Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-01
HEAVEN MAY BE HERE
mn SMITH DECLARES THIS CON-
sIsTENr wITH REVELATION
qaE HOME OF The SOUL.
Realm NJ pcauty and Pence ""'
There VIII he No Nigh"
s,. ~or pcath-Othcr Notes
from the Churches.
from the ChurcIlcs'

M W. s,,i,l,s sermon az the Second
p,ra.. o,,,~,b sunday morning was a
marvel Of sweetness and comfort ms
,cx, v.. "Thcre was no night there
t.t,ov ,ro,, Johns description OF Heaven.
nv smith read a short selection from
,..,.....,s ln which John told of the
-. ~ fbo soul" lie declared that
,bere were possesses in tho Bible which
...t, Do construed as meaning that this
,t4 world would yet be Heaven. and that
.l. souls of men would como back here
o., the plan OF God to- spend eternity. lie
.,,d ho vas not meaning to be sensa-
nonal. and al knew that. but what he
said was justified. The Bible said the
world had once been destroyed by water.
10 had been. and yet It did not mean
that this earth was wiped out OF being.
Tho Bihle said. also, that the world would
again be destroyed. this time by ire. It's
baptism in the flames may not destroy
the earth itself but only destroy the WORK
OF sin and feeble man upon IT, This
would possibly be the new earth John
speaks Of
DESCRIPTION OF HEAVEN
Or. smith said ne drew more joy from
the negative descriptions OF Heaven than
from tho positive. il was splendid TO
think that there would be no shadows
in that beautiful land OF light no twi-
lght deepeniug into darkness The Bible
referred Co Heaven as city whose walls
were of jarper. her streets of gold and
her gates pcarly. But it WAS swccter to
him Co know that there would be no
broken families there. 10 farewclls, no
sickucss. 300 pale watcher by the bedside
OF the pale sick no hunted whisperlngs
at Tho door, no need Of tho doctor, no
death the monster and elimination OF
human woe. but place where Goa
should wipe away all tears from their
eyes.
The entire service was sweet. and one
carried away from 70 a sort of comior,
IN life which the certaiuties Of the future
failed 20 take altogether away.
Eloquent DR.. Hawthorne.
Rev. DR. +. j. Hawthorne preached 10
laree congregation at the GrOve-Avo-
nue. Baptist church Sunday morning. and
am ADLER and more eloquent sermon has
not been heard I'm Richmond in q long
time. "C0nsecrati0u" was the theme OF
Dr. Hawthorne's discourse. and his treat
ment of IL was earnest, eloquent. and
practical. His hearers were chained
throughout the time he spoke
He viii preach 40 this church again next
Sunday morning. and at the Calvary Bap-
fist church 40 6 o'clock Of tho next sunday
afternoon. lie is spending the summer at
Alton. Va. and runs down on Saturday
TO I'm his appointment. being the guest
Of one OF his congregation or a friend
during the stay This time he stopped
with Ar r.. Henry Harwood, on west
Grace street.
Fine Sermons at Emmanuel.
The services al Emmanuel Baptist
church were quite interesting There was
fine attendance upon the Sunday school
Tor this season of the year and the con-
gregauons We're good. both morning and
might The pastor Rev. u. r. Harrison
being sick Rev Mr.. Wilingham filled
the pulpit IN the morning and his father,
Rev Dr. r.. j. Wiliugham, at night The
sermons OF both were excellent.
The morning discourse was based on
part Of the first two verses Of the twelfth
chapter of Hebrews: LET MS lay aside
every weight and the sin which doth so
easily bcset us and let us run with
patience the race that is set before us.
looking unto Jesus, the author and finish
or Of our faith" Rev. Mr. Wilhngham's
theme was "The Christian Race" and his
sermon was an earnest and strong appeal
10 his hearers 10 f0rsake sin. especially
their besetung sins. and press forward
I'm the Christian race. The young man
made a fine impression, as De has done
everywhere he has been heard.
DR. Willingham's theme at night was
Patience" and his sermon was an OK
ceptiOnally fine One-thOughtful, stimu-
lating, and uplifting. His text was: but
let patience have her perfect work,
that We may be perfect and entire, want
ing in nothing" Dr. Wiungham en-
phasized the fact that patience does not
mean idleness. but rather confidence in
God and the employment OF every faculty
given TO man in doing what the Lord has
committed TO him. Patience, Dr. Willing
ham said, is used In the same sense
as waiting on the Lord. The sermon
made a fine impression.
bishop PenicIS's Farewell.
Right Rev. Bishop Penick preached his
farewell sermon to a large congregation
at ST Marks church on Sunday night.
He will take charge of his church az
Paramount. W. Va, about the lst Of Sep
TENDER. His family viii leave for that
city to-day. and Bishop Penick will iol-
low later N the week.
Notes from the Churches.
Bishop Funston preached at st. PauPs
church at night. He had fine congrega-
lions at both places. Bishop Funston was
rector of Christ church for many years,