The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-03-17
philanthropy OF spirit. He eongratu-
ated his people that God, In the

good man to gee the fulflIment OF nearly all
DIS labors. and had allowed him to 90 down
10 his grave crowned with the consciousness
OF wellspent life. The preacher epcour.
aged his hearers to be worthy OF their new
estate, and so to live that their true and de-
voted friends might have no cause to regret
tue kindnesses they had bestowed uDon
tnem' He exhorted them to do good be.
cause It was good, and because it was pleasing
~, ~ tne sight Of the Almighty, ana assured
tnem that God would look with favor
upon thelr efforts and give them strength to
tun tneir race unto the end. A yerv large
congregation heard the sermon with great
aueht'on, and joined with zest in all the ex.
erclses Of the afternoon.
!he heV. w. B. Derrick. Dastor of the
= 1hird-street Colored Methodist church. In
| tue course or one of his sermons Sunday an:
noanced the death Of Hon. Charles sumner
ne sald "it had struck America. and would
strike Great Britain and the world with
| terrible impressiveness.o It was NO more
| ngure OF speech for him to say that when the
telegraph 81 first waited the brief announce.
hent through this city the boldest held his
otea!h 1or time; nay, more-not a few
strong men wept as children, or "a if q com.
mon lather had gone" ellis most distin.
guished trait was his humanity-in its largest
sense. his was the heart TO feel that eyarv
,ilan was his brother. Summers nama n,;i,
I'VE among us as race until time sha,, he
no more. When Sumner fell Liberty Won vent ~ y;
On Sunday afternoon next tho Rsw A.
Derrick will deliver a special d;sco,,r.. ~, -
"The Life and Services Of the Dan,rtoJ ~
Statesman.' ""
| METHODIST CBURcBHs,
The services in the Methodist chnro,o,
| were attended with the usual interest ~
Sunday. At the Clay.Street church Rev. !
J. Lamkin otflciated. Rev. D. P. Wills, pre
siding elder, preached at Oregon Hill church
and Rev. W. W. Bennett officiated at th
Broad.Street church in the absence of Re,
j. G. Granbery, who was prevented fror
filing bis pulpit by re1son of sickness.
There was very interesting meeting Sun
day night OF the scholars and teachers of th
Sunday school connected with Oregon Hi
Methodist church. The church buildin
was filled to oyerfowing, aud many, afle
standing outside the doors for some tim
were reluctantly forced to leave because the
could not gain admission. The exercise
which were conducted by Mr. Charles H
gan, consisted of very fine singing, di'
logues, and recitations. -.
MANCHESTER CHURCHES.
| The regular monthly meeting Of th
Young Mems Missionary Society was held
the Baptist church on Sunday afternoon.
was largely attended. A. G. Harding pr
sided. Hen. r. L. Montague entertained tt
audience in very interesting and instructiv
address of about one hour. In the audient
| were many of the best citizens OF the toWl
| irrespective of denomination.
At the Methodist church at night, Rev
Mr.. Lumpkin continued his interesting ten
perance sermons.
At the Methodist missionary meeting {
Belle Island on Sunday afternoon there ";
one convert and several mourners.
The number of scholars at the Bapti
| Sabbath school in the morning was 314.
SUNDAY SERVICES AT THE PEN1TENTIARY.
There were two sermons to the convic
at the penitentiary Sunday morning-tl
| first delivered By Hon. B. A. Davis, of Pit
sylvania, a methodist minister, and tt
second by the Rev. Mr.. N. T. Lipps, men
Der of the House Of Delegates from Bucl
anan and Wise counties, and o regularl
licensed preacher of the Baptist Churct
| The subject of the former was "Faith y
| the subject of the latter, Revelations.
The singing, by choir of colored men, w;
very fine, and most devout attention W;
one or two dozen members OF the Legisla.ur
and quite number OF citizens were presen
The TnEATRE.-The Lady of Lyons hf
SO frequently been presented on the board
of the Richmond theatre within a compar;
lively recent date, by both good and indiffel
ent artistes, the theatre.goers did not fet
any special interest in its rendition even
an actress coming so we'll recommends
as Miss I.eClercq. Yet she had
| much larger audience than is usual i
inclement weather, and acquitted hel
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