The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-04

At the Venable-Street Baptist church th,
pastor baptized one person on Sunday.
= At Grace-Street Baptist church the pastor
DR.. William e. Hatcher, having recovered
from his sickness, flied his pulpit morning
and night, and at night baptized one candi
date. 10
At Sidney Baptist church the pastor, Rev
Fl. Hatcher, received one for baptism, and
in the afternoon baptized eleven persons
The protracted meeting at his church has
closed.
At Pine-Street Baptist church Rev. j. Fl.
Barnes assisting the pastor in protracted
meeting) preached morning and night ten.
der and acceptable sermons. The pastor
baptized five and received two for baptism,
and gave the right hand OF fellowship at the
communion service. Services every night
this week at u O'Clock.
At Clay-Street Baptist church there wa.
preaching morning and night by the pastor.
Prayer-meetingS will commence on Wed
tnesday night and continue each night at a
At the Second Baptist church there was
preaching by the pastor in the morning, and
one baptized, and very interesting meet
ing in the afternoon. At night Rev. G. II.
Ryland preached solid and profitable SER
mon, and the pastor baptized six. Others
have been received for baptism, and the
meetings are now quite promising and will
60 ON every night, services being at q.
At the First Baptist church Rev. j. r.
Harrison preached in the morning very
sweet and unusually tender sermon to a
large, interested, and fearful congregation.
The pastor held meeting with the children.
At night Mr.. Harrison preached good
and instructive sermon. Five persons have
been received during the week, and four
were baptized Sunday night by the pastor.
At Leigh-Street Baptist church the pastor
preached morning and night. During the
week he baptized sixteen. At the commu-
nion service he gave the right hand Of fel-
lowship to seventy. The ret gain In this
church for the month was eighty-four. The
additions during the meeting, which closed
last Friday night, amount to one hundred
and twenty-five. The membership now
numbers nine hundred, making this the
largest white church south OF the Potomac.
At the Seventh-Street Christian church
the pastor preached, and at night COM
menced series OF sermons on the distinct
i've principles Of his denomination.
Rev. A. &. Brown, OF the Clay-Street
Methodist church, reported yesterday at the
preachers meeting that he preached for the
first time to his new congregation morning
and night. He expressed himself as greatly
pleased with his cordial and sincere recep-
ton.
Rev. S. A. Steel reported as having re-
ceived one person by baptism at the Broad
Street church.
DR.. Sledd, Of Centenary church, received
one person by certificate In the morning.
At the Manchester church Rev. George
c.. Vanderslice preached in the morning
and Rev. w. MCGEE at night.
At the preachers meeting yesterday
the following resolution was adopted:
Resolved, That at the conclusion of the
call from the churches religious service
shall be held ut each meeting.
Appropriate resolutions were also adopt.
cd in respect to the death Of Bishop Mar
vim.
Rev. Leroy NJ. Lee, D. D., appointed pre-
siding elder by the Conference, stated t
the meeting yesterday that in view OF hi:
health, which is now very hopefully good
he will not undertake to preach for severa
weeks, but will attend to any official busi
ness which the churches may need in nd
vance OF the time of his regular appoint
ments.
The dedicatory services connected will
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dist church on Sunday were intensely in
teresting. The house, which has four hun
dred seats, was crowded-eyery seat occu
pied, and great many occupying impro
vised seats or standing wherever footholt
could be obtained. The previous notice
we have given of this new church edific
had excited high expectations as to th
taste, elegance, comfort, and accommodate
OF the building; but the general sentimen
expressed was that in all these particular
it far exceeded expectation. Rev. John E
Edwards, the pastor, preached the dedica
tory sermon from Matt. xvi, IS. His sub
iect was "The Church OF God in the World
considered in relation to its constituency
progressive development, stability, perpetu
itv, and safcty.' We shall not mar its sym
metrv by my attempt to give even synor
sis. Suffice it to say that the sermon wa
one Of great power, eloquence, and pathoS
and was highly commended on all sides.
The opening prayer was offered by Rev
D. P. Wills.
A collection followed the sermon to rails
funds to defray the expense OF furnishin
the house.
DR.. Edwards, in his discourse, paid
delicate but felictous tribute to the ger
erous donor who, in his princeIy munif
cence, had taken upon himself the expens
of providing the lot and putting up tn
| building at his own charges. The Docto
thought it was as little as the eongregatio
could do to defray the expenses incurred j
furnishing the house with seats, carpets
and upholstering. .
At night the house was again filed to hea
Rev. j. j. Laferty, who preached n
markably able and interesting sermon.
was .brimful OF thought, with now an
then 4 touch OF his inimitable humor, whic
is Trepressible, even in the pulpit.
; In the afternoon n communion-servic
was held, which was conducted by the Re,
j. S. R. Clarke. There was large numbe
OF communicates, many OF whom were frol
sister churches. -Four persons were n
ceived into the church. ' Hit
The day was beautiful, and all the eXel
cises passed off with great satisfaction
the friends OF this new church enterprise
The collections during the day amounted
about 5000. H'.',esL. - =
There will be preaching every nigh
during the week; services commencing c
u O'Clock. Rev. s. A. Steel, OF Broad-Stree
church, preached last night Rev. r. \
Sledd, of Centenary, Will preach tonight
Rev. George c. Vanderslice on Wednesda
night.
This new church is an ornament to tn
west end OF our city, and is located on on
OF the most beautiful and desirable lots
Franklin street, opposite Monroe Park.
At the Monumental church On Sunda
morning the pastor read the service
preached sermon appropriate to the mrs
Sunday in Advent, and inthe afternoo
. held services for the Sunday-schooi chi
dren, and administered the sacrament Q
baptism.
At the Third Presbyterian church Rev
William N. Scott, pastor, though not com
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