Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-09

-. accepting the doctrines ~ nc
- anu trinity OF God. and redenr.to,,
,l'ousn Jesus Christ. esteemed n ~ H.
ho,,o,, -" consequence what else ueople
,,oa. " rms element 10 thought a
49,. V""n3eIous one for It was. while
chrt.,tIy nilaNau, really undermining
Christianity. 1t said. IN ofrert tb"t c,5
ulu nov care whether peopic hoI,o,od
uu'h or ialschood; that IL was of NO
e""O'ih 10 Him whether what lie had
'oNealei was believed or not. and mat
w"s o'asphemy, for lie could not he H.
N"u OF truth II truth and error wore
i""tE pleasing 20 Him. Christ had said
10 hiS Apostles: Going tboreforo
.,a'h ye al nations teaching,
mem 10 observe all things. Whatsoever /
,"Ne commanded you"-Matthew xvii
i'-@o-and no man had. therefore a right
!" oeheVe part and reject a part OF
their teaching.
heason and revelation both teach us
'io' Voh'railes cannot both be true. II
one man believes baptism to be neces-
sary 20 salvation. and another mat a. "a
not ooth cannot be right If one be-
heves there are two sacraments. and an
other That there are no sacraments at
an one OF them must be wrong As H.
IuStraung the matter, he called attention
10 the tenth chapter of the Acts OF the
Apostles. Cornelius. the Roman centurion.
was "A religious man. and fearing God
with all his house giving much aims 10
the people, and always praying to God. 4"
but God sent an angel 20 him who told
MIN to send TO Joppa for st. Peter. and
told 81. Peter TO 80 70 him and instruct
him.
CANNOT BE MODIFIED.
Now. here was good man, doing what
he thought right. acting up TO an the
light be had. and for that very reason
an angel and an apostle were sent TO him
TO tell him what he must DO Why2
Does God send his angels and His apos-
ales on useless eirands2 Was Cor
uclius at liberty when he heard what
81. Peter had to say to believe or dis
believe him? Could he have believed
part only. or said. "All that may be-
very good. but ! serve God I'm my own
way and do not care 20 change &c. ]
may lose my place and be reduced 10
oeggary?' BY no means. He had said.
Now therefore. we are an present I'm
Thy sight, 10 hear all things whatsoever
are commanded of thee by the Lord.
and ne and all his house were baptized.
Our Lord knew when ne sent out His
apostles to preach His Word that they
would meet with i'll treatment, and lose
their lives for their preaching. He loved
them tenderly. yet He sent them out
10 cruel deaths Would He have done
so II His doctrines could have been mod-
fed 10 suit their hearers? If these could
have accepted just so much Of them as
were I'm accordance with their ideas and
feelings? Yet that is just what the doc
trine of "indinerentism" teaches. A GER
tain portion of Christs teaching is
selected as being essential. continued
Father ORielly; about the rest, # IS Of
small consequence whether you accept
or reject &C..
When God called Moses into Sinai and
gave him directions as 10 the making
of the Ark of the Covenant and the Tab
ernacle as minute as q modern ar
chitect gives when he draws the plans
of a building, could Moses have pleased
Him by altering the measurements or
the plans? If ne could not, without dis
pleasing Cod in these material things.
how can we do so with respect to
the teachings of our Lord as TO faith and
morals?
EVIDENCES OF CHRISTIANITY
A vast audience greeted Rev. Dr.
Hatcher at the Grace-Street tabernacle
Sunday night, as he appeared i'm response
TO q request from his church 10 repeat
his sermon on 'Jlvdcntial Evidences
of Christianity" which was delivered
the week before I'm q series of Discourse
at the Richmond College. A number
Of distinguished visitors We're present
Judges ami lawyers being much i'm evil
dence. These were drawn thither TO
hear what the eminent divine had TO
say on experimental religion. The Doc
tor was at hts best, though II was the
third sermon he had preached that day.
lie held the closest attention Of his
audience for one hour. as he rapidly,
and without notes. discussed the claims
Of the spiritual religion, and at its close
many iu the audience pressed forward
TO thank him for the able and interest
ing portrayal of HIS subject.
lie dealt with his subject not from
the Christian, but from the scientific
standpoint. and the critics of the eve
ming pronounced the discussion Singu-
larry fair and discriminating. ii
abounded IN careful definitions was
lighted up with many illustrations. and
now and then with delicate touches or
humor While the address was packed
with thought from first to last perhaps
the most cogent and impressive part
dealt with the phenomena Of expert
montal religion as material Noteworthy
Of scientific investigation.
DR. Hatcher showed also, that there
was no dishaUmony between the natural
and the spiritual Kingdoms, and that
experts i'm religious experience Were as
worthy Of respect and credence as eX-
perts in any other department of science.
LAST OF THE SERMONS TO WOMEN.
Rev. DR.. starr preached the last of his
series of sermons to women al the Broad
street Methodist church Sunday night.
The burden of his address, which was
delivered I'm his usual forcible and con-
yincing manner, was the good that Wo-
men might do in the world towards the
salvation of souls. While much WORK
mad been done by man for God, in the
tir,os If Christ. he said, women also had
been m work in the vineyard, and woman
is sin working for the Master Dr.
starr will begin q series Of sermons next
SUNDAY. addressed particularly TO young
men.
MINISTER'S UNION MEETS.
At the meeting Of the Ministerial Union
of Richmond and Manchester yes erday
Pev Paul l. Mcneil, j. D., pastor OF
the German Evangelical church, delivered
a carefully prepared address on Me
lanchthon." ,., 49,,
vote of thanks was rendered the
eoeaker after which the following letter
vas read from Senator Daniel relative
IN his position on the international peace
treaty proposition: o..
"Washineton. February IS 1871
"Rev. ). Calvin Stewart, Richmond va
.Dear Sir,-I have received the resolu-
lions sent me in favor of arbitration ana
heg 10 say that / have always Favored
arbitration during my twelve years Oh
public service here. The pending Dill Is
not to arbitr9te particular DISPUTE - 1o'
10 set up a curious court ior the s So.
oo,t 81 future disputes. II is without
Incident. and should, therefore, be care
FULLY considered.