The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-20
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,,,rsssp MEETING OF EAST HANOVER v,1s PRES RES.
ic'uoer.ay--INTEREsTlSG INSTALLATION INSTALL sss-
Bf.nsSs,-rrSERA1. OF AN ESTiAAB5E LADY
We. .enSnsr CONTRIBUTION 10 RANDOLPH. MA.
HI . s.rc,or,LsGs--NEw CHURCH TO BE ERECT
COZ LENSES ISSUED METHODIST SUNDAY"
80, .ssocIATIoS--suDDEN DEATH OF A
foSH ,.,,or,,, nee OF the Richmond pispatch.l
tE0''"' MAY 10, 1879.
,a;onrned session OF East Hanover
J, ,,erv was held at the Second Presby-
shurch, in this city, Saturday might,
,dsJ N. Rose, Of Portsmouth,, acting az
Sa; , The business OF Presbytery
NoU ,a lake under It's care Mr.. b. A. Pen
@ss ~ NJ Richmond, as candidate for the
SN. s., n,inistry. Mr.. Pendieton is a stu
Ecspt;n pichnond College. His name was
dsn GEM :" by Rev. DIR. Witherspoon, and
pre,'.ac arcful examination as to expert
d'e ,.sI;rjnp aud views IN seeking the
neu"" .,, NE was received under the care OF
;alhSm and committed to the oversight
Iie,e. a Committee. Of Education. The
T,esbylery then adjourned. an,
Iieso;t ar nigh, n large congregation hiied
SUI Ind Presbyterian churc:;. the occa-
INC ,H,nn the installation Of Rev. 5. h.
sou %" % ,',stor OF iha, church. The sermon
'o "rn,rned by Rev. DR.. Thomas l.. Pres
Wa n Richmond, and was an exceedingly
sp", snd appropriate one. Rev. j. NJ. Rose
t'..,orcd the charge 10 the pastor, anu keV.
" W;t5erS poon the charge To- the people.
i,.,ho conclusion Of the services the risnt,
I'd q, I, Ilowship was given the pastor oy
t nT yvSs funeral OF Mrs. Mary NJ, wife OF
A.! Em,ne,t Roper. took place from the
MI; MI popri,t church this afternoon. She
i!'s So;nrdac evening OF consumption.
o, ~ Iang and painful illness. Deceased
"s.s d,urh,er OF Mr.. J. W. Pace, Of Dan.
,';,,. .pa vas lady OF accomplishment ant
.,rn beauty Of character.
'' psy DR.. W. W. Bennett preached at thu
u.rtst.Street Methodist Episcopal churct
.,'n3sv morning and night. In the morn
~, Re- presented TO. the congregation The
r,s;ms Of Randolph Macon College and re
ceired contribution OF $500. -.~.>---- u =
mass-meeiing Of the congregation Of
wesley Methodist Episcopal chapel was helt
,cs,arday afternoon TO consider the question
~ changing the site OF their church. Ar
ornr was made to donate site at more
csniraj location on Halifax street, which
was accepted by the meeting, and it was de
ttrniued 10 erect church edifice upon it al
seo.t of $1,000. The work will be com
n,rnced at an early day. Rev. R. n. Chand
isr Il pastor OF this church. and the buildin
!, TOO small to accommodate the growing
congregation. -. ~.
In The list Of licenses issued by the com
missioner OF the revenue IN this city for tht
fiscal wear commencing Nav l, 1879, are 81
10 commission merchants. % to attorneys a
law. q to physicians. 5 to dentists, 3 tt
land agents, and So 10 insurance compa
pey-replcscnted by seven agencies.
TIE regular monthly meeting OF TIT
Methodist Sunday-Scbooi Association wa
held Mt the Church in Blandford yesterda,
afternoon. The organization OF the Asso
cation was reported TO he l,54T officers
teachers, aud scholars, with an average ut
tendance OF lbs. An interesting fact wa
reported 10 the meeting from the Ettricl
rhool-viz.. that during the recent rcyiva
there twcnly.tbrec OF the scholars were con
yer,ed. and had since Joined the church
making dity->cyen additions to the churcl
Within few weeks. ."T.t-.s-
Rev. DR.. Gibson. Rev. DR.. Hams, Rev
Thomss Spencer, Rev. e. b. Cooke, ant
Rev. George G. Sutton, reclors OF the Epis
copai churches IN this city, will leave 10
morrow afternoon for Fredericksburg t
attend the Council 81. Pau's and Grac;
churches. by reason OF having assIstan
rect0rs, will each be entitled to two Ia.
delegates in the Council.
Miss Matte b.. daughter Of Mr.. II. B
spiers. residing on Halifax street, died sud
denly yesterday morning ut the residence
Of her grandmother, Mrs. Leonard, il
Prince George county, where she was on
brief visit. She was in the sixteenth yea
Of her age, and her family here were no
even aware that she had been sick. He
mother is rcsIdiRg in apother section of til
State. ROBIN ADAIR.