The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-06
TILE TIMES R1cHhoND vA SUNDAY OCTOBER


TO 5tnke away tho svoil. EIores liave !
stood q thousand yetlrs, iIutRtliay have
not behold me. Tiiey Il IRE stopping,
llls,se IS ~ them waiting. no long
SO to-dny we hear tliosltw,!o1 l COM
i;i1lants: Go. and Come lie is behind
Z vs.. He Isl n1so In front " s,ias Asia.
Afrlca. America, Australia. the South
Pacific, the tropics the North Pole,
Europe, Al hand points to every re gion,
and tho ambassadors who Davo Seen
/ the Lord hate to carry ona tie mes
sage.
1T isSso simple q tluty--ltls impos-
sl l,... TO do ought but obey. !,
"a, q y, J o,!,& Find those two words In THAT
Bible Bib thn,l surely Bruton Church must
sionnry church. The King and the
PRESIDENT. as they offer yoti the
Bible and tile lectcrn, point you to the
Two conlmandsr--Come. CO..
VI DIR. 1.lOyd's Address.
After the singing OF another hymn.
When Bishop Montgomery had finished,
All address was delivered by the Rev.
Arthur 81. Lloyd, ID. D., secretary OF the
church Missionary Society. Dr. Lloyd
took us his theme the statement that
Christianity came to these shores be-
wis owing to Christianity. Clviliza-
ton no said. rs founIed on Chris
tianity. Whit we are to-day we owe
TO Christianity we owe to II tlint we
are numbered among the worlds great
est nat tors.sss md In trying to pay OFT
this greatssdebt we must pass on,ito
others thntfwhirh we received from he
slasterif'nnd Saviour Of men. He came
amongst us and brought us the mos
sage Of the saving gospel and that
message weSmi,st pass on to others II
we would live and become greater ana
greater as the years come and go. If
we would live; II we would labor us
we should, Il we would try to be dee
serving of that great love to which
we are SO much indebted, we must go
forth unto all the lands where that
saving truth is Unknown; we must let
the feet of Christian men tread In the
dark places that we may give them the
light they so much need.
We must give them Christianity;
civilization will come after. That is
the debt we sowe--to give unto others
chat Which has been SO freely given
unto us; to be as unspartng with our
love and our brotherhood as was He
who taught us the eternal power or
love and truth. 1t Is the work which
tile American nation must do, IL we
would have generations 30Ofyears hence
look back upon us of to-day as we
are now oking back with tender men,
cries on those who preceded us three
centuries ago. Let us go forth and
DO, let ns carry on the spreading of
the gospel. r we do this, then we
shall live, and civilization will come
and grow and prosper where we have
planted the seeds OF Christianity. There
is so much for us to do--and we must
not fail"
DR.. Lloyd was very impressive and
very earnest. He leaned from the pull
pit to give emphasis, and looked
straight at1tllose to whom he was
talking.
TO the offertory OF $4,000 or the
morning service, the evening offertory
added about $500 more. The Rev. Mr..
Goodwin. rector OF the church. an
nounced that half of it was to go to
the missions OF the Lord Bishop or
London and that the other half was to
be divided between the endowment fund
of Bruton Parish Church and home mis-
The closing prayers were offered by
the Bishop. of Boise. and the Bishop
OF West Virginia delivered the s3bcne-
dictlon.
Mr.. Goodwin asked those in the
a1sles to ED#out first SO that there
might be room for the choir and clergy
to pass out during the singing OF the
occasional. ,'Now the Day is Over
Another Memorable Day.
The sun was beginning to sink in
the west as the services ended, and
the subd led noises OF the earlier part
of the day, had now settled into a. great
quiet and calm.
People hushed their voices MS the
procession filed slowly from the
church, and all heads were uncovered
as the prelates passed through the
narrow little lane Of humanity. The
evening hymn4Swas continued through
the churchyard, over which the shad-
oWs We're beginning to steal. to the
little vestry-rooms, where people tired
and hungry, We're refreshing them
selves with cup of tea and cakes.
But the noise of conversation and
OF t1ting ceased as the aprocession
drew near. At the door the choir
the bishops and clergy to pass through.
on. and then the last In file turned to
deliver the benediction. i1
It was ended. Bruton Parish Church
had seen the greatest Outpourlng. OF
people to any service ever held within
It's sacred walls; and witnessed the
most sdistinguished assemblage Of 1nity
and clergy come to hear the gospel
and had seen another lay
become memorable for It's future his I
tory.
BREAK ARMS I'M FLAG RUSH
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