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

St. Johns Church,
Corner Broad mid Z weYity ~ fif streets. Revs
Alexander W. WeddeI,s rector, corner
Broad and Twentieth streets. Baptisms !:
Adults, II !, infants, 10; aggregate, 81. Com
firmations, 64s Communicates Formerly
lis; added, .103 lot which by
transfer 35J; aggregate, 221: > removed, IL
withdrawn, 5 (; died, g.; total, %; present
number, 1885,. Marriages, s.. Funerals, TO-,
;. SUNDAY SCHooL.-Teachers,2 %; scholars,
1863; total, 1871. Contributions, $252.73.
80. Christ Church, ts,t
Washington street near Seventeenth. Rev.
J. j., Sans, rector Baptisms: Adults, II;
infants, IA; aggregate, 81. Combinations,
80. Communicates: Formerly reported,
7e;I added, SO (of which by transfer 81; ag-
gTegate, ia; removed, 8; dropped, 4; total,
Z; present number, LOT. Marriages, 4.
Funerals, u. 4sayn1 ~
SUNDAY scHooL.-zAiternoo schools
Teachers, 10; scholars, 100; total, 139.
Morning school-Teachers, 10; scholars,
144; total, 1863; total, SO2. Contributions
ST.32.4I. sEEf tfg $50.
: PARocH1AL Number. of paid
teachers, /; scholars, so.
Il. FRIENDS.
Westinghouse south side OF Clay street
between First and Foushees John B. Cren-
shaw is the only resident minister. Mem
bership small, with 4 little increase during
the past year. - ~ 50. 800 ~
..C;.t 2 JEWISH. bs--$
1t should be borne in mind that the men,
bership Of the Hebrew congregations are
made up Of males only, and they alladults.
= BETH AHABA, Eleventh street near Mar
shall. Rev. "a. Hoffman,, minister Moses
SIillhiser, president. Membership, 100.
BETH SHALLOW, Mayo street near Franklin.
Rev. Isaac P. Mendes, minister; S. A. Win
stock, president. Membership, 70.
KENEssETH ISRAEL, Mayo street near Broad.
Rev.. NJ. j. Brill, minister; P. Hirshberg,
president. Membership, co., = l., >. -
HEBREW SUNDAY SCHOOL meets at Ele-
venth-Street synagogue. DR.. A. Hoffman,
superintendent; William Loyenstein, assist
ant superintendent; Isador Straus, secre-
tary. Scholars, 1875. so <''s
LUTHERAN. 1854, H..
First English Lutheran Church.
Pastor, Rev. w. C. Schaeffer; residence,
1913 west Cary street. This church was or
ganiZed just one year ago, with 10 men,
bers. Present membership, 81; additions,
23; losses, 1; net increase, %.
SUNDAY Stockholders and teachers,
Is; scholars enrolled, 101 total, 116; in
crease during the year, 90; contributions,
SIG. This year the Sunday school will
educate native pupil in the mission school
in India.
This church has purchased the beautiful
lot corner OF Grace and Seventh streets,
upon which they propose, at an early day,
to erect splendid church, the chapel OF
which is nearly ready for occupancy.
German EVANGELICAL Lutheran Bethlehem
Church,
Sixth street above Clay. Pastor, Rev. Louis
Lochncr; residence, 112 Leigh street, near
Second. Present membership, 107; addi-
tons, 7. instruction in the cathechism
every Sunday afternoon in presence OF the
congregation. ..,-..
There are in connection with the church q
ladies' society, n young ladies' society, and
young mems society. The church has a
parochial (day) school, numbering 4S scho-
lars. ........
This congregation is united with the Ger
man Lutheran Synod Of Missouri, Ohio,
and other States, numbering 5I8 ministers,
with 625 congregations.
The church has attached to its name the
letters "U. a. Co." which signify that this
congregation processes the doctrines OF the
Word of God as eXpounded in the Una! :
tered Augsburg Confession from the year
1880.
German Evangelical st. Johns Church,
Corner Fifth and Jackson streets. Pastor,
Rev. Ed. Huber, 213 west Marshall street.
Present Membership, 210; increase, s.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, Of teachers and
officers, 30; scholars, 250. .-.-
DAY-SCHooI.-Tbr teachers and 100
scholars. ".,'
LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY. Eighty
members.
SUNDAY SCHOOL BENEVOLENT SOCIETY,"
Sixty-fye members. , .--.
Other Statistics Number of persons con-
frmed, % present class OF candidates for
confirmation, 20; baptisms, 80.
METHODIST.
Methodist Sunday.Scho0l Society.
Officers: Albert L. West, president
Charles P. Rady, secretary; j. L. Sims,
assistant secretary; and D. j. Hartsook
treasurer. This society was organized in
1866, Immediately after the termination OF
the war, the one that existed prior to the
war having been disbanded. 1t represents
all the Methodist Sunday schools Of Rich
L md and suburbs, and of Manchester, and
numbering ten schools at present. Monthly
meetings have been and are now held regu-
larly, alternating at the various churches,
on the second Sunday in each month.
The exercises. consist of singing, statisti-
cal reports, exercises by the children, and
addresses from ministers and prominent lay
men connected with this good cause. During
the past year the society has held twelve
meetings, and the interest in the society and
the cause is undated. All the meetings
are largely attended.
rrbo orarnpa roll ~ offYnors taaphars and
scholars for the past year was 2,058; aver
age attendance, 1923. All the schools raise
weekly contributions for current expenses
and missionary work. Special attention is
paid to circulating libraries, and several OF
the schools have about 1000 volumes in the
library. Nearly all the schools study the
international System Of Graduated Stimuli
taneous Instruction. ...s.8 ~
The regular business OF the society Is
conducted by board Of directors COM
posed Of three delegates from each school,
who meet quarterly. ~s.1. .r~s5 e.. .'..
Trinity Church,
Corner Twentieth and Broad streets. Pas
tor, Rev. William E. Judkins. Parsonage,
No. 22OS Broad street. Present member
ship, 525; increase, III. :
SUNDAY ScHooL.-Thomas ". Pemberton,
Superintendent; Charles P. Rady, assistant
superintendent; James Z. Riddck. secre-
tary. Officers and teachers. So; scholars,
300-total, 1853.
The church has a SUNDAT-SCHooL SOCIETY,
OF which Silas l.. johnson is president, and
James =. Riddick secretary.
....-.isi Centenary Church, --.-
On Grace between Fourth and Fifth streets,
Is one of: the largest and most elegant
houses Of worship in the city. Its members
ship is 800, and increasing. and includes
sonie of the most earnest, energetic Chris