The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-30

full and at the same time difficult music OF
the day with fidelity and intelligence that
testified their careful rehearsals; and while
some finely critical ears may have detected
some faults, as whole it was artistically
rendered and elected very general com.
mendatit n.
The organ was presided over by Mr..
+. A. Newheiser, organiSt at the Ca
thedral, while bis son, Mr. T. Is. New
heiser, took the conductors baton. The
leading singers in the choir were: Mrs. Fl. L.
Boudar, and Misses Louise Samanni, Molie
Doherty, Kate Toppin, and Sadie Whitaker,
sopranos; Mrs. Edel5lut and Miss Katie
McDonougb, altos; MIR. Louis W. Pizzini,
toner; Messrs. John A. Pizzini, A. f. Aber.
nethy, and j. W. Laube, bassos.
THE DECORATIONS.
The Cathedral was beautifully decorated;
and this ceremony taking place during
Christmas week, the decorations used on
that festival were left remaining, and as in
Our notice of the services on Christmas day
we gave description Of them, We will not
repeat 1t here.
THE ATTENDANCE.
On no previous occasion was ever the Ca
thedral more densely packed. 1t was un-
doubtedly filled to its utmost capacity, hun
dreds being obliged to take up their position
in tue aisles, while many were unable to
gain admittance. There was large number
Of persons of other denominations present,
seemingly much interested in the ceremonies.
1t was estimated that not less than two thou
sand persons were within the walls Of the
Cathedral.
CONCLUSION.
Thus closes our account of the conSecra.
ton Of the diocese of Richmond and Yicari-
ate of North Carolina to the Sacred Heart,
which, with all the accessories the Catholic
Church calls to her service in order more
,cffectually to raise the heart to the contcm-
plation Of the God of all, was one OF the
grandest religious ceremonals ever witness
ed in our city.
In the afternoon Pontifcal Vespers was
celebrated by Right Rev. Bishop Gross with
same assistants and dcacons as IN the morn
ing, and the music was again very fine. The
congregation, though not so great in num-
bers as at the consecrtiOn, was quite large
Tie Baptist Churches
and Sunday schools were generally we'll at
tended on Sunday, and the following points
Of special interest may be noted:
FIRST CHURCH.
Rev. j. William Jones filed the pulpit in
the morning and Rev. DR.. Curry in tho
evening, the congregations being large and
.ntivc.
SECOND CHURCH..
In the morning the pastor baptized s"v"n;
after which Rev. DR.. Curry preached to
large and deepy-interested congregation.
The pastor then made some feeling and ap.
propriatc remarks to The young converts, and
gave the right hand Of fellowship to sixty.
four who had been received into lhe member
ship of the church.
About four hundred COMMITMENTS then
| assembled around "the table of the Lord'
and had a communion-seaSon of much more
than usual interest. Tears flowed freely
! the older members rejoiced in welcoming &C
many to the table, the young converts par.
| took with JOY of their first communion, and
| the hearts Of all seemed melted with love tc
| the Saviour.
In The afternoon there was q Sunday.schoo
| mass-mecting, with an address by Professor
Allan Curr on /" The Model Teacher
closing with beautiful fairy story of "The
Prince and the Golden Thread,' written by
himself.
At night Professor Curr preached to {
| large congregation on Weighed in The bat
dnceS and found 1canting."
| GRACE-sTREET.
In the morning. the pastor made pract.
| cal address appropriate to the close Of th'
| year, and at nj 5ht Rev. j. B. Turpin, o
| Halifax Qate of the Richmond barr, preached
| a most excellent sermon from the text "Gt
out into the highways and hedges and com
| pei them to come in."
In the large congregation present were 6
| number OF friends of this young divine
| who seemed very highly gratihed at bis ct
| fort.
PISE-sTREET.
The pulpit was filled by the pastor morn
| ing and night, the congregations were large
and t,Uo profesSed conversion, and were re
| ceircd for baptism.
vESADLE-STREET CHAPEL.
The Sunday school and congregations were
| large, the pastor preached sermons appro
| pirate to the season, and there was SOM
special interest manifested by the uncon
verted.
Seycntli-Strect Christian Church.
In the morning Rev. j. II. Matthews, o
Norfolk. filled the pulpit of this church. A
night the pastor preached. One was bap
| tized and three others received into mem
| bcrship.
Under the auspices of the Young Men,
| Missionary Society of this church mission
chapel is now being erected on Twenty-tlftt
street, Church Hill, capable of seating 25t
| persons. The Society, numbering over one
| hundred members, active and associate, l
| quietly but effectively prosecuting its WORE
and has accomplished great good otherwls'
during the present year.
| Friends.
Jacob Baker, of Michigan, preached an ex
ceediugy interesting and instructive sermon
| in this church in the morning, taking falt
as illustrated BIZ the example OF Noah and hl
family trusting themselves in the ark durlnt
the food as the groundwork OF his remarks
WArcH-NIaHT.-SPEcIA SERvlcEs.-Th
members of Broad.Street Methodist churcI
(Rev. DR.. CRANBERRY will bold Watch-nigh
on New Years eve at that church. Inc sci
vices will commence at hali-past 8 L. Al. an
continue until II A. Nj.
Rev. D. p. Wills, Presiding Elder, VII
preach ut the Oregon Hill Methodist churc
tonight at baIf-past o'clock.
REPORTED SINKING OF THE NIRGlNIUs.--Th
New York Herald correspondent had dis
! match from Wilmington, n. g., last nigh
which stated that an inward-bOund Vesse
discovered q wreck off Cape Fear, sup
nosed to be the celebrated Cuban pr
yatecr Virginius. From the surround
inos and circumstances there was e
douht in the mind of the captain that tn