The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-04
RICHMOND PASTORS
RETURNING HOME
vany Of Them VIII Preach Again
Sunday.
DR.ROBERT KERR ON THElALPs
Religious Herald Coos After Georgia
Bapsssts on Church and State-Ed-
itorials on Gambling Other
Brief Religious Items.

Tho Richmond pastors, many OF WHOM,
have been away for the summer, are be-
ginning TO return. and next Sunday will
see ths old faces In the pulpits again.
The Rev. II. Ashby Jones. pastor of the
Leigh Street Baptist Church. reached
Richmond yesterday after a most pleasant
month spent at the cottage Of his brother
the Rev. Howard Lee Jones, at Highland
Lake, Conn. The Rev. Carey E. Morgan
returned Tuesday night after six weeks
IN the mountains of Virginia DR.. Russell
Cecil hopes to be back Sunday and preach
at the Second Presbyterian Church, and
DR.. Jere Witherspoon Is expected in some
time during the week from CASTLE, y. J.
The Rev. c. P. Stealey, OF Broadus-Me-
mortal Baptist Church, Is also back. He
has been on a visit to his former pastor
ate in Martinsburg. w. Va, and also
spent some time at the Christian Work.
ers' Conference. at Mortified, Mass. Or.
W. T. Derieux. OF Venable-Street, VIII
probably be back in time FOR Sunday GER
vices.
Writing to Or. James P. Smith. OF this
city. Dr. r. P. Kerr, OF the First Pres
byter.an Church who is now touring
Europe gives a most interesting account
OF a thrilling trip up the Alps. in Swift
crland.
DIR Kerr writes from Interlai1en and
says in part:
From Interiaken yesterday we took
tain to Leuterbrurne AZ we arrived
In this deep shady canyon of the Alps.
we sew the glorious Stauback Fall,
column OF water that springs clear OF
the Cliff and descends a fine lace mys-
terry q thousand feet to the valley. Here
we took the Wengern Alps railway to
climb to the heights. 10000 feet above sea-
Jewel as We mounted the side OF the
Alps, the valley fell further and further
below. the villages shrank into small
hendfuls OF toys, and some passengers
turned pale as they looked over the side
OF the cor. with nothing between their
window and the bottom Of the precipice
thousands OF feet below. But the cog
wheels OF tho engine stop not for the
tin,id, and on we CO. higher and higher,
Tor over an hour until We come 10 The
region Of everlasting snow.
There was touch OF pathos in one
thing; venerable old man was up there
conducting n party of tourists. himself
utterly blind, led by the hand Of a little
child. He was showing others what he
himself could never see.
"a great many men and women spend
much Of their lives in helping others to
what they themselves cannot expect to
enter upon. and pointing them to heights
winch their own eyes shall never see"
The Religious Herald Of this week goes
after the Georgia Baptists and takes them
to account for their alliance with the
State Government in the conduct of many
Of their high schools and academies. 1t
says in part:
certainly not NEEDLE: but, from what We
can learn, the measure 10 which we a.
Jude sacrifices entirely the denolninati onal
principle Of entire separation of Chr
and State. and this is a question OF vital
concern to Bapusts eytsrywhcre. We
iuige, from such information as we can
gather, that, Il the Comm , awea'th CT
Georgia were to enter into arrangements
with Roman Catholics similar TO these
now In force with Baptists in various
portions OF the State. we Should hear a
protest from the mountains TO the goa.
Now is 1t possible that the Baptists in
this great State have hanlstrung the
struggle for liberty of conscience, have
kold their birthright? We should be glad
10 hear what the excellent Christian Index
has to say"
Both the Religious Herald and the
Christian Advocate discuss the gambling
evil this week. The Herald says:
1.-THE situation is really an embrassing
one for all tho police officials who have
had any relation to the conduct Of matters
in the Second Dstrict-ynoTe embarrass-
Ing than they are likely to suppose. -"
The fundamental mistake is in supposing
that new men, whose sworn duty II is
to execute the laws, may pick and choose,
may determine what laws to enforce
and what TO neglect. The fault is not
in the rank and file. but at headquar
tiers"
The Christian Advocate contains long
editorial on gambling. discussing the sit
uation from Monte Carlo to Richmond
and concluding as follows:
..It is time that the authorities all over
the country, State and municipal, We're
awakening to the Importance of sup
pressing this great and growing evil 1t
IS acquiring alarming proportions, and is
nanifesting itself in multiform ways.
Apart from gambling In the necessaries
of life, which ought to be checked by the
most stringent enactments, gambling as
q sport is fearfuliy prevalent, and thou
sa nds OF our youth are being seduced and
ruined by it.
The Presbyterian Committee on Publ
cation will meet this afternoon in
regular session.
No action toward securing a successor
to the late DR.. James X. Hazen. Secre-
ssry of the committed will be taken at
thts meeting. It will be found impossi-
BILE to secure quorum which would be
needed for this matter. Dr. A. L. Phil
lips. Secretary OF Sabbath School Work,
viii continue to perform the duties OF
the office.
During the absence of Professor H. L.
Rees from the city last month, Miss Lii
liam Harris, OF No los South Beech
Street, had charge OF the music in tho
SUNDAY school and Wednesday, night
esrviccs OF the Second Baptist Church
and gave entire satisfaction. both to the
music committee and congregation
Miss Harris is quite young. only fifteen
years OF age. but she has decided talent
e. q pianist.
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