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

ed to train colorsd teachers and preacheEE II
has had during the past yeTsoTer Hsghty
students in attendance Of WbGm fttyaaaYe
been ministerial students and, for the mos'
part. benefciaries of the Home Mission so
ciety. yThecourse of instruction, the gene
raj discipline and management, and the con-
,fjuets of the students of the Institute have
been such as to commend them highly to oui
best people. s-e.,s...
Seyenth-street Christian church, Rev. 10
seph II. Tyler pastor. Membership, o9o
increase, 103. - 50,
There IS a Sunday School connected viii
this church numbering 25O scholars ana .; =
officers and teachers. Fifty-seYen OF tne
Sunday-school scholars were converted au
ring the year. .uo ao,,r
ishing missionary society, the object OF Wnicl
;s the discrimination Of the gospel, ~ sn'
formation of mission Sabbath SCHOOLS, If +
and are now engaged in building cnape' :
the eastern part OF the CITY.
Episcopal.
g. p.r,,s corner Grace and Ninth streets
Rev. Charles Minnigerode,
Membership, 451; decr decrease o. teachers
The SflnQay SCuoo.
io2 s:,io ,,,,rob has parochial school, with
"a nit toooh.rs and about 250 scholars, in
a aa,r If the City Missionary Association.
,,o,,,ursrAL, Broad between Twelfth and
thirteenth streets. Rev. George Wood
fridge i D. D., rector. Membership, 243; in
crease, 90. 200
schoars--total, 212.
The sewing-school does valuable work in
teaching poor girls to sew, and the Ladies
Sewing Society made $3.50 and did other val
liable work during the year.
GRACE, corner Main and Foushee streets,
Rev. F. NJ. Baker rector. Membership,
100; increase, s.
Sunday school, "a teachers, 100 scholars
total, 1874.
The church has parochial school, with
one paid teacher and 10 scholars.
ST. JAMEs's, corner Fifth and Marshall
streets, Rev. Joshua Peterkin, ID. d., rector
Membership, $40; increase, A..
Suntay-school teachers, 20 scholars, lou
total, 1TG.
ST.. JoHN's, Broad, corner Twenty fifth
street, Rev. Henry Wall, d. d., rector.
Membership, 1870; increase,7.
Sunday-school teachers, 90; scholars, 'l2G-
total, 146.
ST.. MARKS, corner Clay and First streets,
Rev. T. G. Dashiell rector. Membership,
243; increase, 40.
SuDday-school teachers, 80; scholars, 315.
Total, 3G5.
CHRIST, Washington street near Seven
tcentb, Rev. Dallas Tucker rector Mem.
bership, 81; increase, 10.
Diocesan MISSIONARY SocIETY-ExEcrTIvE
CoMMlTTEE.--Right Rev. John Johns, D. D.,
Right Rev. f. M. Whittle,. D. D., Rev.
George Woodbridge, D. D., Rev: William
Norwood, D. D., Rev. Joshua Peterkin,
D. D., Rev. c. Minnigerode, D. D., Rev. F.
NJ. Baker, Rev. C. j. Gibson, d. d., Rev. I.
G. Dashiell, Rev. j. A. Latane, Rev. W. l.:
Hvland, Mr.. William L. Gray, Mr.. David
N. Walker, Mr.. A. r. Laidley, Mr.. }. l..
Williams, treasurer.
The committee states in It's last report that
that it collected and expended during the
past year about $4,000.
Prcsby torian.
FIRST CHURCH, corner of Tenth and Capt.
tol streets, Rev. Thomas L. Preston, D. D.,
pastor. Membership, 442. Additions during
the year, ~. The Sabbath school num-
bers 800.
The church also has q colored Sunday
school mission numbering $50 scholars,
which meets every Sabbath afternoon In the
Iecture-room of the church. This school has
been in successful operation for many years,
and is the only coored Sunday school con.
nccted with any white church in Richmond.
This church, under the faithful la5ors OF
its pastor, is in prosperous condition, with
large and growing congregations.
SECOND CHURCH, Fifth between Main and
Franklin, pastor Rev. Moses ID. HoSe, D. d.
Residence, No. north Fifth street. Num-
Der of church-members, 4S7; added, 81;
dismissed, Is: died, 5; net increase, A.
Sunday School: Officers, 5; teachers, 43;
scholars, 29Q.
Mission Sunday School, Officers, g.;
teachers, 90; scholars, 175; conversions
among Sunday-school scholars, 10; Bible
classes, 3-two male and one female young
mems prayer-meeting, Friday night,
The envelope system is used for collections
for the poor, for contingent expenses and
for sustentation, MISSIONS, education, publiea-
ton, evangelstic and invalid funds.-Young
Mems Missionary Society, Ladies' Sewing
Circle, and Young Ladies' Sewing Circle.
This church has also yearly investment
Of ten shares in the Relief Fund of the South
ern General Assembly. The church build
ING has been enlarged by two capacious
wings. New pews will be introduced
tbronobout the whole building, and repairs
and improyenents costing $4,000 will be
comnleted early in the winter. A large adj
dition has been made to the lecture-room for
the accommodation of the infant school, &c.
Tu1nD, corner of Twenty fifth and Broad
streets. Rev. s. j. Baird, D. q. (residence
corner Twenty.second and Grace streets),
nastor: Membership, SO. The Sunday school
has 81 officers and teachers and LILO scholars.
Total, 131.
This church still worships in the chapel
opposite their church building.
GRAcE.STREEr, corner Grace and Fourth
streets, Rev. G. H., Read, D. D., pastor.
Membership, 365.
The Sunday school numbers 81 officers
and teachers and 28S scholars-total, 339.
The Young Mems Missionary Society of
this church is an earnest and efficient body,
which does general home work and con-
tributes to foreign missions. The ladies of
this church las indeed the whole congrega-
tion) have worked nohly towards the com.
pletion of their splendid house of worship,
which will be, when finished, one OF the
finest in the South. Il !
PRESBYTERIAN SUNDAY.SCH00L UNION
President, NJ. NJ. Gillian; Secretary, W.. D
Donnan. Jr. and five vice-presidents.
The Union meets every second MONDAY
night for prayer, conference, and the discus.
sion of topics relating to the interests OF
the Sunday schools In connection with che
~ S..4arinr, churches of our CITY. IT Is an