Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-17
HAVE NOT PASTORS.
-FOUR LARGE CHURCHES HERE io
NE WITHOUT MINISTER'S.
SPECIAL SERVICES OF The SABBATH.
Visiting CIcrgymcn Preach I'm Sew
craI of the Houses OF ""rS"P
uere-wr. Bcauchamp on i"tem-
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no, church. who during his three years
residence I'm Richmond had won
xyarrn Mace IN the hearts Of Christian
peoplo OF all denominations increases
tho number Of large churches here WIN
out permanent pastors 10 ioui'
Fortunately. these vacancies are
scattered among as many denomi-
nations. The Second Baptist church
has been without pastor since
tho resignation OF Rev. DR.. ". W. Ian
drum. more than "a year ago, during
which time It's pulpit has been regularly
flied by brilliant men: the Grace-Streel
Presbyterian church has as yet 10 can
a successor 10 Rev. Or. James J. fa" .
who recently removed TO Savannah; Kew
Dr. Jabez Hail will leave the SeFen'h-
Street Christian church october ISL anu
now the Yestry Of historic Mohuiheh'"i
will have 10 cast about for successor
N tho beloved and lamented suckhey'
Rarely have so many OF inc idIse
churches here had their puipits vacant
at the same time.
The committee appointed by the con-
eregation Of Seventh-Street church 10
recommend a pastor 10 succeed the Kew
Dr Hall met Sunday, but no actloh was
taken. Several names have been mehtloh-
ed ana are being considered, among them
the Reys Il. IT, Powell. pastor Oh the
First Christian church. LOUISVILLE ny;
Professor Willets. Of Chicago, ana
Homer Wilson. OF Texas
The Lutheran synod to Meet
Tho Evangelical Lutheran Synod Of
Virginia will hold It's sixty-eighth an
uuaI convention at Winchester this week,
beginning to-day, and continuing uhtii
SATURDAY. The meeting will be attended
by the thirty pastors of the Lutheran
churches in Virginia, and one lay ueie-
gate from each congregation.
Rev. j. a. Moorehead. pastor OF the
First English Evangelical Lutheran
church of this city, leaves for winchester
this morning. lie will be accompanied
by Mr.. w. ID, Rock. OF the church coun-
ell. the delegate OF the congregation,
and Mr. Carr Bowers, his alternate.
The body Is a legislative one. and mat
tiers Of supreme importance TO the con-
gregatiOn established In this city VIII
be brought 10 its attention.
In the first place, the church is now
self-supporting, and Will be asked to be
so recognized. Its growth during the
past twelve months has been remarkable,
and the congregation is thoroughly in
harmony as 10 the interest and progress
OF the church. Furthermore. an appl-
cation will be made 90 the synod for as
sisfance In carrying Ont the plans al
ready formulated of building new
church The council committee IS very
enthusiastic over the matter, and no eff
10. IN lffU fO "A
issue.
The saloon and the Man.
Rev w b. Beauchamps series Of SER
mons on Low and High Life in Rich
mond" continue TO attract large and iG
terested congregations. and the young
minister IL gaining a deserved reputation
for practical and fearless preaching,
'rhe Saloon and the Man" was the sub
ject discussed by Mr.. Beauchamp Sun
day night MAN" said the speaker,
was Gods last and best creation" OF
so much importance did the Almighty
consider man that, disdain.hg TO take
a type from anything he had previously
created. God formed man in His own
image and invested him with attributes
little less than divine. Ridiculing the
idea OF man evoluting from the mon.
key. the preacher said 1t was sad
fact that ne often degenerated into
something worse. Quoting the words OF
a celebrated philosopher, There is no
thing great but man, in man nothing
great but mind. i'm mind nothing great
but spirit" The effect Of the saloon
upon the man, mind. and spirit was
then discussed. and epitomized in the
declaration that II "robs man of his
reason and butchers the divinity with
which God has endowed him." Social
drinking was averted TO, and declared
TO be nothing more nor less than the
drunkards drink; for, while II was
claimed TO be celebrating, at the last
II "stingeth like a serpent and biteth
like an adder" A paragraph from the
confession of Charles Lamb was read
and his destiny awaited every frequenter
of the saloon. The saloon created no
thing but sots and brutes, wrecked
manhood. and destroyed the hopes of
many of our brightest minds. 1t de-
etroys a mans will power. and renders
MIN Incapable of avoiding the rocks upon
which he is finally dashed TO pieces.
The sermon was punctuated with strik-
ing Illustrations and pretty allegories
and I'm closing Mr.. Beauchamp. in a
dramatic manner, said: Il plead with
YOU as men and women. as protested
followers of the Lord Jesus Christ, 10
take stand against the public drink
ing places. The Bible tells us that nc
drunkard shall enter the Kingdom OF
Heaven. And / would not believe IN
the God whom / serve If j was not
satisfied that equally damned is the
man who makes and sells the liquor
no matter how high a position he may
occupy In society, or to what churcf
ne may belong. Ii is not the drunkarc
who is the greater sinner, but the mar
who sells the stuff which produces
drunkennesS.'
Next Sunday night the series vii
close. with THE Saloon and IL
Remedy"
In his sermon at ST. James churci
sunday morning Rev. Mr.. Beauchami
paid a tender tribute to the dead recto
OF Monumental church. referring par
ttcularly 10 his liberal Christian spiri
and great love for Christ and his fellow
men.
Sin of Discrimination.
Rev. DIR. A. b. Dunaway. who hai
been supplying the past month q
Ieigh-Street Baptist church. has beer
engaged recently in preaching serie
OF sermons on home life. He has al
ready spoken most helpfully upon Tn
duties of the parent to the child ant
the child to the parent and later o
those qualities in the characters OF tn
inmates of the home which are essentia
10 making them happy. HIS discourse
are simple, practical lessons upon tn
philosophy of living. and cannot fail Z
leave their impress upon the minds o
those who night after night listen I
their teachings. Sunday evening h
spoke of sin which made many year
ago some homes miserable. and II prac
,iced now cannot fail 10 briag the sam
dire results. This was the sin OF dis
stimulation. The minister read the oil
story. familiar to every child OF the II
prac,iced by Jacob on his father. Isaac
when he deceived the blind old ma
and robbed his brother Esau Of hi
heritage He spoke Of the work OF tina
one days sin in that home. OF Its eff
fac,s ,1nnn HE afterlife of Jncob him