The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-19
ALL HONOR TO
NAME OF WESLEY
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used A well trained union choir leads,
but the congregations, frequently stand
ing. joln in, and for moments at a time
the house rings with the old, old airs 50
dear to all. The spiritual Iplift Of these
Inspiring moments is something wonder
full.
The Services Sunday
Tho first services OF the celebration
were held Sunday morning. when in each
Methodist church In the city there was
preached sermon on John Wesley.
Many of the churches had services OF
wonderful interest and power. at Cente-
nary, DR.. J. ]. Tigert, book editor OF the
Methodist Episcopal Church, sou.n. oile
or the intellectual giants in the denomina-
zion, preached. At Broad-Street also
there was a distinguished visitor In the
preson of the Rev. DR.. w. r. Lambeth,
general secretary of the Board OF Mis-
Sons Of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
south. Comparing Wesley to st. Paul,
he declared that he held world vide
conception of the gospel of Christ and
sought the great centefs Of population
4 ,ni4their respective eras as the places
where the truths of the gospel might
most wisely be disseminated.
In the afternoon Mt $3.50 o clock the great
mass meeting at Centenary was held. The
church. main floor and gallery, was filled
to the utmost. The great assembly
formed a notable beginning of the memo
Lear, pastor OF Centenary. preached. DR..
w. r. L. Smith, pastor of the Second
Baptist Church. made one of the prayers.
The address was delivered by the Rev.
J, C, Kilgo, D. D., president of Trinity
College The subject discussed by the
distinguished educator was THE Evan
gelistic Spirit OF Methodlsm." For an
hour or more no held the closest atten-
ton of his audience. DIR. Kilgo spoke elo-
ouently and brilliantly and created n
s. great impression. Tho music was led BY
thejunio nchoir, In charge OF Professor
Mitchell
At night four mass meetings were held
IN four different parts of the community
at Broad-Street. at Union Station. at Park
Place and at Central, Manchester. Dr.
1igert spoke at Park-Place; DR.. kilgo at
Central; Rev. r. M. Maxey and Rev, r.
H. Bennett at on-Station, and DR..
JchE Harmon and Professor r. =. Black
well. president of Randolph Macon Col
lege, at Broad-Street. The subject dis
cussed in all the four churches was
''Methodism and Education"
The attendance on all four services was
very large at Broad-Street the house
ing was particularly excellent and effect
I've But one flceting reference was made
to Randolph-Macon itself which DR..
z Blackwell declared to represent the spirit
education.
M he Services Yesterday.
The Centenary Methodist Church was
filled with an interested audience on last
night to hear the Rev. ]. j. Tigert, D. D..
who spoke on Two Hundred Years of
Methodism.:L
Rev w. Y: Tudor, D. D., presiding
elder OF the West Richmond District,
presided at rhe service. and after open
Ing remarks. in which he bespoke the at
tendance OF the people upon tho services,
nllN ty,s Iav ,,,aA Ipoc Nv r{cyar
was introduced. and he held the atten-
zion of the large audience for more than
en- hour.
DR.. Tigert discussed somewhat in de-
tall the relation of John Wesey's life
TO the life OF England, and gave quota
tions from 1.-THE Spectator" which spoke
in the highest terms OF the founder OF
hIethodism The date most generally nc
cepted rs the birth of Methodsm is 1879
when the first Methodist church was
organized in Bristol England, although
the Holy Club, OF Oxford. antedates this
not best TO rehearse what Methodists
think OF themselves, nor to speak o,
their past achievements or future work
but that he intended TO show what other
branches OF the Christian Church had &c
say OF this great branch, and then again
to give the opinions OF leading conserva.
tive journals. The opinions cited attri
butte to John Wesley very conspicuous
place in the history Of England and Of
America. The beginning OF the worl
known as Methodism in 1889 was fol
lowed by open-nir preaching by job,
Wesley Mr.. Whitfield and others. an,
-, later by the class meeting, which ha
lost its prominent place In the life OF tn
Methodist Church, DIR, Tigcrt lamente
this fact. and expressed the hope tina
the Church would ere long come back t
the class meeting. the center OF spiritua
life of the Church.
DIR. Tigert asserted that the conversion
of the Apostle Paul. Martin Luther an,
John Wesley meant more 10 the worl
than any other conversions. The recita
OF Wesleys conversion. as recorded !!
his own diary. was Fery fascinating, an
DIR. Tigert supplemented It With enthu
siastic remarks on the character of tn
man.
From carefully gathered statistics wcr
submitted TO the ecumenlcal conference,
which met in England in 1901 1t wa
shown that the Methodist Church was III
largest Protestant communion in III,
world.
The music was conducted by Professo
J. L. Mitchell, and Mr., Shepherd Web
presided at the organ.
At $3.50 yesterday afternoon. Rev. i
D. Smart, ID, D., OF Norfolk, made a
Interesting address on The Contribute
4. OF Women TO Methodiam" which wa
listened 10 by large audience
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