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


Christ Church.
Corner Washington and Buchanan streets.
Rev. r. S. Barrett, rector. Baptism
adults, IA; infants, 26-tOtal. 40; confrma.
tons, %; number communicates, 100;
marriages, Z; funerals, 70.
SUNDAY SCHO0L.--Teacbers aud officers,
81; scholars, 172-totaI, 1913.
FRIENDS.
Westinghouse, south side OF Clay street
between First and Foushee. John B.
Crensbaw is the only resident minister.
though there are others who frequently
speak In meetings for public worship.
There has been no increase OF membership
during the past year.
JEWISH.
1t should be borne in mind that the men,
bership OF the Hebrew congregations are
made up OF males only, and they all adults.
CONGREGATION BETH AHABAH, worship
ping at the synagogue on Eleventh street
between Marshall and Clay. Members and
stockholders, consisting only OF heads OF
families. 1860. Rev. DR.. A. Harris. minister;
Moses Mllbiser, PRESIDENT n. W. Nelson.
vice-president; William Lovenstein. secre-
tarv.
HeJrew Sunday School, attended by jew
=
Eleventh.S;reet synagogue. Superiniend
ent, William Lovenstein; Assistant Super
intendent. Isadore Strause; Secretary, 81
mon Whitlock; teachers, II; scholar 40;
total, 1874. Confirmation class. %.
CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM. wor-hip-
ping at the synagogue on Mayo street near
Franklin. Atpresent without a minister.
Abram Levy, president; Joseph Cohen,
reader.
CONGREGATION kENNESsETH ISRAEL, Wor-
shipping at the synagogue on Mayo street
near Broad. Moses Meyer, acting reader;
NJ. Meyer, president. Members and seat
holders, 40.
LUTHERAN.
First English Lutheran Church,
Seventh street between Grace and Broad.
Rev. W. G.. Schaeffer. pastor; residence,
SOC north Tenth street. Present member
ship, Il; net Increase, 8.
SUNDAY Stockholders and teachers,
30; scholars enrolled, 170-total, 1870.
German Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem
Church.
Sixth street above Clay. Rev. Fred.
Dreyer, pastor. Residence, SIC east Clay
street. Present membership, 1lS; addi-
tiOns, 13. Instruction in the Catechism
every Sunday afternoon in the presence OF
the congregation. There is in connection
with the church Ladies' Society. The
church also. has parOchal day-school, num-
bering AS scholars. This congregation is
united with the German Lutheran Synod
Of Missouri, Ohio, and other States. num-
beriDg go ministers, with $40 congrega-
tons. The church has attached to its name
the letters ~. A. c." which signify that
this congregation processes the doctrines OF
the word OF God as eXpOunded in the I'm
altered Augsburg Confession, from the year
1880.
German Evangelical ~. Johns Church,
Corner Fifth and Jackson streets. Rev.
Ed. Huber pastor. Residence, 2l3 west
Marshall street. Communicates, 800; con-
frmed, Il: present class Of con6rmant..
So; baptisms, 81; weddings, IL; funerals,
20.
SUNDAY ScHOOL.-TeacherS, officers, and
scholars, 240.
The congregation is free Of debt, and
has bought the beautiful lot corner Eighth
and Marshall streets, on which it contcm-
plates building new church edificc during
the year 1880.
METHODIST.
Methodist Sunday-SchoOl Society.
Officers Albert l.. West, president;
Charles =. Rady, secretary; }. l.. Sims.
assistant secretary; and I. l.. ID. WaIford
treasurer. This Society was organized in
1866. Ii represents all the Methodist sun
day schools OF Richmond and suburbs, and
Of Manchester, and numbering eleven
schools. Monthly meetings are held regu-
larry. alternating at the various churches.
on the second Sunday in each month.
The average roll OF officers, teachers, and
scholars for the past year was 2,lS4; aver
age Attendance, LED All the SCHOOLS raise
weekly contributions for current expenses
aud missionary work. Special attention Is
paid to circulating libraries, and several OF
the schools have about 1000 volumes in the
library.
Trinity Church,
Corner Twentieth and Broad streets. Pas
tor, Rev. william +. Judkins. Parsonage,
No. pos Broad street. Present member
ship, Az.
SUNDAY SCH0OL.-ThOmas W. PembertOn,
SUPERINTENDENT Charles Z. Rldy, assistant
superintendent; james f. Riddlck, secre-
taly. Officers and teachers, 81; scholars,
2Sl-total, 332.
The church has SCNDAY-SCHOOL SOCIETY,
Of which silas l.. Johnson is president, and
james f. Riddick secretary.
Centenary Church,
Grace street between Fourth and Fifth
Rev. Il. \. Sledd, ID. d., pastor. The
church building is large, comfortable, and
elegant. The seats are free. There are 1875
COMMITMENTS. D. s. Woodbridge is pre>i
dent: A. NJ. Lyon, treasurer; and L. p.
IIudgin. secretary OF the Board Of Stewards.
The SUNDAY SCHOOL is under the super
inteudency Of o. = MortOa. He Is aided
by a large and efficient corps Of officers and
teachers. There are between $50 and 400
scholars enrolled. About 90 OF these are
provided with clothing by the DOrcas So
citty.
TuE LADIES' AID SOCIETY is an agency OF
great usefulness not only In raising lunds
for various interests Of the church, but also
in visiting the sick and needy and minister
ing to their comfort.
This is a vigorous, active, growing church.
Broad-Street Church
+ one OF the largest and most beautiful
buildings in the city. IL Is located on the
corner OF Broadan Tenth streets, only one
snrlare from the Capitol. Its erection was
due TO the energy and tact OF tie late Kew.
DIR. James A. Duncan, and its subsequent
history is inseparably associated with tDe
memory of that distinguished divine. Inc
church is in prosperous condition. Rev.
". G.. starr, pastor; residence, DO north
Eleventh street. Membership, 33j.
The WOMAN's FOREIGN, l0UNG MEMS
HOVE. and the CHHDREN's IVY LEAF Nils
sIoNARY SOCIETIES, are iourishing and ell
Gent organic atoms. u.
SUNDAY SCHo0L.-William L. Turner,
SUPERINTENDENT: Z. +. Parham, assistant
SUPERINTENDENT. Officers and teachers, - ;
scholars. l7j-totaI, 30. Volumes in libta-
The DoRCAs SOCIETY aids a number OF
destitute children. The school assists III