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

TIE LADIES' SEWING SOCIETY, Mrs.
tEgssfhamae sStaFkss press6s
| ganfzed-has accumulated q considerable
fund. Besides this fund the ladies OF the
church have about $1,000 in anktowards
rcftting the pews and carpcting the main
audience-room OF their! house of worship.
| Grace-Street Church,
Corner Grace and Foushee streets. Rev.
William q. Hatcher, D. D., pastor, No. 507
| west Grace street. Present; membership,
800; additions during the year, ITO; net
increase, Al. -e
SUNDAY ScHooL-C. Jacob, superintend-
| ent. Number OF officers and teachers, 81 !;
scholars. $40. $50
| THE MISSIONARY AND LIBRARY AssoCIA-
TIoN.-The object Of this Society is to attend
to the sick. visit strangers, supply the des-
titute Of the Sunday-school with clothing,
bring in new and absent scholars, and pro.
mote the religious culture Of its members.
It has small but select library. It's officers
are: 7. IT. Elicit, president; w. l. Salmon,
vice-president; w. j. Todd, recording sec
rotary; II. G. Burnett, corresponding sec
| rotary; G. v. Clash, treasurer; A. d. Jen-
kins, librarian and G. I. knight, assistant
librarian. a.
It's meeting. is held on the first Sunday
afternoon in each month, and its member
ship is about one hundred, and is. composed
OF males and females. Its receipts for the
year have been about $3.50. While the
amount Of money raised is not very large,
there has been much and valuable work
done for Christ by the members of this So
ciety. The organization is in fourishing
condition. !re ,o,s, tz5 zss5&a 4, s--..'t
The Young MEMS MISSIONARY SOCIETY,"
| ;1o &c nF baS n
men OF the church, and Is in admirable con.
dition. It's officers are J. H. Gresham
president; CIV. Clash, .yice-presid .nt; ri
b. Goddin, recording secretary W.. Fl
Sands, corresponding secretary; and II
G. II. Barnes, treasurer. Its contributions
for the year have been as follows: Missions
800; Greenville Seminary, 500; three
students at Richmond College, 1925; the
Clay-Street Mission, $50. Total, $475
It's membership is CO.. The members o
this Society, while active in many directions
have been specially useful in connection
with the Clay Street enterprise. They have
worked in the Sunday school and prayer
meetings at that place with ,indomitabl'
ZEAL and the shcool has grown rapidly
They report over forty conversions under
their labors during the, year. They ART
aided by large number Of christian stu
dents of Richmond College.
BOYS AND GIRLS SoCIETIEs.-The pastor
has organized the boys and girls Of thu
church into separate societies. The boy:
meet every Sunday afternoon. They have
a prayer-meeting conducted by themselves
they commit to memory and repeat portions
of scripture and the old standard hymns
and frequently make original addresses, o.
addresses prepared for them. Attend
ance averages IS. They always take a col
lection. The girls meet ut II O'Clock or
Saturday. They have committees on va
rious forms Of Christian work, and many
of them are full OF zeal, energy, and devo
ton. They contribute weekly to their trea
suIy. During the year the two societie:
have together raised the sum of 1902, ant
they begin the year with increased number!
and Frightening prospects. ~. .
Leigh-Street Church,
Corner Leigh and Twenty streets. Rev
shall street.. Present membership, 1872
Baptisms during the year, Is; net increase
,. J....-t.'
| SuNDAY-SCHOoL-Miles .Turpin, superin
tendent. Officers and teachers, 70; scholars
Ats; contributions, $500.
| The DoRCAs AND SUNDAY-SCHooL ALL
SOCIETIES have expended over $500 in help
ing the poor. . ~. ..
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY has recently pur
chased lot in the northeastern part Of thu
city with view to the erection OF chapel
| ..,....s Pine-Street Church,
| Corner Pineand Spring streets. Rev. j. u
Hutson pastor, No. 425 Laurel street
Present membership, $50; additions, 49,
net gain, 49,.
SUSDAY-ScHooL-S Henry
L. Carter officers and teachers, %; scho
lars, 35O-total, 37S. Baptisms, 81; coli
tributions, $50. ....r-
THE LADIES' SEWING CIRCLE, though
small in number, continues its efficient anc
praiseworthy work.
THE You've MEMS MISSIONARY SOCIETY /:
contributing largely to the support OF :
young brother at Richmond College who i:
preparing for the ministry. /
Two young men have been lincensed by
the church to preach the Gospel.
Sidney Church,
Conner Main and Beech streets. Rev. Har
vey Hatcher, pastor, No. $40 west MAR
street. Present membership, 81; net in
crease, y. ...# ...........
SUNDAY SCHooL-A. L.. Phillips superia
tendeut.- and teachers, 90; schol
airs, 157 baptisms, s; contributions, S256.25
The church building was taken down early
in the fall and removed to the corner o.
Beech and west Main streets, and consider
ably enlarged by the addition OF two wings
1t now has seating capacity OF 800; wa:
opened for worship December oath. Co.'S
Of removal and addition, $1,000.
| ... Fulton Church.
Pastor, Rev. John NJ. Butler, No. III
south Pine street. Present membership
g. Additions. q; decrease, II. ......
SUNDAY SCHOOL,. w. Anderson, super
| intendent.-Oft officers and teachers, lG schol-
ars. rs; total, 81; contributions, $50.
TIE YouNG MEMS MISSIONARY SOCIETY
and LADIES' DoRCAs SOCIETY have done eff
cient work, and have raised and disbursed
| S26.67. ....I lit. ....s.,.'a
yenable- Street Church.
Rev. George F. Williams, pastor, 507 Mos
by street. Present membership, 164.. Addi-
tions during the year, &c., Net increase, 35.
Contributions, 5000. Raised for building
purposes, S740. -
This church was organized in April,
1874, with only At members, under the
auspices of the Sunday-School Association.
1t has been fostered during the year by the
State Mission Board, and substantially aided
bv the Ladies' Savings Society and the
Young Mems Mission Society OF the First
Baptist church.
An infant classroom has been added to
the church, and new seats put in the au-
dience-room.
SUNDAY SCHooL.-L. III. Frayser superin-
tendent. Officers and teachers, %; scholars,
TO; total, 1877. Contributions, S110. Mem
| bers Of the school baptized, 10. .-s.,.
Clay-Street Mission,
Corner Clay and Graham streets. Regular
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