The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-04
CHURCH NOTES.
INTERESTING SERVICES AT ST. JAMEs's-
THE REvIyALs-BAPTIsMs AND ADDI-
TIoNs. NEw-YEAR,s SERMONS. &C., &c.

.TIONS, NEW-YEAH'S SERMONS, &C., &c.
Sunday was a bright, sunny day. The
weather was more like spring or summer
than mid.winter, and large congregations at
tended all the places OF public worship. In
several of the churches the pastors preached
sermons appropriate to the first of the new
year, aDdfn all Of the churches deep inter-
est was manifested in the services. At night
there vas special service at st. James's (Epis.
copsD church In the interest Of the Home for
tice OF which appeared 10 the Dispatch q
few days dgo:: AT the meeting of Methodist
preachers held yesterday morning the minis,
ters reported Interesting communion SER
/ vices and as many as fifteen additions.
Presbyteriau.
On Sunday morning and night the taber-
naele Of the Third Presbyterian church was
crowded with. a large numbrr of attentive
listeners to the admirable discourses
of the pastor, Rev. w. n. Scott. at
night most Of the congregation usually wor-
shipping at ST. Johns visited the tabernacle,
in consequence of no service at their church.
Ia the morning the pastor preached from
Hebrews, ill.,, 18th verse: "They could not
enter In because OF their unbelief." at night
| the text was taken from Luke: "Son, re.
member" -a.--$
Sunday morning DR.. -Hoge preached
very eloquent and Instructive sermon from
the tezt-IL. Kings, v, 15-"If the prophet
bad bid Thee do some great thing, wouldst
| thou not have done it:"
1t is Dr.. Hoge's custom on the first Sab
| bath Of the year to give his people q motto
| text for the year. On Sunday afternoon he
gave the whole of the Goth Psalm, from
| which be preached an earnest sermon, stm.
ulating to thankfulness for past mercies, and
| to renewed activity in the future, and anti.
cipation of greater spiritual blessings to
come. The church was densely crowded,
! and the attention solemn.
| DR.. Eoge's Bible class had seventy men,
| bers present. The Sunday schools were
crowded, and the Mission school unusually
full.
Methodist Churches.
at Centenary church, on Sunday; Rev.
! John &. Edwards, D. D., pastor, preached
morning ard Right. Seven persons were re-
| ceived into the membership of the church
FIVE by profession and two by certificate.
| Rev. D. P. Wills, presiding elder, preach :
ed at the Broad-Street church on Sunday
morning. Three persons we're received oy
certificate. The pastor, Rev. 5. a. Steel,
preached at night.
| At the Main-Street church two persons
were received by certificate.
| 1t Nicholson Street church one person
was received by profession.
| At the German Methodist church one per-
son was received by profession.
| AT the Manchester Methodist church one
person was received by certificate.
e.r.l T.. Baptist.
Rev. W. S. Penick, of Alexandra, occu.
pied the pulpit OF the First Baptist church
morning and night, and preached very accept.
able sermons to large congregations.
In the morning, at the Second church, DR..
Biting preached an anniversary sermon
from Phil, ill.,, 13 and IA: "Bretbren, count
not myself to have apprehended but this
one thing I do, forgetting those things
which are behind, and reaching forth unto
those things which are before, [ press to-.
ward the mark for the prize of the high
calling of God in Christ Jesus"
| In the course of bis sermon DR.. Biting
gave an interesting sketch of the history OF
the church not only during the past year,
but but during the four years of bis pastorate.
| During these four years he has received into
the fellowship of the church 23l. The
church is now larger than ever before in its
LII VIC loul ySoio IbtS Su ~ IS>S
contributed over fifty thousand dollirs to
the cause of Christ. It gave over ten thou
sand dollars last year, and las usuaD begins
the new year without dollar of indebted.
ness. ....-..-
In the afternoon the annual meeting of the
church was held, and deeply Interesting re-
ports from the officers and societies were
read.
The congregations were large morn,ng and
night. Three persons were baptized and
five received by letter.
The congregations at the Grace.Street Bap-
/ tist church during the week have continued
large despite The weather, and the interest
in the revival undated. During the week
twenty five have professed conversion and
sixteen have been baptized. The pastor has
the names of one hundred and seventy who
have protessed conversion during this re-
vival, and reliable estimates place the mum.
Der at two hundred or more. The crowded
congregations and solemn attention on Sun
| day indicate that there is no diminution OF
the interest In this most remarkable revival,
which is reaching all classes OF that part of
the city. :
The services at the Leigh Street church
Sunday morning were appropriate to the
| commencement Of the new year, aud were
4 enjoyed OV very IalS SonSi c5eLioh' AaS
venerable DR.. Jeter delivered most appro-
1 pirate prayer, alluding 10 the centennial
wear, In which be asked blessing for the
| whole country that it would be year mem.
orable for religious revirals; closing with
thanksgivings to God for past favors.
Rev. DR.. GlIlick selected as his text the
words found in the Is b and IA b verses of
Philippians, 81 chapter: g and reaching
forth unto those things which are before, l
| press towards the mark for the prize Of the
high calling of God in Christ Jesus" The
reverend gentleman gave an interesting his-
tory Of the occasion which caused Paul to
use the words quoted above, and alluded TO
the sacrifices which Paul bad made, bis
overcoming Of ambition, his mastery, over
pride, and jealousy, and revenge, ana also
to his complete freedom from discomfort.
The commencement Of the new year was
an appropriate time to begin new lie IN
| the work to- ,'orisr. Let u, y IL * God, SAID
the sr !. :or His Nee arlu"ff many
! ha -,t. i :oi.S, ar:i - ~ ~ me future
IT. nIv all gF' ne II ss', win the
l... ID ave e.r ii ior
] rey. Dr. Jetri.;,.,. IL V. A. II. Sands also
a(.u Used 'st ".,n:t-g2tion in remal Ks favor
ing IA cofr > up: OFT 10 religious papers,
and "a II ,rs 10 the great organ OF the
Baptisls IL Religious Herald, of this city.
In the morning, at Pine-Street church,
after communion, the pastor received thlr-
teen into the full fellowship of the Church.
At night be baptized one person and re-
ceiyed another for baptism.
A. Iaioh Street chIlrch after communion