The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-01
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president; Miss Estelle Crutchheld, secre.
starys ss
PARSONAGE SOCIETY. Mary r., Card.
well president; Mrs. Ella F. Hampton.
You've MEs,s AID SOCIETY. Clinton
Branch, president; Thomas 7. Hurdle, see
rotary. }tss,t,ss t.s,t..5 .s ii Ia ist7s:
The church ediice has lately been, the
roughly repaired and the main audience
number OF commitments, 504. More than
a hundred were added during the Confer
ence-year ending In November. The church
is clear Of debt. The seats are all free. .E,s, ]
Union Station Church, g;s,.. ~ /
Church Hill, Pastor, Rev-George E. Book
or, 716 Twenty-fourth street.. between N
andlN Membership, t4O4; decrease during
the year, "a.
SUNDAY Stockholders and teachers,
SO; scholars, 2s0-totaI, 319.
Park-Place Church.
This church, heretofore known ast Main
Street church., is situated on the extension
OF Main street beyond Monroe Park, be-
tween Laurel and Cherry streets. Rev.
John E. Edwards, D. D.. late pastor Of Cen
tenary Methodist church in this city, is the
present pastor OF this charge. The menu
bershiD Is 49,, having net increase OF 81
during the past year. It is the purpose Of
the congregation to build q new. and com
modious house Of worship during the COM
ing year TO substitute the present building.
The new church win be located on Franklin
street opposite the Dorth gate of Monroe
Park. The Sunday school has Tor its super
| intendent John. Thompson Brown, Esq,
and is in q prosperous condition. Officers
and teachers, %; scholars, 119-totel, IA.
Oregon Church, rrsf
Church street. Rev. GIN. Wright, pastor.
PASTORS study in the rear OF the church.
During the year this church was wonder
fully blessed with a gracious revival of re-
| ligion and a large accession to the church.
Present membership, 240-a net gain Of 100,
after losing 40 members by removal death,
dropped, &c. .,,.r.n
SUNDAY ScIrooL.-G. NJ. Wright, sllperin-
| tendent. Roll OF strength, 240; Increase.
80.
Nicholson-Street Church,
No. 726 north Twenty. fourth street. Rev.
Paul Bradley, pastor. Present member
ship, 90; increase, Is.
SABBATH SCHooL.-Officers and teachers,
13; scholars, 4S-total, 81. .'E'+ e ="
German Mission, .'tt' ''@a.
Leigh street between First and Foushee.
Rev. q. Meyer, pastor. Membership,
3S. Sunday school scholars, SO. 4 mis-
sion day-school, German-English, Of u
scholars. ..+.....
Elba Park Methodist Episcopal Church,
Marshall street near Hancock. Pastor, Rev.
J. p. Otis, 1921 west Clay street. Addi-
tions, Is; present membership, Al; increase,
SUNDAY ScHooL-Oficers and teachers,
13; scholars, 90; total, 1903; net increase,
| 20.
...- COLORED METHCDISTS.
| Third-Street Church, cts.s
Third street between Leigh and Jackson.
Pastor, Rev: w. B: Derrick, No. 1913 west
Jackson. Membership, 1856. Additions,
90; net increase, so. Sunday school.-Otfi.
GERS and teachers, "a !; scholars, 250; total,
274. 49,. .a,sr4 ..p
-.... Asbnry Church, ,,. ....a9.
lTwenty-fifth street. Pastor, John Waters,
| No. 712 Twcnty-seventh street. Present
membership, 43 additions, s.; death, l ;
increase, 5. SInday-school officers and
teachers, I; scholars, 49,; total, So; average
attendance, so; conversions, 6. n,-., "a.
PRESBYTERIAN. Ia...
Presbyterian Committee ofPublication,
| No. 1901 Main street. Rev. +. L. Baird;
| D. d., secretary of Publication; Charles
Gennet, treasurer; J. D. r.. Sleight, BUSH
ness agent. 49,. ,s ~ ...4n. Fl. = .-s'.
This Committee is the representative OF
| the Presbyterian Church South. The CAPT
tai furnished by the church is $50, 91.S9,
besides $4,000 paid on the building. An
agent, the Rev. Samuel D. Stuart, is now
| engaged in raising money to increase this
| capital and to pay for the publishing house,
and Is meeting with encouraging success.
The business assets over and above all OBJ
legations are s39, 705:77. The business from
the press, the last year, were as follows, VIZ. !:
Bound volumes, 37,2S7; Psalms and
| Hymns, 5,00O;; Voice Of Praise, 5000;
Hymns to Voice of Praise, 5000; Milk for
Babes, 5000; Children's Bread, 5000; So
cial Hymns, 5000; Class-Books, 1000;
Church Blanks, $4,000; Child's Scripture
Question Book, $500; Reward Tickets,
| 100000; Envelopes, 100000; Catechism
with proofs, 5000; Shorter Catechism,
| 10000; Browns Catechism, 10000; Tracts,
| 1O0, 900 pages; Tract Volumes, 1000; Cata-
logues, 5000; Annual Report, $500; Cir
culars, 1000.
The Board OF Publication of the Re-
formed Church in America, located at 81
Vesey street, New York, unites with; it in
the publication Of the Children's Friend,
which has circulation OF $4,000 semi
monthly. During the past year the same
Board united with the committee in pub
fishing the Gospel Soccer, at New York,
with circulation OF 10000 copies weekly.
This arrangement ceases with December,
and the publication OF the Earnest Worker,
whose place was supplied by the Gospel
Soper, will be resumed with the first OF Jan.
Por Co hnfh Gahnnlc
are also published; issue, $1,000 copies
weekly. .ni
Presbyterian Sunday School Union.
President, Rev. w. n. Scott; Secretary,
Robert Somervile; and five Yice-presidents.
This Union meets the second Monday night
OF every month for prayer and conference
in relation to the interests OF the Sunday
schools connected with it-viz.: The Pres
bytcrian Sunday schools or Richmond and
Manchester. During the past year this
Union has had charge OF the usual annlVer-
sary meeting and semi-annual mass-meetlng
OF the Presbyterian Sunday schools OF Rich
mond and Manchester. .. .,....- +.
First Church,
Corner of Capitol and Tenth streets. Pas
tor, Rev. Thomas L. Preston, D. D.; resi-
dence, 600 east Leigh street. Present mem
bership, 495 /; added since last report, 40 !;
baptisms, %. Sunday School-Teachers,
50; scholars, 200.
The colored school was in operation du-
ring part OF the past year. Teachers, 20;
scholars, $50.
There are three ladies' societies connected
with the church; all in successful opera
ton. Two Of these are foreign missionary
societies. second Church. ~ x