Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-09

been digging at the very foundetions pt
our faith. In the silence OF the n'gns
tares have been sown un MIL. tns Gow srs
in the Garden OF the Lord. We are DC,
ginning 10 realize that II we are 20 meet
its onslaught we are 10 step OH ' ~,
the little Convictions and stand upon .ne
rendering the cherished detail ~ ,nousn',;
we must bear our weight upon the sreas
fundamental veritIes In which we arr
agreed We must march snou'oeS ~
would effectualIy storm the citauei "
unbelicf.
ouTPoURING OF THE SPIRIT
DR. w. II. l.. Smith. Of the Bapus'
Church. spoke last OH the supJect, 80,
tan Unity and the Outpourins coir't
Holy Spirit" lie said: The HOY o .!pr,,e
came down on united asssndy were OF
ono heart and one soul" Whose was tna'
unifying mindg Not Peters, hot yo"' =.
Union or this basis was impossnuis enc
was tho mind Of Jesus. ms M"s o,G
organlzing energy, the indissolubie ponu'
For what aid He come? Not for resene-
ration. or comfort. or new reVelatioi''. ,v "
clothe with power did ne coine. tire
shall be my witnesses" An organ VI - g
ysst.bie testimony they were Designer 10
he They used the largest and clearcs'
conceptions OF Jesus. intense conVic.,v1ns,
incxtinguishable courage. ana dea,nivsS
enthusiasm. Pcntecost supplied these eie
ments. II was the practicai unveHlns W
,he glor!ficd Christ to little BODY OF ps-
iieyeTs, Prom that moment they Became
rcsistless. From that hour the boiu
three-fold prophecy, containing the pieuse
OF the New Testament scripture. "sss
TO be fulfilled, ''He shall bring ~ into INTO
ali truth: 'He shall show you things 70
come" Here are the promise ana POI
tency Of the Gospels, the ,Eplsues' anu
the Revelation, which are SIMPLY ZIG
spirits glorincation OF jesus. All.
Two months after the cruf Ina of ,estj.
monv. because the virtual masters Oh ye-
rusalem The witnesses became ierllpIe
as an army with banners, ana uuiIhs tae
next hundred years Christianity N.Y..
snien6id victories were won our churchcs
o,eht 10 he dynGmos Of spiritual power.
ImpOtency now is reproach ana s.alne d
we may know the unveiled CHRIST ana
preach Him IL we VIII. , Dr
After singing the coronation nymh, III.
ThornhiIl offered prayer, the Doxology
was sung. and Hey. MT. poou"h pr
nounced The benedicuon.
The Ministerial Unions Meeting
The Ministerial Union of Richmond and
Manchester held Its monthly meeting al
the Young Mems Christian Association
parlOr yesterday at ii A. NJ, Dr W. -.
Starr presiding The attendance was quite
good. A number Of nin'sters expressed
qualification at the splendid and memora-
bic SUCCESS of the union meeting sunday
afternoon. and one divipe declared his
hope that the holding Of such a service
would become q fixed annual aHair. All
seemed delighted and doubtless there IS
a better understanding and stronger
feeling OF fraternity and oneness among
all the denominations yesterday morning
than ever before ia Richmond or any
other city. . 49,
Rev. n. a. Goodwin and mis- committee Tor
The efficient manner in which they had
discharged every duty towards making
the service the subject Of gratlilcauoh
that it truly was.
Rev. Donald Guthrie read paper before
the body.
Three Anniversaries.
Sunday was the first anniversary Of
Rev. J. r. Harrison as pastor OF I'M
manuel Baptist church. The services
were well attended for so inclement
day At night, when the sermon was es-
pecialy TO young people, Messrs. Mat
thews and Richardson, of Richmond Cor
lege, took part in the service. Mr.. Harri-
son gave a brief account of his year
work. showing that he had preached 20
sermons. paid 79l visits, and assisted IN
meetings in his own church and others IN
which there were PSI conversions. There
were about forty additions TO his church'
Rev. George w. Clarke celebrated on
Sunday his first anniversary as pastor or
the Barton Heights Baptist church. The
ladies had the church beautifully deco
rated for the occasion, and the music iur-
tished by the choir was excellent. In con-
lection with his work at the seminary the
castor preached eighty-two sermons AT
this church, and made 400 pastoral VISITS.
The membership increased from seventy
five to ninety-nine Twelve were received
Inv letter aud restoration and twelve by
baptism. The congregations have almost
doubled. and the Indebtedness of the
church has been reduced by over 81, 200
The Howard's Grove Baptist Sunday
school held its fifteenth anniversary on
Sunday morning. Mr.. 5. A. Allen was re-
has filled successfully for years and the
following other officers were chosen: Mr..
Thomas j. England, assistant superin-
tendent: Mr.. James e. Wooden, treasurer;
Mr.. Felix Tyler. librarian; Mr.. Vernon
England, secretary; Miss Florence Hol-
assistant: Mr.. Thomas j. England, choris-
ter: Messrs. Doran Mitchell and lie
Woodson distributors of Sunday-school
literature. In the Infant Department Mrs.
Maggie Bryant was chosen teacher and
Miss Beulah Germelman organst. The
church has a membership OF 10.
Brief Notes from the Churches.
Rev. G. u. Stricken, of the Union Theo-
logical Seminary, delivered the annual
sermon before the Foreign Mission So
ciety of the Church of the Covenant Sum
day morning.
The Episcopal Glorious met yesterday
morning and discussed home missionary
work at some length. 1t was announced
that Rev. w. a. Barr would deliver the
conference sermon when the Diocesan
Council meets.