The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-12
sunday services.
WHO PREACHED AT THE DIFFERENT CHrRcHEs
sUNDkr-LARGE CONGREGATIONS AT SOME

WHO PREACHED AT THE DIFFERENT CHURCHES
sUSDAY-LARGE CONGREGATIONS AT SOME
OF THE CHURCHEs-REcoGNITI0X SERVICES
AT TIE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. &C., &C.
AT the. Monumental church Rev. DIR.
Armstrong, pastor, read the service aud
preached on Sunday morning. In the after
noon Rev. Pike Powers assisted in reading
the service and the rector preached. At
the close OF the sermon DR.. Armstrong
came down into the chancel and called The
attention OF the congregation to the fact
that last winter there had been exhibited on
the part OF some persons who attended the
church degree OF irreverence which to him
had been almost unbeerable. After certain
portion OF the service had been gone
through with, number OF persons had
been In the habit OF leaving the church 10 a
body; that some Of the members OF the
church had been so much disturbed that
they had stated to him they would be COM
PEELED to change their seats or leave the
church; that he was determined to pre-
serve the dignity and good order Of the
church as observed and handed down to
him from his venerable and highy-respecta-
bic predecessor, and that these evidences OF
irreverence must be corrected; that be was
fearfully 10 earnest and meant everything
he said. His remarks were designed chiefly
for the galleries; that as be was about to
commence speaking he had seen and SMELL
ed tobacco-smoke from cigar coming in
through one OF the windows Of the church.
Or course no one would be offended to
whom these remarks did not apply,
and he would be commended by those
| who had been disturbed in the manner in-
dcated. and who respected the house OF
| 10 m har fb,f II hsc
intention TO put a stop to these proceedings
IL 1t was in bis power TO do so, and il he
| could ascertain the names OF the persons to
whom he had referred he would make their
checks tingle with shame.
| An exact report OF the address has not
been attempted, and we merely refer briefly
to il.
At the Second Presbyterian church com.
munion services were held Sunday morn
| ing. Two persons were received into the
church on profession OF faith. DIR. Hoge
delivered an able discourse from Luke, 23d
chapter and 4Sth verse. The afternoon SER
vices at this church will be commenced
again next Sunday, the first sermon to be
a special one for the children.
At the First Presbyterian church the
pastor. Rev. DR.. Preston, preached to very
y
Rev. DR.. Read having returned from the
Pan Presbyterian Council preached at the
Grace-Street Presbyterian church at Il A.
N. The services at these churches were
deeply interesting and the congregations
very large.
At Nicholson.Street church (Metbodist)
the pulpit was occupied by Rev. C.. W.
Petberbridge in the morning and the pastor
at night.
Tue services at Clay-Street Methodist
church were conducted by the pastor
morning and night. One conversion was
reported, and special services were held
during the week.
At Broad-Street Methodist church Rev.
J. J. Lafierty preached fine sermon to a
large congregation, and Rev. j. w. Lam
buth, ID. d., conducted the services at
night.
At Trinity Methodist church the pastor,
Rev. W. K. Judkins, preached morning and
night to large congregations. The revival
services in this church continue TO grow in
interest, and will be continued nightly this
week. During the meeting thus FAR thirty
four persons have made profession OF re-
ligion,
Rev. w. z. Wright, the pastor Of Laurel
Street Methodist church, preached morning
and night. Special services will be con-
Quoted at this church during the week.
Rev. DR.. J. w. Lambuth, returned mis-
sionary from China, who is on visit to this
country, preached at Centenary Methodist
church Sunday morning, and the pastor,
Rev. DR.. Sledd, occupied the pulpit at night.
A large mass-meeting OF Richmond Bsp-
fists was held in the First church Sunday
night in recognition Of Rev. james Howard
Eager and his accomplished wife, who sail
this week to Italy as missionaries OF the
Southern Baptist Convention.
Dr. ]. l.. M. Curry, president OF the For
eign Mission Board, presided. The SER
vices were opened by an invocation and
hymn, followed by the reading OF portion
OF Scripture by Professor II. III. Harris,
and prayer by Rev. DR.. c. ii. Read.
Rev. Henry Mcdonald, d. D., was the
first speaker. He presented in an earnest
and eloquent address the discouragements
and the hopefulness OF the mission work in
Italy. The discouragements were found in
the tenacity with which the Italians still
clung TO the superstitioEs OF the EOmish
Church, their erroneous impressions Of
what Professionalism really was and the
skepticism which almost everywhere pre-
vailed.
Rev. w. E. Hatcher, d. D., made a
graceful alusion to the missionary and his
fair bride. He referred to the oneness OF
the bone and foreign mission work. The
lines OF distinction are being gradually
obliterated; the telegraph and steam now
bring us in easy communication with wbst
were once far distant lands; our mission
aries now alternate in their work between
the hom,. and foreign fields. DR.. George b.
Ta tba x,aiO NJ 10
Baptis' 8 in Italy, was once pastor in this
State, and DR.. J. b. Hartwsll, who twenty
year. ago sailed for China as missionary,
Is ow working among the Chinese in Call
for mia.
Rev. ]. H. Eager, the departing missions,
2. was next introduced, aud made most
effective and feeling address, in which be
reviewed the work OF missions for the past
eighty years, and spoke with loving enthu-
siasm OF the encouragements TO labor among
the unsaved OF other lands.
Rev. j. II. Eager and bride (nss Miss
Board, of Liberty, Bedford county, have
been stopping at Ford's Hotel for severa
days. and have received a large number oi
their friends. They 60 to New York tbi:
week, and sail next week for their future
home, in Rome, Italy. where Mr. Eager goei
to assist DR.. George b. Taylor In bis mis-
sion work.
A fine scholar, an able preacher, high
toned gentleman, and most deyout anc
efficient worker, Mr.. Eager will add grea
strength to this mission OF southern Bap
lists, while his accomplished wife will prove
indeed "helpmeet" not only to him, bu
to the mission. Mr.. Eager's successful Ia
bors in Manchester have endeared bim mo-
only to that community, but to Richmond
and he carries with him to his distant helt