Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-16
THE NEED or A GUIDE.

49,, ''c'S' fnlhpS companion said,
40" can 1 understand except some
man shall guide me?" We want a guide
as we drive along I'm our chariot. and
even more and more deeply into the mys-
terry Of life.
commend to YOU Jesus. and we learn:
l. Ihat obedience 10 the Divine will
Is the law of our life and Immortality
obedience though to crucihxion, is bet
Ter than the luxury OF a moments sin.
:. Whatever be the origin Of evil re-
dempuon from It's power. under which our
lives have fallen. lies I'm the acceptance
or suffering, with delight. TO do the will
OF God, illustrated In Jesus. who said:
My meat is TO do the will of Him that
sent Me and TO finish His work" So He
redeemed humanity; and. in working out
our salvation. we may rejoice to be par
takers Of His sufferings He was The
second Adam; also.
3. Jesus was God. the Son of God. and
brought again the divine. which had been
lost, into the life of man. Practical
Christianity is the divine restored u
human character: hating sin. as God
hates II; loving pureness OF heart. as
God loved It; doing righteousness. as God
does It. So means the solid Christian
term, conversion-the divine upon man;
we receive Christ, and become the sons
OF God
4. Philips travelling companion simply
hailed his charioteer TO stop. and said he
would be baptized i'm confession Of his
faith i'm Christ. II was his act OF faith.
Faith is our adjustment % ourselves to
the divine plan BY the simple attach
ment we receive the grace BY an ad-
justment the cataract of Niagara drives
the electric-cars Of Buffalo, twenty miles
off. As we believe. and according to
our faith, the power Of God is demon
strated unto our salvation.
Revival at Union station.
The services at Union-Station church
last Sunday were Of an exceedingly In
teresting character. Rev. John c. Ros-
ser preached at II A. NJ. from the text
Put on the Whole Armor of God" He
described each of the six pieces spoken
Of each Of which is essential to our
safety. especially for defence
Then he urged all to put on the armor
one young man came forward, and was
happily converted; one other asked for
prayers
Last night Mr. Rosser preached from
Matthew II. 13, 1.-THE Wedding-Fe
especially the guest who had not on the
garment provided for the occasion, and
who, when confronted by the King with
Friend. how earnest thou i'm hither not
having q wedding was speech
less.
Both sermons were very good, and held
the attention Of the immense cOngrega-
lions.
At night two persons came forward,
one of whom was happily converted.
The meetings will continue, and the
pastor will be assisted by Rev. George
II. Wiley, who will preach tonight
There will be services at o'clock, and
ladies' meeting at $3.50 this afternoon.
"Athens, Queen of the Greeks"
The pastor of the Third Presbyterian
church. Rev. Charles X. Hyde, preached
an able sermon Sunday evening in the
course of a series on the cities Of Bible
story. Athens was his theme, and mis-
description of this Queen city OF the
Greeks" was entertaining, graphic, ana
highly instructive. Tracing out the rela~
tions of this once fair city, made sacred
by the walks and talks of the man So
crates. whom alone of all the world mas
man dared to compare I'm daily life to the
Christ, and where later Paul found its
people raising an altar to the unknown
God. his sermon was a veritable visit 10
its historic and interesting surroundings.
Mr.. HYDE has made this series Of lasting
value TO his people, and they were sorry
when he announced that he had been
called hastily TO the Bedside of his
brother. who lies i'll in San Antonio, Mex
Mr.. HYDE leaves this morning for the
sister republic, and takes with him his
wife and little son as far as their Ten
nessee home. He Will be gone several
weeks. possibly longer
Baptist Church Notes.
Meetings are in progress at Randolph
Street and Pine-Street churches, IN the
West End. At the former the pastor, kew
w. r. Jolly. is being aided by Kew W. W.
Hamilton. of East Radford. MT. Hainl-
ton is a young minister of excellent sllts'
and is preaching very acceptably 10 sreat
CONGREGATIONS. Already there have peeh
some forty professions of faith ard many
indications of deep religious interest.
Al Pine-Street the pastor, Rev. j. j..
t4uteon has the valuable assistance OF
rev. C. w. Duke, the young and talented
nastor at Berkeley. Mr.. Duke IS well
remembered in Richmond as one OF the
most brilliant students Richmond College
bos ever turned out During the last
,-oor NJ his stay at college he won almost
o,,erv available honor in the INSTITUTION
II Is needless to say that at flhe-'o'i ~
the congregations are great ana ease-l'
attentive. Sixty or more have maze pro-
LESSONS of faith, and the meetings ooii-
tinue with growing interest
Rev. A. y. Dunaway, ID. p'' pre s,,.l'N4
morning and evening AT LeisH -
ob,rcb Sunday to full houses. AT the
o,,onina service he read letter from
Dr w. l.. Wright. the pastor convey,
tne, the gratifying news of his cohtihusu
i,,,nrovement in health, and asking the
r'ravers of the congregation ior Ut
Prouehton's meeting, in Atlanta Ut.
Wright has not yet left Richmond LOT
his southern trip. "
''t A. Grace-street church Rev. J. h.
trutson preached Sunday night
Tbera was one addition at GroVe-AVe-
ma church Sunday evening, and another
at Howard s-Grove church.
miscellaneous Church News
pev DR.. Kerr, in continuation Of his
eeries of special evening lectures. spoke
S,,adav night on est. Paul at Athens.
ne theme next Sunday night VIII De-
"a visit to Corinth With st. Paul
pev Fenner S. Stickney, by speclal
,.o,',,eet ureached Sunday afternoon an
a,oc,,ent discourse->to medical students,
before a large congregation. Inc cnoii
81 this church always renders WeH-su"e
and beautiful music. ,,..Aos,s,
Dr Starr. at Broad-Street Me'noni''
o,inrcb preached another of the series
~ lemons to women Sunday night
re snoke about neighbors, and now 10
Ilo ones self liked, instead OF as
, nan mr. starr was eloquent and the
M audience was deeply impressed
18th what was said. The minister spohe
WIT the tongue as an unruiy mem
Der. $50
Veterans.