The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-06
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Several Richmond Cl1,,rcllcs sup.
piled bysD istinguislled Visiting
Preachers
DR.. THAMES 1ATs LE GH STREET
Preached on Happiness toa Large
and Appreciative
4 Audience.

The pulpit OF the Leigh Street Baptist
Church was filled sterday morning and
evening by Or. +. 3. Thames. Of Eliza.
beth, NJ n, a t one time pastor Of the
First Baptist Church OF Danville, Va
a large congregation AT greeted 8f Or
b Thames at both services. hi 5s An iis5S n
l4 The theme for the morning discourse
was 4 Hopefulness,n and Dr.. Thames an
nounced his text from III Kings, xiii.17
open the windows eastward" In t the i
beginning Of his sermon, he stated that
the Oriental idea Of opening the win
dows toward the east implied hope
looking to the rising sun, while II the
windows opened westwardiit implied the
setting sun, night, darkness and death
During the discussion of his uubject
the minister went on to say that while
everything In this life in thought, phllos-
ophy literature and art had xtrernes} III
their life, showing q great advance III
/ one age and q decline In another, yet the
& religion q Of Jesus Christ has remained
constant through all a. time, growing
advanced. Il @ Ia Il 81
N Taking the times and manner OF
4 Christ's llfe,& the natural position, Il as
viewed by the human mind Of His life
would have been that Of q pessiiaist, but
instead Jesus Christ wns the most hope
flu man who ever lived. V IL
The speaker continued showing how
Christ in promulgating Ills doctrines
\ had ever brought 1.-THE hope and
brightness in K them.s X ~ /, II 1F y
HI Touching the personaltside Of the text,
Dr. Thames dwelt on the ideaiof hope
being SO necessary In the human life, and
how every one placed his hopes IN. the
best This hope fills the life, and even
after loved ones have been placed away
there is ever the, hope and kno wlcd &c
that they have reached q better land
v DR.. Thames. concluded his serm on with
a touching incident, taken from the lives
OF the fisherpeopleS Of Bar Harbor. He
said that the customary salutation among
those folks Is 4, Here's hoping" and on
one occasion two young men, who had
grown up together, went out In the even
ing, ~ but were overtaken by a. terrible
storm They found that the boat was
unsafe; SO calling each to the other, they
struck out through the water. The next
morning the village people came doWn8t to
the coast, but while they searched for
signs OF the drowned * they were unable
to discover trace. u At last one old man,
gazing far out, assured his people that
the young men had found no other har-
Dor, but Here's hoping that they had
reached the mainland. ft And there may It
be with us AT !ast, SnopllS ~ ee'SAi -
mainland. is4
l DR.. ~ Thames's sermon in the evening
was heard by an appreciative audience,
and, considering the oppressive weather,
a large one. sii II S8 E Iii. S4
&8 At the conclusion Of the morning SER
vice one member was received into the
church. 5tstt Ell i .tf N
Dr.. Thames will supply the Leigh Street
pulpit the rest Of this month. and the
members Of the church are very highly
gratifled at having him with them.