The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-01
WHAT TRANSFERRED AT ST. Pc
TER'S CATHEDRAL.
PRESBYTERLAN SUNDAY SCHOOL
~ UNION.
u. NJ. c, A. FAREWELL. MEETING.
ASSOCIATION HALL YESTERDAY
SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION OF ALI
DENOMINATIONS.
dc.,


so where there were appointments for TIT
delegates TO the Young Mems Christian As
socation and elergvmen in the city attend
ing the sessions of the body. The announce
ments for the special services were made OF
Saturday, and they were carried out in th'
9rder named that day.
At Centenary Methodist
in the morning there were nineteen addl
tons-fourteen by profession and five by Ger
tifcate. In the afternoon there was Sun
dly.school meeting. at which decided rel
gious Interest was manifested.
At Nicholson. Street Methodist
there was one conversion and deep religion
interest manifested at the morning service
at night there was also one conversion.
At Oregon Hill
there was one addition by certificate.
At Union Station Methodist
the children were addressed by Messrs. G
w. Cobb, L. Sheaf. and Rev. John Bailey il
the morning. AT IL A. M. meSsrs. Meuden
hall, of Omaha, Nebraska; W. N. d. Hall, o
Indiana J. d. Blake, OF Minnesota.
At4 O'Clock 2. NJ. the church was agair
GRO W ded, and a meeting in the interest o.
young men was conducted by Mr. G. A.
Hall. Addresses were delivered by Messrs.
Lang Sheaf, OF Ohio; Dr.. L. w. Munhall, Of
Indiana &C. w. Lovelace, of Alabama ; Rev
s. a. Taggart, of Tennessee. and John s.
| Macieau, Of Nova Scotia. The addresses of
| these gentlemen were earnest, eloquent, and
| effective. Their illustrations were strikingly
ap;o>ite, and the inciuents narrated fire.
quently melted their AUDITORS TO tears.
A feeling of deep spirituality seemed to
peryade the entire congregation, and in re-
sponse to the invitation large number OF
| Christians asked the prayer OF Gods people
FOR the salvation Of their unconverted hus.
| bands, wives, brothers, sisters, parents, chill
dren. and friends.
At the conclusion Of the exercises the pas
tor, Rev. II. &. Cncatham, in iervid and elo
| queDt language, returned thanks to the gen
! tlemen who had conducted the services O
! the day.
After shaking each Of the gentlemen by tht
hand he closed with the earnest prayer tha
| the tie which bound them together on eartk
| might be forever reuni,ed III heaven.
| The services at
| trinity Methodist Church
| were very Interesting on Sunday, especially
| the Sunday-> chool meeting in the Doraing
whicn was addressed by several prominent
delegates to the late Convention. At the
other services considerable religious interest
was manifested.
The feature of the Sunday services ut the
kirst Baptist Church
was in the af ernoon, when there was Sun
dly.school mass meeting. Rev w. II. Berg
| fcls, of New Jersey, and Rev. Duncan Mac
gregor, OF England, delivered addresses
Professor William Johnson, Of Philadelphia
| interSpcrsed the services with some Of his
! sweet solos and touching Songs, especially
Little Wille," which brought tears to al
eyes.
At EoiSh-Strcef baptist Church
at night the pastor, tCv. DR.. Garlick, bap
tiZcd one person. The delegation from the
Young Mems Christian Association did moi
attend this church, AS was expected.
Al Seventi.-Sircca Christian Church
one person was received on Sunday, one re
stored, and one baptized.
Asst. Marl1,s tEpiscOpaD Church
Rev. John Z. Hubbard, Of Alexandria
preached in the morniOg. In the Afternoon
special service was held, when Mr.. Need
ham gave reading from the Scriptures. L
was The most interesting Of all The services
vet engaged in by that Instructive minister
The congregation was very Large one
Extra benches had to be brought in to &C
commodate them. The reading and eXposl
ton occupied more than an hour; yet there
was a universal feeling Of regret when II
closed. ....
I'm asle Open Air.
Among the interesting meetings held il
the open air was the one ut the corner o.
Seventeenth and Washington streets, whlct
was announced as the {. Railroad meeting
Here there were several persons who held
no their hands in response TO the inquiry as
to who desired the prayers OF the CHRIS
fans, Onithe neighboring hillsldes mum
ber of white and colored boys amused them.
selves playing baseball until ralded upon by
the Christian workers and taken into the
flock who were listening TO the preaching
In Shockoe creek number of boys were
bathing. A number Of them climbed into the
trees in that vicinity and viewed the proceed
inys from above. 1t was announced that an
other meeting. under the auspices OF the
Young Mems Christian Associa ion, would
he held at the same place next Sunday.
On Iioby's Hill five hundred people as
sembled before sunset, and here, too, num-
ber signified their desire to have offered tor
them the prayers Of the faithful. Similar re-
suits attended the meetings on Gamble
U,ll. Second and Franalin, Seventh anu
Cary. and Seventeenth and Cary streets.
the Marshall Ward Clubhouse was filled
at 5 p. NJ. with large attendance. OF chii-
arep. and number OF old and wellknoWn
citizens were also present. The exercises
were quite Interesting, and CONSISTED OIL
nrayer. brief addresses, and some excellent
singing. .,-s..r
u,s~.y n<vas;,,o- tn the keIesSe1s
Virgin.
The annual procession and floral oHerinS
TO the Blessed Virgin Mary TOOK place AZ ot.
Peters cathedral Sunday afternoon, ana was
witnessed by large congregation. Ibis
touching and interesting ceremony lsa httips
conclusion to the devotions of the month OF
MAY, which month is specially dedicated 10
the Mother Of our Saviour. AT D O'Clock
the pupils OF the Cathedral Sunday school
the bows in charge Of the members OF the
Christian Doctrine Conirsiernity,a the sir's
in charge Of the Sisters oa Charity-formeo IN
procession in lbe basement ana outsice OF
the cathedral. The line was headed oy sS.
Aloysius Sodality ofthe Immaculate Copcep-,
ton (boys), with their beautiful banner auu
wearing their Society badges, followed Dy the
Angels Society (boys), with banner, ana DINER
bows or the Sunday school. Next came Tue
girls and young ladies, members OF the 80.
dality OF the b. V. NJ, and the Society OF
Angels, each wearing white wells: Al inter,
vuis in The female portion Of the line young
miss bore small banner upon which was
inscribed one of the titles given to the
Blessed Virgin in the Litany. Each mem
ber of the procession, which numbered nearly
fnnr hundred, carried bouquet OF benusitu
flowers. The procession entered tht
church and filed throsgh tho different