Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-13

people az both services OF that day
The theme OF Dr. Morris's able morning
discourse was Aim In Lie. Inc
divine urged that true success Jay ~
liking the purposes upon the accomphsh
ment OF a single end and the bendihs Vi
all ones forces to bear upon IT.
Success comes only by deep earnestness
OF purpose and industry that VIII apluc
no amount of obstacle. His entire ser
mon was magnificent plea for the con-
centration OF mans powers. ana was
calculated to do much good. IL was
especially helpful to young men VINO are
trying TO make a place for themselves
I'm the world. The speaker then turneu
the attention Of his audience 10 inc
constant change that man iuei,'
undergo To-day he pictures ceiiain
achievement as only necessary 10 MS
perfect success. But in time. wnen ne
has reached that goal, he Is not .sa.isi,cu'
Another, and even yet more desiia n,e'
goal rises before his longing eyes. me
goal Is higher at each succession, anu
man Is never satisfied.
At night he spoke on the great work
which Christianity had accomplished IN
the world. and cited many incidents
where civilization and great uph''lns
of the people had succeeded close on inc
heels of Gods Word.
The people OF Grace-Street count then-
selves fortunate that they are 10 nave
DIR. Morris another Sabbath.
DIR, Potts Criticises the Governor
A mild sensation has been caused by
Rev. DR.. Thomas n. Potts's arralgn-
mont of Governor O'Ferrall from the pull
nil Of PARK Place Methodist church sun
day. because the Executive had VISIT
ed the vaudeville entertainment al
Torest-Hill Park one night last week
Dr Potts preached on the sunday
school lesson, THE imprisonment vi
Paul and Silas and the Conversion Oh
the Philipplan Jailer." He spoke OF the
latter-day tendency towards uepraVily'
the power that money had become III
the world, and the evil of it, ana theh
adverted to the variety SHOWS peihs
given under the auspices Of the two
street-railway companies. In this con-
nection be said:
Not long ago the Governor Oh VIZ
ginia took issue with his party on
n,atter which l need not mention, and
stood against the comDineu gehelai
sentiuent of the State, firm and i'm
movable. And just as we were getting
readv 10 applaud his courage, he takes
vaudeville performance. His last act
Us him liable to a more serious impu-
tofion than that of moral courage.
shades OF departed gloryl When gov
ernor Of this grand old Commonwealth
nrostitutes virtue Ike that. It's time to
call a halt" ,.,.,
The Governor yesterday. when advised
NJ the criticism of his course. laughed
heartily. but declined to comment on the
minister's utterancos.
Rev. DIR. Hife on the Bible.
Rev. Lewis f.. Hite preached both morn
ing and night on Sunday at the New
Jerusalem Mission. Z IL west Marshall
street. on "The Divine Character OF the
R,hle and Christ" taking for his text the
two sentences from the first chapter Oh
The Gospel Of John: 1.-The Word Was God
and THE Word Was Made Flesh" Put
ting these sentences together, he said,
they meant that Christ was God, and on
this fact Christianity rests, although
christians have not recognized and APP
nreciated the fact i'm all its fulness. Ot
tho bible. he said that on the fact that
q &c the word of God rests all the expe-
rience that Is worth most in the history
of the world. The place 1t mas heiu
among books and the use that has Deen
made of it testify it's divine character.
H then went on to give the line OF
thought along which we reach the posi-
tion when we can see the truth OF the
statement 1.-THE Word Was Cod. Inc
roost obvious character to the deVout ana
faithful reader il its use of natural de-
scription to convey spiritual lessons
when once this characteristic Is clearly
seen and fully appreciated the Whoie
Rible takes on a new aspect, FOR then IL
&c no longer regarded as mere book OF
trivial history, and literal prophecy puI
is seen to be essentially and splntuhiy a
description OF spiritual life, ana as sucli
is universally applicable to all times anu
all places and all persons. But TINS
enirftual life which the Bible describes is
~ ne which men receive from the Lord;
I'm other words. it is the Lords life in
them. So. then, the Bible. as being a
description of spiritual life. is descrip-
ton of the Lords life, both as IL Is III
himself and as it is in men.
Sermon by a Blind Evangelist.
Rev. w. f. Shinall, the blind evangei
list preached Sunday morning ana
nieht at Third Christian church. MS
text in the morning was taken from
Genesis L., third verse Ana Goa sa'u'
Let there be light"
His sermon was a clear. strong
thoughtful, argumentative production oil
the Gospel truth.
Al night he talked from Luke w., 1-S'
snoaking I'm beautiful and feeling language
of the temptation of our Saviour by satan
| and how He withstoOd them, and eN-
borted the Christians to be true and stead
| fast in repelling the snares and counter
| feits held out by the evil one. Prayer and
faith were essential to this end. The au-
| dfences at both services were large anu
very attentive. Mr.. Shinan VIII deliver
! his lecture on Life In the DARK at the
| Third Christian church on Thursday nign'
| ~ this week. and he says If any one Is
familiar with that subject, he ought 10 De
as he has been blind from his birth. The
! lecture is said to be very interesting
Sunday mt the Association.
The exercises at the Young Mems
| Christian Association building Sunday
yere interesting. helpful, and instructive
az they always are. The mems meeting
| was conducted by Mr.. 5. l.. Morse anu
largely attended by thoughtful ano
| earnest young men. In the meeting al
3 o'clock. for the boys, Secretary Mche'
made the talk The theme FOR the eve
nings consideration was GOD lime
and the speaker endeavored 10 snow
how much good even little boy couiO
| do II he worked for God in Goa > time
| Secretary McKee's Bible class Is slvM-
ing In interest every Sunday anu t"eiH'
members are now enrolled, which means
that only three more can Joih' do '"'
limit has been placed at fifteen.
The great work the Young Men
| Christian Association is doing in Rich
mond is moving steadily forward on =,
safe basis. and it's influence is being iei'
for the moral uplifting in every quarter
of the city.