The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-09
Rev. J. L. Burrows, D. d., baptized four

Rev. J. L. Burrows, D. d., baptized four
persons at night.
AT The Secoud Baptist church Sunday
school prayer-meeting was held in the morn
ing, ut which forty-three members of this
school came forward and professed their
faith In Christ. In the afternoon 4 general
praycr-meeting for revival in all the churches
was held. The congregation was very large,
and several persons requested prayer for
themselves. Rev. DrS. Jeter and. Hatcher
made brief but most impressive addresses.
Rev. DIR. Hatcher, of Petersburg. preached
eloquent sermons, morning and night, TO
large and deeply solemn audiences. The
paster Or. Bitting) baptized fifteen persons
on Sunday morning. The meetings ut this
church are attended by crowded cOngrega-
tions, and deep. pervasive. and increasing
solcmnity is marked. More than seventy
persons have prolcsSed conversion. Rev.
Dr. Hatcher will preach every night during
this week at = O'Clock.
AT Richmond College there is promising
religious interest.
INTERESTING BAPTfsMAL SERVICE.
On Sunday afternoon. after communion
service at the Leigh.Street Baptist church,
the ordinance OF baptism was administered
by Rev. Mr.. Wallace, Of New Bridge church,
to an entire family, consisting OF four per-
sons.
THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
Yesterday the Feast Of the Immaculate
Conception Of the b. V. NJ. was celebrated
in all the Catholic churches, the day being
kept as 4 holiday OF obligation and observed
with the usual solcmnticS.
AT ST. Peters cathedral solemn Iligh-Mass
was celebrated at halfpast 10 O'Clock by
Rev. Father Van de Vyrcr, assisted by Rev
Father Handey rs deacon, aud Rev Father
Jansscns As Sub-dcacon. An interesting dis
course was delivered by Father HandIcr.
In the afternoon, at NesperS, an interest
ing ceremony took place. quite large NUM-
Der of young misses being received into the
Sodality of the Children of Mary and the
Society of Angels, while others were re-
ceived as aspirants. Right Rev. Bishop Glib
bons officiatcd, and at the conclusion Of the
rcce,,ton spoke to the little ones happily
and appropriately.
The music throughout the day was very
fine. the choir III the morning singing Farm.
er'S mass. At the Offcrtory the q GlOri0sd
Dom,na, by Lambillote, was supcrbly rell-
dercd. At Vcspcrs the children joined With
the choir in singing the "dre MartS Stella,
the effect being beautiful.
OTHER CHURCHES.
At the Monumental church on Sunday
morning divine service was read by Rev
Mr.. Wheat, assisted by Rev. DR.. Wood.
bridge, pastor. DR.. W Woodbridge preached
an able and eloquent sermon on the subject
of The Evangelization OF the World y:
after which the holy communion was adj
miniStcred.
Right Rev. +. VI. Whitilc, D. d., assistant
bishop of the diocese, preached at the Meade
Memorial church. in Manchester, OH sun
day morning.
Rev. W. &. I.umpkin, having returned
from Conference, ollicatcd morning and
night at the Manchester Methodist church
PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.
The regular monthly meeting of The Pres
bvteran Sunday-School Union was held last
night in the lecture-rooln of the Second
Prcsbytcrian church, the president on. NJ
GiIIiam) in the chair. After appropriate re-
lirious exercises the reports from the several
schools were read by the Secretary for the
month CT November. rs follows: