The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-10-21

~D<pAY.SrUOoL Mass. MEETING AT CENTE-
>,HY CnrRCH.-The Sunday-schoo mass
meeting held AZ Centenary Methodist church
on >lmday afternoon. notwithstanding the
;@.ia. was wrll attended, and the exercises
yvr:,. very interesting. The meeting was
hcid in conformity With the request OF the
Lnndon >;lHdly->choo Society to observe
the, i.tv IL the worlds concert Of prayer
for sabbath schools" and this particular
meeting was attended by al! the different
denominations, representing Il large number
Of The sunday schools west Of Seventeenth
Street. The Rev. DR.. Edwards presided over
IN" meeting. which was opened by singing
III" Aylnn commencing
All hail The power o. Jesus name,
Let angels PROSTATE fall"
After which, prayer was offered by DR..
Edwards. lie then. in few words, explain
ed the nature and objects of the meeting,
"a, in. that il was not denominationa, but il
SORT Of evangelical alliance on Il small scale
in tie interests OF Sabbath schools. He then
read Il letter from the Rev. n. w. Wilson,
T.. D.. pastor Of the Grace-Strcet Baptist
church, expressing his regret that funeral
>ci vice at the same hour denied him the prl-
yii"-r Of being present and participating in
the meeting. tut heartily commencing the
good work. ana pray ing Gods blessing upon
itr meeting.
Dr. Edwards next introduced the Rev. T.
&. Du>hi"Il. pastor of =. Marks Episcopal
c"urrl, who delivered all admirable and
t,r,t.'imcd address on the subject of PRAYER.
iir. illustration, were apt and Impressive.
ili> manner was really earnest and eloquent.
and the address left 4 tine impression, which
will not seen he forgotten by those who
heard him.
After this address the congregation sung
Win great spirit the Old, familiar hymn be-
-IHnln%
"Eoca al agc= cleft for me-
Then. ,Naior Robert stiles, OF the Grace
Street PRESBYTERIAN church, and Supcrii-
t"nl"nl Of that SUNDAY school, was intro
tiuccd, who delivered one OF his most earn
c>t. eloquent, and impressive addresses. lie
took up the grand and sublime features OF
the ,rOrtfs Suuday->chool praEer-concert,
and turned it over with telling effect, en-
larging especially upon the power and sue
cess OF prayer.
Major Stiles's address was followed by a
icrycnt and appropriate prayer, offered by
Mr.. William Willis, Jr. Then the congre-
CATION sung part OF the old hymn begin
hing
Come thou fount Of every blessing"
This WAS followed by an address by blr.
Sleight, superintendent of the First Presby-
terian Church Sunday school. Ii was Qike
ali his addresses on such occasions) to the
point, and full Of opposite and striking Illus
,rs,ionS, setting forth the power Of prayer.
This last address was followed by singing,
with great feryor and devotion, the popular
Aymn-
Nearer. my God, TO Thee
The long-metre doXology was next sung,
the bcnediction pronounced, and the meet
ing adjourned.
The whole meeting was full of interest
from The beginning TO the end.
RELIGIOUS EXERCISES IN BEHALF OF SUNDAY
SCHOOLS At TRINITY CHURcu.-The regular
lessons of the Trinity Church Sunday school
were suspended, and the morning hour was
spent in singing and prayer by the school, led
by Rev. A. &. Bledsoe, pastor. Stirring ad-
dresses were delivered by Mr. II. w. Penn
bcrton, the superintendent, aud Rev. Dir.
Blcdsoe. There was considerable religious
interest manifested by the school under the
clsse and heart-searchin { remarks Of the pas
Tor, and no doubt the seed Of great good
Was scattered. At II O'Clock the pastor
made the Sunday school and the special ex-
crclses of the day special object Of prayer.
The ,nass-meptinv of all denominations at