The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-07
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CHURCH NOTES.
BAPTIST.


AT the Gfaee-Strret baptist on Sunday
| morning Rev. DIR. Jeter preached an elc-
| Qnent sermon in behalf Of the ca,ise of
foreign missions. In the afternoon there
! was an interesting meeting Of the Missionary
| aud Library Association. At night the Rev.
| Mr.. Wilson, pastor of the church, preached.
| and baptized ten persons. ,
AZ the First church Rev. II. d. n. Staton
| Of Kentucky, preached. and Rev. Dr. Bur.
rows baptized three converts.
At the Second churcl, Rev. A. S. Worrall
of Ky, editor of the Wesiern Recorder, pub
| liShcd At Louisville, preached, and Rev. Mr..
| Hitting baptized one person.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Rev. ]. W. Pratt, of Lexington, preached
morning and night. His texts were Luke
i. Il, and deuteronomy XNNii. 81. Mr..
Pratt is Il preacher of power and popularity.
| The congregation at night Was very large.
Rev. DR.. Read assisted in conducting the
services at night.
Rev. T.. II. Rutherford, II. n, Of Peters
burg. preached in the Third church, cx-
| changing rubpits with Rev. DR.. Baird In
| 'hc morning his text WAS the words, Work
| nut your OWN salvation with fear and trenl-
| bling. AZ night he preached from Romans
viii. 81, "lt God he for us who can be
as,tin<; us" Both OF these sermons We're
able and thTiilingly eloquent.
METHODIST.
At the annual meeting of the Union Station
Methodist Sunday-Schoal OH StIl.aay after
noon, the following officers were elected for
the en>uing year: III. w. lakewood. super
| imeNlenI; ;. c. Curry, assistant Supersn-
tendent; I. ". Davis, secretary; John l..
parr. assistant secretary; Il. G. Pollard,
| librarian: {. = French. j. r.. Newell, and
John I. Hughes, assistant librarians j. ii.
| Corhill, treasurer: Miss Alice \. Fellows,
| or":inist.
This is very prosperous school. number
ing 80 teachers and 2Ga scholars. During tie
past year it has purchased new organ, and
| has reinforced its library by the addition Of
forty-one new volumes. The school is not in
debt and has ii balance in the treasury.
| EPISCOPAL.
| The teachers and scholars Of the Episco-
| pal Sumdav-SchoolS had most agreeable re-
union at st. PaulS church on Sunday after
noon. The exercises consisted Of addresses,
singing. and PRAYER. The speakers were
Rev. Dr>. Wall, Petcrkin, and Minnigcrodc.
| The singing WAS most Interesting feature
Of the exercises.
| SEnI-ANNCAL CELEBRATION OF TIE ltESRICo
| SrSDAl-SCHooL Union u ST. PArL's LECTURE
RooM-The meeting was called to order at
half-past o'clock last night by the President
of the Sunday-SchoolU Union. Rev. DR.. Charles
Ntinnigcrodc. Captain w. :. 7. Mayo, Sec
rrtary.
4 resolution WIS offered by Mr. Thomas
Potts 10 the eject that the Sunday schools OF
Richmond raise 500 towards securing q
scholarship 1t the seminary near AicNmi-
d,'ia.
\ motion was offered that the chapel of St.
Marks church BE purchased for missionary
purposes.
The Rev. DR.. Petelkin, O.: st. James
church. cave an account of hi; experience
about colored churches, and urged the inl-
port..ncc OF establishing colored church
under the care OF the Episcopal churches of
Richmond.
The reading of supcrintcndent'S report
proved very interesting, and showed that
all the Sunday schools We're in healthy
condition. 81. Johns school. l:,5 teachers
and scholars It. P;tll's school. lSS teachers
and scholars: II. .Iamc>'S school. Isl; teachers
and scholars; Monumental school, l91 teach
crS and scholars Grace school. 1914 teachers
and scholars: st. Marks school. 30 teachers
and scholars Christ school. i9i teachers and
scholars ST. Mathews school, - teachers
and scholars Manchester school, l63 teach
crs and scholars.
The meeting was closed with prayer by
the Hey. Mr.. DaShiel.
DISCIPLES.
At this church Elder ID. 4. Snow. OF
Southwest Virginia, preached IN interesting
: discourse from the text, "rhe end Of the
iaW i love-
After the usual ceremonies, the rcSigna-
ton Of Elder John i. Dearborn. who has
been pastor Of this church for nearly three
wears, was accepted. Ia d;sso!tin@ his con
) ncction with this congregation MIR. Dear
born will leave many warm personal trends
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION.
The :nnIml election OF officers Of the
Yonny Mems Missionary Society OF the Sec
ond Baptist church took place on Sunday
afternoon. The following officers were elect.
ed for the ensuing year: President, +. D.
Starke; Vice President, Jud. b. Wood; Re-
cording Secretary. ii. Theodore Ellyson;
corresponding Secretary, Ashton STRIKE
Treasurer, William j. WhitehiT-t; Libra
rian, y. c. Acree.
This society las IN active nrin'icrSMn ol
upwards of fifty. During the past year II
contributed 70 the various mlSsio!Eiiy WORKS
in which they are engaged, both III home ana
abroad, between SIN ahu StHel huhstAS" wv
laaS.
The following members We're elected life.
members of the Baptist General Association,
of Virginia: j. Taylor Ellyson, Jud. B.
Wood, Ii. Theodore Ellyson, and George g.
! Steel.
r The Society is in most iiouris.ing con.
dtion in all respects. They have determined
to support during the next year one mission
ary in the Valley of Virginia, one native
Italian preacher in Rome, and one native
Chinese preacher at Shanghai, besides aiding
the other Young mems missionary societies
in Richmond in the support of German
mission in this city.
/ CONFIRMATION SERrICrs.-Ihe solemn flte
5 of confirmation of the Episcopal Church VIII
L IL D.,.