The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-22

MISSIONARY MEETlNG.-On Sunday night
the Gracc-Street Baptist church was crowd
ed with an audience made up Of the men,
berS Of the several Baptist churches OF the
city. who had assembled to unite in the
services incident TO the recognition OF three
missionaries Of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention Just appointed TO and soon to leave
for China and Africa.
Rev. j. L. VI. Curry, ID. D., president OF
the Foreign Mission Board, conducted the
services, assisted by Rev. ;. c. Clopton,
Rev. J. B. Hawthorne, ID. D., Rev. {. II.
Corey, ID. D., Rev. Henry Mcdonald, y.
d.. Rev. John Pollard, ID. d., and Rev.
William L. Hatcher. ID. ID.
DR.. CmTy's opening address was an able
and eloquent exposition Of the motives
which should influence Christians in the
prosecution OF the work OF giving the Cos
pel TO the whole world-viZ., Love TO God
and love to man. At its close he intro
duced Rev. w. :. Walker, OF Georgia, who
goes TO Shanghai, China; Rev. {. w.
Pructt, Of Georgia. who goes to Tmg
Chow, China; and Rev. p. \. Eubank, OF
Kentucky, who goes 10 lOruba, Africa.
Each OF these gentlemen delivered brief,
appropriate addresses.
Y. II. Il
and forcible address, reciting the reasons
for special Thanksgiving to God for calling
these Young men to the work OF foreign
missions. After which the congregation
was dismissed with the benedlction by DR..
Hawthorne.
ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING Sunday morn
ing William Gentry, a'youth about FOUR
teen years Old-a son OF W. j. Gentry,
Esq.-was accidentally shot with pistol
by another youth named {. l.. Bowman.
Young Gentry and Bowman were In the
store OF the latter's father, on seventeenth
street between Broad and Marshall, when
Bowman handed the pistol across the colln-
fer for Gentry to look at. Gentry, after
examining the weapon, started to return II
with the muzzle pointing towards HIM,
when il went of, the ball taking effect IN
his mouth, knocking out one OF his iront
teeth. His face was also badly burnt ny
the powder. DR.. Jackson was called IN
and rendered the necessary medical atlen-
tion. but was unable to find the ball. The
Youths injury, while painful, is not re-
garded as serious.
Edward Toran was accidentally shot
saturday night with pistol by Riley
Brown, the ball taking effect In the right
arm lust below the elbow, inilicting pain
ful flesh-wound. Toran went to the First
nolice station, where his wound was al
tended to. Brown and Toran are both
eolored.
UNIVERSAL LIFE-INsURANcE COMPANY
The Insurance Commissioner OF New YORK
recently made demand upon the stock
holders OF this company to make up a de-
ficiency of several hundred thousand dol
lars 1854, ,0I6.73). Upon their failure to do
so. he asked for the appointment OF re-
ceiyer, and accordingly on last Thursday
the Court appointed u. ID. Wendell, Esq,
state Treasurer, to that position. As this
company If one time had many policy
holders here, number OF whom have Kept
their policies alive, the following from Inc
sDectdtor OF New York as to the character
of the receiver will be interesting "Mr.
wendell is an able man OF business, pos
sessing an excellent reputation rs q
tipancier and executive officer, and he VIII
Internationally close up the affairs OF the
Universal In the best interests OF the pol
icy-holders."