The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-04
CHURCH NOTES.
THE CATHOLIC AND
~ EPISCOPAL CHURCH
NEW METHODIST CHURCH
.s DEDICATED, &c, &C. sEs55

NEW METHODIST CHURCH
DEDICATED, &c.,&c.
Sunday was the fifth Sunday 10 Lent, or
Passion Sunday; and as such was duly obs
served in all the Catholic and Episcopal
churches. In the Catholic churchestthe cru
ci6xesk on the altar, statues, and pictures
were draped in purple. picaI Of the solemn.
ity OF the occasion. In the Catholic calen.
dar the whole of the last fortnight of Lent
is known as PassioDtide, and the church ser.
vices during these two weeks are different
from any other part of the year, being Of al
more solemn and penitential character.
& CATHOLIC.
At St. Peters Cathedral the day was ob.
served by the celebration of solemn high
mass by Rev. Father Moore. with Rev.
Farher Janssens as deacon and Rev. Father
HaDley as sub-deacon. and Mr. James O'F'ar.
rel as master OF ceremonies. Father JAMS
sens deliv vered an instructive sermon appro-
pirate to the day. At night Right Rev.
Bishop Gibbons preached an able discourse
on " The Perpetuity of the Church.
The Forty, Hours Devotion incident to the
season was began; after high.mass, the
blessed sacrament being borne By the
IAtSuL ISSSs Otsutp III @sOleun DEOC6SSlOu
around the interior Of the church, aud then
deposited in the ostensoriuna, on the taber.
nacle, where ii will remain exposed for the
alteration of the faithful until this morning
after high.mass, which will be celebrated at
8 O'Clock, when It will be returned to its
usual depository with the same impressive
ceremonies.
Hqydn's Mass, No. 2, and Lambillotte's
off oiy-c hr- thx,o oh
Sunday during mass, and the Pdnge Lingua
during the movements Of the procession.
The singing at night'was also very fine.
Next Sunday night Bishop Gibbons will
deliver the last of his series of Lenten dis.
courses, on which occasion his subject will
be I" The Resurrection of the Flesh.D
BAPTIST.
at the Grace-Stree. Baptist church one
person was received for baptism and one by
letter. Rev. j. B. Turpin, Of Halifax county,
preached an admirable sermon in the morn
ing.
During the past week there has been re-
yiYal of deep interest at the Clay Street
chapel. Rev. r. T. Hanks, one of the stu
dents of Richmond College, has been preach.
ing very acceptsbly to large congregations
every night. About tea persons have pro-
fessed conversion, and the prospects are
bright for a deeply-interesting revival.
Preaching every night this week.
at Leigh. Street church, at the communion
service in the afternoon, ten members were
received into the church.
At the close of the Sunday. school in the
morning Mr.. A. B. Clarke called attention to
the fact that the infant-class room had been
handsomely adorned with large number Of
appropriate pictures, notices, &c. that r.
L. Brown. Esq, had presented to the class a
beautiful Bible, and E. Kersey, Esq.,, an ex-
cellent clock, for which services the superin-
tendent, Mr.. NJ. E. Turpin, called for vote
of thanks, which was unanimously and most
gratefully accorded. The room is certainly
one of the handsomest and best suited for
the purposes In the city, and the gifts above
alluded to were all that was needed to make
it complete in all respects.
METHODIST.
Eat Centenary Methodist church Rev. DR..
Edwards preached morning and night. The
regular communion was largely attended,
and one person was admitted on profession,
who received baptism. Fifty persons have
been received into this church since the 1st
of January of the present year, only seven
of whom were received by certificate, the
rest on profession.
At Oregon church on Sunday morning the
pastor preached, and at night the Rev. D. P.
Wills officIated. The congregations large
morning and night, and the communion ser.
vice deeply interesting. Those who Joined
the church during the revival participated in
the communion.
AT Clay.S.reet church the congregations
In attendance on Sunday filled the house to
overfowing, it being the occasion of the re
opening service, which was of very inter.
estiug nature. The sermons, morning and
night, were preached by Rev. James A.
Duncan, D. D., of Randolph Macon College.
His morning text was taken from John, ",
81. SO. Subject: "The Christians Life. Work. .
At night, Luke, xiv, 33. Subject: The
law of limitation in Christian discipleship.'
Both dlscourses were of very high order.
Of course, those who know DR.. Duncan
| would expect such sermsns from him.
On the application of the pastor, Rev. z.
A. Peterson, the congregation promptly
contributed in cash and subscriptions the
amount necessary to complete the sum need
ed to pay for the improvements which have
been put on the building.
The congregation Is to be congratulated
on the very tasteful and comfortable manner
Ia which their church edifice has been fitted
up. It is Iow one of the most beautiful and
pleasant houses of worship IN the city, and,
what is very commendabie, all the work has
been accomplished without incurrfng bur-
densome debt, and the church is In pros
porous condition.
On next Sabbath about fifty persons will
be received into the fellowship Of the church
to a large number OF whom the rite of bap-
tism will be administered by the pastor.
AT the Broad-Street church on Sunday
morning the Rev. D. z. Wills, presiding
elder, preached. at night the pastor occu'
pied the pulpit.
PRESBYTERIAN.
In the morning DR.. Hoge preached a ser.
mon on the doctrine OF the Holy Trinity
from the words found In Matthew xvii.
10: IS In the name of the Father, the Son
and of the holy Ghost" In the afternoon
according to bis custom several times during
the rear, his sermon was TO the children and
youth Of bis congregation, from Matthew
Kill, 81, 80. The church was crowded. The
children listened with interested attention,
and their singing was unusually spirited.
at The First English Lutheraa church the
pastor, Rev.W. c.. schaefsr, preached IN the
morning from the text, Epbesians ~, 81
in the evening from Hebrews IL, g.: The pas
tor will hold regular services in this church
every evening this week at 8 o'clock. assisted
by Rev. L. A. Fox, of ,Waynesboro', Va.
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