The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-11

tuition was adopted: - : go
Resolped, That Bishop D. s. Doggstt be
hereby requested 10 deliver In this city his
centennial address on the progress OF He.
thcdism, at such time and place rs may suit
his conTeniece.
Revp. George 81. Ray and 8. A. Steel were
'appointeda o committee to walt upsn Bishop
Doggett. and having performed this duty,
reported that the Bishop had consented to
deliver the address next Sunday afternoon
at o'clock. s3
IS xprHHAAH cHgasn.
I At the First English Lutheran church
Rev. i. a. Fox preached inters,ting dis
counes morning and evening. The special
seryices held In this church during the past
week will be continued each evening Of this
week, beginning at 8 O'clock. .s..s 80.
! 49,: s1kYys7 CHURCHES. s5
At The First Baptiat church In the norn-
ing Rev. DR.. Burrows preached 10 a packed
house sernoa whish gave the liYeiiest sat.
isfactton to those who heard him. Hs rs-
ceived the warmest greetings from bis old
friends. AT night the pastor CDR. WaRren)
preached, and baptized one person.
At the Second church at night the house
was crowded to Its utmost capacity. DR..
Burrows preached from the text, q Seees.
thou this woman . sermon Of rare sweet
ness, interest, and power. Indeed, 1t was
remarked by the Doctors friends that he has
seldom preached more effective sesnonstkau
Oh Sunday. He had an ovation freM bis old
friends (ard they include every sect and pro-
fsssionb which must have been as gratifying
TO him asis was cordial on their part.
At the Graee-Street Baptist church the
pastor preached morning and night to large
congregations. In the morning ten persons
were received, and at night seven were bap-
tiaed. - .z&1s
AT Clay. Street chapel the revival, under
the effective preaching OF Rev. r. T. Hanks,
has confined with undated interest. Eigh-
teen parsons have professed cenyersoz.
Rey.3. William Jones will preach there to-
night. ,5 ~. - szs>
At Pine-strses church the pastor has re.
seived twelve persons into the Fellowship Of
the church since bis last report.
At Sidney church tive persons were re.
esived into the fellowship OF the church.
At Sidney leolored) Baptist church there
is an interesting revival In progress under
the labors or the pastor (Rey. Frank Dayisl
which has resulted In about twenty profes.
sions Of conversion. .s.t
Axr1vzAsART OF 7Hz VIRGINIA s1pks SOCIETY.
The Second Presbyterian church CDR.
Hoge's) was packed to its utmost capacity at
4:30 Sunday afternoon, and the sixty.third
ansitersary- Of the Virginia Bible Society
proved to be an occasion Of unusual interest.
Rev. Drs. Read and Bennett announced the
hymns, DR.. Hoge read the scriptures, and
Bishop Doggett offered prayer. AS presi.
dent OF the Society DR.. Hoge then made a
brief summary OF the work OF the Society
during the past year (as published in the
Dispatch ef yesterday, brought out the point
that the work had been much more economi-
cally done duringthe year than in the earlier
years OF the Society, and then gracefully in
koduced Dr.. Burrows, who had come all
the way from Louisville to mako the ami.
yersary address, whom We are always glad
to see in sRiehmend and; glad to hear.n DR..
BurEeWssbegun hiAa address by holding up Q
copy OF tbs Bikle and saying, I" This costs
only forty sents,n He then proceeded. to
demonstfate Fthat,y like usupshine;i rain,
den, q air,s;,Water.a DC, which a. .benef-
can't Father 4 gives us, tho eheapness
Of .Me Bible IS 40 nsasrs of its
Value. Speaking-of 1t as If It were a
mere human book, he ably and eloquently
showed that In carrying temporal blessings
TO the nations, and to the homes ofsindi-
viduals,. Ii is simply beyond al price, He
pronounced q eulogy which has, been rarely
exceIled in its eloqHence and power on the
Bible as "a mere human book, end then pro-
eestled to show thst 1ts chief value is that IL
leads the way to Heaven. Thisssbrief notice
gives little idea of the ability, eloquenee, and
power of the address, which seemed to pro.
duse profound impression on sll whe heard
II.
A collection for the Society was taken,
Rev. DR.. Edwards announced The last hymn
(the singing was very ane), DR.. Burrows pro-
nsuneed the benedistion, and the people
turned sway feeling that It had been 3 grand
oeczsiea. lj =
! s.rrrsR SUNDAY SCHOOL AssoOAr1oz.
The quarterly meeting Of the BsptIstSun-
day-school Association was held Sunday az
ternoon al Manchester Baptist church,.
B. Winston, the president, in the chair.