The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-11
Largest attendance any one Sunday dul

Largest attendance any one Sunday during
the month, 344 officers and teachers, and
2,S63 scholars.
At the conclusion of the reports appro.
pirate addresses were made by I. j. Evans,
ESQ, and Revs. j. Nj. Butler, j. r. Garick,
ana W. E. Hatcher.
The music on the occasion was particularly
fine, and reflected credit on the Pine.Street
school, which has long been noted for its
good singing.
The most interesting features of the re-
ports were the unusually large number OF
conversions and the rapid growth of the
Clay Street mission school. This last grati-
fying result is owing in l4rge part to the
indefatigabe efforts Of the ladies connected
| with that interest.
| Special efforts are being directed by this
mission to the children of our German fel-
| low. w.ci,izeps, quite number of whom have
been brought into the school and placed
under the tuition OF competent teachers. 1t
is designed, we learn, to make this WORK
| Of special prominence among the objects con-
templated By this school.
The Association adjourned to the annual
| meeting, which takes place at the First Bap.
| list church on the second Monday night in
February, when the reports Tor the year will
be read and officers elected.
Free Baptist.
| At the Navy Hill Free Baptist church
(colored) Professor Fl. E. Keys, Of Martins
burg, w. Va, preached Sunday. There was
one conversion and one addition. The re-
yival services will continue at this church
every night this week. ALI invited.
Methodist.
| At the Clay.Street Methodist church on
Sunday two persons were received by certi-
| fcate.
| At the Main.Street church one was re.
ceiyed on profession.
| At Nicholson.Street church five were re.
ceived on profession.
| At the Manchester church one was re.
| ceived.>
| The anniversary Of the Chesterfield Bible
Society was held on Sunday. The usual
routine business was transacted, and the re-
ports for the year made very gratifying ex.
hibt.
Methodist Snnsaay.schooI Society.
REGULAR MONTHLY RsrISa AID.
/ DRESSES BY REV. A. c. BLEDsoE, REV. 8. A.
sTgIL, AND oTHERS-ELEoTIoN OF OFFICERS
| SPECIAL PRAYER FOR THE SCHOOLS, &c.
The regular monthly meeting of this So.
ciety was held at Trinity church Sunday
afternoon ct o'clock-A. L. West (presi-
dentl in the chair; z: P. Rady and j. L.
Sims secretaries.
| The meeting was opened with prayer by
RaV. P. A. Peterson and singing By Trinity
school.
Rev. A. C. Bledsoe made very interesting
report Of the condition Of Trinity school.
! Daring the past year the school has i'm.
proved great deal, especially in the attend
apce OF young men and young ladies. During
| the past year session Of the school was
held every Sabbath regardless Of weather,
opeping precisely at 9 O'Clock. A large
number of scholars, male and femsle, were
present every Sabbath during the year. The
! religious snteress is so great that DR.. Bled-
soc will commence o series Of meetings next
week.
Rev. S. A. Steel, d. D., pastor OF Broad.
Street church, then addressed The meeting,
giving deeply interesting account OF visit
10 meetings held by MOODY and sankey In
Philadelphia. He described very fully the
exercises, having attended six meetings one
oay-pl ay yer.meeting at 4 z. Al, Bible. cad.
ane at 2 p. M., preaching at . r NJ,
INQUIRY meeting at 4 +. ID tadies, meeting
at s F. M, and general meeting from q 10
.l0p. M. The meetings are held 10 an old
warehouse, covering an entire square, one
story higb. He was very kindly received,
ann introduced to Messrs. Moody ard San.
key. who made special inquiry as 70 tho
spIriEuai condi isioH OF tho churches in Rieh-
,lIond: aa ding, ~ HeW do they feel tosqaFa 9