The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-06

large crowds to all the churches on Sunday.
Many who ordinarily do not venture out at
this season were enticed by the delightful
weather, and added their presence to the
vast congregations which filed all places Of
public worship on that day:
Presbyterian Churches.
The ceremonies attending the
INSTALLATION OF REV. SAMUEL j. BAIRD, D. D.,
as pastor of the Third Presbyterian church
(Church HiiD were very interesting. Inc
pastor then installed is well known through
out the State as an able, earnest, and eio-
QueDt divine, and has entered upon the work
assigned to him with his whole heart and
soul. He has been preaching there several
weeks, and already there have been con-
siderable accessions to the attendance in
that place.
On The occasion of the installation Rev. E..
T. Baird, D. D., presided and preached the
sermon, taking as his text the Ed verse OF
the 22d chapter of Matthew: "Wbat think
We of Christ. whose son is he?" ThSdis.
course was in his usual concise and earnest
style, full of argument, appeal, and incident.
At its conclusion he asked the pastor and
the church the usual questions prescribed
bv the church, and receiving the proper re-.
plies pronounced the union complete.
Then followed the charge to the pastor
By Rev. Moses D. Hoge, u. D., and the
charge to the congregation by Rev. Charles
Ii. Read, DID. .---.
The services were concluded with prayer
| bv DR.. Hoge. and the henediciion by the
newly-installed pastor.
At the conclusion Of the services the
members of the church came forward and
offered their congratulations to their pastor.
| At the Gracc.Street Presbyterian church
| on Sunday cight persons were received upon
examination and one 10y letter. ....
| Another large audience was in attendance
at Assembly Hall on Sunday morning to hear
DR.. Hoge. Of the Second Presby
| church. His subject, 1.-The Obligations OF
Civilization to Christian Missions" was a
mastery effort, carefully studied, repiete
with valuable statistical information, and
was one of his most eloquent efforts. Al
though the discourse occupied one hour and
a half in its delivery, the vast audience paid
the Strictest attention throughout.
The Buptlst Churches
on Sunday were generally we'll attended,
and the following points of special interest
may be noted:
Rev. Dr.. Burrows, pastor of the First
church, returned to the city on Saturday,
and filled the pulpit in the morning. The
! Sunday school numbered AIS.
| The annual meeting Of the First Baptist
| Sunday school was held on Sunday evening
| in the main audience-room of the church.
! A large crowd Of officers, teachers, and
scholars of the school were in attendance.
| The Rev. DR.. Curry was called to the chair,
and stated that as heretofore the meeting
was convened for the election of officers and
the distribution of prizes.
On motion, the meeting reelected all the
| officers by one vote, rira roce, as follows :
Robert H. Bosher, superintendent; a. z.
| Fox, assistant superintendent; 6. A.
Haynes, secretary IS. Mccarthy, assistant
secretary Josiah Ryland, treasurer; r. S.
Bosher, librarian r. E. Tyler. c. D. Hablis.
ton. and Z. Q. Keesee, assistant librarians
j. +. c. Potts, leader Of singing; George A.
distributor.
The election thus quickly dispatched, as 4
mere form, tie pleasant task Of distributing
the prizes to the successful little con teStants
begun, The smallest were called TO the
front. and stood in row while Dr. Burrows
gracefully handed the beautiful books to the
| little ones, who took them with many bow
and beaming face. DR.. Curry then delivered
the prizes to the Older pupils, throwing in Il
pleasant word in each case, by which cheer
fulness was ditfused through the audience.
The prizes were given for punctuality Of
attendance, proficiency in lessons, and ga
thering in new scholars. A number Of
prizes were offered for the new year.
| There was an error in the statistics Of the
| school as published in one of the city papers
on the 1st instant. The following are cor
rect: Officers and teachers on roll, g.; num-
Der Of scholars on roll, $50 I; average attend
ance during the year, 3S1, or 70 per cent. ;
largest attendance on any one Sunday du-
ring the year, $40 scholars.
At the Second church the Sunday school
| was very large. At its close there was an
address by Rev. j. William Jones, general
superintendent of the Sunday-School and
Bible Board, and a collection for the Board
which he represents. .r ..,
DR.. Biting preached to large congrega.
tion bis anniversary sermon, in which he
made most gratifying exhibit of the work
of the church during the two years of bis
pastorate, bringing out some interesting sta
tistics, which will be more fully given on
next Sunday at the annual meeting Of the
| church and Sunday school. at night DR..
Biting baptized t,oo persons.
At the Grace-Street (ThirO church the
pastor (Rev. DR.. WILSON, preached morning
and night to very large congregations.
The Sunday school had 670 actually
present. In an exceedingly appropriate
little speech the pastor presented the prize
| "a splendid photograph. album with music
box in it) for bringing in the largest number
of new scholars to Miss Connie Griffin, who
had brought in forty-six, often coming to the
Sunday school without her breakfast in order
to accomplish her purpose. 1t was stated
that 1S5 new scholars had been brought into
the school since last September by contest
ants for this prize.
| AT a meeting of the Missionary and Ii.
| brary Association of Grace-Street Baptist
| held on Sunday the following officers were
elected for the year 1874: S. S. Carter, presi-
dent; o. d. Browne, vice-president; j. B.
| Woodward, recording secretary; DIR. NJ. l..
James, corresponding secretary; CIV. Clash,
treasurer; Walter j. Todd, librarian: R. F.
Luck, Jr., assistant librarian.
| At the Venable-Street chapel there were
139 present at the Sunday school, large con-
gregations present morning and night, and
one profession Of conversion.
At Richmond College chapel the sermon
at night was preached by Rev.J William
Jones. There is still good deal of religious
interest in the college. Services in connec-
! ton with the "Concert of prayer for col
leges," and with special reference to this
| college, will be held at the Second Baptist
church next Thursday evening at q o'clock.
The services will be under the conduct of
Drs. Curry and Harris, assisted by the Bap-
fist ministers OF the city.