The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-10-22
THE DALY DISPATCH.
LOCAL MATTERS.

,,:s..,s ., the late Fsye-Wh hen the fire was first
Uncovered IL had communicated with the most coin.
bns,ibie portion Of Mr. Belyins premises and spread
,sith fearful rapidity over the various frame build
;ngs within its reach forming between Main and
Franklin and 12th and 18th streets an impossible
burning gulf to attempt TO enter which and cheek
its progress, almost certain destruction; ana
We. our gallant firemen, regardless of danger ana
life fought their enemy inch by inch. under every
disadvantage until they came of conquerors..
Had thew done less, the flames would ha'c ~
,bro,,rh IN Main street and once there it WOMB W
impossible to tell where the conhas 49, IA To-,
have ended. To pass up Governor IA NO, soc
the from that anarter on" might readily con
Tho raging element at its be3gHih i'hs"' 80. -
Az, ,,,e Z; sc story building oocupiei oy MT.
uar,vood As a furniture esiabishieh' siio',a no.
q go burned but when the fact Is eohsaefe" t'ia'
nave n a;c,bt ar ten frame buildings and huts in
..y n, a light blaze, that Mr. HARDWOOD had
nantity of light timber piled up IN rear snedto
Isnn that the matches Of his store were open
$500 ,he frst floor 10 the fifth, that several
aEaa with yarnish burst, that the house was pack
"A With furniture from top to bottom and that the
wallis all cracked and became exceedingly Danger
- 1, l. only matter of surprise that they succeed
"a ~ s,opping the fire where they did We were
on the ground the greater part OF the time, ana
,ake Measure in bearing testimony to the untirng
~ortions OF Engineer Fry, his various assistants,
- % ,J fremen who labored heroicaly, and often
,;es At the risk Of their lives TO save such proper
49, 80 were in danger of being destroyed These
gentlemen deserve the announcement OF our elti
zens. to whose protection their lives are devoted
I'D we have no doubt will receive the thanks of
ali,yho can appreciate dsinierested patriotism We
have seen no such fire in Richmond as that OF
'Tbursdav morning for many years, and trust we
nav never have TO record another, where the in
tnrsests Of our citizens are so greatly hazarded
p,csbytfrian Svnod-1veU .ScLool.-On Friday af-
,ernoon last after Mr. Crumptons sermon on
ssPamiIv Religion" and few remarks from MT
Read on the subject, the Synod resumed its bust
ness. 49,,
land church was recognised as n delegate.
Resuue6 The Free Conversation, on the state
os religion in the churches, was continued
Mr. Scott the elder from the Second Presbyterian
church in Alexandria, reported additions at every
communion solcnnity in the services OF the church
and efficiency in the Sabbath school He also
mentioned a gratifying increase of unity among
different denominations in Alexandria, which he
sscrbed to the influence Of the Young Mems CHRIS
tan Association
Rev Mr. Newlin of the same church, made sim
liar statements in regard to that church.
Rev Mr. Eva, who breaches to two congrega-
tons in the District of Columbia, reported power
ful revival i'll one of them and frequent additions
TO the other. He reported three Sabbath schools.
Mr. Hopkins. of the First Constitutional church,
gave account of deeply interesting revival OF
religion in that church, in connection with the SEES
sions of the last SYNOD there.
Rev Mr. Dunning from this church, made a
deeply interesting statement of the financial his
tory of that enterprise, and of the beraty of its
members in their repeated and large contributions
10 clear it debt before the conservation Of the ed
ifce: in this they had succeeded. He likewise re-
ported hopeful degree of religious interest in the
church and congregation-fron which he looked
for pleasing results. He thanked brethren for the
evu1pathy his church had received. The prayer
meeting and Sabbath School, he said, were very
interesting. z--
Mr. John Miller of the Cumberland Church of
which DR. Leak is Pastor reported six additions to
fiat church These conversions were the result of
an extraordinary work Of Grace at Tar Wallet
Church, Cumberland, in which Methodists, Bap-
fists and Presbyterian Churches had participated.
On the sacramento day when these various de
nominations sat together at the Lords table mem
bers had been received by the three according tC
their respective forms-the utmost harmony hat
prevailed The congregation that day had beer
larger than three churches would contain They
sat together in Heavenly places"
Rev. Mr.. Mitchell, of the md Church. Lynchburg,
reported that sickness had deprived him during
most of the year of the ability to perform full pas
torll duty. His pulpit had been generally supplied
by other brethren. His congregation was never
larger than at present. The contributions of his
church had increased. In some respects the aspect
of things not encouraging.
Rev Mr. Cumpston, of Prince Edward G. H.,
reported deeply interesting work of the Holy
Spirit at that place following the meeting of the
Presbytery there last spring Sixty conversions
had taken place, of which twenty five were students
of Hampden Sydney College With two ex-
ceptons these converts had held on their way con-
sistently.
Mr. Letcher, the Elder from Peake's Church.
Bedford, reported additions to that Church. and
promise of usefulness from the labors of their pas
tor in the cause of education.
Mr.. Osborn, pastor of the same Church. said the
attendance at his preaching places in Liberty and
at other points is very fine In the country his
congregations are spread over a large extent of
country. He has meetings for colored people,
where besides preaching, he instructs them orally
citing Watts lst Catechism. He does not get UP
with long face and tell them long theological
story, but endeavors to arrest, their attention by
simple illustrations He has established a paro-
chial school for young ladies' and the germ of
Presbyterian Seminary. He cannot do the riding
in
as much as 40 miles on the Sabbath to preach twice
and to attend to two Sabbath Schools. He pro-
poses therefore to resign and devote himself to the
Seminary. That Institution, the Piedmont Insti-
tute is already started, and is much ENCOURAGED
DE wanted to have not horse or a tso0 horse
college, but irstrate University Grammar School
where young men would first learn TO SPELL and
from that go on to read Greek and Latin They
were not 10 be put TO Latin and Greek before thew
could spell in their own language. This school had
been taken i'll charge by the Hanover Presbvterv
He had the sympathy and cooperation of presidents
of Literary Institutions in the State The Semi.
nary is located at Liberty His proposal to msign
pastoral labors might result in the formation of two
churches IN Bedford. Much good had been done at
the new chapel on the mountain top
The synod then took recess till half-past
O'Clock. f''
EVENING SESSION
The Synod commenced at A. p NJ
sence after to-day Va '''
Committees on minutes of Presbytervs reportod
anu tholr reports were accented
committee on minutes of the General Assembly
reported several subjects that should engage the ~
tention of the Synod oe' " ''
heF. j. ~ Danstorth appeared and was asked his
. .easo1 Ior Iate attendance He gave il, having
'een detained to marry couple and was excused
,erv from tho SS through Hanover Presby
mot addressed to the Synod of vrgna,"t was
Free conversation was then resumed
snftb Iv,,;.
mont alluded, with much feeling to the loss of |
valuable members in that Church. and mentioned |
~. an interesting revival that had resulted in the addi
uoh OF 20 members. He expressed the hone that |
ere ~ 1N" fi'''n' iieetihs |
'ir. head, pastor of the same Church pave
n.erestlng details of his labors during the wear in
t u. REVEALS, in Prince Edward Richmond and |
. =. de described the meeting of the Church
shirt p 81 as solemn-the mpenent serious and
M NJ VI prayer abroad among the Church
f.hnrb heaa then presented the toucbinr On 60 of |
on, = os s N Aeeolnac and SOUTHAMPTON no,y ,yr,b
GosnIpi pastor and earnestly DESTROYS of b.vr IN
preacb.dp ~ Il' among them-he had never
fiN"encu III a more intere STING t.Yl = hu'Ci |