The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-02

was presented there according to the
custom OF The. law. s Is
Christ has indeed promss,d to be I,
with His Church to the end Of the
world. Z. But my brothers for the peo-
PIE TO realize that promise in their
experiences they must Como to meet
Christ, tile Lord III those PLACES where
He has put His naine.---And he who
stands IN the responsible. position OF
MESSENGER and w4tdhman and a,
steward Of tile Lord ..lr1ust determine
70 Rnow1' nothing aitfong- men save
Jesus Christ and Him crucifed. / do
not believe for one moment that tho
old gospel which ST Paul preached
! has lost its wer. The people would
stiilA zee Jesus. yes. 'eyefi AZ In the
days when the great mass OF people
crowded around Him. heard our Lord.
gladly, 'aifd that I believe is one Of
the reasons why to-day often coma
parativelS siihcuitured and uhiearned
men have; sInnltitudes Of hearers TO
hang upon tlieir words. The worlds
need has not changed In all these
| years: the I,ifnan heart has not chang
cd + think thas In these latter days
We preacfets are In danger Sometimes
4 Of tri;sting too much to eIabo. ate SER
/ vices, andscsthetIc attractions OF one
Kind Z Oh atiother, and 70 forget that
4 the great themes Of tie gospel Will
not fail OF their effect upon the dull
est CONGREGATIONS"
| a Theological professor, OF the Gers
man school ONCE said to me that
every student should be trained to DIS
pute with the most recent disciples
| Of unbelief, skilled to ehtAngle them In
\ their own diagrams and drive Darwin
ana Tyndall and every inhdel scientist
out of the field Why, SIR, said /. you
cannot do that yourself In the line
you by the year; but suppose this
could be done, what Is TO become OF
n world lying In SIM nay, OF ~
church Itself, while Its ministry Is thus
sIemployed? II instead OF preaching
iGhrist. they are put lip In .pulpits to
9Idisconrse or fossils and bones and nat
|nral selections. and the philosophy OF
the unconditional and nothing else,
what wa. become OF the young, who
\ can be taught 40 love before they,
|scan be taught to reason, and who are
| appealing with myriad tongued voice
TO have their tnihds preoccupted by the
4 gospel?
4 Yet to Come.
lS Dtst uuSo vi IuS CuuCCn are
yet 10 come We miss those loved
ones with whom, we took counsel, who
shared our labors and with whom ~
walked to the home VI God as with
l'triends, and we ask, can any ever
take their place? And yet, my breth-
. rem, the promises are not exhausted.
z The work OF the Lord In the church
must 20 on. though the individual
workmen pass away. Our faces arc
toward the future, while we pray and
labor for. the coming OF the Kingdom.
May wa net say that the history OF
this 30 beautiful and complete mate.
EMMY consecrAte to the service OF
4 Almighty God. symbolic the history OF
the congregation itBelf The begin,
nings may have been small. tho foun-
dations not particularly noticeable, but
tine growth has been steady. the SER
vice has been constant. Under wise
and faithful leadership both the ma
, lteriat and spiritual structure have
grown and developed. until my brother
, who first ministered to this congre-,
cation. but has now the care OF all
, the churches. rejoices not only az the
sight OF this stately building. but that
he has here congregation OF faithful
men and women, which shall be a
I strong. working force I'M The conimu-
n Aity where they are! placed, and shall
q alwaYa help to make ChFist's way
Il EknOwn upon earth and. His. saving
health among all nations. I said that
!, these beginnings were small. and SO
. Itthey were. but In 4 comparatively
$ short time the little plant has grown
t ana spread out into great shadow
Ing tree; 30 that 1t can gather now
Its eAelter thA great council OF
s IN ~ ri SfvNr - sSayHA Yos k
4 Fcsme ITO this city there was only q
J. barren heid.
/ can remember when was pass
!. Hing my diaconate to my honored
!. father. 1862. nearly forty years ago.
: that there was some talk Of work
, to be begun In what is now this part
!. = ! OF the city. but was then practically
: the country. and have q very dis
4 ttnGt recollection Of walking with him
:. ed out to- me q lot that was considered
! suitable Tor the enterprise. perhaps
! the very one on which this church
q stands to-day. but 1t all events In
= December. 1871. a resolution passed the
: yvestry OF st. James Church formally
L inaugurating the work, and after
) varying fortunes a plain church was
!. built at cost OF $4,000 with the lot.
Z and the rector OF st. James Church,
q first sermon within its walls on Sum
y day evening, July a., 1874 Cor. August
If 9th).
: and vestry OF ST. James Church were
% influenced largely by the considera-
n'stion that so many OF the congrega-
II tion OF st. James had moved up
vi town, and that the old church building,
j. Fifth and Marshall. YVES becoming 50
r completely surrounded by the shops
It and stores that cluster around the mar
d CONTINUED on Twelfth PaEs)