Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-12

We have Is the measure OF our RESPONSE
bilty.
aAno,hcr thought the text suggests"
Mr. posyell continued. ''is readiness for
service II IS the language OF the Cou-
rier mounted and spurred. only await
insy the commission. Our need IS not
srnremclv money or men. but readiness
ia do the thing that claims us-qulck'
eagcr responsiveness TO the divine call
,r,his &c orr need We should have the
spirit OF soldiers, furnished and equipped
for the conflict, only waiting the woru
OF command TO plunge into tpe pA'.'e.
The Church with all Of its appointments
IS but the divine agency to III US 10,
service II promotes dcvotioh anu
kindles emotion and quickness All Oh our
spir,tual faculties only that we may De
better prepared TO carry Ior"afu inc &c
demptive work OF Christ.
"Finally there is implied In the text
n very earnest desire TO be used Al
this desire be present. the service WIZ
most surely be the issue. DO we pas
sionatoly long to be used OF God TOT ms
work IN the world? Think of the CHRIST
life until YOU really catch HIS spirits
and YOU can but desire TO share IN the
glor, of His mission. Study the lVes Oh
DISTINGUISHED servants OF Goa, anu leei
with them the JOY and set-sacrlnce,
Think on the needs OF the worln uhtIl
vour svrnpathies are broadened and your
yision Is enlarged. Consider the disgrace
~ sinking when you have power 10
achieve and remember that the curse
nronounced on Meroz is the curse OF
nsalessnees. Such considerations VIII
fond TO awaken within us an intense
and passionate desire TO be used-givins
us no rest until we put forth some Ell
fort to justify our existence IN the
world"
The sermon was concluded with an
apneal 10 young men 10 rejoice In tneir
peculiar opportunities, and an eNhorta-
ton to make the most Of them.
Rev MIR. Powell preached sunday morn
ing 70 large congregation on Ihe LAY
of the Lord
The Angel of the Household
In Broad Street church Sunday night
Rev. DR.. starr preached upon the topic
'Is the Angel of the Household a fancy
or a Fact? ST. Paurs advice to limo
thy in the fifth chapter of his first epis-
tie. furnished the text-an ancient
model of consecrated womanhood reveal
ed in the light Of the nineteenth century.
soThe angel of the household" said the
sneaker. sis either a woman. a cipher,
or a pet. A true woman is a solid fact
never the ETHEREAL creation of an artist.
a dreamer or a Partisan dressmaker.
She may not be called a cherub, but she
is a domestic planet. revolving IN her
own orbit. with no desire to play the part
of a visiting meteor, or an intrusive
comet. She has her mission mapped
out for her by the judgment of the wise
and the Word of God. and for this rea-
son she is not willing to bury her hdelity
TO duty under the accumulated rubbish
of public opinion as TO what a woman
ought TO be-
"a cipher does not count, and human
soul that answers no purpose In me-
whether at home or abroad, must be
left out of the calculation when the CEN
sus-taker of the church is enumeratlng
the forces that move the world.
"a pet angel of the household is hard
to cage. Brute pets are apt TO watch
the open door-and it is marvellous
revelation that those bright damsels tnat
are the most literally petted and spoiled
by indulgent parents are usually the
most disconnected with the soberness OF
a quiet home life.
"Ministering spirits are needed In every
| household. A character that is only a
fancy, and not a fact, may be voted a
charming companion for merry souls al
| a banquet; but the old homestead is q
dreary place without those gentle offices
Of friendship which can best be admins
tered by the daughters of the Cross.
Ancient City of Damascus.
Rev. Charles r. Hyde. of the Third
| PRESBYTERIAN church, began on Sunday
night the delivery of a series of SER
! mons on Ancient Cities" There was
a large congregation. and the discourse
was both instructive and entertaining.
so far as the record shows" the
speaker began. Damascus is the Oldest
city of the world 1t has a history ex-
tending over period of nearly 5,oJ-
years Josephus says 1t was founded
by W. the grandson of Shem. Although
! Damascus is so old, one of its remarka-
BILE features is that it has few ruins.
DR.. HYDE gave a most interesting re-
view of the history, and a picturesque
description of this ancient city, which
| DR.. Wright says, is las old as w ana
as Young as Boston" and, in concluding
| his discourse said Damascus feil un-
der the power Of the Turk in 1916, when
Tyre was destroyed by the same power
and since that time the crescent has mol
been displaced by the cross in that city
| Damascus is now the seat OF TURKISH
governor 1t is the very hot-bed OF
Mahommedan fanaticism. Curses upof
| Christians and Jews mingle with the
| Moslem's prayers TO Allah. A trlghtiu
| massacre of Christians occurred In Da'
mascus i'm 1860. i'm which 5000 men, wo
men. and children were butchered. Da
mascus is now a city of 10000 inhabi
tants. The only hope of this fair, Ole
| CITY is the blessed Gospel of Jesus
Christ that was preached there by Sau
more than 1900 years ago. The United
| Presbyterian Church of America, an'
the Irish Presbyterian Church. and th'
London Society for the Conversion o
| the Jews maintain missions in Damas
Gus. There are only about 1900 Chris
tians and 5000 Jews in Damascus
Confirmation at Christ Church.
Right Rev. John b. Newton, Episcopa
Coadiutor of Virginia, paid friendl.
visit to Christ church and its Sunda,
school on Sunday morning. Bishop New
! TON confirmed his first class in thi
church after his conservation, and Mas
ter Pope Nash, the son of the Rector
was the first person upon whom IN
Rishop laid Episcopal hands. An infan
class of ninety-eight children presen
listened to kindly words from the Coad
tutor. and a Sunday school OF 2f mem
bers present greeted hlm Inc lec'o
presented three adults for coniirma
ton. persons who desired not to wait 10
the regular official visit In May nex'
After morning prayer the Bishop preach
ed TO a full congregation a sermon o
great power and pathos. 1t was o
Christ seeking entrance into men
hearts and lives-coming with rich gift'
of grace, irradiating mental and spiritua
darkness; elevating, ennobing character
blessing the man. and making the ma
n blessing to others. Rich in dee
thought. and choice words-the sermo
came from a full heart 10 people WHOM