Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1901-07-06
FIFTH ST. CHURCH IN HER
GLORY.

Last Sunday was day long to be re-
membered at the Fifth Street Baptist
ChHI Oh
The services began ut 1880 Q. m.
Long before that hour, throngs of pee
pie crowded from evesv direction.
There W ere zee candid ates for baptism,
Of which number 1874 presented them.
selves last Sunday morning. These
ware baptized including more from
5t. Phillips Baptist Church. in SO
minutes.
Dr. r. b. Bowling of Norfolk, preach.
ed the bsptismal sermon, taking his
eext from the last part of the 18th
chapter of Matthew. Facing an audi
ceeded in q most learned. gifted, but
heart-touching way to preach one OF
the ablest sermons ever preached by
mortal man, upon the question of bsp-
tism. From the beginning TO the end +,
the vast audience was held spell
bound.
Before the sermon, it was o beauti-
full sight to see DIR. Graham, follow ed
by his deacons, march from the base.
ment up to the audience room, follow
ed by 166 oand i'd stes, ali dressed In
white for the sasred rite.
In the afternoon was eommunioun
hour, at which time, Rev. W. 81
Stokes, B. D., delivered an able, pras.
ticAl and sonl-stirring charge to the
new members. His remarks met the
approval of the entire church. Then
followed another beautiful sight, when
1ez candidates stood face TO facs on
either side of she ct ntral aisle, right
and left, facing the pulpit and half
way down on one side Of the outer
sAfaie Of the ahurNh
At least 100 people took >mmun.
Ion upon this occasion. At night
there Was another great concourse ei
people, enxious(y waiting TO hear
Rev. ID. W. Davis A. NJ !, and they did
hear from him. The Reverend bro.
seeded to preach from the 109sh
Psalna. 22nd verse upon the subject
1'The battles of life
II WAS declared by all who heard
Rev. Davis that the sermon wss one OF
She best ever ever preached in Rich
mond pulpit.
He was Logical, forcefal, eloquent,
clear and precise In the proclamation
Of his message, tou shing and feeling
In bis applications. The great congre-
CATION showed their approval by their
warm responses and Amens.
Richmond now feels preuder Of Rev.
Davis - . prescaer than ever before
not because Of any small estimstioa OF
aim in the past az an able preacher.
but because of the wonderful develop.
ment he seems to be making In every
sermon he breaches.
Fifth st, Baptist Church 10 satisfied
with her days work. The crownine
act OF beauty was made when Mrs
Vigil Hawkins made her report be-
fere the great congregation Of her at
tendance 81 . delegate 30 the woman
Baptist Educational Convention which
mot last week in Lynehburg.
In most pleasing and intelligent
way, ashe told Of the large attend anOe
the business-like way In which the az
fairs Of the Convention were dispatch
ed and their financial success In rails
fng 100 mp to the time shat she wa
was thsre.
Ess. Hawkins 10 most pleasing pub
lie speaker. and with lissle encourage
ment, viii be . power before the pub
lis.
Mrs. Bette Tinslsy, who also repre-
SCENTS one Of the educational circles o
abe Fifth 81. Baptist church, could no
20 herself, bat sent In Q handsome &c
port 90 the Convention.
She, too, 10 q great worker and Yer,
skilfull In she wise management et 10
educational wexk.
Ds. GsAbsn aoss not hesitate 90 cen
Exntalsts The shureA end himssn upoI
AaYtnG sueh wsgkeec.