Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-25
SERMON TO THE SONS
CHAPLAIN COOK breaches TO
LEE CAMP, s. c. ".
SUNDAY 4 DAY OF ANNIVERSARIES.
Trinity school Celebrates It's SD
Birthday, DIR. Hatcher the 23d Year
school Its :;sth. Liza "a,

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Rev James L. Cock preached a special
sermon at Hoge-Memoral church on
Sunday morning before the members Of
Gray Eagle Tribe and other tribes Oh
the Improved order OF Red Men. lie
his text from John XIV. r.
AT the evening service the larges;
congregation that has assembled since
the dedication OF the new church few
months ago was present. The occasion
was the celebration of the third ami
versary Of the reorganization of r. L.
Lee Camp No. /, Sons Of Confederate
Veterans. and the pastor. who is chap
lain of the camp, was invited to preach
special sermon in honor of the occa-
sion. After extending cordial welcome
TO the Sons in the name Of the session
and members of the church, and speak
ing Of the pleasure it afforded him to
| be the bearer of a message frcm Gods
Word Oh their anniversary, he announced
as the subject of his sermon 'rne
Fight Of Faith His text was taken
from /. Timothy Vi, Y: Eight the
| good fight OF faith" The speaker in
troduced his sermon with a reference
| to the noble fight which the soldiers
had made during the late civil strife be-
tween the North and the South from
| 1861 10 1865, and spoke OF 1t as a
rich heritage which had been lett to
| the sons as inspiration 10 be true
and faithful in whatever they undertook
In life. lie then went into a discussion
Of the text, referring 10 the fact that
| IL was an exhortation from Paul, an Oid
and tried soldier, TO Timothy, a young
soldier, just entering upon the great
| battle OF life.
AIR. Cook first called attention to the
| peculiar kind Of fight they were called
/ upon to engage IN. 1t was a fight Of
| faith G.. fight in which they wece
10 exercise their belief.
He next spoke OF their belief in Christ
as their King, and third, in their belief
in Him as the Great High Priest. lie
| called attention TO the TACT that though
| ii was peculiar kind OF a fight, It was,
nevertheless, a fight for ali. and one
which would call forth our strongest anu
/ best efforts, because, first, OF our carnal
natures, and, second because OF the
! outward obstacles IN our way which Gle
TO be ovcrcome-yiz.. the world and the
fierce one. Il is q good one. IL is a
| good fight. because, inst, when we en-
/ gage in il, we align ourselves against
| the forces Of sin and evil, and aim 10
ward off the consequences thereof. Sc
/ cOnd. Because We endeavor 10 do our
selves good and TO bring JOY ana happl-
I ness to others. Third. Because OF the
| character Of the commander under whom
we hght-Chrst. our captain and COM
mander. He is good, and could only
engage in a good fight.
The speaker concluded his sermon by
exhorting both the old and young 10
enlist under the banner of Christ, and so
| forth In Ills name and strength to
fight the good fight of faith" All OF
the above points were brought out fully
| and clearly, and the very closest atten-
/ tion was paid the young chaplain
| throughout the entire discourse.
Anniversary of Trinity Sunday
school.
A large number Of parents and friends
| Of Trinity Methodist Sunday school as
| sembled Sunday morning TO witness the
| exercises incident TO Ihe joint celebration
| OF the eghty-second anniversary of the
/ school ana Chiidren's-Day. Mr.. John W.
| FERGUSON chairman of the Board OF
| Directors of the school. presided, and was
assisted by Mr.. Z. i. Rady, superintend-
| L., -
| perintendent. The meeting opened with
| singing by the school and prayer by Mr..
! w. w. Smith. of Clay-Street school The
| superintendent then introduced the foi-
| lowing exercises, all OF which Were rem
! dcred in excellent style: Superint cndent
| report giving an account of the school
| for the past year, and it's present condl-
! ton; opening address, by Master winston
| Carter giving a condensed history or the
! school from 1915 TO the present time;
| concert reading Of Scripture by the school
| and congregation; address on Sunday
schools, by Mr.. c. i. Walford; recitation
! by five young girls, Have You Heard OF
| Jesus?'; song, sweet Story by the in
FAINT class; questions by the superntend-
! ent and answers by the school, giving
! information IA regard to strength ami
| work of the Methodist Church. South;
| recitation, '"rhe Children's Crusade by
| Miss Julia Bickers; address on missions by
! Logan Walford: address on Epworths
| leagues by Mr.. Eddie Bell
/ The exercises were interpreted with
| excellent singing by the school under the
training of Mr. c. u. Walford, the cho-
! rister aided by the church choir. Mr.
! Stuart Hopkins sang a beautiful solo,
! M John II FrischkOrn, orsauist.
This Sunday school has been called the
| mother OF schools, and we'll deserves the
| name being the first school that was
organized In this city-lSlj-aud has Kept
| up a consecutive organization from the
| beginning 10 the present time. MI. Nor
/ decai. author OF Richmond IN Bygone
! DAYS" says: "The first church built IN
| Richmond In the eighteenth century was
| built for the MethOdists on the corner OF
| Franklin and Nineteenth streets, Whcie
! Iottiers factory now stands" II was
! In this church that Trinity Methodist
| church was organized in 1915 by Rev. John
! Hardis. who was pastor at that time.
| AT this time class meetings were con-
! sidored "A peculiar and distinctive feature
! Of Method.sm. All the members were re-
! quirod 10 attend class once week; IN
! deed the attendance upon this means or
grace was a test Of membership. the
/ church building was small. and fire.
! ouently three or four classes met at the
same time on Sunday mornings, one ~
! each corner Of the room, anu the school
| in the gallery. IL was soon seen that the
| classes and the school could not occupy
/ the same room at the same time. espe-
| cially as the MethOdists of that day were
| accustomed TO give expression TO the.r
| feeling I'm good hearty amens and IN
! singing the old Methodist songs with the
| splrit as well as the understanding; ana
| not unfrequently might be heard from
| some happy brother, and sometimes even
| from the good sisters, loud hahclu1ahs
| coming from each corner of the church
| at the same time. SO the school soon
| migrated and moved from pillar 10 posi-
| for thirteen years before they tounu a
| resting place In the new Trinity church
| on Franklin street i'm 1928. The next
resting-place 0n 1860 was its present To-
cation.
DIR. Hatcher's Anniversary.
Rev. Dr. William T. Hatcher on sun
/ day celebrated the twenty-second ami
versary OF his pastorate with the Grace
Street Baptist congregation. and at the
same time the congregation entered upon
a new fiscal year. DR.. Hatcher had been
away for three weeks, and at the morn
ing service occupied his pulpit at the
| tabernacle. The pulpit was prettily deco
rated with fragrant flowers. which had
been placed there by the ladies' OF the
/ church. and the pastor was greeted by a