The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-23
CHURCH NOTES.
Sermon by Father Hecker.-.Baptfst
Missionary Mectin g---ScrnOn to
Young Ladies---Specinl Services I'm
Various Churches.

\ large congregation assembled in st. Pc
ter's cathedral OH Sunday morning to hear
the Rev. Isaac Z. Hecker, Of New York
preach. lie delivered an eloquent and ex
ceilent discourse from the 10th verse Of the
eth chapter of EccleSiastes: "WbatsoereI
thy hand is able to do, do it earnestly" The
audience was very attentive. In the same
church in the afternoon more than fifty chill.
tlren, of both sexes, partook of their first
communion, and formally renewed their
bapsismal vows. Father Hecker, whose
preaching we have noticed, is the editor OF
the Catholic World, one of the ablcst and
most widely circulated magazines in Anne
rics.
GOOD woRDS FOR YOUNG LADIES.
at the Third Presbyterian church on Sun
day night Rev. L. L. Baird, D. D., preached
a sermon to young Ladies from Proverbs viii,
II: "I love them that love me; and those
that seek me e;rly shall find me-" 1t was
an Interesting and cminentIy practical dis
course, showing the persons to whom it was
addressed the importance of the position
which they fdid in society, and how their III
nucncc can be used for the glory OF God.
Personal piety was urged rs the basis OF all
that is lovely, amiablc, and admirable in 1c.
male character.
On next Sunday night Dr.. Baird will com.
mence n series of sermons on the creation OF
the world.
| SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Dr. Hoge preaching by special invitation
in Petersburg. his pulpit was filled on last
Sunday by Rev DR.. Rutherford, of that city
Dr.. Rutherford is Il preacher of marked abl
| ity and eloqucnce, and his sermons were not
only fine specimens OF pulpit oratory, bu1
made profound moral impression.
ST. PAUL's.
Rev. j. G. Minnigerode (Son of the rector
preached at st. Paurs Episcopal church a
night. lie is most promising young divine
now located at Washington, Rappahannocl
county, Va.
| MEETING IN TIE INTEREST OF THE BArTlSI
MISSION AT ROME.
On Suudayatternoon the pastors and mem
| hers of the several Baptist churches of this
CITY held a mass meeting i'll the First Bap
tist church, the object being to consider th'
subject Of building Il chapel in Rome, Italy
The meeting was opened by singing, aitel
which prayer was offered by the Rev. Z. Z
Biting.
On motion of DR.. j. B. Jcter, DR.. ]. l.
Burrows was called to preside, and I'll. 1heo
| ~
DR.. Burrows, in a few remarks, explained
the objects of the meeting. and then intro
duced the Rev. DR.. w. y. Cote, missionary
of the Southern Baptist Convention, who
has been laboring at Rome.
DR.. Cote then, in an earnest and interest
ing speech, spoke of the pressing needs OF
Baptist church mt Rome, and that 1t was aD
solutely necessary for the successful prosecll
ton of the work to havea house in when K
worship. He had been compelled TO leave
Rome because he had 10 house III which ht
could gather the little church which he nae
orr;,niZed. and that he had come to this coun
try for the purpose of making an effort tt
raise the means with which to build church
As this was the home of the Foreign Mission
Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
he hoped that subscription would he started
here now, as when he went north to collec
funds he desired TO show the brethren there
what those Of Richmond and Virginia in
tended doing towards building the church II
Rome.
DR.. Snead spoke of the great interest HI
felt in this work, and said he thought th'
time had come when something should bt
done towards the erection of church II
Rome. and he therefore moved the adoption
of the following resolution:
"ResoIced, That in view of the pressing
necessity for house Of worship III the CITY
Of Rome. Italy, for the occupancy OF oul
brethren for the PRONUNCIATION OF the pure
Gospel of Christ, we. the members OF the
churches of the city of Richmond, recognize
our obligation to contribute OF our means &c
the purchase of a lot and erection OF sulta
bile and commodious house of worship II
which our missionaries may, unmolested, pro
claim the Gospel Of our Lord and Savlolll
Jesus Christ"
He would also give orc hundred dollars
towards the purposed object. -,
Dl. j. B. Jeter came forward and heartily
seconded the resolution. He spoke about
the great importance Of the Italian mission
and that az God had so highly favored us II
permitting us to be the first to preach the
Gospel in Rome after its occupancy by the
Italian Government, he thought that we
would be negligent Of our duty il we faIlee
| to enter the door which God had opened fol
us. He wanted to know If we would decide
now to do something, and hoped that IN et
fort would be made; that if we neglected tc
go forward with this great work he hoped
that some one else would.
Dr. j. l.. M. Curry, in one of his ablesi
speeches, warmly endorsed the resolution
and said that to his mind the Italian mission
was the grandest work that we had ever en-
enged in, and chat now was the time for &c
/ ton, He believed the brethren North, East
and West, would be glad to assist us In tll'
efforts to build church in Rome.
DR.. Burrows here started the list Of sub
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