Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-03

N"i''t WoflO ana zee no nOcn WICKED
ness and godlessness: when look into my
own heart and see so much OF rebellion
and wrong feeling--dark sins rising up
and tempting me well-niRh TO ruin-the
great longing OF my heart, the out
bursting desire OF my soul. Is that some
day, i don't know when. and in some
| place. ! don't know where. I may be
found 10 be fautless-all sin swept away
all wrong thoughts banished "A spOtless
soul before God. washed white In the
blood OF the Lamb
Every Christian should long to be
faultless. There should be In every Chris
tian's heart a hatred OF sin. an unquench-
able thirst for absolute purity before
God. II Is the very noblest desire Of the
human heart, the grandest ambition that
can Are a human soul, to fight against
sin. II Is the clarion voice that inspires
the soldier OF Christ TO go forward to
victory. No wonder that men have sung
IN prison and In chains. when by the eye
OF faith they saw the day when they
should stand faultless before God. clothed
in the robes Of Jesus Christs righteous
ness.
HAS A SPIRITUAL LOCATION.
81 don't pretend to locate Heaven: but
Jude gives 1t a sort Of spiritual location
]
think Of Heaven as up; but there ere
/ in the Scriptures some things which
/ seem to hint that this earth may be
/ fitted up as a dwelling-place for Gods
| saints. / don't know why there may
not be heaven here. as well as any
/ whore else, in this city. in this church
| What IS Heaven? Absolute holiness viii
make a heaven anywhere Jesus said
/ The Kingdom Of God is within you
/ When / am faultless i shall be in
Heaven, wherever / am.
"No wonder that Jude adds the words
/ with exceeding joy What must be the
! Joy OF the ransomed soul when Il stands
before God fautless! No wonder that
/ Christians sometimes feel like shouting
clapping their hands. making a Joyful
noise unto God, when they catch giimpses
Of the exceeding joy
THE closing words OF the text are
doxology TO the only wise God All
/ how much we need wisdom to direct
us! and there is no wisdom anywhere
else. What is human sagacty to the
wisdom Of Him who planned the uni
verse: who makes every star follow its
appointed course; every planet wheel in
It's orbit who hangeth the earth upon
nothing, and measures the ocean In the
! hollow Of His hand? And It is His
wisdom we are trusting 10 keep us from
falling. He is called The only wise
God. our Saviour We that sits upon
the throne of the Universe is pledged
TO take care of His people here and
hereafter. How grandly Paul puts 1t
when he says. All things work together
for good 10 them that love God?
"rhe ages come and go; the seasons
follow one another; the centuries multi
| yF themselves; history becomes gray
with age. and the lieht Of other days
| becomes dim in the mists Of the years;
and yet this grand, comforting thought
should insnire the Christians heart:
My Father sits on the throne Of this
universe: He has the dominion; He has
the power; TO Him be all the glory. And
| in that day, when the elements shall
melt with fervent heat. and the heavens
/ shall be rolled together as scroll,
will feel no fear"
Arranging for the schooIheId Meet
tDgs.
The Methodist pastors Of the city met
at Centenary church yesterday morning
for the purpose Of discussing arrange
ments for the revival to be held here
/ by Evangelist Schoolfeld during the
fall The Finance Committee reported
that options had been secured on the
audito. ium. where the meetings would
cost $500 and the Regimental Armory,
where they would cost $500, and the
advantages and disadvantages OF the
two buildings were discussed at length,
but as so many pastors were absent no
vote was taken upon the question, and
il was referred back TO the committee
with power to act.
1t was announced that Mr.. Schoolheld
will begin a two weeks camp-meeting
on the Eastern Shore next Friday, and
motion was adopted that he should
be communicated with, so as TO ascer-
tain his wishes in regard to the ar
rangements for the revival.
Revs. W. r. Davis and W. y. Beau
champ were added to the Committee
of ARRANGEMENTS. which is constituted
as follows: Rev. Dr. w. G. Starr Chair
man. Revs. ]. r. Mastin. G.. c. Van
derslice, r. n. Potts, w. w. Lear, w. V.
Tudor I. J. Taylor, and Il. II. Rawlings.
The regular weekly business OF the
ministers meeting was transacted.
Rev. MIR. Rust at First Church.
Rev J. O. Rust. of Nashville. Tenn,
occupied the pulpit of the First Baptist
church Sunday morning, in the absence
of the pastor, Dr. Cooper. Mr.. Rust
comes TO the First church preceded by
an excellent reputation as a profound
thinker and captivating orator, and his
discourse on Sunday fulfilled the most
sanguine hopes of his auditors.
He spoke of Christ and Him Crucihed"
taking his text from IL. John. ill.,, 2-"Be-
hold what manner OF love the Father
hath bestowed upon Us. That we shouiu
be called the sons Of God.
In this saying there was song OF
81 A1f
strikes down upon us in perpendicular
rays. and is reflected horizontally by
every heart it strikes, benefiting greatest
those nearest the reflector.
The speaker did not believe that the
churches were filled with hypocrites-
men whose lives were made up OF In
tentional deceit There was hardly
enough preaching on the doctrine OF
adoption-that when we became the sons
of God we were made princes OF para
disc. IL was 10 him noble pleasure
10 know that beneath his rays lay
ROYALTY" Christians were purposely kept
from a realization OF the Delights III
store for them, as II would tena 10
paralyze their religious EFFORT. In CLOSING
Mr Rust counselled Christians to be
vhole-hearted optimists, to look on the
bright side. and TO take nothing gloomily.
Mr.. Rust conveyed the greetings OF Or.
Hawthorne, whom, he said. was pro-
crossing nicely in his Nashville church
Promises of the Holy Ghost.
Rev. Lewis +. Hite preached poth
morning and evening sunday IN the New
Inr,,solcr Mission Room, No. l-2 west
Nfarshau street. two sermons based upon
~ sixteenth and seventeenth chapters
81 the Gospel OF John. The text In the
n,ornins was. And for their sakes l
sanctify Myself. that they also might
he sanctifed through the truth. john