The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-02-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

in their meeting Saturday night, is diligently
employed in canvassing and supplying It's field.
The reports of its visitors are the result Of per-
sonal inspection and inquiry, and every case is
reported in general weekly meeting of the
directors and visitors, so that if any one pre-
sent knows of reasons why the relief asked
for should not be granted, objection may be
raised. In this way imposition is frequently
detected, as often some one present happens TO
be acquainted with facts damaging to appli-
cations.
The sense of the Association, as indicated a
the meeting night before last, is very decidedly
opposed TO aiding families in which there are
men capable of mechanical labor, at this time,
when the demand for such work is great, out
Of employment
We believe that these gentlemen are earn
eStly trying TO distribute, to the greatest
advantage, the funds which have been gene
rously placed in their hands
The districts reported on Saturday night
were nineteen. Some new cases came up from
all. Part Were rejected for reasons deemed
good and sufficient; others were modestly
touching i'll their features of suffering and
helpless want as TO reveal the real and efficient
benevolenCe of the work i'll which the Society
is engaged.
The Association has accounts at several
stores, conveniently located, from which the
beneficiaries obtain supplies on tickets signed
by the Visitors and countersgned by the Pre-
sidcnt; and also an account al drug store
where medicines are furnished to the poor on
the order of their physicians
Mcssrs. Edwards and Dickinson, recently
returned from collecting tours, made their
reports.
Mr.. Edwards went to Baltimore, where he
was most Hospitality received, delightfully."-
entertained, and obtained, in the course of his
applications on the streets and from collections
in the two Independent Methodist Churches,
the sum of twelve hundred and fifty. four dol
lars and eight cents and some clothing &c.
Mr.. Dickinson Went to Wheeling and Gin
cinnati, and collected, in small sums, by
dint of personal application, only twelve
hundred and ffty-four dollars. He would
have gone farther had he not been sick and
he was sure large amounts could be secured in
Louisville, ST. Louis, and Memphis. He was
well received, though denied admission to the
churches, and received the cold shoulder from
only one person
Mr. Edwards said that the people of Balti
more We're giving constantly to applicants
glowing terms of the hberality of the people
of that city, their tolls and sacrifices for the
suffering, and their unabated generosity He
had mostpleasant visit, fattcned, and became
more cheerful, and thanked the Board for the
privilege Of begging for them.
Contributions We're also reported from the
Green Springs ncighborhood, Louisa county,
Va, and from New York and Brooklyn.
If
pleasant meeting, which embraced, besides the
visitors and directors, a number of friends Of
the Association, who seemed highly to apprc-
ciatc the fratcrnal spirit which pcrvaded the
assembly.
After the meeting adjourned. the Directors
We're called together to consider certain cases
belonging to that class, never poor before, who
were recently in comfortable circumstances,
but are now III such distress rs TO need the
interference of the Association-thcy being, rs
many think, the greatest sufferers now in our
city
1t should be- mentioned that thanks were
voted to Messrs. Edwards and Dickinson, and
to the generous friends whom they met in their
travels.
LARGE SUNDAY School NEErI N".-The Bap-
ust Concert Of Prayer for Sunday Schools was
held ut Rev. Dr. letters (Gracc Street Bap-
tist Church on yesterday. The meeting was
the largest of its kind we ever witnessed, and
the interest was unabated. Reports Of the
average attendance for the month at the va
rious schools were handed in, and are as fol-
lows
Officers and Teachers. Scholars.
First Baptist Church.. ........ - $40
Second Baptist Church...... 81 30
Grace Street Baptist Church = 2Ip
Belvidcre Baptist Church.. -. l6 l12
Leigh Street Baptist Church ~ 1876
Manchester Baptist Church. 36 ~
Sidney Baptist Church...... 81
The largest attendance on any one Sunday
February lIth) was l,7t2 scholars and 223 oih-
GERS and teachers.
The meeting was addressed by the following
gentlemen, WHO were called upon Mr.. +. NJ.
Watkins member Of the Legislature from
Prince Edward Rev i. Mccarthy, Messrs.
A. +. Fox, i. Gathright, J. +. Burruss, and
]. b. Watkins. Mayor Saunders was called
upon, but declined TO speak
The meeting adjourned to meet at Leigh
Street Baptist Church on the first Sunday in
next month.
METHODIST SUNDAY School UNfoN.-Onc of
the largest Sunday School meetings ever held
in this city assembled i'll Trinity Methodist
Episcopal Church yesterday afternoon. All
the schools in the " Methodist Sabbath School
Union" of Richmond and vicinity were repre-
sentcd. The spacious room was not half large
enough TO accommodate the crowd, and very
many could not gain admittance. The number
of children III the Sunday School Union are
about twelve hundred. The average attend
ance the last month, for the whole, was
reported at one thousand and siEty-threc-an
increase of two hundred and eighty-slX over
the previous month. At this meeting the
handsome sum of three hundred and twenty
dollars was subscribed in making life members
of the Society Most of these compliments
were by the scholars to the teachers We are
glad TO be able to report that the interest IN
behalf Of Sunday schools is on the increase IN
this city The next meeting will be held III
Broad Street Methodist Church.
PASTORAL LErTER.-The Right Rev. John
Magill, Bishop of this Catholic Diocese, ON
Yesterday read TO his congregation his pasto-
raj letter, which eXcels for good advice
and able argument. We are glad that II is 10