The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-29
EsDA7Y 5MO ORNING. AUGUsT 49, 22ee. 1876 g

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TERSiTY IN TIE METHoD CHURCHES, N6RTH
AND SouFH.A Sunday was d brig ght,, beautiful
day, and the churches iii the city TINT were
open were all wei attended. e A.Ei15z5 ~ {
| The following resolution was unanimous
| ly adopted by The Methodist preachers ut
their meeting held yesterday morning:
| ReSotUed, That we hereby express our
great qualification and satisfaction at the
happy conclusions reached by the Joint
commission appointed by the General Con-
ferences Of the two Methodist Episcopal
| Churches North and south) "to remove all
obstacles to formal fraternity and to adjust
all difficulties between them -; and that we
hereby express our cheerful acquiescence
in and hearty approval OF all that was done
by the commissioners touching the whole
question Of fraternity between the two CO.
ordinate branches of the great Methodist
family on this continent.
f0' JOIN E.. EDWARDS, President.
George C. iTanderslice, Secretary.
Rev.D. P. Wills, presiding elder, preach
ed at II A. NJ. at the Manchester Methodist
church cIoselY-argued discourse. Rev.
George G. Vanderslice, the pastor, preached
at night. The congregations were good both
morning and night.
Rev. s., A. Steel preached at Broad-Street
church morning and night. Congregations
good, and encouraging indications OF grow
ing religious interest. Mr. Steel proposes
at an early day to commence protracted reli-
gious services in his church.
at Centenary Methodist church Rev. DR..
Edwards, the pastor, preached morning and
afternoon to large congregations. The SUBJ
ject discussed in the morning was, I" Christ
the great missionary" In the afternoon the
subject was, "Christ's fidelity in the fulfil
ment OF his words ''-his words of predic-
ton, his words OF promise, and his words
Of threatening and denunclation. Notice
was given that the night services would be
resumed on next Sunday instead OF the
afternoon service.
At the Second Baptist church Rev. J. B.
Hawthorne preached Sunday morning and
night to large congregations. Two gentle
men were received into the church at the
communion. Mr.. HaWthorne's health hav-
ing been fully restored by soiourn of four
months in the mountains OF Virginia, he will
leave next week for Montgomery, Ala, to
fill temporary engagement.
On Sunday from fifteen hundred to two
thousand people were at the dedication Of
the new Baptist church mile from Chester
field depot, in Caroline county. Rev. A. f.
Dickinson, D. D., of this city, preached the
dedication sermon, and closed with an ap-
peal for money with which to pay $500
debt upon this beautiful edifce, which has
been erected at cost Of 81, 400. The de-
sired amount would have been raised but
for the fact that the ladies had crowded the
sterner sex out OF the church, excepting
few that held their places in the amen-cor-
ner. The minister suggested that the col
lectors pass through the crowd OF men out
side the church. This was done, and q
handsome amount OF cash was secured.
In the afternoon the great multitude was
again addressed by Rev. DR.. Dickinson, and
his sermon was aimed' specially at the un-
converted, and with telling effect. A dozen
or more asked for prayer, three professed
conversion, and for an hour the audience
listened with fearful interest to the cold,
old story OF Jesus and His love-"
Yesterday Rev. E. W. Warren, D. D., OF
this city, went up to aid in the meeting.
AtSt. PauPs church on Sunday morning
the Rev. Pike Powers, Of St. Andrews
church, read the services and preached.
At st. James church morning service
was read by Rev. James E. PoiRdeXter, OF
Port Royal, and the rector, Rev. DR.. Peter
kin, preached. In the afternoon Rev. R.
A. Gibson, Of Moore Memorial, read the
service and preached.
Rev. T. G. DashielL Of St. Marks church,
being absent the services were read by one
of tile vestrymen. No service at night.
| Rev. Kinloch Nelson, Of Grace church,
preached his farewell sermon to large and
attentive congregation.
At st. Peters Cathedral high-mass was
celebrated on Sunday by Rev. Father Han.
lev, during which Rev. Father Janssens de-
| ivcred most able sermon.
| The rendition Of Spoth's mass by the
choir was very fine, in which the Benedictus
solo was beautifully sung by Mrs. Wood
During the otfertory the t"Veni Jesu" was
we'll given by the choir. Vespers were as
usual.