Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

Christian church, will preach lnis morn
ing on "Watch-JVord for the New Year"
and at night there will be. a service for
children, when the sermon will last for
only twenty minutes.
The Rev. 3. H. Melton, pastoreof Mar
shall-Street Christian church, will preach
at II A. M. and 8 P. NJ
The Rev. Carey z. Morgan, of the Sew
enth-Street Christian church, will occupy
his pulpit al both services. At night he
will preach a New Years sermon. taking
for his subject "a String of Pearls on a
Thread Of Cold
The Rev. H. p. Atkins, of West-End
Christian church, will in the morning
have a New Years meeting, roll-call of
members and installation of officers. His
evening subject will be New Wine and
Old Skins
TO OyERTURN LIQUOR.
The Rev. S. H. Cummings is on visit
to the city from Baltimore. he has a
new plan to suggest for the consolidation
of all the churches for the overthrow and
the suppression OF the liquor traffic.
problem for the solution of which the
wisest and best men Of the world have
been seriously engaged in for a hundred
years. and yet something like Banquo's
Ghost the thing will not be downed at
their mighty bidding.
Mr. Cummings proposes a series Of
meetings in this city similar to those he
held recently in Baltimore and Washing
ton, and he comes well and thoroughly
endorsed by the church from which he
halls. Mr. Cummings. unfortunately for
himself, has been almost entirely deprived
of the power Of vision but nOtwithstand-
ing this great drawback. he Is persist
ent in his efforts to overthrow the saloon.
He has been engaged IN THIS work ever
srs1,o = 1,s- v<,ry
in the pastorate twenty years ago, by
reason of his blindness.
The subjects to which he proposes to
call attention during the coming week
are as follows: In DR.. Lear's church (Cen-
tenary) this afternoon, at 2. NJ,
which will be a grand union OF all the
churches, Goods Message to the
Churches; Monday night MT. Beau
champs 4(Broad- Street Methodist church,
THE Monster Combine: Tuesday even
Ing, Third Christian church, The Power
in Hand,.; Wednesday,, Grove-AFenue
Ba ptist church, THE National Curse;
Thursday, Laure1-Street Methodist Epis-
copal church, 1.-THE Throne Of IniQuity";
Friday, Dr. Betty's church. The Ma
tion's Uprising.
The Rev. Dr.. Henry e. Johnson pastor
Of Laurel-Street Methodist church, will
occupy his pulpit at both services to-day.
subject, .sWhat Good Man Loves, and
at 7:45 p M. he will discuss What God
Hates
The sacram ent Of the Lords Supper
will be administered this morning In
the zBroad-Street Methodist church, when
Bishop John c.. Cranberry will preach.
The Rev. w. B. Beauchamp will take for
his subject at night AS White as Snow"
The subject of the Rev. Dr. W.
Lear, Of Centenary, will be- Morning.
s"Teaching the Bible; at night. How to
Find Jesus
The Rev w. A. Cooper, OF st. James.
will take for his subjects: Morning, In
Rem entrance Of Me- followed by the
Lords supper; at night. urning Over
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The Rev Sam Cummings, of Baltimore,
viii preach this morning In un1on-Sta-
ton church and a night the pulpit vii
be occupied b. the Rev. John Harmon
4 The subjects Of The Rev. George H
spooner ofsTrinity Methodist church, e
1.-the morning viii be .rTh he Dead Past
lsWhat Shall Come Out YoE S.
invited
Thes subject of#st he Rev.sL.B sBetty,o1
I.thac lsy.strests sthod chntchEills