The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-05-04
CHURCH NOTES.

CHURCH NOTES. a..
The rain on Sunday morning seriously
interfered with the attendance on Divine
worship, but at night the congregations
generally were good The day was marked
by the visit Of the Bishop Of the diocese to
some Of the Episcopal churches, and by
large additions to the membership of seve-
raj denominations. 500
EPISCOPAL.
| There was fine attendance at st. john g
In the forenoon, Notwithstanding the in
clement weather. Bishop Johns preached
an impressive and characteristic eermon
from Timothy j., 10: Jesus Christ came
into the world to save sinners" After the
usual services we're concluded, the, rite Of
confirmation was administered to fourteen
persons six males and eight females.
Others were to have been confirmed, but
were providentially prevented from being
present. .-- r. u.
At night the Bishop .oficiated at st.
Marks church, and delivered discourse
founded on the words Of Mary to Martha
as recorded by St. John "The Master is
come and calls for thee" Thirty-fve per-
sons were confirmed on this occasion.
Yesterday morning six persons we're con-
frmed at st. Paul's church. The Bishop
| will administer the. same rite at the hall
over Jones & Ovens, in Manchester, at II
O'clock this morning. ,.-.u
J. .eas- METHODIST. z
| The interest in the meetings at the Union
Station church (Rev. DR.. Lee's) does not
seem to flag. The numbero of converts is in
creasing daily, and on Sunday night there
were eight or ten persons on the psnitential
seat. Mr.. Woodward, Of Mecklenburg, who
has been preaching with great acceptance,
hasleft for his home in Mecklenburg, but he
will be succeeded by Rev. F. ID. Edwards,
q very popular and effective minister. The
meetings will be kept up during the present
week. -,ssa: scr = G-s s-
srs# 7e PRESBYTERIAN. 1+sa rl N@
On Sunday night large. congregation
witnessed the installation OF Rev. Thomas
L. Preston as pastor of the First Presbyte-
risn church. The crowd was so great as TO
make it necessary to place benches in the
aisles to seat the late comers. -
The pulpit was occupied by Rev. Drs.
Read and Hoge, and several other clergy
men were observed in the congregation.
DR.. Read preached mastery discourse,
appropriate to the occasion, from the words
of the Psalmist "Gather my saints to-
gether unto me: those that have made a
covenant with me by sacrifice" Psalms
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After the sermon, the constitutional aues-
tions to the pastor elect and to the church
we're propounded by DR.. Read after which
DR.. Hoge delivered an impressive charge
to the pastor as the latter stood in front
Of the pulpit. This was followed by the
charge to the people, in the course Of which
the minister took occasion to rebuke in
severe terms the prevailing Righteousness
and csptiousness of the modern hearer,
urging that the pastor, looking over the
whole field, must know best what kind of
preaching his people need. There are some
people who sit through sermon with closed
eyes, averted faces, or with supercilious air
scarcely concealing, if they care to conceal,
their disrelish Of the preacher or of the
subject discussed. He sometimes thought
it would be well if there were in every
church an officer whose duty it should be,
with whip of small cords, to scourge such
people from the house of God. The truth
should be received with meekness and
humility.
The services, which were throughout in
terestipg and impressive, lasted until late
hour, when the benediction was pronounced
by Mr.. Preston, and the congregation dis
persed.
At the United Presbyterian church in
the afternoon the sacrament of the Lords
Supper was administered, Rev. DR.. Read
and Rev. Mr.. Preston conducting the SER
vice. Four persons were admitted to the
church on examination, and two on certif-
cate.
BAPTIST.
The revival meetings that have been
going on at the Leigh-street church for
many weeks have been intermitted for ten
days; after which they will be resumed
under the preaching Of popular southern
divine. On Friday night i've persons were
baptized by the pastor, and three more re-
ceived the same ordinance on Sunday
evening. Eight others were received for
baptism. The pastor, DR.. Dickinson, left
Richmond yesterday to attend the conven-
tion which meets in Macon, Ca, tomorrow
At the Second church four persons were
baptized by Rev. Mr.. Chambliss. At night
there was q missionary MACS meeting of
the three Shockoe Hill churches, at which
addresses were delivered by Rev. J. 8. Ba-
con, D. D., Rev. j. A. Chambliss, and
Colonel Thomas J. Evans.
DISCIPLES.
The pastor of the Sycamore church
preached twice to good houses on last Sun
day. At the second service there were two
baptisms and one confession of faith.
MAYORS CoURT-MoNDAY-Nayor Cha.
hoon presiding. THE following cases were
tried yesterday:
John Gibson (negro), whipping his wife
(Maria) and creating disturbance, was
fined FIVE dollars. Having no stamps, he
was set back.
The case of Augustus Anderson, charged
with assaulting Sam Gaines (colored), was
continued until to morrow. Anderson was,
however, fined FIVE dollars for resisting the
police.
A.. F. Mccormick, charged with trespass-
ing on the premises Of Thomas Phillips,
was discharged with an sdmonition.
John Wyatt and Alice Jones, charged
with keeping a disorderly and ill-goyerned
house, were discharged.
Mildred Carter (negro), for trespassing
on the premises of Mrs. Thomas B. Upshur
and using highly insulting and abusive