Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-04-11
SERMON ON CHARITY.
ABLE DISCOURSE by DIR. HAW-
THORNE AT GROvE-AvENUE.
REV. Mr.. HYDE'S FAREWELL
Leaves for SIX Months In other
Work-Dr. Hiden Accepts the Mon
roe Church CalI-sundny-SchOOi
MeetIngs-Other Services.

Meetings-Other Services.
Rev. Or. ]. r. Hawthorne preached
two eloquent and powerful sermons at
the Grove-Ayenue Baptist church Sunday.
The ediice was filed to its utmost seat
Ing and standing capacity at each SER
vice.
In the morning the subject Of Or. Haw-
thorne's discourse was the supreme Viz
tue" and the text, 1.-THE greatest OF these
| is charity" /. Corithians. kill, 10. In the
opening Of the sermon the preacher dwelt
particularly on the power of love, ana
how, with It in his heart towards his GOO
and his fellowman, man would keep the
law every whit, though he knew not OF
tho existence of the ten commandments.
| His eloquent concluding words were:
When tongues, prophecies. knowledge,
and even faith and hope, have passed
| away, charity shall remain: OF all our
| gifts, that alone is immortal Inat VIII
| 20 with US through the gates OF death.
/ 1t is the white robe that shall cover US
| as we enter the house of many mansions
| and stand in the presence OF our en-
| throned Redeemer and King. ,
And now abideth faith, hope. charity
/
DR. Hawthorne preached to great CON
! gregation also at the evening hour MS
| discourse being an exposition OF the POS
| sibilities of the Church.
Rev. Mr. Hyde's Farewell.
Rev. Charles r. Hyde, pastor OF the
/ Third Presbyterian church, VINO IeaVss
this week on six months leave or aD-
s,nce. preached a farewell sermon to his
| congregation Sunday. a large congre-
cation was present. Two young girls
were received into the membership OF thS
! church on profession of their taltn, anu
both received baptism Mr. Hydess iast
| service will be held Wednesday nlsht. ne
/ goes away on Friday, Irst 10 frc1erlChs-
burg and Baltimore, then to the south.
Rev. A. II. Kippan, late OF Cahaod, nds
| been secured to supply Mr.. HYDE puiPIl
for the six months Of his absence. MT.
Kippan preached at night to good con-
| gregation, and made very favorable I'M
| preston.
Mr.. Hyde took his text from Acts Xxx,
! 81: Therefore watch and remember That
| by the space OF three years ! ceased not
to warn every one night and day with
! tears
Heard this, is my theme: Watch and
| Remember / give you a parting mes
sage. my beloved people, on THIS import
/ ant subject: ....
| ber.' l give you parting messase' my
| beloved people, on this important SUBJECT
"d Watch, negatively. (a) Not the min
| ister-to find flaws or TO make invidious
| comparisons. No mans armOr Is 50
| closely woven that il may not be pene-
trated by the sharp arrows of criticism.
| Those who are loyal and true TO one
pastor will be equally so to the next
| Those who hold up the hands OF the pas
| tor will hold up the hands OF the supply
| The heart loyal TO Christ Will not, can
not steel itself against Gods messenger
whoever he may be. % We are not 10
watch our fellow-members or the mousse
! hold of faith. We are not called upon 10
be inquisitOrs Of one another. We are
| not to be spies upon one another's Chris
| tian life. Since We are not God-appolnteu'
We are not to be self-appointed Watchmen
/ Of our fellow-serVants. (c) But we are 10
| watch ourselves, lest the encrOachments
OF the world, together with lack of BiDle
! study and prayer, mar our spiritual ne.
| Lest our attachment be found TO pc 10
men and institutions and not to Christ.
| Let no one imagine that loyalty TO the
| pastor demands a neglect OF the services
| or a lack of deepest interest in them
| during his absence. Let no one try TO
| flatter him on his return with the re-
| mark: L have not been TO church since
| you left Let us watch ourselves lest
| our worship and service be merely formal.
! Rather let them be warm and spiritual,
| but let us remember the preached Gospel.
I Try 10 forget anything that may nave
been uttered or done by your pastor That
savored not Of the Christ spirit. But re-
member the truth as he has striven 10
preach IL for your good night ana DAY.
I Remember that the aim has Deen, though
the accomplishment may not have rcach-
ed it, 10 constantly give you the glorious
| Gospel of the Blessed God Remember
Gods omniscience His universal knowl-
edge and His omnipresence. lie Knows
us thoroughly our aims and our neeCs,
and He can and will watch between US IN
our separation. Remember the exceed
ing great and precious promises ly which
we may be partakers Of the Divine ma
ture. Lean upon these promises with the
confidence that a child nestles close 10
its mothers breast. 'Lo' am with you
always says the Divine Master. Men
will come and go, but the work of God
goes steadily on.
Truth forever on the scaffold, wrong
forever on the throne:
Yet that scaffold sways the future and
behind the dim unknown
Standeth God amid the shadow, keep
ing watch above His own
Sunday-scnooi Meetings.
The monthly meeting of the Methodist
Sundays hoo Society of Richmond was
held Sunday afternoon al $3.50 o'clock at
Broad-Street church. Addison Maupln,
president; i. w. Stiff secretary:
Tn visitors were very gracefully vel
coined by Miss Ethel Yeaman, after
which the following programme was
effectively rendered:
Singing by the school; recitation by five
little girls. The Breaking Of the Shells ;
Easter SONG" by the infant class
Easter symbols" by six little children.
Rev r. Finley Gayle. pastor of Laurel
Street church, made very bright and IN
structive address on the duty OF paren
to their children in connection with the
Sunday school and methods of teaching,
which was closely listened TO and much
under excessive trial and per ecution.
The schools reported as follows Tor