The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-23
LOCAL MATTERS.

,s,s.rrsr N orsrsss;.--Tne services at the First
sossaSyterian church on Sunday mornlpg
msrs s,espiy in6erestings the ordination Va ~
.sidars ana 6eaeops and The administr "
HE Sacrament Of communion making tne oc-
.cssion 7one 5f great soleRnity ana lmpIes-
.aivsn IA. The pastor, Rev. Thomas L. tl.s'
san n n. delivered 40 appropriate anu sser
;rr sffaftsa. afser which George ". hilen:
1893 sss a. Glasgow, Maurice Epsns, anu
pnlo,s whittet were ordained elders, an9 %
n Hsnssf. 10. D. Talley, and Wynanan pol,
i;mr axoecns. Five persons were feceisea
into the church By. certificate aha .no "
NJ ,he 'R;rs. Haptist church Rev. John rs.
Ssonrajly, formerly one Of the senator's Irom
sSia Shtrict in the Stale Legislature, con-
.s,,sasd the services morning aud evening".
Ma nresched In the morntpg 70 Rlr au-
dieHce. considering the weather, from the
uarable Of the sewer, as given by the evan
reliss Matthew. AT night the curiosity 10
hear the preacher, 50 recently city po,att'
elan, attracted o very large audience. ais
theme was q ss5entIe, Loving Speech oaseu
on the frst verse OF the thirteenth cnapteI
prshe First Corinthians: Tho speak via
che tongues OF meS and OF angels, ana pave
not charity, am become as sounding Drass
sor t,skliDg cymbal." - 81
The Rev. Mr. Connolly having preached
only a few, times, and now for the nfss tims
In his cid hozae, naturally felt some emoar
rassnent. he abounds IN ILLUSTRATIONS ant
both sernops contained valuable truths ane
sessons. He Ia and has been for more than
year ministerial student In Greengiile Inc
oIopieal Seminary, South Carolina.
AZ the Second Baptist church three per
80, xrora ronoiued nv letter. f='..s -fts #F ass
.IrAs fhe Grace. Street Baptist church during
last weok thirteen persons were received Dy
lrtter into membership with the church
Ten received the hand OF fellowship on Sun
day morning, and one person was bsptlzee
At night. s2sa
AT Leigh Street Baptist church seven per-
SONS were received for baptism during INT
week, and one person baptized on Sunday
Aetbe Piue-Street Baptist church seven
teen persons we're received during last Weei
by experience or for baptism. Two person
were baptized by the pastor on sunda!
The reyiysl meetings at Grace.Street
Leigh.Street. and Pipe.Street churches VII
continue nightly this week. ..,..,-.-...
GaRev. G. w. Pritcbard preached at Sidne
Methodist church on Sunday morning. :.
Rev. DR.. r. D. Witherspoon, of the Taot
Street church, Petersburg, occupied tn
pulpit of Rev. DR.. Hoge Sunday morning
and preached fine sermon on the SUI Ject
the sseension of our Lord as doctrine
Scripture. The text in the evening wa
from oPauPs grand defence-Acts XVI, q
In the able hands Of DR.. Witherspoon thos
yho are almost Christians were earnestl
urged to come forward and be altogethe
Christians 10 word and in deed. The churc
was filed, as our people were anxious 70 hea
tfis distinguished divine. ~
Mr. Bennett Young. of Louisville, Ky
addressed the infant class aud the Sunda
school Of Dr.. Hoge's church. ON Sunda
morning. Sunday evening he addressed To
mission school-on all three occasions speaf
Ing with good effect and arsusing much ii
4erest. f.Ea~
On Sunday there was quite good copgr'
cation, Notwithstanding the inclemency
ahe weather, at the Friends meeting. hous'
There were remarks from the folloWin
ladies-all ministers in the Society: Elz
beth Johnston, Martha Maddox, Mar
Roberts, Sus,n Townsend, and Abby +
Garland. The occasion was an interestiD
one, and though the services were much Pre-
traeted, interest was manifested to the enc