The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-01

William Troy. pastor. Present member.
Sunday School numhera 100..
RISING MOUNT ZION CHURcH-R Rockets,
.belowothe Gas-W orks. Rer. Horatio Hnr-i
ris, pastor. Present membership, ~; net
CATHOLIC. 5l!5.s
st. Peter,s Cathedral. ,si
Clergy Right. Rev. James Gibbons, Rev.
F. Janssens, Rev. w. B. Hanley, Rev. A.
Habets. Church and residence, corner Of
Grace and Eighth streets.
Catholic population OF parish, 2, 100; ; an.
nual communions, 1885; Sunday-school
children, $40; parish school-boys, 260;
girls, 40; academy boys, II; girls, ITO;
baptisms-adults, 80; infants, $50; mar.
riages, 80; combinations, ''g9; membership
of confraternities or religious societies, 3SS;
OF other societies, 297; bririals, 80.
st. Patrick's Church. j., f,i!fp, +;
Pastor, Rev. Thomas j. Kelly. Church,
and residence, Twenty-ffth street between
Broad and Grace streets.
Catholic population OF parish, j, 1888; an
nual communions, 1858; Sunday-school
children, 246; parish school-boys, 49,; girls,i
| 1885,: baptisms &; infants, 66; mar
riages, II; membership Of confraternities,
lis; other societies. rs; .burials, IS.
ST. Mary's Church (German).
Clergy: Rev. Benno Hegele, o. S. B.,
Rev. Joseph Keller, O.. S. B., Church and
residence, corner OF Fourth and Marshall
streets. -,rr.,,., 14;,,J r. >r.sr ~.
Catholic population of parish, about
1000; annual communlons, 4,162; Sunday
school children, 1870; parish school-boys,
80; girls, 50; academy girls, %; baptisms-
infants, Go; adults, 5; marriages, 81; con-
fraternities (St. Mary's Sodality) males 46,
females II; Rosary -males IS, females IS;
societies-St. Joseph, 80; ST.. Benedietus,
So; st. BonIfacius, 61; burials. 80.
t.. .,.t DISCIPLES.
Seventh.Street Christian Church, .s
Located on the corner OF Grace and Seventh
streets. Rev. j. q. Tyler pastor, residence
No. 1000 east Clay street. Number Of men,
bers on roll 1st Of January, 1876, $50; adj
ditions during the year, Al The present
membership is GIL. The auxiIiaries, such
as the Young Mems Missionary Society, the
Aid Society, &C., &C., have rendered excel
lent service. The Sunday school is in a
prosperous condition.
Twenty.fifth-Street Christian Chapel.
This chapel, erected by the Young Mems
Missionary Society Of the Seventh-Street
Christian church, is located on Twenty-ffth
street between NJ and n. 1t is still under
the control Of that Society. They have a
flourishing Sunday school, numbering about
100, and good prayer-meetings every Thurs
day night. Captain a. F. Bagby is super
intendent OF the school,. =-tr .f.....s
n1ain-Street Christian,
Main street near Laurel. This church was
organized September %, 1875, by twenty
eight former members of Seyenth-Street
Christian church, who withdrew for that
purpose. The comfortable wooden chapel
in which they worship was erected in Octo-
Der, and opened for public worship on the
second Lords day in November, 1875; has
been paid for, and about $500 expended for
preaching during the year. The church
now numbers So. It's officers are two elders
and four deacons. They have had the
services OF Elder John "A. Dearborn one
Lord's-day' each month since February,
1876, and have just secured his services in
the future for two Lord's-days each month.
e" SUNDAY School Officers and teachers, 9 !;
scholars, so. --.-- - ....
| ''':'s Diocesan Missionary Society.
o. The following is the Executive Commit
tee OF this Society: Rt. Rev. F. NJ. Whit
tie, D. D., LII. D., Rev. c. j. Gibson, D..
| ", rev. wv IL. ~, NV
r. G. Dashiell, Rev. William Norwood, D..
D., Rev. W. L.. Hyhnd, Rev. Joshua Pc
terkin, D. D., Rev. o. S. Barten, D. D.,
Rev. Charles Minnigerode, D. D., Rev. a.
W. Weddell, Rev. +. NJ. Baker, secretary
and general agent; Mr.. William F. Gray,
Mr.. A. T. Laidley, Mr.. David n. Walker,
Mr.. L. Williams, treasurer, Richmond.
The committee, in their hast nnual report,
state that they expended s., 1856 in aiding
25 clergymen laboring as missionaries IN
different parts OF the diocese. ~ ...''''
TRUSTEES OF THE BRUCE FyND.-Rt. Rev.
r. NJ. Whittle. D. D., LII. D., Rev. Joshua
Peterkin, D. D., Mr.. John L. Bacon, Rich
mond.' -. y.
OFFICERS OF THE BRoTHERHooD.-M Da-
vid n. Walker, president; Mr.. A. Y. Stokes,
treasurer; Rev. George Woodbridge, D. D.,
secretary.
TRUSTEES OF FUND FOR RELIEF OF Dis
ABLED CLERGY.-Mr. John L. Bacon, DIR.
r. G. Amber, Mr.. John Stewart, Mr.. B. j.
Barbour, Mr.. John n. Claiborne trea-
surer.
MANAGERS OF THE WIDOWS AND ORPHANS
D., Rev. &. j. Gibson, D. D., Rev. James
Grammer, Rev. I. &. Dashiell, Mr.. John,
L. Bacon, Mr.. p. II. Mayo, treasurer, Rich
mond. -.5.
Henrico Sunday-School Union.
This organization is composed OF dele
gates from the Episcopal Sunday-schools OF
Richmond, and meets to discuss various
SVnday-school questions and promote in
various ways the Sunday-school interest. 1t
has proven very efficient and useful or
ganiZation.
City Missionary Society.
| Pow Dr T. NIinnioproGe president: Rev.
II. G.. Dashiell, D. D., vice-president. The
chief work OF this organization is the con-
duct of four parish schools" religion being
the basis of education with four teachers
and 300 scholars.
St. PauI's and the Mission Church of st. An
drew's.
Rector, Rev. Charles Minnigerode, D. D.,
No. HOO Clay street. Rev. Pike Powers
assistant, No. Gil west Cary street.
Membership reported at last Council, AGO
Including 30 of St. Andrew's). Contirma-
lions: 26 at st. Paul's and II at St. An
drew's-total, 49, An additional confrma-
ton will be held at St. Andrews on the first
Sunday in 1877. Three Sunday schools
St, Paul's, 2O6; st. Andrews morning
school. rs: St. Andrews afternoon school,
1874 total, 61S.
.,..... ....., Monumental Church,
Broad between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets. Rector, Rev. George Woodbridge,
D.. d., 70l east Grace street. Present mem
bershir, 24S; additions, SO. .......
SUNDAY SCHooL:-Officers and teachers,
30: scholars, 220-total, $50. Contribu-
tons, 5000.
There are connected with the church
Sewing school and Ladies' Sewing Society,
which have DroYen very active and efhelent