The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-07
The Y. M. C. A. International Gonvcn-.
tson I'm Richmond.

A correspondent e.. T. L0ckhart, Esq,
we suppose,l Of the Augusta (Ga.) Constitu-
tionalist, writes, among other things, the fol-
lowing in a letter dated Richmond, May
31st: ..,....
The Sabbath is just over, and this morning
We, the members Of the Convention, COM
posed of Presbyterians, Methodists, Chris
tiaus, Episcopaliaps, Luthersns, Baptlsts,
&C., from all States, Territories, districts,
and provinces 10 North America, are shaken,
as it were, together. All has been harmony
and peace, for the sentiment Of all has been
1--WE. through this maze of life, one Lord obey,
Whose light and grace unerring lead the way"
The season SUNDAY night was truly de.
Iigbtful one to every heart, and one that will
never be forgotten.
4'Twas one ef those am5rnsial ewes ',
4 day OF storm SO often leaves.
At It's calm selting-when The west ..
Opens her GOLDEN bowers OF Ie3t .-s....iH.
And III list radiance tom The skies
Shoots trembling down as from The eyes
Of some true penitent, whose last '-..a
Bright hours atone for DARK ones pasr,
And whose sweet tears. o'er wrong 10, given,
Shine, rs they fall, with light from Heaven"
Throughout the day yesterday meetings
we're going on all over the city. All were
we'll attended, there being about Thousand
people ut each one of the open.alr meetings.
Many people, among them men, women, aud
children, were converted, and the RICHMOND
Young men are setting to work with earnest
ness and zeal that they have never known
before. To-day at II NJ. meeting was held
IN the rooms of the Young Mems Christian
Association for the purpose Of lntercnanslng
views, praying, and singing. Colonel W.
2. Muntord stated that the ladies of Rich
mond had agreed to give the Young Mems
Christian Association the best lot in the city
for them to build a hall on-the lot TO cost
twenty. tive or thirty thousand dollars-and
the Young men have agreed to put up the
building. Tney now pay 5000 year for the
use of the rooms they occupy. They havea
very large library, amounting to four or hVe
thousand volumes scientific, literary, Ms
torical, and religious works.
MIR. Thorn IS Branch, q well-known banker
Of this city, ana father of MIR. Thomas Z.
Branch, Mr.. Melvin j. Branch, aud William
A. Branch, OF your city, was requested to
address the meeting. He came forward and
SAID That they had called upon broken reed,
but he was glad to be with the young men.
He was too old TO cry, but at some OF the
meetings his heart bad been melted within
hin, and be was now young man ready 10
20 to work in the cause with all bis heart.
lie was rejoieed IN one thing particularly !;
he had noticed that no politics were talked
among tue delegates, and for that reason he
judged them all TO be wise snen. The great
trouble of the country was too much poll
tics. He was heartily applauded, and bis
speech was model one.
After singing and prayer the nesting was
dismissed, lhus closing one OF the most de-
lightful and important meetings ever held IN
North America. May tue next Convention
ia Toronto next year be greater one is the
nrarer of all the delegates. EFF ELL.