The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-11

.tthe First Baptist church the congre-
-. have been very large at the meetings
3"r; 20 The past week; some five or six per-
" Grofcs,cd conversion. and many others
>o.' ';,,,crcS,cG. On sunday the conerega-
~. '" ,e.rc very large morning and night
l,o", no, n'in;t being filed by the pastor .Dr.
;T,rrroni ~, Al night seven were baptized
'.,.;ng thirty-two baptSmS during these
i''"'rT i'".,n',s Five Others have been received
,or hgntism. and others have proiesSed con-
r.r.ion: making over forty professions
within the past two weeks.
.rhc nceiinrs 90 on this wcek-scrvice
tor the Young pcople at 4:45 z. NJ. and gen
ora, meeting at o'clock at night-wlth
every prospect OF unabaled interest.
II The Clay-Strcct Baptist church the
n,,tin~s have gone on durln" the past
week. Five others were baptized, making
-ur,y.onc baptiSmS during the series OF
meetings. At the communion five were re-
ceiycd by letter and twenty-threc young
converts received the hand OF fellowship.
At :he Fulton Baptist church, in conncc-
ton with some very interesting prayer
rrrtin"s held in This congregation by the
Tounr Mems Missionary Society OF the
jcicI.->trcct Baptist church. there have been
.nyrral professions OF conversion, and four
have been received fer baptism.
Il Ncnab!e-Strcct Baptist church the con-
"rrcatiops were large, four persons rose for
rrayer, and there i 4 good deal OF interest
among the uDconycrted.
The Gracc-Strcet Baptist church during
the p:l>; week has been enjoying revival.
The congregations are large and the inter-
t>l deep and widening. About twenty have
,,ro,c,-rd conversion. seven have been bap-
t,lad, others await the ordinance. and many
others are interested. The meetings 60 on
every evening this week at 1:45.
II Lcjgb-Strcct Baptist church two per-
sons have been received for baptism, and
,bcrc Is 4 good deal of general interest in
tie congregation.
At the Methodist preachers meeting
Yesterday Rev. DR.. Crawford appeared
and made Il parting address. expecting
10 return to the China mission in short
time. il was announced by Bishop Doggctt
that Drs. McFcrrin, Young. and Wilson
would visit Richmond this week and remain
over next Sunday and ill the pulpits (Meth-
odl.ty that day.
At the Manchester Methodist church on
Sunday one member was received on pro-
ie,>i0D.
Al the Clay-Strect Methodist one was re-
criycd By certificate.
AFEw MORE SCRAPS ABOUT THE YOUNG MEN S
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION MEETINGS.
The meetings which closed At DR.. Hoge's
church Saturday evening have not only
been the talk OF RlchInond, but seem to
have attracted attention all over the country.
l. nav be Of interest to indicate the general
conduct Of these 1ifty-iour meetings.
Rev. Dr.. Jcter conducted the meeting
cacc. Rev. j. William Jones lin the absence
c the minister appointcd) once, Rev. Dr..
J. /. Vi. Curry twice. Rev. Dr.. L. Warren
three times, Rev. Or. II. Mcdonald three
ia4.>. Rev. DR.. Garlick once. Rev. DR..
Hatcher twice. Rev. ). {. Clopton once,
Rev. Dr. Sedd twice. Rev. W. L. Judkins
four times, Bishop Do@@ett three times,
Rey Dr. J. +. Edwards three times, Rev.
VIC starr twice, Rev. \. G. Brown once.
Erv. W. G.. Schactler six times, Rev. Dr..
Preston twice, Rev. Dr.. Read five times.
Rev ". \. Scott once, Rev. Or. llo@e four
times, Rev. J. L. Tyler once, Rev. Mr.. Bar
Yelt once, Rev. Dr.. DaShielI twice. Rev. Dr..
NnnigcrOGc once, Rev. ii. 5. kepplcr once,
and Rev. II. Melville Jackson once.
1t was conducted, therefore, by Baptist
ministers fourteen times Methodist. fifteen
times; Lutheran, six times; Presbyterian,
twelve times Disciples, once, and Episco.
la! six times.