The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-12
LOCAL MATTERS.

CHURCH NOTES.-At the Ciay-Street Bap-
tist church the pastor received one person
for baptism and gave the hand Of fellow
ship to one at the communion.
At the Second Baptist church, in the
morning, Rev. DR.. Charles Manly, Of Staun-
ton, preached an admirable sermon in the
interests Of the Virginia Baptist Sunday
School Board; after which collection was
taken for this object.
Al Grace-Street Baptist church nightly
meetings were held last week-the pastor
CDR. Hatchery preaching to large, very
solemn, and deeply interested congrega-
tions. Upwards Of twenty have professed
conversion, and the meeting has steadily
grown in interest. The pastor baptized
eight persons at night. The meetings are
to 90 on this week-services to be held at a
quarter to O'Clock P. NJ. in the main audi
ence-room. The congregations on Sunday
were very large, and there is every prospect
of a general revival in this congregation.
At the First Baptist church, in the morn
ing, after preaching by the pastor Or. War.
ren), collection was taken for the Sunday
School Board. At night Rev. DR.. Manly
preached an excellent sermon.
At Leigh-Street Baptist church the pastor
(Dr. Garlick) filled the pulpit in the morn
ing. and at night Rev. DR.. Hoge preached
q most effective sermon to a very large con-
gregation.
At the Seventh-Street Christian church
the pastor (Rey. j. Z. Tyler received four
persons into full fellowship.
At Broad-Street Methodist Episcopal
church on Sunday one person was received
By baptism.
At Oregon church five persons were re-
ceived on profession OF faith, and two OF
them were baptized.
At Clay-Street church six persons were
received-four on profession OF faith and
two by certificate.
At Union-Station church one person was
received by certificate.
At Manchester church twelve persons
were received on profession, and seven
persons baptized. There were twenty-seyen
conversions during the week.
At Trinity church five persons were re-
ceived-three on profession and two by GER
tifcate Two persons were baptized.
at Friends Westinghouse on Sunday
morning, after a,iew remarks by Mr.. j. B.
Creushaw, Mrs. +. l.. Comstock, who had
been advertised to preach there, arose, and
taking as the basis of her remarks the two
words "Lost and Saved" which had been
suggested, she said, by the remarks OF Mr..
Crenshaw, proceeded to deliver very ele-
CANT and powerful sermon. She remarked
| that she would transpose the terms, prefer
| ing to put the SaUed before the lost, as, in
her opinion, there would be found in the
| liudgment-da more of the former than OF
| the latter. Then commencing with Cain
and Abel. and taking other parallel eases
mentioned in the Bible Of persons who were
contemporary, one OF whom was wicked
and the other worshipper OF the true God,
she gave sketch Of the character OF each
| An original thinker, with perfect famil-
iarity with the Bible, and power OF de-
scription rarely eXcelled, she not only in
| terests and instructs her hearers, but pleases
| all who hear her. She soon gets control OF
their attention, and holds it as long as she
continues to speak. She concluded the dis
course by sketching the lines OF the Roman
Emperor Nero and st. Paul Ia the most
graphic style. The peroration descriptive
| OF the eternal Joy of the saved was touch
| ing and beautiful, and eloquent in the high
est degree.
Mrs. Comstock preached at the Aims
house chapel at O'Clock in the afternoon
| to deeply interested congregation. Many
went away unable to find room in the
chapel. Her remarks were from the Ser
mon on the Mount, particularly from the
| text s. Blessed are the poor in spirit" &c.,
and were peculiarly appropriate to the oc-
casion. She strongly recommended here,
as she has frequently done before, little
book, which she got in this city, called
:. BibIe.Readings," and edited by Il. D.
| Chamberlain and D. w. Whittle. She said
that she had derived great instruction and
benefit from reading it and searching out
the passages indicated in it; that to the
earnestworking Christians and students OF
the Bible 1t was invaluable.
Mrs. Comstock has concluded her labors
in this city, and will leave for Washington
| city on the 8 o'clock train this morning,
stopping for a day or SO in Caroline county.
She carries with her from this city the best
wishes and prayers OF many friends for her
contlnued usefulness.
AT ST. Peters cathedral the usual night
Lenten services were begun on Sunday at
| hali-past7 O'Clock. Rev. Father Janssens
delivered mastery sermon on |" Infdelity," !"
and the clear and forcibie manner in which
be expounded the subject made it highly
Interesting 10 all who heard him. He Will
give q series Of serrnons during the contin.
aance q; Lent. His subject for next sun.