Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-25
m CHURCH CIRCLES
Notes OF sernn ms and &. V 'l'r rious
Places OF Church Work.

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The address Sunday afternoon at the
Academy of Music Of Dr.. Lyman Beecher
speFry on the subject Physiology. Fear
and Faith" was great effort. and twas
thoroughly enjoy by the ELK or seven
hundred men who. listened TO it,
DIR. Sperry is a great spea ker.# ana IN;
derstands well his subject. which ne nan
died, in remark able manner He began
by declaring that he was there as
physician and teacher and not as clergy
man. He sad some believed that there
was no pain except thatit be imaginary
bu. in spite of this we know we nave. our
natural bodies which our senses Ten us
they must be clothed nd ted. ana IN 4
spite of physiology Of "foolsophy we are
here, and no amount Of .3looiosophers e
& can beat US out of the fact that we: must
have food.
It came from the lips Of this experienced
physician who is still a practitioner. that
IS per cent. Of the medicines used today
are worthless. and frequently more harnl-
full than good; that doctors often nix up
some harmless stuff to satisfy their pa
tents, and finally that the avs OF ma
5ture, a clear conscience, joyousness that
gives health and faith as combatIVe OF
fear that dsturbs and rocks the nervous
systom are the proper remedies III many
ca ses where the sufferer is stuffed with
medicines which certainly do no good.
and which will IN all likelihood Go harm.
AS a result of a good deal of discussion
among the Baptist ministers, as to Wheth-
er church should have all the members
within reasonable distance OF the
chu.ch, at the Baptist Ministers Union
meeting next month. will be Tree dis
cussion Of Shall Church Membership
be Decided by Geographical Lines
The discussion will De led by Dr. {. S.
Gardner, Of the Grace-street baptlst
church, and will be the result of a spe-
cial motion made by Rev. DR.. w. l.
Dayrieux.
Some of the ministers are Of the opin-
ion that Bap;ists. who live in the neish-
borhood Of their churches, should become
members and have urged them TO DO SO.
The larger churches are OF the opinion
that ptupie ought TO go where they are
most strongly attached
Some unpleasant feeling has been mani
tested, but it is thought free Discus
sion will satisfactorily settle matters.
at meeting of the Christian ministers
of the city Yesterday at the seventh-ol
church, resolutions were adopted express
ing the deep regret Of the body at the
death OF DIR. P. T. Duval, who was fire.
auent and welcome visitor at the meet
ings.
1t was decided to hold a union Tnanlis-
giving service on Thursday next at the
Seventh-Street church. The sermon will
be preached by the Rev. Preston a. Cave,
Of the Third church. The collection,
which will be made as large as possible,
wills be for the benefit Of The benevolent
institutions of the city.
Beginning: with the next few days there
will be acid on the streets of Richmond
services designed TO catch business ard
other men on their way to and from work,
and thus reach an element of the popuia-
ton which, it is claimed, in the majority
of cases felt the influence Of the gospel.
The preacher will be Mr.. +. B. Earle,
a lay evangelist from Philadelphia, who
has just arrived in the city, and VINO ap-
pearen this morning before the Baptist
Minister'S Conference, which at once ex-
pre- ssed its favorable opinion Of the work
and gave it its endorsement. NO definite
plan mas yet been decided upon but ser
vices will be held here and there on the
busy streets where men are most likely
TO be passing during the day.
Sundays meeting at the Railroad De-
partment of the Young Mems Christian
Association was probably the best meeting
in the history Of the department.
c. & o. Dispatcher William Bickers gave
a stirring address to his fellow railroad
men, which was followed by an old-time
camp meeting testimony service. The
meetings for the remainder will be adj
dressed by railroad. men themselves.
The annual election of officers Of the
Methodist Ministers Conference took
place yesterday morning.
The Rev. R. NJ. Chandler, of Central