Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-13

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noon services will be held. and on Thurs
dav at sP. NJ. Good-Friday services al
II A. NJ.
THE WICKEDNEss OF GAMBLING.
The announcement that DR.. j.. X.
rho,rb,II Of cambridge Street church.
would preach Sunday morning on Gam
hing" drew a great audience TO the II
o'clock service. DIR. Thornhilrs discourse
,vaa a very exhaustive and powerful one.
and n great many mods and becks Of APP
provaj were seen everywhere when the
sermon was concluded. The discourse
was based on the text. And they cru
Gifted Him and parted His garments, cast
ing lots" The speaker went on to depict
this terrible scene under the very shadow
OF the Saviours cross. that OF great,
unfeeIing rude men having laid bare
the Lords body and nailed that booy
unon the tree. then casting lots for His
garments-gambling under the s.ain body
of the Master of the universe. He spoke
of the powerful and masterful passion OF
gambling when once 1t had It's grip upon
the human victim. and how that passion
grows. winding its long, snaky arms
about the victims body and tightening
them day by day. Gambling. he said,
renders men callous and hardens them,
nerhaps as other vice will Drunkards
frequently are kind-hearted and really
good men when not possessed by the
drug. but the gambler. never. DR.. Thorn
hill defined gambling" as getting
without rendering an equivalent, and de-
clared that no such practice had Its basis
In honesty and honor The one text In
the Bible which struck gambling fun in
.ar-t.- ~. TAt na1
Herbert Spencer says gambling is kind
of action by which pleasure is obtained
at the cost Of pain to another; 1t Is a
happiness TO the winner which implies
misery TO the loser.
Throughout his discourse Dr. Thornhill
held the closest attention Of the large
audience and in its deep thoughtfulness
and practically IL was fitted TO do much
good.
OTHER SERVICES.
Sunday was a great day for Central
Methodist church. The Rev. Mr.. Hol-
combe conducted four services. Begin
ming with the Sunday school, he gave an
earnest talk to the young people, and
urged others TO come to Christ. As a re-
suit OF this talk a number came for
ward and made a profession OF faith At
IL 4. NJ. he preached specially TO the
church from H. Timothy, "a chapter and
Hst verse In the afternoon there was
a meeting for men only, which was large
ly attended and deeply interesting there
being more requests for prayer, and at
night Mr.. Holcombe preached for the
fourth time on the words Prepare 10
Meet Thy God" There were several con
versions. The meetings VIII 90 on az
Central all the week.
rrbo nd Sunday school rppOrtpf
n net increase Of two scholars on the
roll and had a large percentage OF at
tendance yesterday. Mr.. X. l.. Patram,
treasurer Of the school, made "A financial
report which showed the finances TO be
in a healthy condition, all liabilities TO
date having been met, and sufficient in
hand TO meet all that will have to be
paid shortly.
Rev. j. A. Spencer, the pastor. conduct
ed both services at Cowardin-Avenue
Christian church Sunday. In the morn
ing he spoke on Some Lessons from
the Life Of Dorcas." and at evening on
the New Birth" There were two con-
VERSIONS at the morning service.
At Stockton-Street Baptist church Rev
W. f.. Hurt, the pastor, preached to good
CONGREGATIONS night and morning. lie
preached a special sermon Sunday night
to 'BacKSlldcTS. a EOOl Injecting ID IL
progress at this church, and will be con-
tinued this week. The pastor is doing the
preaching.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. James Galloway will make Swift
Creek his future home.
Applications for liquor-licenses will b.
passed upon at the next term Of the
Hastings Court.
Miss Bessie White. OF Norfolk, is the
guest Of Misses Ella and Sarah Craw
ford.
Cowardin-Avenue Christian church anC
Oak-Grove Mission will have Joint en-
tertainment the latter part of May.
Misses Laura and Lille Moore have re
turned from a visit TO Baltimore. where
they have been the guests oftheir uncle
Mr.. James Wommack was paralyzed II
Swansboro Saturday night. The stroke
affected his head and throat.
Misses Annie and Mary White, of Char
lotte county, are visiting Mrs. W. B
Peasants. on Hull street.
The firemen have discovered one o
their plugs on Maury. near Seventeenth
street, to be covered up with mud This
is the effect of the late street improve
ments in that section.