The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-09

LRey usually are. ~ ~ :. --tesl, Al
Asthe Monumental. diisine service was lhel
in the essdre:room, as has, been The Gaze Il
some ttme, owing 70 the repairs and paintir
(which are 10. progress The pastor Gre.
tGeorgeW cod idge, /, d. 9hash been pFeachin
aseries Of sermons on lbH Lords Prayer an
on SundaY addressed himself ito the word
Thy win be done on earth as sif Is in, ,hea
i}yen. In the afternoon the congregation Q
the Monumental church Worshipped st 81
PauPs at O'Clock. s.. ~
At,sl PauYs church on Sunday, ,manornin
Rev. John s. Lindsay, Of, Leesbnrg, preached
q Rev. James a Duncan, ?. d, Of Randolph
Macon College preached at the Broad Stree
Methodist church on, Sunday Rorning,, sni
there was one addition to the ehureb By, Ger
tffcate. s. &
At Centenary Methodist ,shesse, !; were fouuI
additions on sandsy-tBo BY profession ant
AZ Clay:stfees Methodist i church !, l sher, m
were four additions s-tRo bEg profession ant
two by certificate. = J, =
AZ Manchester Methodist thers v were Il, fige IL.
additions by, profession and. three bJ
certificate; and, at ,Sfdneg Methodiss there
was one addition BY eFti1este. IS, f,IySi i II
y At the First Baptist church on Sunday,
Rev. ~. s. DnnaYays ;;9f FREQ ederieksburg,
preached an admirable sermon in the morn.
ing on e The Beloved Disciple. E,as 4.
The Leigh. Street Baptist church Is, hold.
Ing series Of rt rtsylyall meetings every night
Grace.street baptist church iaah y win observe m
this week as aeweek Of prayer ,-hold
services every night, and have such special
topics Of prayer as The Working Forces
of the Church. -" The eExcommnnicased and
+Backslidden,o The, UaconYerted 7 Off Our
Families" !" "The Sunday sehaol. 2 and aThe
Young Men Of the Commnnjty ty t,uot.s i 43S.f
At Venable: Street aptist church the pas
tor, Rev. George F.. Williams, preached bis
anniversary sermon On Sunday; ~: i,esj i
During the year the Sunday school has ay'
eraged 140. The church now. numbers la,
having gained 76 members during The year,
being net gain or 100 per cent. ess sas
/ The pastor took contribution to enlarge
the house and construct a baptistsy, and re,
.ceived very liberal response. raf ;:q.5yi3 i
l.At Pine.Street Baptist church on Sunday
the pastor, Rev. J. 3. Hufson, preached bis
anniversary sermon and made the following
statement. In the last twelve months the ad.
lditions to the church have been: By! baptism,
;by letter, 49,; by restoration and expert.
ence, 81; total, 81. The diminutions are:
By death, 4; by letter, 6; by exclusion, II;
total, %; leaving net gain of 80 members.
The total number Of communicates now Is
389. At the communion services. fouE per-
SONS were received by letter. The church is
out of debt and in 8 harmonious, and pros
porous condition. a protracted meeting was
commenced on Sunday, ,,and services will be
held in the church every. night this week.
At st. Peters cathedral Sunday, at high
mass, Right Rev. Bishop Kahn, of the dio-
cese Of Wheeling, who is now on visit to
this city, delivered a fine sermon. He has 3
fine voice and commanding appearance, and
preached eloqueptly upon the, power and
authority of the Church in. the work of re-
generation, taking bis text from the first
chapter of st. John. BE enunciated the doc
trines held by: other denominations on this
point, and showed in what they essentially
differed from the Catholic Church. He said
that as our bodies received life and strength
from our mothers, so our souls received life
and regeneration through the Church; that
she Is our spiritual mother, and the only visi-
BILE means Of communication with himself
that Christ has left u.s., He concluded by
earnestly exhorting his hearers to obey the
commands OF God and his Church, and fres
quently make use of those means that Wera
offered them for obtaining the grace Whereby,
they might work out their salvation.