The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-03
STANTON.

REV. DIR. EATON. OF PETERSBURG, CALLED TO
SUCCEED DR. MANLY--A FLOURISHING Sab
BAH SCHOOL CONDUCTED BY AN OLD RICH
N0ND NAN-FLORAL DECORATIONS DISAL-
LOWED At TRINITY CHURCu-A RICHMONDER
WINS IS A STANTON MFLE-MATCH-AN-
OTHER RICHMOND MAN TO Tue PROMINENT
YEARS CALLEE>-AN MAN KNOCKED FROM HIS
WAGON AND ROBBED.
fCorres ponreIce Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
JANUARY >, 1880.
Rev. Dr. Charles :. Manly, after the SER
vices hast SUNDAY, handed IN his resiSna-
ton as pastor OF the Baptist church OF this
cI'y. The letter was read 10y Rev. III.
scar, 10 The congregation, an the rcsie-
nation accepted 10y them with deep re,
grei. Or. Manly has been pastor Of
This church SIX wears, and though in
that time be- has dismissed fOrty-One
members 10 form another church at
WIyncsboro', be leaves his charge with 430
members, which i. rcarly double the num-
Der De found on the church-rolls when he
came here. On Wednesday night, at con-
gre-alionl meeting, by a unanimous vote
call was made out for the pastoral services
VI Rev. Dr. +. r. Eaton. OF Petersburg
The interest felt M bis consideration Of this
call is BY no means confined to the Baptist
congregation here. The Sunday school con-
necled with this church Is a large ore, well
organized, and admirably conducted, hay.
ing 2G scholars and 81 officers and teachers.
hr. John W. Todd, formerly Of Richmond.
Is The superintendent. and Mr.. 6. ID. Pear
man, also IN old RichmOnder, is the secre-
tarv
among TIE CbriSimas.day decorations Of
TRINITY Episcopal church were two Gala
hlt'' when had been placed in the baptls.
MAJ ioDi. But the rector. Rev. W. Q. HUI
men, asked that they should be removed,
a. moral decorations were not admissible at
ans time.
Yesterday, and until late hour last night,
oui street, we're lively with New-Year's
N,nr'', on loot and in carriages. A number
VI Wom'nen, citizens received their friends.
new william T. Baker, the popular pastor
tue fir>t Presbyterian church, had a
UusfesIlional reception, and the parson.
ming.
uu'nual Christmas sight was about
tu"H turkeys hanging ont OF the rear win
To"' Of one OF our female Seminaries.
ia'! came to The young ladies' in their
nome boxes and the weather being so
warm they were hung outside as a measure
ilt shOoing-malchcs at the Fair-G rounds
rNu shotgun, and rifles last Friday were
t-,Y attended. The rHe-match was won
A. Nt Blair Morris, Of Richmond, over
a. a., At'oe' an Augusta crack shot. The
AZ NJ piLe IN the ldgcon-match was won by
49, D.. .; b. sehercr, Jr., and Mr.. Ben, au
a., ~ 1ue senl,annusl election Of the Staun-
niaA, ",uge, knights OF Honor, Monday
1s"' w. X. L. Anderson, traiu-dispatcher
yovS . anu s'n Of Mr.. X. :. Anderson, OF
s,eeu CAV, was elected Dictator. After the
oy.t s'"s =, lne members enjoyed an elegant
a, ',s'Ppef al the American Hotel.
mor,oa ,De Slsunlon Debating Society to-
/. 80 hishl the question TO be discussed
h,.. ."oud The Policy To The Victors Be-
H. u'e spolls' Obtain with Political Par
wn, " 'he Present Day!" The debate
ws, t Ue opened by General X. ID. Lilly.
brig. dno"h as a comm ander OF Early's old
"saae during the civil war.
VII" ''a tuesday night Mr. James Kelly,
Min 70" On bis way home from stanton
apI,oS 1ou'e groceries in his cart, was as
i've ~ snort distance from the city by
HI. 49,, men and Knocked seuseless from
,ad at ne recovered to find his basket
poeLass robbed Of their contents and his
crsws' Ihed. On reaching home DIR.
bis sLnI, u was called, and II Is said found
"'a peen fractured. PENN.