The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-11-04
LARGE CONGREGATIONS
TAKE PART IN SERVICES
Deepening Interest Being Shown
in Simultaneous Baptist
= Campaign.
DIR. ROPER Ar FIRST CHURCH
Special Meetings to Be Held To-Day
i'll Shops and Mt CoIleges-Well-
known Singers Are to Take Part
In Services

~ Phe good weather OF the past few
days has resulted In illing all the Bap-
list churches with large congregations
for the cyangelistic campaign now be-
Ing conducted here. A deepening inter-
3 est lis being shown, both among Bap-
list and among those of other faiths.
The meeting at Pine Street Church
Us notable for the number of new mem
sbers who have already been added.
more than seventy having lined UP with
service. Evangelist F. D. King. Of
Charlotte. Is ably assisting, Rev. j. b.
liutson. d. d. in the meeting. :{
Among the other; churches with larg- =
er inSntherings are: Randolph Street.
with Evangelist kendrick. and the First,
tfionsi Yenable Street and Fulton
Church. with Evangelists Wright and
Wolfe. where between sixty and sew
+ cnty new members have been received.
: Eternal Life. or Life in the King
idom. was the subject of the lecture.
delivered to the class In personal work
by Evangelist T. v. Lamb. at the union
meeting of all the churches yesterday.
He said that the Christian has eternal
life In spite of enemies He also has
. victory over death. Is free from disin-
heritance. and from judgment and is
ms secure as Christ and God are secure.
With this consciousness and the prom
ises of God he should realize that he
& iss entrusted with message. Of Infinite
importance to the lost soul THE Bible
doesn't teach the final perseverance, Of
ithe saints" declared the lecturer. but
1T does teach the eternal perseverance
of God and the final preservation Of
the saints"
MANY CHURCHES
REPORT ACCESsIoNS
At the 10 o'clock period the pastors
Of the different churches CO. cooperating
.AY,tyA Hoy.
ditional accessions to make the total
number nearly $50. The male quartet
sang beautiful selection, He VIII
Keep. which was composed by NJ J.
Eabbitt. one OF the singers.
ne musical program is feature
of the central service each morning
At the conclusion OF this meeting to.
day the campaign quartet will accom-
pany Rev. Weston Bruner to tho SER
Vice at Richmond College
one of tho most mastcrful sermons
preached at the First Church since the
inauguration of the local campaign
was that of Rev. Lewis NJ. Roper. pas
tor OF the First. Baptist Church. Pc
stersburg, mt the inspirational hour
Yesterday morning. Speaking from
the text. Present Yourselves Unto
Cod and having as his theme, Yield
Yourselves" he appealed to the Chris
tan people for an entire surrender Of
their whole personality. native endow-
fments. acquired traits and accumula-
tive energy to Gods control. He stated
that God does not call for the Chris
stian's time. money or work primarily.
but demands gelf-milid and body. The
latter should be presented living
sacrifice. kept clean, vigorous and de-
yeioped and trained to the highest ef-
sfciency with every member under
aperfect control This he claimed 70
Sbe one OF the most supreme and gil
Sgantic achievements of the human
soul-to come to the place where the
will Is dominated by Gods Will and
the body surrendered wholly to Him.
TO be fashioned according to His de-
sires.
PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL
g. SERVICES OF TODAY
$40 a. NJ, lecture. THE First Duty
OF n Christian by Rev. +. V. Larnb.
& 10 a NJ. reports. prayer and praise.
Special music furnished by cvanEe-
ilistic male quartet.
1880 a. NJ, inspirational sermon by
REV. Ray Palmer
81 IL A. NJ, special service ut Richmond
speak. Singing by quartet.
S. 80 a. NJ. Rev. l.. N. Roper adj
stresses students at Hartshorn Memo
rial College.
Noon. shop and factory services.
p. NJ, two mass me etings for col
ored people-at First Church. Rev. L.
C. Wolfe, preacher, and at Fifth Street
Church. sermon by Evangelist Henry
Miller.
8 P. NJ. .evangelistic meetings in all
the churches participating in the ST.
nultaneous campaign.
PetItion-in Bankruptcy.
Max Sporn, a merchant of this city.
yesterday filed n petition in involun-
tary bankruptcy in the United States
iSs5 aa phf has assets hs s
557, OF which S57 he claims to be ex-
emf under the home stend act.