The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-17
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CHuRcH NOTES. ReF..s 81 Tt. Armstrong,
3of 81. Matthew church, w hceiing, Viva,
occupied thgs pulpit. at the Monumental
church ON Sunday rnorni1g and, read, the e
service in, ,the artsrEnoen RrI M9ed ,4, edeEidge
being at Buffalo Lithia Springs. Ills sermon
syss & GisaF and 'forcfbie Discourse, 9full of
fies,,tHU, fassuees ana comforting thoughts,
and, yyasrurenouneed one .ofa the ablest ever
delivered ,byf, thar .aistipg 81 guisted k H divine.
Me- Armstrong preached @ at aignt tat ".
tpanps cbTiIiirrch. TIE pastor; Dr. Mining gerode
,rsadifig tale service! Armstrong will
-remain II, fRichmonti ;Hstil ThulEday next.
Il AZ the First Baptist church. one npegspn
was received for baptism at the Ipprpipg
service. AZ the communion service three
:nersons were received Into the fellowship
OF fsie Church ID aiii''h.t'ff sis sst'''ts'iS =
= AT. the Second, Baptist church services
were held in the main audience-Toom for
the fsrst time since it was repaired, and Q
good congregation was present. ilf;i. &
at CIay-Sfreet Baptist chLrsh the pastor
preached missionary sermon. and q good
collection was taken up. at tbs church,
in the afternoons a service alEstt t3e rman was
conducted by Rev. w illiami Fapt nh hansen,
who was, ;naucl, encouraged ns his work By
the attendance andiattention u1she Germans
in thatNicinlty . ri.,EH le fssafyttt 80 ias
!. At Sidney. Baptist chnEeh the usual
services were held in the tptpralng ana one
personiyas received by 3ettar. In tRe alter,
noon q mass-m meetfng Of the church was. .neld
to devise means OF furtherlag; the cause:
The meeting was; interesting aud others OF
this character will be held. no. d.a1ni
b AT Grace-Str Baptist church, in con
Fnection with the morning service! "a collec-
~. fol- fnr ho iSfprE rpf1pf
fund j lat, the commuAiOn service three
persons were. received into the full fehow-
shipvof the Church. II n Il }st.}f giiW
AT Centenary Methodist church on Sum
Lday two members were received bygletter
from the Presbyterian Church. ,pa,T7Si q
At Park-Place Methodist church Rev. J.
J. Laferty preached at II a. M. The pastor
was sick, and there was no service at night.
ii AZ very large meeting was held at Union
Sunday School chapel on Sunday under the
auspices oi,laymen. - There was also; large
attendance Gon Belle Isle, and t.ie meeting
:was very encouraging. - = .i'a'.i :,
At the City Almshouse chapel at night in.
tereyting services were held, with a'good at
ndsnSe. st >.:ii.fi1 III -r;'I - -
At Manchester (Cersley GroYe) tho, eve
ming meeting was well attended, and a deep
feeling pervaded the congregation.
70 Az the First Presbyterian church DR..
Preston preached at II Am. on the" Great
Atonement, ~ followed by the celebration OF
the Lords Supper, the eldership OF DR..
Reads church participating In the admins
tratioIl. Four new members were admitted
to the church, three being scholars from the
Sunday school, In the afternoon at 6
O'Clock meeting of great interest was held
specially for the parents and children OF the
church. The services were conducted by
the pastor, and an address delivered BY j.
D. E.. Sleight. These meetings are held
regularly on the afternoon OF each commu-
nion Sabbath, and are greatly enjoyed oy
the people. ,. .ta-.,.-sI .. .o;