The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-11
CHURCH. NOTES.

we publish this morning nnmDer VI
church notes which were crowded out yes
terday
At the First Presbyterian church, Rev.
William Irwin, Of Troy, II. T., preached IN
the morning, and DR.. Preston, the pastor, at
night.
At the Second Presbyterian church, in
consequence Of the absence Of ReN DR.. III.
y. Hogc, who has gone 10 Baltimore TO re-
crtlit his health, Rev. William Brown, ID. d.,
preached in the lecture.room Of DIR. Hoge's
church in the morning.
At the Gracc-Street Presbyterian church
on Sunday morning the Rev. DR.. C.. II. Read
preached his twenty.tltth anniversary SER
mon to a large and attentive audience. In
the afternoon the Rev. William Irwin, of
Troy, n. y, filled DR.. Reads pulpit.
Al ST. Peters cathedral high-lnass was
celebrated at 1880 A. NJ. Sunday by Rev.
Father Van De Vyyer and the sermon
preached by Rev. Father JanSsens.
At night the cathedral was filled to over
flowing to hear Bishop Gibbons, who deli
vered one of the most interesting discourses
of the present season upon bis own FER
sonal RecolIections Of the Ecumenical Coun-
Gil Of the Vatican," which was held in Rome,
commencing its session December Sth, lS69,
and continuing for six months. He SAID
many reporters had been sent thither from
London, New York, and other places out
that none were admitted to the sessions OF
the Council, and consequently had to draw
largely on their imaginations; hence many
of their statements were far from the truth.
He then proceeded to give minute descrlp-
ton OF that portion OF st. Peters church in
Rome in which the council was held, the
manner of procedure, and the appearance
aud customs of the bishops assembled, OF
whom there were eight hundred-from every
civilized nation and government, and every
island of Importance, in the world, except
seml-civiized and despotic Russia. These
details were interSpersed with some very
interesting incidents, all tending to make up
q most pleasing discourse of an hours
duration.
On Sunday evening next the Right Rev.
Bishop will discourse upon "The Use and
Veneration of Sacred Images"
PRESBYTERIAN sUNDAy-scHooL UNION.
The monthly meeting was held at the Second
Presbyterian Church lecture-room Monday
night at S o'clock-the president, NJ. NJ.
Gillian, in the chair.
The secretary, Mr.. Donnan, read reports
for the month Of February as follows:
6aiesss 6aassrsgSs sgS 4esHsfsSs2 Sss!a5s coAsstiess
First Church. ........4l Isl i-$14 80
Second Church. ....i1 220 63 w
Grac,- street en-. .47 lss lssSs Sc 6s
Third Third Church I, lr;n; '''..1S 10 re,,or+ 20 o4
Second hlsslon.. no report ...
MancheSter.... NO report -.
First Colored ......25 2oO
Conversions in the Third Church school,
two. ...., :
The subject for discussion, "The best me-
thods of teaching" was passed over, and a
plan for fostering missionary enterprises was
discussed -MeSsrS. Taylor, Gillian, Price,
and Pleasants participating. /
coLoRED sUSDAY-sCHooL UNION.
The regular monthly meeting of the col
ored Suuday-School Union was held at the
Fifth Baptist church Sidney on Sunday
| last at 81 z. NJ. The meeting was called to
order by the president and opened with
| the usual devotional exercises.
The meeting was then addressed by j. b..
| Robinson. His remarks were directed to
| the children, whose future happiness he
seemed to have thought much of. He pre-
| sented his ideas in a clear and forcible man
ner and kept the attention Of his hearers
| throughout the address. The recitations on
the part of the children though short were
| we'll selected and suited 10 the OCCASION.
The following shows the average attend
ance In the schools reported for the past
month: