The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-18
AirIlmond Dispatth.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER IS, 1877.
PETERSBURG.

INTERESTING LECTURE on THE pAN-PRESBTTE-
RJsN CoUNCII-CoMrLlMENT TO REV. DRS.
BROWN AND HoGE-ASNCAI. REPORT OF THE
SCHOOL BoARD-FAAILY SAMES-TISTT OF A
MANCHESTER MILITARY coMrASY--sSR0I-
HYNT AT THE PUBLIC sCU0oLS-DELEGATEs
TO THg PORTSMOUTH BAPTIST ASSOCIATION
DBCLISATIoS, &C.
correspondence OF the Richmond AspstchI
SEPTEMBER II, 1877.
A large congregation assembled mt the
Second Presbyterian church yesterday af-
ternoon at Al o'clock to hear the Rev. DR..
George Petric. OF Alabama, deliver an adj
dress %n the Pan-Presbyterian Council
lately held in Edinburgh. The address was.
full Of instruction and Interesting through
out. The Council, said the Speaker, was
composed OF three hundred and thirty-three
delegates. and represented twenty thousand
ministers and a constituency OF five million
PRESBYTERIAN members. The churches OF
America were largely and ably represented.
1t was most suitable that this, the first
Council OF ts kind. should meet in Edin-
hurch, q city OF the greatest historic in
terc>t 10 Preshytcrians. The Doctor spoke
Of the welcome extended 10 the del
cca,cs By the city Of Edinburgh. through
the Lord Provost. and OF the wei
come by the Church OF Scotland-the ad-
dresses and responses. He gave detailed
account OF the regular business OF the
Council. the subjects discussed, OF the pro-
cccdings generally. and pleasantly referred
10 the remarkable unity OF thought and feel
Ing developed among the delegates. In the
conclusion OF his address DR.. Petrie spoke
in complimentary terms OF Drs. Brown and
Hoge, who represented the Synod OF Fir-
cinia in the Council, and also Of the vene
rabIc Dr.. Plumer, so we'll known and be-
loved in Virginia. lie also spoke in warm
cst terms OF the generous and noble hoSpi-
tality Of the city OF Edinburgh.
The annual report OF the School Board OF
the city Of Petersburg for 1SI6-'TT has just
been published. The total school popula-
ton Of the city, as per census Of 1875, was: :
Whites, 3,4O2; colored, 4,01j-total, 1,417.
The total enrolment for the session was
Whites. sec; co!orcd, G90-total. 1856.
The average monthly salaries OF the male
teachers was SS4.33 OF female, s42.7G. The
average cost for tuition per session for each
pupil in attendance was S1+.92.
The tay-liStS of the city contain the names
Of lGG Joncscs, &C Smiths, 70 JacksonS, 96
Johnsons, and IS Browns. OF the Jones
family there are l3l colorcd men. one half
OF whom rejoice in the Christian name OF
Henry.
The city was visited to-day by the Union
Guard, the colorcd military company OF
Manchester. They paraded through our
streets, and were the recipients OF great
attention on the part OF their colored friends.
The public schools opened to-day with
SO pupils--549 whites and 2GG colorcd.
This is fully 800 more pupils than were en-
rolled the whole OF the first week OF last
session, and the beginning is very encour-
agiE-. The prepayment OF the capitation
tax has been required up to date, but the
Board will announce tomorrow that the
schools are open 10 ALL whether they have
paid their tax or not. The prospect is there
fore good fora miIcll-ncrcaScd attendance
OF scholars.
Rev. +. Il. Eaton and Mcssrs. j. II. Ma
clin. Simon Seward, W. II. Bagwcll. and
Gramclt Roper will go rs delegates to the
Portsmouth Baptist Association from the
First church in this city: and Rev. George
J. HOLIDAY and McssrS. Games +. FittZ. II.
II. Harris, and &. ". Walsh, from the
Second church. Rev. Mr.. HOLIDAY will
preach the opening sermon.
Il. i. Davis. Esq, one OF the delegates
from Petersburg to the late General Assem-
bly,, publishes a card positively declining TO
allow his name to be used for denomination.
ROBIN ADAlR.