The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-28
SERMONS
ON SUNDAY
Three Notable Ones We're q
I Delivered.
I ABBOTT AT FIRST CHURCH g! |
Great Audiences Gathers TO Hear the
Distinguished New York Minister.
Rev. w. e. Moody 70 55S
n SKI Men. VI

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Three notable sermons, delivered by DIS
Y tinguished out-ot-town ministers. VINO VINO
have been In attendance upon the Edu lesfl-
ton Conference, were preached In Rich
mond on Sunday last.
VI 5yy DR.. ABBoT.r's SERMON.
Hundreds Of people were turned from Er
y the doors Of the First Baptist Church.
where. In the morning, preached the Rev.
K pr. Lyman Abbott. editor Of the Outlook,
\ the most widely known and Influential l
q religious weekly In the world. On the t1'.
Z, inside the place was packed to Q Jam.
Every sent In the main auditorium m was o.
taken. The galleries were filled from
cnd to end with eager auditors, no 7 one
OF whom left the church until the service
was over. The inclemoncy OF the weather
lad absolutely no etfect upon the atten.3
dance. It Is estimated that fully III.
teen hundred people were packed into
Z tho church. Many members OF tho Legis-
laturo and other prominent persons were
IS there. Ill NJ
e. DR. Abbott preached 4 simple but
strong and eloquent gospel sermin. his
Il text being Luke Il IL For unto you Is
born this day In the city Of David q
4 Saviour, which, Is Messiah. the Lord"
Ono OF tho chief points made by.tDr
Abbott In discussing the difference boz
b tween the Christian religion and other
relig1ons Is that Chris ianity alone Offers
4 hope Tor the future and demonstrates Its
practical adaptability{ to human needs.
3 Brief reference waa made by DR.. ABB
hott TO the good which has sprung from
L tho Christian religion. At the dawn OF
the Christian era half the population OF
Romo were slaves: In Christian countries
to-day slavery does not exist The relll-
y glon OF Christ has stricken the shackles
81 from the captiv. War L. passing from
4 the earth, said DR.. Abbott, who. In this
Il connection. referred to the 81, 900. 900 gift
II Of Andrew Carnegie for the erection Of "a
poace conference palace at The Hague
Il Education, too. is one OF the great bless
,nss TINT have flowed from Christianity.
u One o.8the Gestures OF the service was
i solo by Mrs. w. r. Moody. wife OF w.
r. Moody. son OF the great evangelist
/. Mr. MOODY TO MEN.
Al the r. M. G. "A. In the afternoon the
Rev, William R. Moody, son Of the late
4 Dwight Z. Moody. preached to large
audience OF men on text from ct. Paul 8
epistle to thu Corinthians:
u 8. W hilo we look no at the things which
K nro seen, but at the things " ch are pot
seen. for tho things which are seen arc
temporal. and the things which are not
seen are eternal.' IN ~ " y {
Tho sermon Is strong and eloquent
s one and created q great Impression. The
II entire spirit Of It is summed UP in the
! following paragraph. with Az which Mr..
& Moody closed :33 isl, 81 25f{ 81
~ Dung men. this afternoon your Lord
comes and calls us away from the
things that are simply temporal. Think
for ono minute what makes life worth
living, think what makes life a 81 ccess.
E Take out OF life Joy, peace and rest. and
you will have suicide You set your. heart
\ and affections on anything down here
ind 1t is only a question Of time before
disappointment comes, Let US raise
II ,ur3 eyes, lot us look out. and let us have
II broader vision and see tho ehings that
4 ire unseen. There is no disappointment
Nero; there is no failure there. ,5
DIR. BURWELL SPEAKS.
Two exceptionally fine sermons were
preached here Sunday by the Few. Dr..
David James Burwell, tho distinguished
a pastor OF tho Mabie Collegiate Church.. Of
I, New York city.
At night DR. Burwell filled the pulpit
,f the First, Presbyterian Church. His
subject was based upon the text, Mat
X thew, vi :os: seek ye first the kingdom,
4 Of God" He said In part: Il. ~
'4The greatest thing in the world Is to
/ be In the kingdom OF God. Tho chief
nnd Of man Is to- glorify God. II the
z richest man In Richmond Is here to-
night, lot mo toll him that the time will
porne when all his yellow dust will slit
through his stiff and nerveless fingers
ma he will appear before the kingdom Of
God q penniless man. IT Is not worth