The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-04
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LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
EXTRA SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEM-
| BLY.-At 12 O'Clock last night Governor
Holiday issued his proclamation calling the
General Assembly together in extra session
| at 12 O'Clock to-day.
All the business will have to be com.
menced anew.
Whether the General Assembly remains
in session one day or one month, or more,
the members will each be entitled to draw
| $50.
Filibustering made the extra session ne
| cessary.
| CHURCH NOTES.-THE rector OF Monu-
mental church has appointed Lenten SER
vices in that church as follows: On Mon
day, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
1 evenings at 81 O'Clock, in the Sunday.schooi
room. " these, the lectures on Monday
evenings will be 20 young men and young
women; those or Thursday evenings TO
colored people. Also, united services on
| Wednesday afternoons at O'Clock IN the
! church.
At the Clay.Street Baptist church the
meetings the last week were continued
every night with unabated interest. The
congregations have been large and the in.
terest widening. The pastor, Rev. 5. G.
Clopton, baptized five during the week,
making twenty-six in all during his series
OF meetings. He has received six others
for baptism, others have professed CONVEX
sion, and q number of others are deeply
concerned. The meetings go On at 7:30 p.
NJ. this week, with every prospect OF con-
tinued and widening interest.
At the Second Baptist church the pastor,
| DR.. Mcdonald, baptized three persons at
| night, making sixteen in all during the meet
| ings; others await the ordinance, and still
| others are interested. The meeting has
been one of great interest and power.
At the Grace-Street Baptist church the
congregations on Sunday were large and
solemn, the pastor, DR.. Hatcher, filling his
pulpit. There were two professions OF
conversion during tbe day, another was
baptized at night. and the deep interest
manifested in the Sunday school and in the
afternoon prayer.meeting, as we'll as at the
other services, seemed clearly to indicate
that this church is on the eve of precious
revival. They have special services at T:45
P. N. every day this week.
At Pinc-Street Baptist church the pastor
filed the pulpit morning and night. At the
communion one person was received into
full fellowship.
At Venable-Street Baptist church the pas
| tor preached morning and night to large
congregations. Two persons rose for prayer
in the morning and another at night. The
pastor baptized two persons at night.
At the First Baptist church there has
been very gracious revival during the past
week. The congregations have been very
large, and the meetings solemn, tender, and
| of deep interest. On Sunday the congrega-
tions were very large, morning and night.
| In the morning nine persons and at night
thirteen persons were baptized, making
twenty-five during the meetings. Others
| have been received, still others have pro-
fessed conversion, and there seems deeper
religious interest in this church and congfe-
CATION than for years. The meetings so on
| every night this week at S O'Clock.
At the First African church Sunday after.
noon Rev. Dr. Mcdonald made his lecture
| on Reasons for becoming q Protestant !"
to a very large and deeply-interested con-
gregation.
At the Methodist preachers meeting yes
| terday Bishop Doggett submitted letter
| from DR.. j. r. McFerrin proposing to visit
Richmond with Rev. DR.. Young, and on
motion the meeting resolved to assemble on
Saturday, 18th instant, at ?. NJ, to receive
these visitors and to cooperate with them.
Bishop Doggett was authorized to invite
Bishop Wightman to visit the churches
at the same time. ...... .. 49,. IT.. +.
On; motion a committee. consisting OF
Bishop Doggett aud Rev. Messrs. Brown
and Nash, was appointed to consult with
| reference to the interests andreiations with
the colored Methodist Church. q
| Broad-Street Methodist church on Sum
day one member was received By certificate.
It has been arranged to have series OF
sermons to young men, to be delivered by
| the Methodist ministers, the first OF Which
| Mr. Starr will preach next Sunday night.
At Trinity church two conversions were
reported.
At Union Station church two persons
were received on profession and baptized.
Eleven conversions were reported.
At Clay-Street Methodist church one per-
son was received on profession.
| at Laurel-Street Methodist church three
persons were received-one on profession
and two by certificate.
| One person was received by certificate at
| Park-Place church.
A resolution was adopted at the Method
| ist preachers meeting yesterday highly
commending Rev. j. T. Wheatley to the
Baltimore Methodist Conference, which
Conference he proposes to join.
/ Inc SuUudy"CCuOOl OblOu VI AL DCHOLii-
nations held a large mass-meeting at Pine
Street Baptist church on Sunday afternoon.
Addresses were made BY Colonel john B.
Cary, A. L. West, J. B. Winston, and j..
3. Watkins.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
MEETINGS AT DR.. H0GE's CHURCH.-The
meeting yesterday evening was largely at
tended and was one OF the best Qnany
thought the best) ret held.
Rey. DR.. Mcdonald made clear, tender,
and very, effective address, in which he