Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-07-27
IN THE LORDS HOUSE
SERVICES OF SPECIAL INTEREsT
IN THE RICHMOND CHURCHES.
THE NEW JERUSALEM MISSION.
Rev. Mr.. Hite breaches Two sermons
OF Most Attractive Chnr"cter-"r'
Hoge Before the Ladies OF
street Cburch--Brief Notcs'

Hoge Before the Ladies of Venab'e-
street ChurcI--Brief Notcs'
Tho Roy Lewis f. Hite preached In
ths morning ut the New Jerusaio'"
Mssion-Room, No. IL west Ma'Sn"''
street. a sermon which was highV APP
preciated by the few who heard IT, al"
the wish was warmly expressed tha'
more might have gotten the beneh' Oh
81 The sermon was based upon '''
second chapter Of the Gospel OF 'o''i'
T, Thought together the two acts Win
which the Lord began His ministry VIZ
tho changing the water into wine at
the marriage in Cana OF Galliee anu ''0
purglng of the Temple at Jerusalem
He said in part: Marriage is the mos'
important OF human institutions IL Is
The foundation of orderly society, the
,,orro ont of which civilization grew, the
Ground Of Christianity. Marriage love
&c the unrest. the most potent, the most
heavenly. the divinest thing IN hu'i'""
life and 1t is. at the same time, the most
liable TO perversion and misuse. Ihroush
marriage love the things or the dNii'e
NE Cow down most abundantly into hu-
manly In marriage love the Lord
orerates most directly and most power
fnllv IN cleanse human life OF It's I'M
n,,rities and 10 lift IL up from earth
10 Heaven. IL Is this raising Oh INC
thoughts In marriage from natur~ 10
spiritual things that the LORD represent
"a nv tho miracle Of the changing WateD
into wine at the marriage feast. me
nuriacation Of mind and heart and NE
which the Lord works by means OF mar
rage love. connects this miracle Win
the purging of the Temple inc lem
nile represents the state OF hilhd anu
heart I'm which we come 10 the Loru 10
worship Him. and the cleansing OF II
renresents the casting out of the sell
osh directions and thoughts which we
md 10 be occupying our minds wheh
Voc look into ourselves and test What
we see there by what we know or hea-
venlv life. The besettng sin of religious
peonle Is the disposition to make gam
If holv things. and this state OF MIND
uas represented by the Temple being
found bv the Lord TO be In the posses
sion OF vendors and money-chaheers'
These thoughts were brought out clear
" and enforced by showing the spirit
nal meaning in detail Of the two mar
ratives.
LORDS WORK AND MINISTRY.
In the evening the sermon was
study of the spiritual meaning of the
Lords work and ministry. 1t was based
unon the fourth chapter of the Gospel
az r.uke. The chapter was regarded as
an anitome. for I'm II we see that the
Lord endured temptations. taught in the
svnagogues and elsewhere cast OUT
devils. healed the sick. and preached the
Gospel to the poor The three tempta-
tions I'm the wilderness were regarded
as tvnes and examples OF what the LORD
endured throughout His life, even 10
His suffering on the cross. In these
temptations He overcame the devil. rms
was one of the most important ana ne
cessary parts OF the work lie came 10
do which was to overcome and bring
under His own human control the power
M hell. and thereby free men from its
hondaee We also see that after the
foundations were over He went out TO
teach and preach and heal and cast out
devils. In other words He brought into
exercise for the good of men the divine
life which He made use Of In over
coming the devil. This making use OF His
mowers for the good of men was the
other side OF the divine work lie came
10 do. His temptations were due TO
His inherited human tendencies TO make
n selfish use of His powers and OF the
divine life which was His.
His victories were due to His de-
Termination TO use His divine life for
the salvation OF men.
The meaning of the temptations and
The victories will be more fully brought
out in the discourse next Sunday eve
ming. the subject of which will be THE
Glorifed Jesus"
DIR. HOGE AT NENABLE-STREET.
The Rev. Moses u. Hoge. ID. D., pas
Tor of the Second Presbyterian church
preached the annual sermon before tn
ladies' Benevolent Society of Venable
street Baptist church Sunday night a
o'clock. Special pews were reserved
for the ladies of the society, who attend
ed In a body, and a very large congrega
ton. considering the warm weather, oc
cupied the remaining portions of tn
church.
DIR. Hoge took as his text Christ's grea
command to the workers in His vine
ward. recorded in the tenth chapter o
ct Mark and the 4ith and 18th verses
"And whosoever OF you will be the chief
est shall be servant OF ALL" and 'Fo
even the Son of Man came not TO b
ministered unto, but TO minister. and L
give His life ransom for many"
In opening he paid a glowing tribut
10 the members of the society and Z
the good which they had done In IN
past and were carrying on in the present
His sermon was purely Gospel enc
dwelling on the unostentatiousness OF trul
Christian benevoience, and was attentive
ly listened 10 and deeply enjoyed by al
present After the serman many cam
forward 10 greet the preacher.
The society, which has done great worl
I'm the upbuilding of the church and Sun
day school, was organized during tn
pastorate of the Rev. II. III. Pitt l.
D.. and was the outcome OF an organi
nation OF ladies in that section OF tn
city which antedated the organizatio
OF the church.
REV. HORACE LACY breaches.
Two interesting services were held a
Grace-Street Presbyterian church Sun
day morning and evening, at both c
which Rev. J. Horace Lacy, OF Florence
Ala. preached The morning subjec
was "rhe Attractiveness of Christ" an
at night the divine preached on tn
"Priviiegen OF Believers" lie handle
these theyAes with much ability, and IN
large Congregations at both services lis
tened with closest attention. Mr.. Lac
II one OF the abest young preachers l
the Southern Presbyterian denomina
tion.. and is a man of scholarly attaiI
ments and oratorical ability
Gfsns-street is yet pastorless. but a