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

SUNDAY scHooL--Rev. G.. N. Wright, sli
! Eperinteudent.-'Fhe school is in good con
dition. Rolistrength, 240.
Nicholson-Strcct Church.
Nicholson street, Rockets. Rev. W. FL
Edwards. pastor. Present membership, 80
SABBATH SCHooL.-O Officers and teachers,
Is; scholars, 75-total, 90.
CGLORED METHODTsTs.
Third-Strees Church,
Third street between Leigh and Jackson.
Rev. Daniel Draper, pastor, 9i2 Third
street. Membership. 400.
SUNDAY SCHOOL, Officers and teachers,
90; scholars 200-total, go.
Asbury Church,
/ Twenty-tifth street. Rev. John Waters,
pastor, Twenty-tifth and P streets. Pres
ent membership, SO; net increase, 10.
SUNDAY SCHooL.-Officers and teachers,
g.; scholars, 30-total, SO.
PRESBYTERIAN.
Presbyterian Committee Of Publication,
No. 1901 Main street. Rev. James X. IIa-
zen, secretary; Charles Gennet, treasurer.
This Committee, like all other business and
manufacturing interests, has suffered greatly
during the past year, but has bravely Wea-
thered the storm and has bright prospects
for the future. The issues from the press
during the year have been as follows-yiz. !:
| Church Register and Minutes, so; Con-
tribution Books, %; Church Dismission
Books, 40; Hymns OF Voice OF Praise, 5000;
Psalms and Hymns, 5000; Browns Cate
chisms, 10000; Shorter Catcchisms, 20,0 900;
Shorter Catechisms, with proofs, 5000;
Children's Bread, 1000; Tract Volumes,
1000; Holy Sabbath, 5000; Class Books,
two years, 1000; Catalogues, 5000; Circu-
lars, 1850; Church Blanks, 1000; Annual
Reports, 1000; Book Of Church Order,
1000; The Family, 1000; Supplement 10
Psalms and Hymns, 5000: Church Enyel-
opes, 100000; Tracts, 5000; William the
Baptist, 500; Earnest Worker Qnonthiy),
$500; Children's Friend (semi-monthly),
$4,000; Lesson Papers, $4,000.
The publishing OF all these papers has
been let out on contract to Messrs. Whittett
IL Shepperson, the editorial management
still remaining in the control OF Rev. j. X.
HaZen, secretary.
Important changes have been made III the
conduct OF its affairs since the last annual
report. BY direction of the General Assem-
bly, the conduct Of its business has been let
out on contract, and the Presbyterian P,tb-
fishing Company Of st. Louis was the sue
cessfnl bidder. This company will hereaf-
ter have the management OF the business,
Richmond, under the superintendent OF }.
d. X. Sleight, and also keeping full stock
in St. Louis.
! Presbyterian Suuday-Schooi Union
Is composed OF the Presbyterian Sunday
schools OF Richmond and Manchester.
President, James Gordon; Secretary, ia
cob Bates; and five vIce-presidents. This
Union meets the second Monday night OF
every month for prayer and conference in
relation to the Sunday schools connected
with it. Many subjects OF interest have
been discussed during the past year, and
the different schools are generally in pros
porous condition. During the past year
this Union has had charge OF the usual an
niyersary and semi-annual masS-meetinSj OF
the PRESBYTERIAN Sunday schools OF Rich
mond and Manchester.
| First Church.
Rev. Thomas L. Preston, D. d., pastor.
The number OF active members in this
church is $40; number of Sabbath-school
scholars, 400; additions during the year,
20: baptismS, 49,
The colored mission school is well man
aged and in most prosperous condition.
There are two ladies' societies in connec-
ton with the church-the one working in
the interests OF foreign missions, the other
! IN DonalI OF uOIuBSClc HllSSlOus.
The financial condition OF the church is
better than it has been for many years.
Second Church,
Fifth street near Main. Rev. Moses D..
Hogc, D. D., pastor, No. north Fifth
street. Number OF members december
%, 1870, $50; additions, 30; dismissed,
-; deaths, 5.
SUNDAY SCHooI.-Ofticers. 3; teachers,
| Al cnboIorc 2oS--tOto1- 9Ik
MISSION officers, 6; teachers,
30; scholars, 120-total, 155.
BIBLE CLASSES, 2.
INFANT SCHOOL largely attended, and
| very flnurIshing. Contributions regular
and large. Two heather children support
ed by this class, and monthly contributions
made to the Presbyterian cot in the Retreat
for the Sick.
In the Sunday school valuable addition
has been made to the library and new sing
Iing-books introduced.
In the church the envelope system is used
for contributions, and in addition to the
support OF the pastor and incidental eX-
penses OF the church, donations are made
at stated times to Sustentation, Foreign
Missions, Education, Publication, Evangel-
istic Fund, and to the support Of widows
and orphans OF ministers.
A special contribution was made this fall
for the support OF the colored Theological
Institute at Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The LADIES' BENEVOLENT SOCIETY con-
tinues to make laudable efforts to contribute
to both home and foreign missions, and
the Dorcas Society meets monthly to attend
to the wants OF the sick and the poor.
THE YOUNG GIRLS BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
has been very active and successful in all
tbo ,,lopc contributing fD cbnrph antpr-
Drises. The interest and attendance on the
meetings has been well sustained and is
increasing, and the Society has contributed
literally to at least six different benevolent
causes. .H ~.
Third Church,
Situated on the corner OF Broad and Twen-
tv-sixth streets. Pastor, Rev. William n.
Scott; residence, 25l4 east Grace street.
Added to the church during the year, "a
persons. Present membership, 1G7; net
increase, 90. This church, in addition to
IFS home efforts, has a mission chapel on
Thirtieth street beyond p, where occasional
services are held, and prosperous Sabbath
school is regularly conducted. 1t has also
a Young mems prayer-meeting, ladies'
sewing society, and sewing society fol-
: girls. The outlook Of the church is hope
full and encouraging.
SUNDAY SCHOoL.-E. Peasants, superin-
tendent. Officers and teachers, %; scho-
lars, 143-total, 1G5.
Gracc-Strect Church,
Corner OF Grace and Fourth streets. Pas
tor, Rev. Charles H. Read, b. D.; resi-
dence, 10 east Franklin street Qinder
Row..
The efforts OF the Ladies' industrial
Society," connected with this church de