The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-16
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Letter from Petersburg.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond D,spatch.

Correspondence OF tho Richmond Dispatch.
PErERssvnp, December Is, 1871.
Tho ordination Of Rev. Joshua g. Hutson
attracted large congregation last night TO the
Byrnc-Strcct Baptist church. OF which his
brother, Rev. }. l.. Hutson, is pastor The
prcshytrry Ivy which the candidate was OK
amiucd consisted of Rev. McsSrs. w. i,
Hatcher. Thomas Hume, I. w. Sydnor. and
!. T.. llut~nn. hy whom the candidate was
found to he wcll-groundcd in his cNamina-
ton. The ordination sermon was preached
Nv Rev. L. W. Sydnor, and was most clo-
o,lcnt and impressive discourse, based on
I'll Timothy. il. chap. Isl ana "a verses.
Rev. Thonr,S Hume delivered the charge.
and ,l,c figh;-hand of fellowship was then
extended hy the elders and dcaconS i'll their
order. and then by the members oil inc
church and the congregation generally.
Two incidents OF special interest marked
the oce.Sion-fhc reception Of the candidate
hv the rivAt-!land Of fellowship Ivy his bro
.hcr. Rev. }. +. liutsun, whose remarks.
though brief We're very appropriate ana AZ
tr>tins and the joy expressed at the cIo>r OF
thc exercises by the mother of the Candidate,
which found vent in loud and trrNcnt shouts.
Roy. j. l.. IItltSon. 50 ordained, enters
upon his work in Sussex and Chesterfield
counties with many warm prayers ana nope
tUl authorizations 81 sUc,c>s and usefulness 10
attend and cheer him.
Tl!crolorci Mcihudi>tS continue in session
hlli their proceedings are moi very important
Tier" arc about thirty delegates. clerical and
ity, in attendance. Last night Bishop Miles
preached in the basement Of the Wa-hn@ton-
street church 10 Il fuil congregation, largely
made up Of White persons interested i'll the
C,usc. u sermon in which he traced the his
tory ut tie tulorcl Methodist Episcopal
Church Of America. and exposed the false
prclcnccs and thc Schi>,natic course of the
Zion aud Bethel Churches North. The SER
lnun was IN Intelligent defence Of the posi-
ton Of The Church by which Bishop Miles
was ordained. and gave satisfaction.
STRING" ~ say. these coiorcd ministers, NJ
though they arr Under the favor and protcc-
ton ol the Methodist Episcopal Church
South. are % Suspicious That they undertook.
of preference. 10 give tho papers here reports
Of their Proceedings. rather than allow the
reporters 10 make them for themselves. And
Tia; for tie re:.~cn that they expected to be
ig,.Nr>ii"d and m!>rcprcscntcd!
4 MAN named +. l.. Banks. from Dinwid-
iii" roauty, had his pocket picked Thursday
nigh, II tilc WagoIl-yarQ Of %G3, for which he
had tirlt day sold his crop Of tobacco.
We haven't yet heard 81 our ab>condcd
magic-lmtcrn rrIn. He IS reported to have
conc hence 10 Wilmington, y. e., whittier a
dispatch WAS sent today to lave him ar
rested.
s 'a..moriai window. commemorative Of the
Confederate dead, ll..> been placed III st.
PAUL; church.
The Library Association will probably
open tic winter season ot'lrct;lrcs soon. Major
!. W. Daniel. Of I.ynchl'ur", has been invited
/" deliver the opening lecture Of the course.
The SHOW thij morning was quite Il Scn>;l-
ton. Ii was too cold. however. for people
t. enjoy it much. and the jingle Of very few
bells has been heard on the streets.
The ordinance respecting the opening OF
har-ro0ms on Sunday is 10 be enforced by
the police hereafter, 50 they say. 30 mote
it be.
Tie Coiorod Grand Lodge Of Na>ons III
Virginia installed their officers for next year
here Yesterday, and lad parade.
ROEN -ApAIR.