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

Bible Society, having been ereanizeaee az
rearu, earfipr. although an nuxfffaIy ~ .'le
merican Bible Society it is taLs ,soc,ely
and conducts its own work indet,enuen''y "
any other organization. ne seesetaiy u,
his last annual report states .na1 ,a4i.2o
Ind been collected during Inc year LOT tne
objects Of the Society, ana gives the !ohoWlne
SUMMARY of Iabos performed by the agents
md colporters for the year.. @ 81,
R,he societies visited on official business. 103
bbnniyersary OF auxiilares attended. ~
Annttix,.ries organized ..................... 81
Eccie. justIcal bodies visited. ............. 20
Sermons and addresses delivered. 664
oaciai doenments distributed.
Miles travelled IN behalf OF the See
Eam!lIes found destitute. 3'479
Families supplied. ....................... 1893
Destitute individuals supplied. ............. 653
Total families aud individuals. .......... 3,009
Sabbath schools supplied, about. ............ ~
All denominations are now cooperating
with this Society. and they hope to greatly
enlarge their work during the present year.
RICHMOND AGENCY OF TIRE AMERICAN
TRAcr SOCIETY. Thomas L. D. Walford SUI
perintendent and depositary, No. 9l4 blaln
street. This agency is in cooperation with
the great American Tract Society, and its
district embraces Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Ala
bana. The Superintendent makes in his last
report the following
Summary of Work.-The number OF co..
porters that have labored on the field during
the year is seventy, representing seven dis
ferent institutions of learning and five
branches of the Christian Church.
The aggregate time devoted to the WORK
was twenty two years, four months, and
eight days, at cost to the Society of 40
or addressed 1858 religious meetings, Wis
tied 43,20G families, and held personal re-
liyious conversations or prayed VITA &c 800
of these families. They found 6,497 fami-
lies without any religious books except the
Bible, and Also without the Word of Goo.
They report 1896 Of the families vEited
habitually neglecting religious worship.
They circulated by sale and gratuitously
S13,63S.79 worth of publications, organized
or aided over three hundred Sunday sch COS,
and report over one thousand conversion
in connection with, their labors and those
with whom they have col0perated.
The value OF the pub cations circulated
through the agency is 49,, 94903, OF which
amount S4,634.7G was glatuitous. The DO
nations received from the field through this
agency were $207.51.
Young Mems Christian Association.
Rooms in the Grant building, $40 and S2l
Main street, between Ninth and Tenth.
Leroy S. Edwards, president; r. Il. Gwath-
mey, recording secretary w. Minor Wood
ward, treasurer. - -.
The Young Mems Christian Association OF
Richmond was organized in 1854, and rapidly
grew in Influence until the opening OF the
war. Its membership at one time reached
$50. During the war the organization was
active in ministering to the wants OF the SICK
and wounded soldiers and their widows and
orphans. Subsequently the interest in the
Association somewhat abated, when IN the
fall OF 1869 the Indies OF the city TOOK active
measures to place the Association on more
substantial footing, and contributed Sl,500
1.-THE proceeds of fair) to accomplish this
purpose A year ago the membership was
reduced to less than 400. During the past
six or eight months over three hundred
members bave been added to the roll, and
e :tra contribt tious adeamounting to $7OO-
sufficient to enable the directory to cancel
the debt which had accrued prior to blay
last.
The expenses of moving to the present
hall were heavy, but the public Is showinga
liberal disposition TO assist the Association
in meeting the necessary current and Incl
dental expenses. With an increase of MEM
bership Improvements will be made III the
library and readingrooms.
The present rooms are very eligible ana
are comfortably fitted up. The Association
holds q prayer-meeting at its rooms every
Tuesday evening, is engaged in Sunday
school mission work, and has working
committee for the relief Of the poor. 1t has
library of several thousand choice books;
its comfortable reading-room is well sup
piled with the leading newspapers and mag
azines of the day, and they keep up an adj
mrable course Of popular lectures. IN "a
word, the Association is doing a noble work,
which should commend it to the warm sym.
pathies and cordial support OF our people,
and which should largely increase its mem
bership and extend its power to DO good.
TIE Sunday School Union
was organized under the auspices OF the
youno MEMS Christian Association, and is
desioned to be a combination of the work
inc mower Of the Sunday school men in tue
several Protestant denominations for the
promotion of Sunday-school knowledge and
efficiency. The Society has been organized
only short time, and we can only give list
of its officers President, Robert Stiles; First
Vice.President, Lewis 81. Frayscr; Second
yice-President, T. w. Pemberton; Third
President, John Is. Cary Fourth Vice
President, D. n. Walker; Fifth Vice-Presi-
dent, j. D. X. Sleight; Treasurer, John c.
Williams; Recording Secretary, Charles r.
Rady; Corresponding Secretary, Thomas
Potts.
Executive Board: Methodist, William
Willis, L. S. Edwards; Episcopal, j. L. VIII.
liams, Samuel NJ. Bailey; Baptist, Robert d.
Bosher, William 81. Williams; Presbyterian,
J. W. Cringan, T. w. Pemberton Christian,
G. w. Maefarlane, w. 7. Daniel.
Methodist.
Trinity: Pastor, Adam G. Bledsoe; resi-
dence, No. 220S Broad street. Membership,
$50; additions during the past year, 4S-With
q net increase of 80; Sunday-schooi scholars,
275.
Centenary Pastor, John Z. Edwards, u.
d.; residence, 40 Grace street. Member
ship. $780, net increase during the plst
wear, 20; Sunday. school scholars, 2oo. inere
Is a Young Mems Missionary Society con-
pecied with the church for home work.
). Broad-Strect Pastor, John C.. CRANBERRY,
d. D.; residence, 51S Ninth street. Mem.
bership, 375; increase, g.; Sunday-school
scholars, 220. -,
+ Clay.Street: Pastor, BENJAMIN F. Wood
ward; resided c :, No. sol Third street. Men,
be ship, 40; additions during the past year,
l24-with net increase Of 105; Sunday.
school scholars, $685..
Union Station: Pastor, Henry c. Cheat.
ham; residence, No. TWenty-four1n
street. Membership, 394; Sunday-schoo
scaoIars GAG s. ss.sF.t =. vi. t.is.fs (.