The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-27
CHURCH NOTES.
EXPECTATION-SU IN TIL +
EPISCOPAL HURCHE S-BAP-
TiSMS-~Co FIRM ALTON SER
VICES REV. nR. SCiIaFF'S AD-
DRESS ON TIE EVANGELICAL
CHRISTIAN ALLIANCE, &C.

sunday was Il bright and beautiful day,
| and the churches generally were we'll filled
but few persons having lett the city for the
summer season. In the Episcopal churches
he day which is known as
EXrECTATI"S-suNDAY
was regarded, and Sertnous appropriate 70
the occasion were preached. Eypcctation.
SUNDAY follows Ascension day. and is so
named lc,au>c The band uf faithful APOSTLES
OF old were expecting the Comforter. who
appeared to the Church at Jerusalem on
Whit SUNDAY. 1t haS been said of Expcc-
tatlon-Sunday that it was perhaps the
darkest Sunday that was ever hallowrd bv
the Church, which followed the Lords AS
t"H>ion.
DEnlGATIOS SERVICES.
The Valley Mission Chapel, erected under
the auspices Of the Baptist Sunday School
Association OF this city, was dedicated on
sunday with appropriate services. Rev. J.
NJ. Butler led in .!he opening invocation.
Rev. j. l.. NJ. Curry, ID. d., read the Scrip
lures. Rev. G.. &. biting offered the tledlca-
tory prayer. Rev. j. J.. Burrows made al,
excellent dcdicatory address, followed in an
appropriate and earnest speech 10y Rev. DR..
curry. after which nearly 500 WAS con-
trlbsfcd towards the payment CT "A small
h'lancc of Indebtedness. The exercises
were lntcr|lerSed with singing. Tie editicc
WAS denSclv packed, and llrge numbers of
persons remained outside unable TO enter.
The chapel is thirty feet wide, fifty feet long.
about twenty-five feet high, and is sur.
mounted by Il belfry, aud cost about 81 800.
tour>hng Sunday school i, already or
ganiZrd under the >upcrintcnderce of MesSrs
Lewis II. FravSer aud Mr.. Williams. OF the
ir'gh-StrC,t baptist church.
KEr. rR. StHarr oS TUE EVANGELICAL CHRIS
TIAN ALLIANCE.
At the second Presbyterian church on
sunday afternoon Il "union meeting" was
held to hear a statement of the objects of
the Evangelical Christian Alliance from the
Rev. Philip Schatl' d. d., the distinguished
clergyman and author, now of New York,
but formerly of the University OF Berlin.
The pulpit was occupied by DR.. >chaH, Rev.
pr. Field, of New York. and Rev. DR.. Iio.e.
and there were several other ministers in
the congregation.
DR.. ScIaft is pleasant and very forcible
speaker. although his pronunciation of Eng
li>h j. marked by il very broad foreign ac-
cent. He did not take Il text. but proceeded
Il, once 10 lav before dpcpy-intcrested a,l-
dicuc, the history and the objects Of the As
>oriaiiun in whose interest he visits the
South. II may he said. in brief, that the
Evangelical Christian Alliance is an iutcrna-
tinnal association. composed of Christians of
al evangelical denominations, banded To-
%cthcr for the purpose ci promoting reli-
yiou> lih"lty and Christian union. Organ
lied over twenty years ago, the Alliance has
cXertel lis Influence already with great
| moral effect in Spain. Sweden. Turkey. Rus
>ia. Persia. aud other countries where there
| has been religious persecution. it having
been found that the combined influence OF
the several dcnonHuation> was much more
pot, mt than the Nofrc of >inglC sect.
Organic union Is 10 part OF the plan of the
hlianrc for the Chri'tian world is not pre-
pared for such Il union even if it was deSira-
tile. Nor is confederate union part of the
plan. Ii is simply desired that there shall
lie union OF individual Christians, of what
ever nationality, on ii plattorm acceptable to
all and upon Which all can stand without
di>loyaltt TO their respective denominations.
That this kind ut fhrl>ilan union is not only
practical but usclIf bad been demonstrated
in the history OF tie Alliance.
Meetings of the Society had been held ut
intervals ui about five years in London, Ber-
lin (where the King of Prussia took a promi-
nenu part IN the deliberations, Amsterdam,
and other European cities and each session
had been attended by eminent divineS and
hymen from all Protestant countries. Ii was
intended that il meeting should Dr held IN
the city of New York in the autumn Of 1870
and glcat preparations had been made iol
| the event, when the FIarcO-PrllsSan Wal
broke out aud ncrt>>itated a poStmncment
| for three Years. \ meeting will therefore
| take place in that city in october of this
| year. aud it will probably be one of the
largest and most interesting ever held. The
session will probably last ten day>, during
| which time themes of Importance to all
| Christians will be discussed III the various
| modern lanyllaSc, by distinguished and
! learned clergymcn. Among those appointed
! TO read ,mpcr, on subjects selected by the
Committee Of Arrangements are two minis.
| ,crs of Richmond, whose names the
| SPEAKER did not give.
pr. s;c!atf said that bis object in coming
| south was 10 secure the cooperation OF the
Christians of The South in this the great work.
of the Alliance, and, above all, he asked
their PRAYERS. The brethren in this city
we're requested to come together at con-
| ,cnicrcc and cI%,nizc IL branch of the
Alliance. which would br entitled to send
seven delegates TO the meeting ln New lork.
After DR.. Sctaif concluded, Dr. HoSe made
a few remarks, in which he stated that II
meeting would shortly be held for the pur-
pose OF considering the propriety OF taking
the action suggested by the speaker. Dr.
Field then offered a prayer, and the conSrc;
n;ltun was iii i>ml>sCd.
In the morning DR.. Schafl preached III Tue
First Baptist church.
METHODIST st:EpaY'SCieni SOCIETY.
A .rccia! meeting ct thS Society wHS held
ut ShhuIspll-strrct (hockcitSl Mr''o1isi
rhug,h nn SUNDAY AFTERNOON ut O'Clock, !.
J.. u. Wadord, president, in the chair; {.
z. Rady secrctafy.
The meeting was opened with singing by
Nicholson. Street school, and prayer 10y Kew.
a. J. Daidcn.
The President made short address, eN-
| plaining the OF icct of the meeting; after
| which Mr. - Penny, superintendent OF
the sehool, made Il very feeling address oi
| welcome. He stated that the school bad I'M
proved good deal in the past few weeks,
and the prospects were good for the future.
a. l.. West, assistant pr, sident of the
Sorcty, responded 10 the address Of wei
come on beha!t of the Society. and added
| an address to the children of the school,
urging them to imblOe the truth is taught
them in the Sabbath school, so that they
| might I've useful here and happy hereafter.
| Rev. W. B. McGilvray then addressed the
meeting, discussing the question, = What is
| the best plan to secure The ai Eest results
rom the Suuday-School work?' He spoke
a, length of the value OF the school, aud urged
practical teaching, every teacher making
personal application of the lesson taught.
Row 4 e. Bledsoc was then requested 10y
| =, ,I =, n.Le an address,. He con