The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-03
CHURCH NOTES.
Adyent-S und d dny-Serydces An the
Churches Missionary Meeting ut St.
Panrs-Presbytcr tcrian Sunday School
Union, DE.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Iuee11Dfs GL 81,
tcrian Sunday School
Union, &e.
In the Episcopal and Romish churches the
Christian year commenced on Sunday morn
ing. II was the first Sunday in Advent.
There are four Sundays in Advent. These
are intended as preparations for the COM
memoration of the advent of Christ. On the
first Sunday they pray to be enabled to " east
away the works of darkness -; on the second,
return thanks for the first means Of grace,
the holy Scriptures on the third, for the
ministry and on the fourth, pray for the
more direct interposition Of Gods great
might. There are always four Sundays in
Advent, the fourth being that nearest to St.
Andrews day (Which was Saturday, either
before or after, as the case may be.
The Holy Communion was administered in
these churches yesterday, and the services
were solemn and interesting III
OTHER SERVICES. Il.
The services in all of the churches
were interesting, though the congre-
cations were not large. At the Mon
umental, in the morning, Rev. Mr..
Chandler addressed the congregation on
the subject of domestic Missions " and as,
sisted the pastor in the administration of the
Holy Communion. At st. James's, Rev. A. 7.
living, D. D., of New York, preached in the
morning. At the Second Baptist, on Sum
day night, Rev. Thomas w. Sydnor, of Motto
way, preached, and Rev. C. C. Biting, the
pastor, baptized five persons; while at the
Manchester Baptist four were baptized by
Rev. j. F. Deans.
There were also good congregations at the
Seventh-Street Christian church on Sunday
to hear Rev. ". D. Thomas, D. D., pastor of
the Freemason-Street Baptist church, Nor
folk, who preached interesting sermons both
morning and night.
MISSIONARY MEETING AT ST. PAUL7s.
There was large congregation in attend
ance at st. Paul's church, Sunday evening,
on the occasion of a united missionary meet
ing in the interest of the Domestic Mission
ary Society of the Protestant Episcopal
Church in the United States. Among those
present were Rev. DR.. a. T. Twing, Of New
York; kev. c. n. Chandler, of Baltimore
Rev. II. S. Kepler, of Virginia; Rev. Dallas
Tucker, of Christ church, in the Valley /;
Rev. Charles Minnigerode, D. D., Of St.
PauPs; Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D., OF
the Monumental !; Rev. Joshua Peterkin, OF
ST. James's; and Rev. F. N. Baker, of Grace
church. The evening service was read by
Rev. Fl. S. Kepler, assisted by Rev. Dallas
| Tucker. .....
At the conclusion Of the service, Dr.. Min
nigerode said the meeting was for the
purpose of taking into consideration
the interests of the Domestic Mis- ion.
airy Society of the United States. Last
year, said he, the Society celebrated its jubi
lee of fifty years. The speaker also gave
an account of its operations, and urged upon
his hearers the great Importance OF meeting
and heartily cooperating with this Society
which has for seven years given aid to The
South through Its Board; and especially ID
he think that the Virginia churches were un'
der obligations to this Society.
| DR.. Minnigerode then introduced Rev. \
T. living, of New York, the general agent
of the Society, who addressed the congreSa
| ton for IN hour or more, giving a genera
account of the work accomplished, and allll
| ding in the course of his remarks to the va
riolls visits he had paid to different dioccse'
in the interest of the Society. Five mission
aries, he said, were in the northwest of TIT
United States, and one in the northeast
making six in all but there were two hun
dred and twelve other energetic and faithful
men at work, ninety-four of whom were il
the South. The Society has since the wa
made appropriations for the southern mis-
sionary work, and the amount Of money 81
appropriated has been turned over to tn
bishops of the various dioceses, who hay
had the distribution Of it. Two hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars have beel
handed over to the bishops Of the southern
dioceses since the war, and at the last meet
ing of the Board 1000 more was appropri
ated for them.
DR.. living further stated that reports from
the two hundred and twelve missionaries
and the six who were in the northeast an
northwest, had been received, and they WeI
of most gratifying character.
Rev. C. n. Chandler, who also visits Rict
mond ut this time in the interest Of domcstl
missions, followed DR.. living in brief ad
dress at the conclusion of which collection
was taken up, the benediction pronounce
by DR.. Minnigerode, and the congregatio
dismissed.
! PRESBYTERIAN sUEDAY-sCHooL UNION,
The semi-annual meering of the "Presby
terian Sunday-School Union" was held a
, the Grace Street-P Presbyterian church on Sun
day afternoon at 81 o'clock, Colonel Glenn.
Barksdale, of the Second church, presiding
Notwithstanding the severity of tn
weather the spacious building was well tillct
and the meeting most interesting one. n
statistical reports were presented, but vel
bal statement by Mr.. Sleight showed all tE
schools of the Union to be in a very flourish
ing condition.
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