as his text, "Be We fol-
lowers OIL Me even, as ], also, am of
Christ" and then illustrated the Chris
tan char acter of Stonewall jackson ana
held it up for the imitation Of his old
followers, closing with an earnest appeal
TO the veterans to trust in the Saviour
whom Jackson followed, and be ready
when their call comes to 'cross over the
llVer ana rest under the shade of the
trees" with tbeil great leader.
Kew. j. b. Hutson, pastor of the Pine
Street Baptist Church, of Richmond.
preached to good audience in the morn.
ing at St. James NJ. f. Church. Text:
James IL
Ut. Hutson preached at the Vipton NJ.
r.. Church in the evening.
Rev. Is. Cabell IIening preached to a
packed house at the High Street Baptist
Church, colored, in the evening from the
text, Revelations 3:l5:1G. Subject.
"Lukewarmness.'
Kew. f.. f. Mnsick conducted services
at Bonsack and preached an al le sermon
on the subject of Religion
Rev. r. f. Taylor preached to very
large congregation ut ST. Paul's NJ. Il.
Church, colored Subject; "Fel,owsbin
With Christ" Cor / 30
At the Woodsde PRESBYTERIAN Church
Rev. g. w. Hurt preached in the after
noon f'on the text found in-.John 1924.
Subject: "Beho,ding His Glory"
Rev. r.. f. White, of Stuart, Va.
preached Sunday at the Norwich IN .ssion
from the text: Chow to Reach the
Masses" Mark 1887. Subject: "The
Common People Heard Him Glndly.r
Rev. Geo. boston Taylor, ID. d.,
preached an eloquent sermon SUNDAY
night at the Belmont NJ. Il. Church 'on
the subject: SIN Account With God. "
Text; so then every one of us shall
give an account of himself to Cod Ray
elations l412.
Rev. l.. K. Thornhill, of Manchester,
preached to good audience SUNDAY
night al Trinity NJ. f. Church. Text:
! Peter :, "Untc you therefore W hich be-
lieves He is precious.",
At Grace NJ. Z. Church Rev. r. $
Dill, OF Richmond, preached an able ser
mcn ut l ! IA. M. Text: First Corinthians
ID; God is faithful by whom We men
called unto the fellowship of His son
Jesus Christ our Lord"
A. night in VintGn Baptist Church,
Prof. John Pollard preached from Cor.
3:l3, And the fire shall try every mans
work"
At the Salem Baptist Church at II n.
m. the Rev. w. J. Shipman, of Hous-
ton, preached an excellent sermon on
The Security of the Christian" taking
his text from John, 10th chapter and 9Sth
verse, that being, They shall never
PERISH
The Rev. L. W. winfrey, of Culpener.
preached at the Vinton Baptist Church
Sunday morning on the subject of "The
Significance of IA Shout" having taken
his text from the I'd Chronicles, 18th
chapter and 18th verse.
The congregation of Bethany Presby-
terrain Church were treated to a fine ser
mon Sunday morning by Rev. C. c.. Cox.
oil Norfolk, who preached from the text,
lie that winnetn souls is WISE. taken
from the 18th cha pier and 3lst verse of
Pro, cribs
Dr. j. a. Speight preached to large
congregation ut the United Brethren
Church sunday night. taking his text
from the 9th chapter of Matthew and the
18th verse, which reads, Consider the
liles''
On Sunday. 800 p. M. IA meeting in the
interest of B. y. u. U. was held ir TIE
First Baptist Church. Excellent speeches
were made on different subjects hy Rev.
+. b. Hatcher, c. II. Shipman, DIR. II.
w. Battle, j. Garland Pollard. These
speeches were instructive and inspiring
and 1t is believed that much good will re-
suit. The whole meeting was under the
direction OF Rev. George Braxton Taylor.
Row. f.. G. Dargan preached at the
church at Hollins Institute sunday night
on the subject of ''The open secret of a
great life" taking his text from Gala
tians, 2d chapter and Goth verse
Rev. j. \. Beam, of North Carolina,
preached at the Dunkard Church Sunday
ut 1870 p. M. from the text, ''The bless.
ings of the Lord, IL maketh rich and He
addeth no sorrow with it," from Prov.
cribs. 10th chapter and 22d verse
AT the First Baptist Church Sunday
morning Rev. f. c. Dargan, of Nahville,
preached soul stirring sermon to II large
congregation on the subject of 1.-The
drawing power OF Jesus" taking his text
from LChn. 18th chapter aud god xersc