The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-08
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS, I.
CAUCUS To. o.NIGHT.-The following notice
was read out to the members Immediately
after the adjournment OF the two houses
yesterday:
GA caucus Of the Conservative party Of
the General Assembly will be held in the hal
OF the House OF Delegates tomorrow Tues
day. at a o'clock P. NJ.
CIV. H. F. LEE, Chairman"
CHURCH NoTEs.--At the Monumental
church on Sunday morning Rev. F. M. Ba.
Tker read the service and Rev. DR.. Wood.
bridge, the pastor, preached. In the after
noon Rev. William Powers preached.
| AT the First Baptist church Rev. II. A.
Tupper, D. D., preached in the morning a
very clear and forcible sermon on tithes and
offerings. at night the pastor preached
and baptized four persons. In the after
noon the Sunday school held meeting and
reelected the officers of the last year mainly.
At the Clay-Street Baptist church Rev. j.
B. TurDin preached in the morning very
ENJOYABLE sermon. In the afternoon the
pastor baptized three, and preached at
night.
At the Grace-Street Baptist church the
paster filled his pulpit morning and night.
at the Second Baptist church the pastor
preached morning and evening. In the
afternoon the annual church meeting was
held, in which the reports OF all the standing
COMMITTEES Of the church were read. These
reports show very healthy condition OF
the church, and present the gratifying fact
that the contributions OF the church foot up
o1a I, in, n
vance Of what they were last year.
The meeting continued with interest till
it was necessary to light the gas. An out
standing debt OF 5000 was reported, and the
amount imme ediately raised to canceli it.
At the Sidney Baptist church the pastor
preached morning and night, and baptized
two.
At Pine-Street Baptist church the pastor
preached and received seventeen into the
full fellowship Of the church.
at Venable-Street Baptist church the
pastor preached morning and night. In the
afternoon mass-meeting OF the church was
held. a brief and interesting history OF
the work performed in this field, which re-
suited in the organization OF this church,
was given by MIR. l.. FL. Frayser, who has
long been connected with this enterprise.
The report Of the finance coElmlttee SHOWS
that the church begins the new year Win a
debt Of only fifteen dollars. The meeting
was one Of deep feeling and profit, and en-
thusiasm awakened for the promising work
before the church.
At Leigh-Street Baptist church the pastor
preached and gave the right-band OF fellow
ship to ten.
At the Broad-Street Methodist church on
Sunday the pastor preached and received
one person on profession Of faith. The
Rev. j. J. Lafferty administered the COM
munion.
Bishop Doggett preached at Centenary
church in the morning, and DR.. Bennett
administered the communion. In the after
noon a New Years prayer-meeting was
held, and at night Dr. Sledd preached.
at Clay-Street Methodist church two per.
sons were received by certificate. Rev. T.
Dieces assisted Rev. Mr.. Brown. the pastor,
in the administration Of the communion.
One person was received on profession Of
faith at Oregon church.
Rev. G. Zimmerman preached at the Ger
man Methodist church morning and night
At Park-Place church Rev. P. NASH
preached at IL A. M. One person was re-
ceiYed by baptism and five on certificate
DR.. Edwards preached at night.
AT the Second Presbyterian church on the
| first Sabbath in the year it is DR.. Hoge's Gus
tom to give his people a motto-teXt for The
| year. On last Sabbath he preached to then
| from the words, ss And we desire that every
one OF you do show the same diligence to tht
full assurance Of hope unto the end."-He
brew VII, IL. The sermon was rich in prac
tical instruction, faithfully and forcibly set
| ting forth the duties Of church members
and closing with vivid picture OF beau
1 :n,.J in
tain region of Norway, which formed fint
| illustration of the Christians character, as
| lifting I'D first his heart in prayer to COD
he stretches forth his hands to ,uort =.
| In the afternoon he preached to an i'm
mense audience of all denominations, OF
the State of Religion in Richmond, from l
Corinthians xiii, 21: ssThe eye cannot So,
unto the hand, have no need Of thee; mo-
again, the head to the feet, have no neet
of you." 1t was a sermon accurately pre-
pared. It discussed our New-Year's reli
gious statistics; spoke kindly Of all the de
nominations, and referred to the small IN
crease of church-membership during th'
year, while praising the good order ant
| misunderstanding character OF the people
and was itself an Illustration Of that con
seryatism which he claimed as one OF tn
| characteristics Of his own denomination
AS the time allotted to the afternoon ser
vice did not permit him to finish his dis
course he reserved the latter and most inter
esting part Of his theme-yiz., The re
|lation OF the Churches to One. Another =
for next Sabbath afternoon.
1t is an encouraging feature that althoug
large congregations have always been ID
characteristic Of this church, 1t has neye
ifbeen so densely crowded as it has been thi
/ winter. On several occasions many Wer
obliged to go; away because neither sittin
or standing room could be obtained.