Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1910-01-29
Present Though Not Bodily Seen

/ Ata'Aa-~iA WV AhNAAAN FNffMa
In the congregation of the righte.
GUS the comforter shall embrace the
children of the most high. until
Christ presents Himself bodily. and
shall show mercy unto them. for
His wills are plentiful and His grace
shall not fail. The Fifth Street Bap-
tist Church feels proud. Sunday.
January %. 1910, was day with il
long 60 be remembered, even ma
ture smiled upon it. Before the hour
came for services. the heights OF the
air were lifted up and q balmy mild
atmosphere filled the immensity of
space under the armament of the
blue canopy OF heaven. while mother
earth itself presented hcalthful
condition. and the grand sun Ina its
diurnal rotation bathed &C. in it's ef-
lulgent brigh tncss and strength The
/ heavy damp cold weather of the
/ three preceding days had succumbed
I 90 the more genial METEOROLOGICAL
| phenomena in which the weak. feeble
and iuhrm as we'll as the more
healthy, robust and strong could
face and Doe embraced.
AT $3.50 the Sunday-schooI of the
Fifth Street Baptist Church. opened
its exercises joyfully. The sweet mu.
sic rendered i'm its opening sone.
stand up. stand up for Jesus. We
soldiers OF the Cross" Lift high his
4 royal Banner. etc" coming from the
voices of such a large number of lit.
le children and the attentiveness with
which they with buoyant hearts lis.
| tened 90 biblical instructions. make
any reasonable mind feel proud that
Christ uttered the words suffer
little children 10 come unto me, and
| forbid them not Train the child
properly the way he should go and
when he is old, he Will not depart
| from it. Send the child TO Christ
/ in the Sunday-schooI. Even i'm tlis
| department Sunday. there w1s an
unusual air, attendance larger. ur.I
ody sweeter and prospects brighter
| At 11.3O o'clock the members Of
the church choir together with their
veteran leader Alex. Mccoy and the
| organist Miss Edmonia Anderson,
took their places. The organlst at
once began playing the organ vol
untary with such force and power
| that the sweet harmonious sounds
coming from the great pipe organ
filed the church with such melody
that the large. congregation at once
saw that the spirit of the day was
in the choir. All! but when the choir
itself arose and mingled their human
voices with the sweet strains from the
organ. each with their OWE part
striking on time symmetricany
There was indeed sweet music i'm
the air which found it's way as 1t
We're TO the very soul. Who can for
get the song Christ viii hold me
fast2' especially when sung so
sweetly as Il was by Miss Louise
Scott. The spirit was not only in
the choir. but there was a double
portion in the pulpit. while our
pastor, the Rev. w. Il. Graham. d.
D., always feeds his flock and gives
them food for meditation Sunday
morning he out stripped himself AMI
preached as he never preached be-
fore, holding his congregation spell
bound from start 90 finish with the
exception at times there were cries
of amen, yes, etc. every word find
ing Judgement in the heart and deep
rooted in the soul. Never did his
congregation seem more cheerful,
hopeful and inspiring.
At $50 o'clock the congregation
began TO assemble TO partake OF It's
first communion in this year. A
striking spectacle was presented, a
symbol Of the new covenant as an
abiding memorial of their Lord was
before them. The scene was sympa-
thetic, solemn and triumphant. The
pastor together with the Revs. Evans
Payne. w. II. White, Marshall Payne
J. w. WoodsOn, Jacob Turner and
other preachers occupied seats over
looking the scene. The deacons were
in their usual places ready for serv-
ice. The attendance was the largest
the church has witnessed within FIVE
years, each and all seemed animated |
and in one accord for similar pur-
poses the intimate spiritual commu-
nion with Christ as their Saviour
and a reunion OF spirits. A grand
time was had. IL was indeed a love
feast. the comforter together with