The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-23

CHrncB NorEs.--A tho First Baptist
church, OH Sunday Rev. DE-. Burrows pap
'tized one person. at night Rev. DR.. Fan
iolp.sof Phaladelphis, Pa: preached.
80 At the Second Baptist church the Saobath.
school pray er.meeting was very impressN.,s;.
Several Of the scholars protested taelr laitn
in Christ. at the morning service the pasLoI
baDtized thirteen persons, and received th:ee
others. Tn tho afternoon prayer-meetipe
four PERSONS proiessed5 their faith IN Cnrise
and one was received for membership. Inc
conrrecations were large during the day, ana
the Services impressive. More than one hus.
drcd have proiessed conversion. SERVICES at
this church tonight. M.
At the Gracc.Street Baptist Rev. Allan
Curr preacl,cd Gil Sunday night. Six persons
! were rcceired into fellowship on SUNDAY
morning.
fessed their faith in Christ
AT the Seyentt-Street Christian church
three persons were received, one beng re-
stored. .,,o~
The Temperance sermons were quite fnter-
| esting and full Of practical sense. Kew.
| Richard Wells opened the service a5 tpe-
neznr church at II A.. NJ. 4 large congrega-
| ton was present, and many were converter
10 the cause of temperance.
Rev. w. B. Derrick preached ut l1lrd'
| Street Methodist church at - I. NJ. hey
+. NJ. Manly, who was present, compliment
ed the speaker highly, and steps were "het,
| by the colored temperance people. nc hopI9
| coed would follow them tnat tney Mou.a
orospcr, and that the temperance rahhS
| here would increase as never Detofe.
Rev. A. c. Bledsoe preached on sunday
! 4 nj Vfr{pitV Methodist
| church to large congregations. The late
in,nrovcmeuts on the church editice have
been completed, including beautiful steeple
| whirh forms \ cons picuoliI feature and ren-
dars the church, Is public building, an or
| uament to the eastern portion OF the city.
| Trinity church now RANKS with the henu-
| soupsf and most attractive churches OF Rlcn-
| mo1d. ,.,,;,,,
Rev. DR.. Grauhery preached an admirable
sermon on Sunday night at Broad-street
| Np1hndist church, addressed to the young
| men,. .....
Bishop Doggett preached Sunday morn.
ING nt centenary church. Bis subject was
| = Christ az Saviour and judge Wnlcn
,,e dave,oped and applied in bis most iclici'
tous and impressive style. DR.. Ea"afus
,,rooornd nt night, and gave notice that Oh
peTt sunday night he would commence q
series of discourseS on O'd Testament cur
aotars with coincident history. HIS SUD
iect for next Sunday night being " NoaH
and the Deluge." .,r,t
Rev. George c. Vanderslce being absent
from the city OF account Of the death OF Dis
f,thar in Lexington. Rev. ". w. Eennett,
| n y. nreached at Sidney Mcthd!st chlTcn
in the morning, and the Rev. DR.. Hoge at
NIGHT. A large congregation greeted Dr;
| Hoge 1T night, and were deeply impressed
bv his excellent sermon.
Rev, .. =. Wills, the new presiding elaer
of the Richmond district preached mornlne
| and night at Manchester Methodist cDurcn.
| Ills discourses were we'll received, and his
| first visit made q fine impression. On next
sunday lie will hold his first quarterly meet
inc at Trinity church il this city. preachins
! IN The morning ut Trinity, and at pisht at
| Eicholson-St eet, in Rockets.
| Rev. John T. Moore, student in Randolpn
| IIncop. preached Sunday morning and night
| at Eich0is3u.Strcet Methodist church.
There will be preaching Christmas morn
;nq at II o'clock at Centenary, and also at
Broad street church st the same hour. A
Christmas dinner will he given to the Sun.
day-shooi scholars ot Centenary On Friday
| The 2Gth instant.
Rev. L. Bicke, German Methodist
missionary. Is doing a good work III Rich.
mond. He breaches regularly on Sunday
afternoon in Clay-Street Methodist church
Lie hasa church membership Of more than
thirty members, and Sunday school mum.
berins G!ly-fre German children. Hc will
| preach Oh Christmas morning, at II O'CLOCK,
to tie Germans, a. Cisy-street church.