The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-18
CHURCH NOTES.
Episcopal.

HciateQ IN Tue morning.. III tDe-aIleIuOOu
Rev. DR.. Peterkin, pastor, read the service,
and Rev. James G. Minnigerode preached.
Methodist.
AT the Broad.Street Methodist church
Rev. z. 4. Peterson preached on Sunday
morning In the absence of the pastor, who
is sick. The church was closed at night.
The services at Trinity church on Sunday
were very interesting and impressive. Rev.
A. G. Bledsoe, pastor, preached as11 A. ID.
and 4 +. N. Subject on both occasions,
Re7iyals." His text was taken from the
eighty. fifth Psalm, " Wilt theu not revive
US again2" The discourse covered the .en.
tire ground of the " necessity and antiquity
of reyivals," and also considered g the mod.
ern popular objections to reviyals."
In the afternoon, at 3 O'Clock, an interest
ing and affecting prayer-meeting for the
benefit Of the young men and ladies.attend-
ing the Sunday school and church was held
in the lecture-rOom, which was crowded
with interested hearers. : The exercises were
conducted by Rev. A. c. Bledsoe, and con-
sisted of earnest prayer for the success of
tue revival and singing. During the sing
ing of the hymn "There is gate stands
open wide" he kept the audience standing
a few minutes while he offered solemn
prayer, imploriug God that the hand of
mercy might keep the door wide open, with
the cross of Christ, until every sinner should
be converted. The religious feeling was
very deep.
These services were held in connection
With the series of meetings just comme need
in this church, and which will be continued
every night this week, regardless Of the
weather.
At Oregon Hill church three persons were
received on profession; aud at Nicholson.
Street church seven persons were received
on profession Sunday.
Atnisht, at the Methodist chapel,
a prayer.meeting was held.
Presbyterian.
At the First Presbyterian church the
services were of unusual interest Sunday,
The house was throneed, and the pastor.
DR.. Preston. preached deeply Interesting g
and impressive discourse from PHILIPPIANS
3, g.: Yea, doubtless, and count all things
but loss for the eXcelleucy of the knowledge
of Christ Jesus my LORD" The Lords
supper was celebrated at the close of the
sermon, and fourteen were added to the
church. Of this number two were by letter,
and twelve on profession of their faith 10
Christ-seven Of the latter being members
of the Sabbath school. A special service was
held in the afternoon at o'clock for parents
and children. The exercises consisted oil
singing by the children, and addresses by
Judge b. R. Wellfor6, Jr., and DR.. Preston
One of the galleries was filled with the large
colored mission Sunday school connected
with this church. This meeting for parents
and children is now held regularly on tht
afternoon of each communion Sabbath, a
which time the ordinance of baptism is ad
ministered, as it was on this occasion to seve
raj children. Special meetings were held iE
this church on Tuesday, Wednesday, ant
Thursday nights of last week, which were
so deeply interesting and so largely attended
that it was resolved to hold meetings or
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thurs
day nights and Friday afternoon Of thi!
week.
Baptist.
At the Second Baptist church the pastor
baptized one person at night.
AtGrace.Street church there were twenty.
two persons received into the church during
the week, making 1913 additions in all during
the great revival.
An immense congregation was present In
the morning of Sunday. After the sermon
by the pastor the church held its regular
communion service, before which the pastor
gave the right hand of fellowship to sixty
six new members. At night there was q
very large congregation, and one person was
baptized. The interest in this great reyi-
val has been unabated during the week, but
as it has been going on for ten weeks, and
pastor and people were somewhat broken
down it was decided to suspend the nightly
service, at least for the present.
During the meeting there have been over
250 professions of conversion probably the
most fruitful revival in results that has been
held in Richmond for many years.
At Venable.Street church the Sunday
school numbered over 200, and the eongre.
cations have become so large that building
committee was appointed to arrange for en-
Urging the house. s.. ..,f.a...
MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF LEIGH STREET BAPTIST
t.-. CHURCH.
The regular monthly meeting OF this So.
ciety was held Sunday afternoon in The lee
ture,room of The church, the president, r.
r. Butler, in the chair. go.
The proceedings were opened with the
usual religious exercises and singing by the
choir of the church and the Sunday-schoo
scholars. -
This being the first meeting in the new
year, the annual re port Of the officers OF the
past year were read, which gave an en-
couraging report of the operations OF the
Society. From the retiring presidents
Journal, which contains synopsis OF each
of the other reports, it is learned thai
there were added to the Society during
the past twelve months twenty new
members, There were fifty.eight prayer
meetings held by the committee appointed
for that purpose, who also assisted in several
other meetings. During the year 12S scholars
were reported as absent from the Sunday
school. So of whom were returned, and y
new scholars were brought into the schoo
through the aid OF the committee of the so
clety. At the commencement of the year
there were in the hands of the treasurer
5000: collected during the same period,
s17s 8S-makips q total Of S1S9 SO; ex
nended and donated for mission purposes.
SI31 .07-Eeaying in the treasury $5S.56
There are in the library 100 volumes, dona
tions to which would be gladly received.
The meetings of the Society have beer
largely attended. Acknowledgment %
Thanks is made to the choir OF the lcburct
and Sundiy school for excellent music, anC
TO the young brethren Of Richmond Coiiege
and others for interesting and appropriate
addresses, which have greatly tended to th'
success The Society has met With. The Mis-
sion chapel enterprise In the northeastern
| suburbs Is progressing slowly, but it is con
identIy relieved that it will be completed II
short time. .-.-~---
The retiring president then vacated th'
chair, when bis successor Mr.. Warren b
Smith, assumed the position, and the bust
| ness of the Society was resumed.
Rev. Mr.. Hanks. of Richmond College