The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-18
VOCAL MATTERS.

.,.p NnTES-At the Ncnablc-Strect
~, chrrch Rev. w. G.. Shaeiler preach
.Ln morning very good sermon. At
{" ... -, 10 nastor preached. and oEc person
...--,,r<std conversion.
F,,, .fs First Baptist church the pastor
H.hca and cave the ight-iland Of fellow
ls:c - ;hir,v.tour. making IN increase OF
~. ~ .hrca to the membership in the last
",'. 80 Gracc-strcct Baptist church the
,,- nrcachfd. In the morning he gave
- -;ch;-baul OF fellowship TO seven per-
ANS At r;ght lie baptized seven. The
meeting. row in progress two weeks. has
,,,,Ira intensely interesting. and will so
~ mis- week every night at l:43.
psy William PapeuhaUsen. missionary
= th. First Baptist church 10 the German
,,,,,,lqtjon, held an interesting meeting
tir.on- the Germans in Rockets. and made
~~-~rrcmcutS 10 open ! Sunday school there
mex, sunday.
A. the Pinc-S,reet Baptist church the pas
,,r flied his pulpit morning aud night, and
hap;Gzcd one.
:, The Clay-Strect Baptist church one
rcr,on Was received for baptism during the
week
Rev. l.. A. Young preached At the Broad
,,rrri Methodist church on Sunday morn
inc Ecy. L. 4. Wilson preached At Cen
,.0a-y church III the morning and Dr.. l..
yG,,n- n night. Two persons were re-
r..vrf on profession and one by certificate.
Dr. Wilson preached At Trinity n night.
TIE ra>ror preached al Clav-Strect church
;n The morning and Or. McFcrrin at night.
Two members were received. Dr.. Meier
rim rr,acncd at Uui0n-Station church liz the
morning.
T0ur members were received 1t Laurel
>.-gct cuurch on Sunday-threc on profes-
s5o and one by certificate.
The Methodist preachers at their meeting
Yesterday pledged their cooperation in the
work Of tie Youn" Mems Christian Asso-
cation in reference TO the Sunday liquor
!Aw
At the Manchester Methodist church on
SUNDAY sixteen persons were received On
profession.
Rev. !. ). Clark made 4 statement at the
Methodist preachers meeting Yesterday i'll
regard TO the work in Ashland. The rerl-
val i >!lH in progress there. and about
twenty persons have been converted.
p.>. NcFerrn and Young made state
MertS Of the condition Of the church in
Nashville. 1t was stated that the member.
,a;poi the Methodist Church averages about
one seventh of the entire population. They
c9ugru,ulatcd the mcctin" on the signs O
deuonlinational prosperity which they hat
Observed ~ Richmond.
The meeting held ut Broad-Strcct Metho
d!,t church last night. in the interest OF th'
mt'ishing-house Of the Southern Methods
Church. was thiuIy attended on account o
lac inclcment weather.
Wednesday night mass-nectinS OF al
ne Methodist churches vii! he held in The
aIle church (BIoad-StrceN at 7. NJ.
Ats. Peters Cathedral Sunday night RI
Rev Bishop kcanc delivered the tnird o.
III, series Of Lcntcn sermons on faith. j
WI mastery effort, and one the like o.
which is seldom heard. The subject
which WAS The Reasons for Faith, j one
which requires such deep thought and sc
much philosophical and pathological re
search that when treated 1T length will or
GI1a!Iir tire III" most enlightened audience
In The hand OF the Bishop it claimed The
ur1a"2&S and even brcathle>S attention oi
he lHrnense audience, which filed ever!
available portion Of the sacred edIfcc, fol
an Sour &nd a quarter. His reasoning wa;
gogtgt and as clear as cyrstal, while Iii;
c2GDvcton of thought and transitions were
a evident Is graceful. The beauty OF hi;
voice and The finished articulation in his ut
i"rancc were powerful auxiliaries in givin.
t2:tu the s;li! more powerful arguments
Ed united witbal in making an oration per
iyl, in lis every rart.
That Bishop heane is one OF the mos
sI.tl orators that ever a>ccnded 4 pulpl
10 IBIS city all who heard him on Sunday
night will admit. Same competent judges
aud tho>a non. Catholic. assert that he Is The
Art>; pulpit orator they ever heard. On
DeXi Sunday night he will preach on "Faili
III tie Catholic Church."