The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-15
PETERSBURG.

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,nrrrcAL pIscUssIoS--EDGAE ALLAN AND DK.
IorasNSES BEFORE THE PEoftE--PEhsoNAL
rEcoEps-T THE CONSERVATIVE eoA,hN-
T,oS-RELIGlovs NoTEs-BAfTlsf SUNDAY
n,,oor rSIoS--sUNpAY-sCn00L ASSIEER-
SARY.
JULY IS, 1873.
w. 1,sorh Jorcensen and Mr.. Edgar
~. thn rival asp,rants for the Republic
Al''''' ,,:,ati,n for Congress in this dis
Ga" met m discussion here last night. The
. .,,.isnce was not a very large one, which
""uId indicate that the coloSed brethren
W. MOI We, been much aroused on the sub
ia. va. a; the election. The crowd seemed
~, eouallv divided in their partiality to.
IDS the Speakers. The discussion was
~,,Iv NJ \ personal character-being con-
t ,,v Ia a review by each speaker OF the
'Inaord Of the other and was ut times very
I,.;,,,ntcd. II not unSrequently happened
49,, statements made by one were brand
80 ~ fn,Sc BIZ the other. Mr.. Allan
80 !. ,;mrs read from printed slips the various
".,Sorsemcnts he had received from the he-
,>,,bHran leaders OF the dIstrlct, settlnS
inr,h his fidelity to The party, h's energy,
,t,;l;,y. cloqucnce. ard great services. N.
1nrrcnsen conten;ed himself with SAYING
MAJ no was so we'll known in the o's.r'c'
tha; he needed no introduction or testiino-
90, -; character. 1t Is very evident from
u'a ,,n,nrn NJ the discussion between lnese
t,,,, gentlemen that it will he, to great
oy,ent o, 4 personal character-not one
hs.ed on principle--and that 1t VIII De d
E,n,a;n Hinton this morning settles the
question Of his candidacy in puoiisieo
cara say;n. he will accept the NOMINATION.
~ no Conservative Convention il bestowed
mon him. and .hat he will devote his every
energy TO secure the success OF the Coh-
seTyaiivc cause.
The city superintendent has directed tha1
the Conservatives hold meetings IN their re-
snrrtiye wards on the evening Of the 10Th
oi July to elect delegates 10 Inc o'h ol Au-
ouSt Congressional Convention.
pnv 4 Steel. OF Richmond, will oc-
r,nv the pllpi; OF the Washington-Street
Methodist Episcopal church Sunday morn
inc ana evening In the morning he VIII
mach the annual missionary sermon be-
fore the congregation.
Rev. !. Z. L. Thornhill, OF AppomattoS
county, has consented to preach for the
Bvrnc-Strcct Baptist church during the
months OF July and August. The church
has as vet made no call OF pastor to sue
coed Rev. Mr.. HOLIDAY.
There are about seventy delegates In at
tendance on the session OF the Virginia jap-
list Sunday-ScLool Union (coiored), now
holding its annual meeting here. The pro-
cccdings Yesterday were mainly confined 10
apnojntmcnt OF committees and the reading
Of letters from the different churches.
Twcntv-four new churches and schools were
received into the Union, including severai
in Richmond and Hanover county. Last
night Professor J. L. Jones, OF Rlchmond,
according to appointment. delivered welt
prepared lecture on "The Study OF the
Biblean Element in the Christian Education
OF Our Youth -
Among the gentlemen in attendance at
the Republican meeting last night was Gem
era! TYLER. son oil the late cN-PreSident
John Tyler. who WAS present as q trlend OF
Mr.. Allan.
An engine, destined for trainway-work
al Savannah, Ga, was shipped south,
through this city. this morning from the
Metropolitan Works at Richmond.
The Old-Strcct Pres5yterian) Sabbath
afternoon school will celebrate its cigh-
tcenth anniversary tomorrow afternoon.
This is one OF the largest Sunday schools III
the city, though the congregation OF the
church under whose auspices it is held IS
one Of the smallest. ROBIN ADAlR.