The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-04-12


third, that the city shsll subscribe 100000
to the stock, and furnish in addition S400, 600,
to be secured to the city by mortgage upon
the property Of the railroad company. It is
of course expected that the Council shall sub
NIT the plan it fa7ors to the people for adop.
ton.
The stockholders adjourned to meet on
the 25th OF April.
HEsRIco SUNDAY SCHOOL UNIos-M MEETING
IN RESPECT TO BISHOP JoHSs's MEMORY
The regular quarterly meeting Of the Hen.
rico Sunday.School Union Of the Protestant
Episcopsl Church of Richmond and Man.
chester was held in the lecture-room Of st.
Paul's church last night. There was quite
large attendance, considering the threatening
weather, and the meeting was one of unusual
interest. Rev. Charles Ainnigerode, D. D.,
president of the Union, presided Mr.. ?. b.
Mayo secretary. The meeting Was opened
| with religious exercises, conducted by Rev.
T. G. Dashiell, pastor OF st. Marks church.
On motion OF Mr.. j. l.. Williams the read
| ing Of the reports of the last meeting was
dispensed with.
The reports from the various Sunday
| schools for the quarter ending April 1st were
| read, as follows:
st. Paups: Officers aud teachers. 50;
average attendance of scholars, ITO; ofsr.
| ings, S173.64.
Monumental: Officers and teachers, So; F;
attendance of scholars, 200; offerings 2s0.S3 !;
, number of volumes in library, 800.
St. James: Officers ..aud teachers, %;
average attendance of scholars, 1873 offer
ings, 1890; number OF volumes In library,
40.
St. Andrews: Officers and teachers, 33;
| average attendance of scholars, 271.
In this school there were ffty.sx scholars
| who had not been absent or received bad
| conduct or leSson-msrk during the quarter.
Christ church Morning school Officers
and teachers, 19; average attendance OF
| scholars, 50; offerings, Sls; scholars con-
frmed, s. Afternoon school: Average at
| tendance, 100.
Moore Memorial: Officers and teachers,
Is; average attendance Of scholars, b;
offerings, SIS.
| st. Johns: Officers and teachers, % i; ave.
rage attendance OF scholars, 121; offerings
(devsted to missionary work), SS0.17; num-
Der of volumes in library, 200; scholars con.
hrmed, Is. This school is aow larger than
| it has ever been, and during the past quarter
has been compelled to meet In the church, as
! the school.rosm is too small.
Grace Church Officers and teachers, q ;
average attendance Of scholars, 116; Offer
isgs, S15.SS.
Meade Memorial (Aanchester): Officers
and teachers, %; average attendance OF
scholars, ITO; offerings, $13; scholars con-
frmed,
St. Marks: Morning school: Officers and
teachers, %; average attendance OF scholars,
$50; offerings, 1854. Afternoon school
Average attendance, 1873. In the morning
January 2,l, when the number of scholars
present was 227 smallest attendance Febru.
ary 9Th, 1874. Largest attendance Of the az
terpoon school January Both, 215; smallest
attendance February 18th, S6.
st. Philips (colored) Officers and teach.
ers, "A average attendance OF scholars, 100 ;
contributions, s1.2O. The superintendent,
Mr.. William D. Gibson, states that the
school does not receive the active sympathy
and support from the other churches which
the importance Of the enterprise demands,
but he intends to press the matter upon the
Association until it shall receive 1t. Three
baptisms and one confirmation are expected
| In this school.
The subject selected for discussion at this
meeting was the "Importance and mode OF
retaining advanced scholars in our Sunday
sehools"; and Mr.. Don P. Halsey, being the
essayist, read an excellent paper which he
had prepared on the subject.
On motion OF Mr. Dashiell, the further dis
cusson Of the subject Was postponed until
the next regular meeting.
On motion of Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, the
meeting adjourned.
Immediately after the adjournment Of the
Sunday-School Union a meeting OF the
clergy, yestries, and congregation OF the
several Episcopal churches In this city and
Manchester was held for the purpose ol
taking appropriate action relative to the death
of Bishop Johns.
The meeting was called to order by Rev.
/ George Woodbridge, D. D., rector OF the
| Monumental church, and on motion Of Rev.
It. G. Dashiell, rector Of st. Marks church,
Rev. Charles Ninnigerode, D. D., rector Of
st. Paul's church, was invited to preside,
and Mr.. Thomas Potts, Of the Monumental
church, to act as secretary.
| On motion Of Rev. Dr.. Woodbridge, 1t
was ordered that committee Of fye-three
clergymen and two laymen--be appointed
to prepare suitable resolutions expressing
/ the sense of the meeting at the loss sustained
BY the diocese in the death Of Bishop
Johns.
Rev. DR.. Woodbridge, Rev. Joshua
| Pcterkin, D. D., rector Of st. james church,
! and Nessrs. q. T.. C. Baskerville, Of st.
Paups church, and Thomas Potts, of the
Monumental church, were appointed the
committee, and they retired. During their
absence Rev. Kinloch Nelson. rector OF Grace
church, and Rev. Mr.. Dashiell occnpied the
ehsir, and most Interesting religious exer-
siaes were had, conducted by keY. Aessrs.
Nelson and Pike Powers.
After an absence OF twenty minutes the
committee returned and presented their re-
port embedyiDg preamble and series OF
RESOLUTIONS. The preamble was resd by DE-.
Peterkin and the resolutions by Mr. Dashisli,
who had been cent for to confer With the
committee.
The resolutions we're, on motion OF Mr.
Nyllism q. Gihsss, unanimously adopted.
Rev. DR.. Minnigerode read letter frem
Mr. Joseph r. sAedefson, tho senior warden
Of St. PauHs church, regTetting fhst business
that ca,,yied him beyond the SIste prevented
his ateendenee on the mesting.
9 on ssstiok Of Rev. Or, Minnikarone, fne
msssing. aftar Iel;sious exercise,
adjourned,