The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-29
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me ~ CRED CHURCH HAS peN NJ oAD.
SANCSs. - ,sa Richmond pispatchI
tcorresp'''s' January y, 1879.
.,trn occurred tonight on Syca-
\ Fcn S.S, between Robert A. Orr ana W.
more s; MY. during which the latter was
g. Stst .nn loot and leg with a pistol By tue
sAoi 10 -" THE difficulty originated 40 q caro-
fofsaer. = .h;s morning by Staab!ess charg-
PabiIisa,'ur vi: N having periured himself as
Ing oil w rpcent case in which Ssaabtey
witness ssss. u, Roth parties were prompt
was ae' 80, and taiiea5 Tor examination To-
y arFf>leu S .a wounds are siight.
norroW. :. e,mhGshed this morning, Father
In cary ~, Cat,olic church, briefly an-
wilson, o. ~ s..' nv reason Of i'll hcaltb, lie IS
nouncSs s' ~ nostpone the lecture Whlch
compeI,eu ~ ,,snn delivered tonight. bis
Was 10 raw onnSt.ioa IS really very feeble ana
phEs'ca 49,, snt,rcir lost bis voice -.
he mas a,a' Wt,Iiam Z. Hinton, Jra mas osen
very sick for some DAYS, au~ = aay
tercr He ia slightly better .o,u ,. c.,,sc has
some revival in the te'hps e,Sa ,,,sst;nps OF
haen apparent recently. Inc NV NV sttentJe,
,he e iocal societies are more iafssS rShin
o .n numerous applications lot m me- HJonaar
, "rn received at each meeting. w y, ,,,hiic
.;rht next the first OF se'ie s, " -
n's" "D-nncp meetings is to be held.
't srSs onnua meeting Of the consreSa..u.
., ~ Tabb-stree Presbyterian church w" u
o. OIL, III Ia., night. and the meeting was 't,aue
he," .n,.,sion OF q generous oheIlnS VI pro.
'1e end and de.icac,es Tor the oehent Oh III.
Ns,v', =, the church. Az VINO were picSen.
P uo, packages. and those VINO T TSuiu no
brou2n' , r, their contributions. Inc oner-
ailenu s Ssa ,nrned over to the Board OF pea
ing H sor distribution. From the annual re-
con, ~ Suhmi;tsd it is learned that fotts-tMo
p o,ts III" ~ the congregation cooperate WIN
nun W;s S;onarv Society, and during Inc year
. i"r -' @qrc So TO foreign and S3oo &c
tnI; missions. The. receipts OF lns
I"'ns society were only S41.Sl. Ihere
40 officers, 90 teachers, and $50 chiidreE
~ tho sabbath school-tota!. l53. the pre-
%nnt membership OF the church Is o9o
Daring the year there were 81 ADMISSION;
and u removals by letter and death. OnN
S;y members died during the year. Or
Wi.herspoon stated IN his report that n
had preached every sabbath in the year eN
cam two. and bad delivered III sermon
and lectures. He had otficiated at - III
norils. ) marriages, % baptism>, and MAD
51S visits. The receipts OF money durln!
thr year amounted to S6.645.26-all o
which MAS diSturSed save 4 small amount
THE debt OF the church Is 1880; last yea
:, was Si.S+S. An effort will be made II
~ ,n ou+irS lpDr this wear.
THE annual meeting OF the First Baptls
church was also held last night, after DAY
ri fasting ard PRAYER, to better prepare tn
CONGREGATION for the election OF deacons
Mr. Bartlett Roper was elected treasurer o
the church, Colonel D. 6. Potts treasurer o
rho moor fund and Il. II. Wallace churc
clark The following gentlemen were cho
cen dracons y. G. Potts. 3. NJ. Robertson
=. Robertson. 3. Roper, w. d. Barkley
Z. Eoper, J. N. Williams. The church eX
penses during the year amounted TO 50. lOO
collections for benevolent objects Sl,lUO-
making total OF $4,000. The Membership
OF the church Is Gl3.
Sill another annual church-meetng wa
held-that OF the Harrison-Strcet (colored
Baptist. OF which the Rev. l.. A. Black i
the pastor: and his report makes yer.
rredta5le showing for the church. Th
membership is 2.S7G. During the yea
there were added to the church by baptism
letter, experience, and restoration. 1S9 per
sons: and by dismissal, expulsion, ant
death the congregation lost 167 members
Alta cost OF S2.000a handsome new steepl
has been built. aud S3,4l0 was contributes
during the year.
The Common Council, at its approaching
meeting. will undertake the considerable
OF the City Ordinances as revised and cod
lied by committee appointed some month
ago. The task is Il very tedious one, but
it j, matter ef importance the Counc
will 20 through the work il it takes a
nirht. ROBIN ADAIE.