The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-07
Church Notes.

oiosss services were full OF interess SuuuTs'
Ths Y,astor, Rev, John E. Edwards, ". ",
nreaehed morning and night to very mlge
and serious congregations. Fiiteen n ssns
hera were received into the churcn-ioaI'
feen ON profession aud one by eertincate.
Eight persons received baptism. Ine com.
mnnion service on Sunday morning Wss
conducted by Rev. Charles 4. Mafsnal., ~ -,
n. of Yicksburg, Miss. Tne extra seIH -
wilI be continued every night oufi9s n sue
nresent week. commencing az Getock:s -.
Edwards will be assisted BY Bisnop Uos
eett aud other ministers. A numeet y.
persons professed conversion du.ius ~. pa 70,
week. and the religious Interest is on Tue az.
crease, with encouraging promise u s'e~''
A. Road Street church, at IL o'clocs'
R;shon Doppett preached deeply interest,"
inc d;scourse on Acts XVI; "a 70, ana ao-
ministered the sacrament to large commu'
Mon A. night the pastor, Rev. 3: n. eteel'
preached on Mathew xviii; o, ana one psa,
snn came forward for. prayer. a feVifai
snir;t peryades the congregation. s,
pat Monnhester Rev. D. P. WIS, pres>nipg
o,dar nreaehed at II A. NJ, aud the pastor
a. niSht. Two members were received Oy
GA, Msin.street church Rev. George d.
Do ,,s.sched In the morning and Rev. ":
D wills at night. One person was received
On nrofession and two were baptized.
A. Oregon church twenty-five persons
were received on profession and ten were
baptized. ;rto
the church and one baptized.
At Nichoison-Street four were recsNeo =!
certificate. ., 80,
AZ usual, very full, and the congregations
large both morning and night. After Tue
morning sermon six persons were receiver
into the church on profession OF iaitn' ano
the communion was administered 10 the
,.roest number of communicates that have
been present on such as occasion Ior years.
Services during the week.
The Methodist ministers Of the city are
endeayoring to secure the next meeting OF
bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South to be held in this city instead OF Nash.
Vile, Tenn, as heretofore.
EPISCOPAL.
At st. Marks EpiscopaD church on Sun
day Rev. Mr.. Kepler assisted In the admins
trstion of the holy communion. The services
at st. Marks. church during the week Will De
as follows: Monday, 8 P. NJ; Tuesday,
Thursday, and Saturday, 7 A. NJ; Wednes-
day, 7:45 P. NJ; Friday, IL n.
BAPTIST.
At the First Baptist church Rev. w. d.
Whitsitt, D. D., of the Southern Baptist
Theological Seminary, filed the pulpit
morning and night, preaching able and very
effective sermons 70 large and appreclauVe
audiences. ''
AS a brilliant Alumuus of the University
of Virginia and of the University OF Beriiu,
DR.. Whi!sitt has wide reputation as
scholar. and was greeted here by many OF
his old classmates aud friends.
At the Grace-Street Baptist church the
pastor preached morning and night to large
congregations, aud baptized one person at
night.
At the Leigh-Street Baptist church the
congregations we're very large and attentive
TO sermons by the pastor Or. Gsrlick).z-At
the communion fourteen persons were re-.
ceiyed into the full fellowship OF the church.
At the PiDe-Street Baptist church, at the
communion, which was attended by an un'
usually large number of communicates, the
pastor received ten persons into the full lei.
iowship of the church. At night he baptized
three Others.
at the Sidney Baptist church the pastor
received one person for baptism. Since the
revival at this church fourteen persons have
been baptized, and four others received Tor
baptism.
On Sunday afternoon some Of the members
OF this church organized an interesting anu
promising Sunday school at Westhan.