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ted to committee. and it is probable that

districts, and there are, two visitors TO each
district. The plan has proved an excellent
one, and great good has been accomplished.
This committee has not been able to do much
OF late, rs last year TREY were involved in
an expense which threatened to bring debt
upon the Society. Limit has been put upon
this committee, and the danger is now avert.
ed, and the good work is still going on.
| DR.. Minnigerode next spoke Of the Re
pository and Work Agency, on Main street
near Fifth, connected with the Association,
which went into operation on the 18th of last
December. Since that time seventy persons
in the congregation and twelve from other
churches have sent their work to the
agency. The amount of money received
for work to date was 81, ,j51.57; amount paid
for work. $40; amount paid out, 81 1924:
| IN hand, Sf51.35 articles Of clothing, etc,
received, 1,249; clothing sold, 194 articles :
garments made, 2,d43; garments out being
made, 81 applicants for work, 1s0 furnished.
| A number Of persons who have been at work
have gone away, and twcnty-six persons
| have not been supplied because there was not
the work for them to do. The amount now
due for work is S96.15.
The expenses Of the Society the speaker
estimated to be about $500, while its re-
sources consist Of the annual fee of members
of two dollars each and the offerings Of the
various congregations, besides the collections
that are taken up on such occasions as this !;
and it may be remarked that from the collec-
ton on Sunday night a goodly sum was
realized.
Interesting addresses were made by Dra.
Minnigerode, Petcrkin, and Woodbridge; !;
ind after the benediction by the rector of the
church the large congregation in attendance
was dismissed.
CONSERVATION CEREMONIES AT ST. MARY's GER
NAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
The services at ST. Mary's German Catholic
church Sunday morning were Of most in
teresting aud beautiful character, it being
the OCCASION Of the consecration Of the atars
| of that church and of tile banners of the be-
nevolent societies Of st. Boni(acius and St;
Benedictus. The ceremonies, which were
quite lengthy and impressive. were perform
ed by Right Rev. Bishop Gibbons, assisted
by the clergymen of st. Mary's church. ~
procession from the parsonage to the church,
consisting Fifteen acolytes in white, n num-
Der Of priests in their clerical yestments, and
the Bishop in bis episcopal robes, was one
of the features of the occasion.
After the conservation, Bishop Gibbons
celebrated ponitical liigh-mass, in which he
| was assisted by Rev. Father Janssens, of st.
Peters cathedral, and Father Herman Wolfe,
Of St. Mary's. The sermon was preached in
German by Rev. Father Benno Hegele, of
| st. Mary's, and a brief discourse in English
| was delivered by the Bishop. During his
remarks be stated that be had the day before
received letter from the Pope, in which
was conveyed the blessing of his Holiness to
that congregation as well as to all the coDgre.
cations comprising this diocese.
The music during the entire ceremonies
was exceedingly well rendered. Millurd's
mass in G was sting by the choir, Il number
of whom were volunteers i0f the occasion,
and deserve much credit for the effective
manner in which they rendered their parts.
The organ was presided over by Dir. +. A.
Neuheiser, Jr., he having also voluntarily
| rendered his services.
Interesting services were also held in
nearly all Of the Methodist churches III the
city on Sunday. At the Union Station
church there were five additions, and the
| ordinance of baptism was also administered.
Rev. j. NJ Garland, of Trinity. and Rev.
| John E. Edwards, of the Broad-Strcet
church, delivered their farewell sermons.
The Methodist Conference meets in Pc
tersburg on the Doth instant, and the al-
pontmenls generally throughout the bounds
of the Virginia Conference will then be
changed.