The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-07-17
SERMON ON A
POP UILAR SUBJECT
DIR. Kerr breaches on Prayer at the
First Church.
REV. CAREY E. MORGAN LEAVES
Committee Meeting at the Foreign
Mission Rooms.-Quartcr'y
Meeting at Third
Church.
REV, CAREY E. MORGAN LEAVES

A large congregation heard Dr.. r. 4.
Kerr preach Sunday night. az the First
Presbyterian Church, on How Shal we
PRAY in Order That our Prayers De Ans
wered?" HIS sermon was taken from Tue
text The effectual fervent prayer OF the
righteous man availeth much.
1.-THE reason Christians prayers are no'
always arswered is because they 90 nov
pray Alright The effectual prayer IS tha
prayer which produces effects upon .1ie
man who offers it to make him strive
after the thing he prays for. The farm
err who prays for a good crop must work
TO make a crop The Christian VINO
pray; 10 be a better man must try TO De
better man. If he asks GOO TO con-
vert a friend he must try to bring tha1
friend to God. God answers our prayers
by blessing on our work. "A lerVeli!
prayer is a burning prayer winch VIII
at least keep a man from gong 10 s!eep
on his knees and make his persevere in
PRAYING till the blessing comes God OF
ten keeps us begging at his gate because
he wants to hold US there Righteous
man means believing man, and SO 1t Is
the etfectual fervent prayer OF falth
which God answers. The world is saved
by the prayers of Christians led by
Christ, the head of the Church i'll heaV-
en-, who maketh continual intercesslon
for us, and Christs prayer IS efectuai'
because having prayed for the salvation
of the world in heaven, He came INTO
this world TO work and live and die
making Himself the means by which COD
would answer his prayer
Dr. Kerr will preach his last sermon in
this series next Sunday. His subject
will be: Can God Be Suffering and Man
Free?"
LEFT LAST NIGHT.
Rev Carey Z. Morgan, pastor of Sew
enth-Street Christian Church, left last
night for Mountain Lake. Va, where
he will spend his vacation. During his
absence his pulpit will be filled regu-
larry by some minister furnished by
committee, which has been appointed for
that purpose. Mr.. Morgan Will not speak
at the Convention of Christian Endeav-
orers to be held soon at Mountain Lake
Park. Maryland.
DR.. ]. B. Hawthorne, of the Grove-Ave-
nue. Baptist Church. left yesterday for Roa-
noke, where he delivered an address last
night for the special accommodation
of the Virginia Summer School of Meth
DDS, now in session at Roanoke. The
subject OF his address was The Art
of Public Speaking" From Roanoke Dr.
Hawthorne will go to Alton, where he
will remain until Saturday.
Rev. ". E. Cave. D. D., of Paducah,
Ky, preached yesterday morning at II
o'clock at the Second Presbyterian
church. Dr. Cave is an eloquent and
very successful preacher. and created
great impression on the congregation of
the Second church. He is now on his
vacation, and is spending some time in
the city. He will preach at the Second
church again next Sunday.
The B. Y. p. U. and the Railroad Broth
erhood of Venabe-Street Baptist church
adjourned Sunday for the summer.
Rev. ]. r. Harrison. who has been i'll
for some time, is still confined to his
room. His pulpit at Emmanuel is being
filed by Rev. John *. Goode, OF the Sem
mary.
The family Of Rev. John t. Bosnian
will leave on the oath of July for the
Eastern Shore. where they will spend the
greater part Of the summer.
FOREIGN MISSIONS.
a meeting OF a committee. composed
of the Rev. DR.. George Cooper the Rev
DR. w z. Dereieux and the Rev Mr.
Williams. will be held this morn
ing at Q O'Clock at the Foreign Mission
rooms, at which time the committee will
decide to take some action Dispatches
will probably be sent to all the mission
stations in China inQuiring for the Rev
Mr. Lowe and his wife. but certainly to
Shanghai DIR. E. E. Bomar said this
morning that he thought the loves were
probab'v in Che Foo, having arrived there
from I ngtu, but the members of the COM
mttee do not seem to be so hopeful Alb
solutely moth g has been heard from Mr..
Lowe since the more recent disturbances
in China.
The quarterly meeting OF the Third
Christian Church was held Sunday after
the communion service. at which reports
were presented by the various officers.
Rev. s. Il. Maxwell was selected as his
own successor by practically unanimous
vote.
Mr.. Maxwell was notified Of his election
and informed the congregation that he
would make his decision on Sunday next
Rev L. c. Shearer pastor OF Hasker-
Memorial Methodist Church. has returned
from thu bedside of his sick sister. who
lives near Lynchburg. He reports her as
improving. Mr.. Shearer is far from being
a we'll man himself. and Mr. Frank L.
Wells will continue to assist him in his
pulpit work until he RECEIVERS his accus-
toned health.
ROWDY EXCURSlONISTS.