The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-18
-iCcr0ge Gttsad0ncC
for tie year.
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.r.t tui"Fed. ........-.............ln is l!hT.
Three missions organized in April, with
l. teachers and - scholars.
Conversions First, Is; Second, s; Grace
&'rrct. II.
Contributions: First, S30l .23; Second,
>,G2 .tG: GIacc-Strcct, SSiGj.S5; Third, 5000 =;
Manchester. SlS--total, 81 ,iIJ.333.
Deaths: >.
Ahli,onS to Library: First, 322 volumes
.r"nG 300 Gr;,cc-Sircet. 900; Third, 900.
There are three mission schools connected
>lll the Union, two OF which were organ
I'D Thin the year, all now i'll tlouri>hing
condition.
fhc average Attendance as reported above
,3,., iot show fairly the condition of the
-,.HG"'>. owing TO the many Indictment win
irr days.
The attendance on the last Sabbath in
April was Of teachers 220. scholars l,030.
Nr. sleigh! next presented his report as
II, .i,irnt, briefly calling attention TO the
t,|, contained in the report of the secre.
iI'V. aiiudin: TO the many ca'lses for thank
.jnr~- 10 G"d for His blessing on the labors
Of the year, especially in the conversion CT
II ~ The you'll; and the in"ir;,>" OF Z"al man
t','t"d in all OF the schools.
II" closed with IN Invocation THAT the
..tj'i.th schools Of this Union i'll the coming.
lrlr may lie richly blessed with the outponr.
rtsssl the Holy spirit and the insathcring
- precious souls"
Interesting and profitable addresses wert
delivered hy Rev. c. c. Biting, Of the Sc
o'ud BAPTIST, and Rev. Mr.. Dashcl, of st
"Ik>'~ Episcopal, both of which were lis
;rHcd TO with great attention. .5r
AiJ,r singing " Pilgrims, Iam on my jour
n.y." The congregation was dismissed will
iA" hrHcdictiUn, pronounced by licr. AZ. v
staples.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH..
ii the Second Baptist church on Sunday
morning special services in the interest o
ihr Sund1y->chcol cause were held. In,
-h"rirS were filled with Sund;y-schoo
~..'riar>, and the body Of the church was
'l"W,'"d with other persons. All the hymn
.i3a. were taken from Pure Cold" II sun
"!-,chool book Of praise. They were finely
,yulrt"i lay the choir of tie church, the
Children joining III the chorllses with splcn
t| ELECT. The sermon by Rev. {. G.
i'ttiH- WAS based upon the 9th aut
,ih Ncra,s OF the 7th chapter of Deu
l.l"uony. Ii WAS an able, earnest, and
practical enforcement of the scriptural dut!
v. teaching children the truths Of COD,
word 10th at home and in the Slnda,
-rHool. Ii was incidentally remarked thai
'iv school population Of Richmond is 7,QC0
'gt l., there are that number Of persons il
the city between the ages of six and twenty
n.r. The largest number in attendance
ttpun all the Sunday schools-Wlite and CO
lnrcd, Catholic and Protcstant--is only 400
- tIla: onc-llall' Of the children of Rich
mund have not yet been gathered into the
Sunday school. Into this wide field Chris
t.I f.I
cnd work. and the promise Of rich reward
u! this world and the next was held out tOl
'!eiG encouragement.
BAPTIST GERMAN MISSION.
\ mass meeting in the interests of the
German Baptist mission of this city was held
q. ;hc First Baptist church Oh Sunday night
G1dar the auspices Of the Young Mems Mis-
>i"i.ur Societies OF the several churches
Ti,rsoccticS Of the First, Second, and Grace.
~lic"' churches attended, each i'll body, and
iuvIu WaS an immense crowd besides. AL
stresses setting forth the importance of the
i&i.>jum, lis necessities and its prospects, i'll a
'!n>t interesting manner, were made by ReV.
tr>. Curry, Burrows, Jcterand Tuppcr, and
icy. John bleDncr. At the close OF the ser
'j@,', The following committee was appointed
~ present Tie claims of the cause and solicit
it'h''N VI ~
c:apel At an early day:
iirst Grcl.- C. Mccarthy, Y. S. Carlton,
H. Il. Lee, J. d. Crump, II. Bodeker.
SccoaQ Chnrch-R. Gwathmcy, Jud. Is.
N"vG. }. I. Elyson, Ii. Theodore Eliyson,
\. II. Robins.
trace street Church.-T. Fl. Elicit, j. 4.
raddin, W. 5. Pitcher, DIR. III. l.. james, L.
!. Todd.
Icigk-.Sreet G'urch.--A. Il. Clarke, John
&. -Turpin. \. d. French, Samuel G. Clop-
ION, y. {. Crane. .n.#
EXHIBITION BY COLONEL ORPHANS.
nn sunday afternoon the colored orphans
from The ASYLUM on Charity street near st.
i,ls's united in IN exhibition given by the
Ns,bIalh.sciooI children of the Tlird-Street
Methodist church. The retitations by The
children were most crcditable to them, and
wrr. highly appreciated by numerous audi
cttcc oi parents and others. Al intervals
excellent sai.iatt-achool songs were sung by
tie children, accompanied by music on the
c!ancii ueI1dcon. Addresses were delivered
i}y Rev. William Hamilton and other gentle
iit"n.
r"H LITTLE ONES of the infant class oi
the firS' BAPTIST Church Sunday School
give concert at their church THIS evening al
) O'Clock. Admission 10 cents. The class il
coHpo4cd of about 125 small children, who
.ja2 most delightfully."-. There will be solos,
,tuts, q,latettes, &c. Let everybody go ana
a y.s,N l..Is