The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-05-20
CHURCH NOTES.
RaEntaon SUNDAY Ascension Day
confirmation Bn ngpiisl,ss-Anni-
Ncrsary Celebration, &c.

aud l. in ccmmcmorntion of the day Christ
assembled into heaven. led captivity cap
Tive, aid opened the Kingdom of Heaven to
MI believers. II Is celebrated forty days
after Easter. Members OF the High-chlIrch
party nave endcayorcd 10 get this day set
apart IL Il general holiday. in the same nun
lcr ~ the days OF the BIRTH passion. and
resurrection, but their efforts have not been
attended with any large amount of >u,xcSs.
In the Catholic aud Episcopal churches ap
pruprlate services will bc held on Thursday.
The attendance at all Of the churches Sun
day was unusually large. tn" bright day
bringing ont many III The various rungrcga-
tton> who husc been uuaulc 10 attend here
tpiurc.
ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL.
\ very intrre> ting ceremony was witnessed
is those who at ended . o'clock mass at 81.
rrtrr's crthrdr,l-thr presentation of 5uw-'
cr~ h> The children OF the congregation to
,lccolr,tr The altar of the Virgin, the month
Of ,av heinz specially con,rcratcd to her
honor. Two professions were formed from
the hu>cu.cut >chool-roum, the boys entering
the chilrch first. advancing chanting 4 hymn
OF! prli>" On arriving ut the altar the lead
in- boy pronounced i dCdicatory address,
and alrr him each buy Us he passed pre-
scented the bouquet OF flowers he carried,
which WAS placed on the altar. The girls
then advanced. chautil1g their hyun OF praise
10 the N:ryin, and. after Il similar dedic,ltory
n;!,,rt>> lv their leader. offered The bouquets
!iry carried. 10 br laid OH her altar.
Erv. Father .IaniiSSelin delivered an adj
dress to tie children. inpr,.>SiIl.: upon them
the duty Of cuI;iIaIimg an themselves the
.sf;.cs aud Virtues - adu3nabty exempted
I,r them in tie character 'ot he who Is de-
clared to be blessed among wblnen.'
AHNIvERSARY cELElsxA1 ION.
Th, anniversary exercises o. Rroa1-Street
Methodist church were held at / O'Clock on
>undav AFTERNOON. \ Very IN rye and altcn-
tive congregation We're IrC eni. The pro
yl~.m,ur hAd been arranged with much ta>t"
and Judgment hy the chori Ter, and opened
with al anniversary carol, "Dncc more we
conir with iovlul SOM" + he singing was in
cXcrllcEt tine.
After responsive reading by the suprrin-
tcrdent and school, PRAYER " Rev. Dr.. Gran
| berry, the report WAS lC3 i ny the suprrii-
| trndcnt, Mr.. L. T.. Parhaln..
| In til, i,r briefly rcvic wed the condition
Of tee school compared W ih the years Isl
| 'r,n->howiug Il considerable increase in the
number Of SclluEIr>, and very marked I'M
| proycmrnl III the regular attendance ut boil.
| teachers aud scholarS--tiic average being ut
| beast fifteen per cent. "Icatcr than III lS' |.
ald about three per cent. greater than lSL2.
Yhrn followed IN address by the pastor.
who in Teiv uappr nlar,ncr alluded IT, the
cay - Ia, anniversary "i the birthday OF the
school " hir,r wa> formed on 18th December.
iS:ln. Hos maxi cd had hecn the improve
m,nr since, tia: l.,'. Then il a>>cmh"d i'll
| a rented naI-no IN Ia" elegant, beautiful
sanctuary rou>tr,;,lt ,a 10 the service ui God.
| We hau Inrruyrd in numbers, in Attendance.
| i'm library. in contrib 1lion>. and, h. holsd.
| in doing good Thirt } -four SUNDAY school
scholars had lOincd the Church since the EISt
ami, er>ary.
kcy. Mr.. BIcdl>oe. pas Tor OF Trinity. en-
| terlalncd the audience i'll IL very pleasant au-
dress. expressing his earn est cooperation IN
the great work OF Sllncav "hooIS.
There were lc;.>ln, sull rl>c> lo SOME OF
the officers of tue school III tic way "l hand
some testimonials from the teachers and
,rboitr<. Mr.. :. r. Beach, tcrctarv. anu
W. l.. Turner, cborStcT, were the recipients
ot silver yohIct- and hu;ter-pa, Es, ana the
excellent superintendent. llr. T.. j.. iarii:l!n.
was presented with Il magnificent SILVER pi'ci-
cr. through W. Willis. Esq. who 81 remarks
in presenting. :iS well Is those Of VI = 1drham
in receiving. were pcculiarv " leicito; l.. One OF
titled "Oil Timo>.'' closed the cyel' :ses. 1t
WAS alternate recitation and -ingiu !, and
most apvIcrriatc and beautiful. The audi
cncr were very quiet and attentive, ana
| seemed really 10 enjoy the exercises o. the
occasion, deeply interesting to the Officers
| aud children OF the school.
OTHER CHURCHES.
At the First Baptist church Rev. ID. B.
! Wintrcc baptized one person Sunday mig 1t.
At the Second Baptist church on SuId ~
| morning brief addresses were delivered on
! STAT, missions, and Il collection Of $500 WAS
taken up. Al night Rev. Dr. Biting ba.i'-
| tiltu thlrs l"i>"n>.
| Rev. l>r. George Il. raylor preached in
| TN. Gracc->lrcet Baptist c&urch on Sunday
morning aud Rev. DR.. j. Il. kcndrlck z't
ui"ht.
| There will he Il union prayer meeting mt
| ~, 1h,, ,auti>t churches in the second Bi'l y
tl~I church, commencing on Thursday hl"fl'-
| ur next at Il O'Clock, with sp"clal ltlcrcil'
10 the approaching meeting ol the bal'ilS'
| General Association OF Virginia.
Al the Monumental the pastor "ill"EittM
! in The morning. In the afternoon Ncs. MI.
GaZcllook preached.
| AZ thimbnrazu. in the morning. Twelve
| tcrsou, were baptized by Rev. Scott itSWalh-
| u,,-tour uElles aud eight females.
In the afternoon mission sunday Scho"i
wa> established on the Nmc-Mlte ROAD. Il
short distance from the corporation lln!'s;
under the care and auspices OF The llllio
| Presbyterian chtuch.
Manchester Churches.
| At th, Baptist church Sunday Rev. DT.
| Dickinson, having returned from MoDile'
occupied he pulpit morning and nlSht. =,
At the Methodist church Rev. Or. L. NJ.
| Lee, presiding elder, preached.
| At the Meade Memorial i'll n!ght hlsl'ur
Whittlr. assistant bishop of the diocese ON
ci,,cd and the lite OF confirmation WIS "o-
min>srtcl 10 nine rtrsciis.
Rev. J. +. Hammond lett Yesterday 10 at
tend the Em,ruial Council at Winchester.
| EcLL ur HuNoK At rnE RICHMOND HlGu
srunnI.--Thc following names appear on
the l,ol. of Honor at The Rlrlnlo"u hl"h
school thi, week Matte haSby,. serena
| IIu,rhr>on, AlcNina llu,chrsnn, ii.leha a.
la,.lr, ,Iuliu +. Mitchell. Belle l''eaSa''ts'
Fannie l.. Power, Emma S4ville' Aoa tack-
.tnn Carrie s!ckim, Carrie Walters, ANNE
pIr,.auts, Annie Z. Jade, Jennie tlcaaru
.op m :. +. l}eyer.dge. Jacob Ezekiel, VI. IS,
Ramos Joseph Levy, Charles Stratus, DuvIo