The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-14

The largest attendance Oh one dry was Oh
the 18th Of January, when there were pres
ent in the schools reporting 245 officers and
teachers and ,s20 scholars. ..
The First Church school reported two con.
versions, and the Manchester school reported
| six conversions during the month";
The President reported, in behalf of the
Executive Committee, that the mission
chapel in the city valley was approaching
completion, and would ere long be ready for
occupancy, and that Messrs. L. III. Frayser
and w. II. Williams had, at the request of
the committee, consented to take charge oil
the interest there. H.
The committee appointed at the last meet
Ing to consider the propriety Of establishing
mission school in tie northwestern section
of the city reported that they deemed IT
highly important that such school should
be established in the locality designated, and
recommended the adoption of the following
resolution-viZ:
Resolrcd, That the Executive Commit.
tee he authorized and instructed to secure,
as soon as practicable, suitable lot In the
northwestern section Of the city Of Rich
mond with view to the erection thereon
of building for Sunday school aud other
religious purposes"
| for discussion, "How may our schools at.
tract and retain adult pupils" which elected
remarks from Rev. DR.. Curry and L. T. Nom
taclIe, Esq, Of Middlesex, Va, aud Charles
FL. Winston, Esq, Of this city.
The Association was then adjourned to
meet at the First Baptist church on the Sc
cond Monday evening In February next.
| CHURCH MATTERs.-At the Methodist
church Sunday night the pulpit was occu-
| MED by the Rev. Mr.. Garrett, late Of Prin-
cess Ann, now of Buckingham circuit. This
| gentleman, who is an able preac her and estl:
| mable gentleman, is the "poor clrcult-rlder :"
alluded to IN the celebrated John smith let
ters. The sacrament Of the Lords supper
was administered at this church i'll the
morning. 49,.
At the Baptist church in the morning the
Rev. Mr. Dickinson preached. Alter ser.
| vices cburch-meeting was held and n cal!
extended to Rev. D. q. Winfree, OF Chester.
field. and now temporarily filling the place
of Rev. DR.. Burrows al the First church IN
Richmond. At night tue Rev. Drs. Curry
and Burrows addressed large congregation
in support of tie proposed memorla! tund.
a handsome sum was subscribed, and the
following committee appointed to thorough
| ly canvass the membership for funds Dr. L..
4. Chiies, Nessrs. Burnett, Morrisett, GiDDs,
Beazley, aud Conway. Mrs. L. Il. Chiiea,
Mrs. Il. E. Gibbs, Misses Leila Cheatham
and Sue Thomas.
The usual interesting services We're held
ut the Meade Memorial and Presbyterian
churches.
MEETING OF TEE County CorsT.--The Jan.
uary term OF the County Court commenced
Yesterday. No business Of general interest
was transacted. a. Carter Atkisson, deputy
clerk, was granted certificate to prictice
law in this court The number Of deeds
admitted to record for the past month was So.
The following transfers OF town property
were made: John Moxley and wife to Aat-
tie A. Chilcs, trustee j. ". Terry TO D. &C.
Donley; ID. Baird to w. d. Eastman; Me
Farland S Rhodes to j.. Traylor; susan
WotIenden to John Moxley;; Henry Hagan
20 trustees of Good samaritans; J. v. Terry
to G. MI, Amos; "a. Eastman 70 WA.
Franklin Gilbert Murrell to Jesse Thomas ]
James A. Clarke, commissioner, 70 ". III