The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-30
LOCAL MATTERS.


CHURCH NoTEs.-At the Manchester Dap
tist church two members weic received by
letter.
At Fulton Baptist church Rev. William
Papenbausen preached at night TO good
congregation.
At Gncc-Street Baptist church the pastor
preached to the children Of the Sunday
school, and afterwards the annual collection
for the Sunday scoool was taken.
At Venable-Sireet church, liz the afier-
noon, the pastor, together with Rev. Drs.
Mcdonald and Hatcher and Rev. S. &.
Cloptop, ordained as deacons Messrs. n. h.
Jones and e. O. Gatheiigbt, who had been
elected by the church. At night the pastor.
to n crowded house, preached his farewell
sermon from the text John, ], 20: Z" Be-
hold The Lamb OF God which taketh away
the sin OF the world" After the sermon
the pastor bade farewell TO the church, or
ganized six years ago under his labors, and
TO The friends OF the church, amid great
tenderness and many tears. The members
Of The church have raised purse for the
retiring pa 'tor.
At the First Baptist church, in the alb
sence OF the pastor. three or four persons
were received at the Lords supper. On
Sunday the pas;or preached to very large
would be preaching every nigDt this week
al 8 O'Clock.
At the Second Baptist church the pas or
preached morningand night. In the morn
in,; there was one conversion reported, and
the pastor extended the right-haEd OF fel-
lowship to three persons at the Lord's Sup
per- u
AZ the seyenth-Steet Christian church
one person was received in the morning for
baptism.
The services at the Monumental church,
and, indeed, all the Episcopal churches,
were OF the. most joyous character on Sun.
day. In the morning Mr.. Armstrong read
the service and administered the Holy Com
muniop. The music was particularly hne,
especially In the afternoon, and was ENJOY.
ed by immense congregations. hundreds of
people being turned away unable to secure
seats.
| Yesterday at the meeting OF the congre-
CATION The following vestrymen were re-
elected: George ID. Fisher, John II. Tyler,
William III. Powers, ii. ID. Whitcomb, X.
III. Meade, G. r. Skinker, p. e. Warwick,
John Tyler, p. II. Mayo, Thomas Potts,
DR.. Ed. II. Robinson, and 7. l.. Afriend.
The usual programme OF Easter music
was most scceptably rendered at Grace
church (Episcopa) on Easter Sunday
morning and nightly qaartette OF recog-
rized talent: Mrs. Jacob Reinbardt, So
prano: Miss Mary Bella Beale, coutralto; (;
Marion Dimm0ck, tenor; and ii. l..
Calder. basso. The rrhearsals were under
the leadership Of Mr.. Jacob Reinhardt, ana
the whole was graceful and voluntary
act OF kindness TO MIR. j. ID. Redford, who
had the charge Of The music OF the church.
during his absence in Florida. Miss hate
Mera as ofganist even excelled herself.
The music rendered was not only Of the
highest order, but churchike and impies-
siye. The beautifully clear and sympathetic
voice Of Mrs. Reinhardt was particularly
striking.
The Easter.Day services Of St. Phillips
Protestant Episcopal church, corner oi
Leigh and st. James streets, were very
interesting and were largely attended,
In the afternoon tie pastor, hev' i
W. Gain, administered the right OF pap
tism t0-'ten sehildyen. lie presented a
the Sunday-scbon exercises twenty-seyer
! prizes to the children OF the different eas'e'
who had been most active in the sunday
J school work.
The annual meeting OF the members o
. 81. Phillips church was held in the chure'
ON Yesterday, and The following member
were elected vestrymen: j. Il. Cooley, D
Menzer, j. Bea, w. Booker, Robert Nc
, Nauehton, L. b. Beckcnbrdge, Dr. }. Z
| Ferguson, William Ferguson, j. Brooks
5 and j. Lowrie. The vestry convened lni
h. mediately after and elected j: Menzer Sc Sc
S nior warden w. Booker, junior warden
4. William Ferguson, treasurer; and Df.
t {. Ferguson, registrar. WV
Under the pastOrage OF Rev. i. w. Cail
the church is in q very flonrishing cond
= tion, and expects to present to the hien
s Rev. +. NJ. White ct his next annual yisI
e ten or twelve candidates for confirmation
o Bishop Whittle visited st. INES churc
b on Sunday afternoon and confirmed clas
d Of fourteen persons-nine females ana Nv
males; and sunday night conhrmed
5 class Of fourteen at 1t. Andrews chuicn' =
!. METHODIST SUNDAY-ScHo0L SOCIETY
S The postponed meeting Of this Society wa
V held nj Manchester Methodist church sur