The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-12-09
FOCAL ALTERS.

sStS-SiA IL ss5 M EA ~ - .a2A s
f,,uncH NorEs..AAt the Monusaental
<.hnrch on Sunday tho sacrament 6, ei Dap
tIsnn VIVA odfainastered TO foaf anusaAl.s--
swf, az whom were adults An in1eE e est. J
address was delivered by VIE pasteT On .ne
duties oil sponsors; after which ss'e taols
Dommun.on was aGmsniste red, -
AZ Broad-Street Methodist cnurcn, sh
Snnday. Rev. Leroy II. Lee preached IN sne
1 snnrniry and Rev. w. q. Starr at night.
a. isv. Street church one snem0er was
received on profession. rr,,,o =
Thn nnniversary celebration OF Y mon
Stasio,, Methodist church COOK p'hce w = y
I. sunday afternoofss and was addFess &C, "
Rev. w. E. Jndkit,s. -. .s,,..,, IN
,,an.her was received on certificate.
p.s RI. Siedd preached at Nicholson
<s,raot Metssedist church Sunday morning,
and she presiding elder at night.
StPark-Piace Methodist church one mem
,,cr was received on profession Of falth.
At sidney Baptist church Rev. Ednond
Harrison, pastor, delivered his aaaaM ses,
mon last Sunday. he stated that there naa
been seventeen additions to the. chureh uu.
ring the year; that all current en- penses na9
been promptly met, and that eigat nun sas.
dollars had been paid on the cburcn oe ~.
THE condition Of the church is uluen iin-
proved. and the outlook most encaaia .as, d,
AZ Pine-Street Baptist church the pastor
nreache1 mornir,g and night. AT the com.
,nnnton service he gave the right hand OF
fellowship to twenty"tonf persons. .. - nS =
occasion was one Of unusual interest anu
feeling. ~ ,ostor
H,Ied the pulpit morning and night. Az
the latter service a large congregation us
.teneS with marked attention to the sermon
on uHusbands.' Next Sunday night the
subject will be wives. ;"
AZ the First Baptist church Rev. ). b.
Hawthorne, D. D.. entered upon MS "oih
as pastor. Rev. DR.. Curry made an e2ce,.
lent address OF welcome. Rev. Or. Jcter
o1iered PRAYER for the church and the pas
tor now entering upon the pastoral reia-
tionsbip, Dr.. Hawthorne preceded bis IN
froduefory sermon from the text, no Is
-Spfficicnt for those Things?" with the
theme, "Ministerial Responsibility. Inc
immense audience, filing the aisles ana
every available spot in the spacious auui-
ence-room aud galleries, hung upon the iipS
OF the speaker, interested and edineu' TN
the close OF the sermon. AT niSat Tue
house was again packed With an eager anu
pleased congregation. The pastor preacned
from the text, ''Keep Thyself Pure.n Inc
day was one Of great interest TO the ehurch.
At Grace.Street Baptist church the pastor
preached. At night he preached on the sub
iect "The Model Wife" to crowded and
attentive congregation. he baptized one
nerson. Next Sunday night his subject VIII
be ..Hennab, the Model Mother"
Atthe Manchester Baptist church the pas
tor preached to large congregation. Inc
interest among that people is increasing un-
der his hand. One person was received INTO
fhe fellowship OF the church. The sunday
school is increasing in numbers every sum
day.
flied the pulpit morning and night. At the
communion service he gave the rlght-hand
OF fellowship to seven persons.
At the Grace-Street Presbyterian church
the pastor preached in the morning. In
accordance with the announcement pre-
yiously made, services were beld at night,
beginning at quarter before s O'Clock. the
change being from the afternoon to the
night service.
At st. Peters Cathedral yesterday the
festival OF the Immaculate Conception was
duly observed by the celebration OF pom
fifical high mass at 1890 A. b., Right Rev.
Bishop Keane officiating. with Rev. Fathers
Han,ey aud O'Connell as deacon and sub
deacon. At the conclusion OF mass the pa
pal benediction was given by the Bishop.
The music OF the daY-Haydn's second
mass--was finely rendered, the choir on
this occasion receiving material aid from
the following gentlemen, members OF Ha-
yerly's Chicago Church-Choir Company.
now performing in this city !: Messrs. Philip
Fried, W. Hampshire, O. F. Dodge, and
j. C. Taylor, tenori; and Messrs. j. II.
Loughrin, Aug. Liyerman, and Charles A.
Dew, bassi. Notwithstanding the fact that
most of these gentlemen had never
sung the moss before, they acquitted
themselves splendidiy, reading the difficult
music at sight, and singing in most spl-
rited and effective manner. At the Ofertory
Mr.. Hampshire sang the CGjuS Araimdna,"
from Rossini's Stabdt Mdter-an exquisite
tenor solo, requiring voice OF power, ex-
preston, and great compass for its effective
Interpretation all OF which qualifications
Mr. Hampshire displayed TO fine advantage.
Mr.. Edward Caulfeld, the Cathedral organ
fist, presided at his Instrument in mastery
manner. Last night the services consisted
of Ponti6cai Vespers, followed by an able
and interesting discourse by Bishop keane,
aud concluding with Benedictlon of tue
Blessed Sacrament.
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN OF RICHMOND n;
Information has reached TINS city OF tue
death in Paris, France, November the !otn
of Mr.. German Breant, who, until short
+;r,a Eeforo tho LAT q war, had been for many