The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-01

I ent.sW William LoYens.ein; Assistant. sinner.
lntenden1, lsadore Strause; Secretary, ST.
mon Whiflock; teachers, 1S: scholars
lt5-tota1. 1913. Confirmation class. IA.
CoNGREGATloS BETH SHALLOW, worsbfpDinp
at the synagogue on Mayo street near Frauk.
IN. At'presentwithout minister. 1Ab,am
Levy. president; Joseph Cohen, reader.
Membership, 10.
CONGREGATION KESEEssETH israel. wor.
shipping Mt the synagogue on Mayo street
near Broad. Rev. NJ. j. Brill, minister; M.
meyer. president. Members and seat-hold.
| ers, 40.
LUTHERAN.
First English Lutheran Church.
seventh street near Grace. Rev. w. c.
Schaeiier, pastor; residence, 100 west Grace
Street. present membership, G3; net in
crease, &c.
SUNDAY ScHooI.-Oficers and teachers.
IS; scholars enrolled, $50; total. 1GS: net
increase, 81.
Four thousand dollars have been paid du.
ring the year upon the church debt, and
$4,000 more is raised in valid pledges, to be
PAID during The ensuing six months.
The Pastors Aid Society and Luther
Union are efficient organizations.
/
German Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem
I Church,
Sixth street above Clay. Rev. Fred Dreyer,
pastor; residence, SIG east Clay street.
present membership, l05; additions. G..
instruction in the Catechism every Sunday
afternoon in the presence OF the congrega-
ton.
There Is in connection with the church a
ladles> society. The church also has pa.
rochlal duy school numbering 4s scholars.
This congregation is united with the Ger
man Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio,
and other States, numbering G49 ministers,
with S25 congregations. The church has
attached to its name the letters ~. A. c."
which signify that this congregation pro-
fesses the doctrines Of the Word OF God as
eXpounded in the Unatered Augsburg
Confession from the year 1880.
German EyangelicaI St. Johns Church,
Corner Fifth and Jackson streets. Kew. Ed
Huber, pastor; residence. 2l3 west Marshall
street. Present membership, 300.
SUNDAY SCHOoL.-Teachers, officers, and
scholars, 235.
METHODIST.
Methodist Sunday-School Society.
Officers: Albert l.. West, president
Charles 2. Rady, secretary; J. L. Sims
assistant secretary; and Il. l.. D. Walford
treasurer. This Society was organized in
1866. 1t represents all the Methodist Sun
day schools OF Richmond and suburbs. ant
: OF Manchester, and numbering clever
schools. Monthly meetings are held reg,l
larly, alternating at the various churches
on the second Sunday in each month.
The average roll of officers, teachers, ant
scholars for the past year WAS 2.242; aver
age attendance. 1873. All the schools raise
: weekly contributions for current expense
> and missionary work. Special attention j.
: paid to circulating libraries, and several o
the schools have about 1,G00 volumes in tn,
library.
Trinity Church,
) Corner Twentieth and Broad streets. Pas
> tor, Rev. William E. JudkinS. Parsonage
: No. 220S Broad street. Present member
; ship, Az.
SUNDAY SCIIOOL.-Thomas w. Pemberton
superintendent; Charles p. Rady, as$lstan
superintendent james T.. Riddick, secrc
tary. Officers and teachers, 30; scholars
194-totaI. 3l4.
The church has Il SUNDAY-SCHooL SOCIETY
OF which Silas l.. johnson is president, AM
james L. Riddick secretary.
Centenary Church,
Grace street between Fourth and Fifth
Rev. r. n. Sledd, d. D.. pastor. Tn
church building is large, comfortable, ant
elegant The seats are free. There are 10
) commitments. D. $. Woodbridge is presi
dent: A. NJ. Lyon, treasurer; and 4. L
! Hudgin, secretary OF the Board OF Stewards
The SUNDAY SCHOOI. is under the super
intendency OF Asa Snyder. He Is aided b.
large and efficient corps OF officers ant
teachers. There are between $50 and 40
scholars enrolled. About 60 OF these are pro
yided with clothing by the Dorcas Society
THE LADIES' AID SOCIETY is an agency o
great usefulness not only in raising fund
/ for various interests OF the church, but ais
in visiting the sick and needy and minister
ing to their comfort.
This is vigorous, active, growing church
Broad-Street Church
It's centrally located on the corner OF Broa
and Tenth streets, only one square from tn
CAPITOL It is one OF the largest and mos
beautiful churches in the city. The ReI
James 4. Duncan. d. D., was its fonnde
4. and first pastor. \ memorial tablet in III
: church commentaries the fact. The churc
/. is in a prosperous condition. Pastor, Rev
t w. q. Starr, 80 north Eleventh street
Membership, 3l2.
! The LADIES' FOREIGN AND YOlSG MEN
4 HOME MISSIONARY SOCIETIES are efilcler
and flollrisbin@ organizations.
: SUNDAY SCHOOL.-WiIliam E. Turner
superintendent; officers and teachers. ST
scholars. 179-total, 2l3. Volumes IN !
r brary. 645.
! THE DoRcAs SOCIETY aids destitute chi
dren. The school assists lib supporting
mission school in China. =
Clay-Street Church,
!. Corner OF Clay and Adams streets. Pastor
-. Rev. Alex q. Brown; pastors residence
: No. II west Marshall strees. Membership
500. Slttings, 500. Seats free.
J.. TIE SUNDAY SCHOOL has $50 scholars, l
; officers and teachers. +. 5. Dalton IS 81
: nerintendent, assisted by {. c. Walter.
t The Mission CHAPEL an Belle Isle has
Sunday school Of So scholars, under til
C care of John Il. BoiSa&, assisted by RSbel
f. .I3dford.
/. TuE PARSONAGE SDCIETY.-Mrs.. Luc
Mcdowell, presidents Mrs. Ella T.. Haml
!. ton, secretary. r. ,
THE DoRCAs SoGaETY.-Mrs. Calhe L
+ Temple, president; Miss Lucy L.. vaughn
ylce-pre,ident; Mss EsteIle CHntchiiel'
secretary.
Union station Church.
i Pastor. Rev. J. A. Proctor, II6 TWcnt!
:; fourth street, between NJ and <. Membe
!; ship. $50. .,. ~ W.