Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-28

Broad-street Methodist church g vas
again filed last night TO hear Rev
George Stuart on the text, II thlhe cSS
offend thee pluck il out: il thy right
hand offend thee, cut it OF
While every seat in the church was oc-
cupied there was not the usual standing
crush ~ account Of its being SATURDAY
night. The speaker said he Gid not
and would bat hold the usual after-ser-
vice. He also wanted TO retain MS
strength for the meetings to-day. the
most prominent Of which will be the
one for men only at the Academy OF
Music in the afternoon. An immense
crowd IS expected, as the revivalist's sub
5ect will be The Gospel Applied TO Local
Issues and will deal with gambling
and drinking chiefly.
The boxes Will be reserved Tor the
prominent clergy and ;aity- but the re-
jnaindsr of the house will be open 10 all
sn the basis of first come. first sel'E-ed.
ADDRESS LAST NIGHT.
Rev Mr. Stuart's talk last night
Sristled. as usual, with II: ,trations.
They were plain, but apt. IF thine eye
pffends thee. pluck it out: If thy right
hand offend thee, tie il behind you? No
cut it off,
want to say something about your
bessttints sin. Have you got one? The
Devil wants 20 get Us on one particular
weak point. he don't want an all-rou nd
sinner. He shows mp most too bad. He
wants The clever fellow with lots of good
points. but one who breaks in some par
ticular place. Here's a horse He Is
I'LL right in color. moves splendidly, is
perfectly sound and all that, and is one
of the best horses you ever saw-eEcept
he will run away.
The speaker applied his text to the
he styled tlran. that are Just big enough
to weaken the Christian influence.
Here's a chain with a box on the end
of it to let the men down in q copper
1url the men to death? Just one is
enough. Here's a nice, new, l0-rail fence
around a feld-nice and strong every
where except in one place where there's
a rotten rail. and there's where the stock
gets through
He spoke Of i'll temper and worry. how
the manifestation OF them mar the Chris
tians life and cause unhappiness in the
home. Il was on A train talking to a
lady, who told me how she loved to be
n Christian. She, had a little girl with
her. The little tot went to the water
lurched and threw the little girl down
and She. cried. And what did the
mother do? Why, she caught hold of
her little girl and ierked her up and
churned her mp and down and shook her
and said What did you do that for'?"
81 vas on train again. lady got
on with her little girl. The lady was
going on short visit, and was dressed
to tho cooler for some water. She got
the cupful and started back. and the
train swung around curve and tho lit
tie girl spilled the whule cupful of waite.
you think that good Christian woman
did? Why she caught her little girl
and drawing her to her said. Don't cry.
darling: You couldn't help it. and il don't
make any difference TO mamma Lis
ten. An ounce OF that kind Of living
Christianity is worth ten pounds of
shouting religion
HARD ON DANCING.
The revivalist was rather severe on
dancing. although he drew the line also
against card-playing. theatre going. ciga-
rette smoking. and similar offences. He
said; Hunt out the dancing folks and
you will find the wild. reckless young
men and the society girls. What is a
mother thinking about when she turns
loose her daughter at all hours of the
right with young men? Between the
hours of at night and in the morn
ing man and a woman weakest on
all moral questions. told the people
of my church in Chattanooga when l
was there. that IL they danced I'd turn
'em out of the church and if they let
their children dance I'd turn them out,
too
The service was shorter than usual last
night. but there was no abatement of
interest the part of the congregation
MIR. SEAGLE's SINGING.
Before the services opened Mr. Oscar
Seagte sang a baritone solo His fine.
sympathetic voice has been heard at
every meeting. His enunciation is per-
tect; his tones are clear and mellow
and in the rendition of sacred music he
Is exceptionally effective.
At the meetings hereafter at Broad
Street church the block of seats to the
seft Of the main aisle kill be reserved
exclusively for men who cannot get to
Che meetings at the time of opening
Reports in tho Dispatch.
Rev. Mr.. Stuart last night talked with
the Dispatch reporter with reference to
the criticisms of Mr.. a. w. Rosene. a |
liquor dealer of this city, that appeared
quoted Rev. Mr.. Stuart at one of his |
meetings last week as saying:
Those men who sell liquor. who de-
banch the people, and those who vote
Tor the sale of liquor-tlleir sons should |
lie in drunkards' graves and their daush- |
tiers should marry drunkards. who will |
stamp their hearts out of EN- beneath |
their feet
Mr.. Rosene replied 70 this statement |
with caustic criticism Mr. Stuart re- |
qrestAd last night that the following |
be given out as what he meant by the |
quoted paragraph attributed to him:
Il have no respect for any man who |
Eill sell liquor; no regard for his charac- |
Ter. or for him As n citizen. Any man |
who will ill his pockets with money bv
Heb&iching his fellowman. breaking the
hearts of good women, and destroyin;, /
manhood and happiness on every side. is
bad at heart, ] don't care what his out
ward life may show. have no apologies |
TO offer TO men who debanch our coun- /
Try by selling liquor. All I ask is to be |