The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-28
CHURCH NOTES.
The Services ON sunday-Add1tlens
and Baptisms-Asermon on the Mis-.
> sion OF the Earthquake, 6c.

Richmond people are noted for being
church-g going community, and the large con-
gregatlons at the various places Of public
worship on Sunday attested the truth of this
assertion. At all Of the churches the ser.
vices we're attended With much interest, and
where anything unusual occurred We noted
the change.
! BROAD. STREET METHODIST CHURCH..
Rev. s. A. Steel, the pastor, preached at
IL O'Clock Sunday on "Tbe Visit of the
Magi" to fine congregation.
At night Mr.. Steel preached on &c the Mis-
sion Of the Earthquake" }" takiog for his text
the words OF Zachariah, xivth chapter, 9th
verse: :" Ye shall fee. like as ye fled before
the earthquake in the days OF Uzziah, king
of Juda."
Mr.. Steel stated that we are warranted by
Scripture ia connecting earthquakes with
the moral purposes OF God; and proceeded
to suggest the solemn lessons TO be learned
from the earth quake which shook Richmond.
The earthquake should remind us of Gods
almightiness; second, it should remind us of
our utter ;rothingness before God third,
it should impress ns with the insecurity OF
earthly things fourth, it should admonish
us Of the judgments Of God; fifth, It should
lead Us to lay up our treasures In heaven,
beyond the reach OF all change and trouble.
/. A very large and deeply attentive congre.
CATION heaTd the sermon. Two persons
were received by certificate.
UNION STATION.
A sermon appropriate to the occasion was
preached at II A. N. by the pastor, Rev. FL.
G. Cbeatham, who selected az bis text part
of the 42d verse of the 22d chapter of Mat
thew: "What think ye Of Christ; whose son
is He?" With no apology for the discussion
of doctrine accepted as truth by millions
OF protesting Christians in the world, who
yesterday celebrated with rejocngs the na.
tivity Of Jesus of Nazareth, he asserted that
the divinity of Christ is particularly at this
time the great doctrine for wbieh the war
between Christianity and infidclity is being
waged. He then proceeded 10 prove that
Jesus Christ was the son Of God by prophe.
cy, by the circumstances attending his birth,
by His complete fulElmeDt OF prophecy, by
the presence and utteranees of angels, by the
testimony of John the Biptst, by His own
words, by His miracles, by the phonomeaa
witnessed at His death, by His glorious re-
surrection and His triumphant ascension to
heaven.
This excellent and eloquent. discourse was
regarded by many as the ablest ever deliv.
cred in this church.
The choir was augmented by number o!
the Sunday.school scholars, and the singing
was excellent.
OTHER METHODIST CHURCHES.
at the osher Methodist churches the usual
services wiTe held on Sunday.
pRRsBYTER1AN.
DR.. Hog& preached an eloquent sermon
Sunday moi ling, appropriate to the: Christ
mas eason, rom Joshua: xxty., Is: "Choost
you this day whom ye will serve" In the
afternoon he delivered very forcible aut
| instructive sermon from the text Luke xviii
81: "Jesus of Nazareth pasSeth BY"
DR.. Hoge's Bible-ciass was organized Snn
| day morning with very large number 0
scholars.
The interest In the church CONTINUES, ant
the inquiry meeting after service was vel
attended.
Sunday morning Rev. DR.. Preston preach
ed from Luke H., 10, and at night from
Kings: xix, 20-on the call and consecra
ton of Elisha. The singing was very tuc
particularly in the morning., when thirty
voices Joined in the glad Christmas anthems
FIRST BAPTIST CuURCH.
Rev. W. u. Thomls, D. D., Of Norfolk
filled the pulpit Of this church. His text n
the morning. was Philippians III, Is and IA,
together with Hebrews xiii, and z. lie
deduced and discussed the goa! of tie
Christian race, the conditions OF Christian
Dropress, and the incentives and rewards ol
iaithfulness.
At night he preached from ]. Corinthians.
Xy., 81. The sermons were able ald effect.
i've.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH.
In the morning Rev. Dr.. W. II. Mcintosh
of Alabama, preached au able aad appro
pirate sermon from II. Samuel, xix, 81 =
"How long have to live I"
At night, after preaching, the pastor bap-
| tiZ,d two persons into the feilo @ship OF the
church.
GRACE. STREET BAPTIST CHURCH.
The revival meetings 10 this church bav'
contioued during the past we,k with unaba
ted interest, the pastor tDr. Hatchery sill
preaching every night. IWenty-tour Wer'
| baptized during the week, making ninef!
| four baptisms during the revival. Mao.
others have been received for baptism,
number have united with o;her churches
and several are yet TO be received, there hav
ing been about one hundred and sixty pro
fessions OF conversion during these meeting
The meetings still continue.
sEvENrH.sTREEr CHRISTIAN.
The pastor preached morniog and night
Six persons were received iuto the fellow
ship OF the church, makiog thirty-four In al
since The beginning of their recent meeting
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