The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-04
LOCAL MATTERS.
Church Notes.

on lIOltS-lOu Ol lAllls tINIC'F W III wv h'lNl
during the week.
! At the First Baptist church (colored)
! Rev. j. II. Holmes, pastor, preached morn
/ ing and night. In the morning collection
was taken up for church repairs. over
5000 in cash were secured, and quite large
amount i'm subscriptions. In the afternoon
/ Rev. G. II. Corey, DID,, delivered lecture
on "The Lessons from Garfield's Lie
4 At Grace-Street Baptist church on sun
4 day morning Rev. DR.. Hatcher, the pastor,
preached. aud a collection was taken UP Tor
( Home Missions. At night Rev. :. NJ. Rich
ardsOn, Of South Carolina, preached to a
large congregation.
At Sevcnth-Street Christian church Rev.
J. Il. Tyler, pastor, preached morning and
night. In the morning four were received
into the fellowship OF the church aud two
for baptism. Al night four were baptized.
At Nenablc-Strcct Baptist church the
meetings which have been in progress con-
rinuc this week. Rev. j. II. Wright, OF
Richmond College, will aid the pastor. On
Sunday morning Rev. Il. II. Pitt preached
N LARGE congregation. and two were re-
ccived for baptism. At night Rev. y. ii.
Wright. OF Richmond College, preached TO
an overlooking house, and after the SER
mon the pastor, Rev. il. IL. PUt, Dapilzcu
three.
AT Pinc-Strect Baptist church Rev. j. b.
UutsOn. pastor, preached morning ana
night. In the morning the right hand OF
fellowship was given 20 three. Al nl2u'
one was restored and one was baptized.
At CIopton-Strcet Baptist church Man
cbester) q large congregation assembled at
1870 p. VI. on Sunday on the occasion oi
the dedication Of the building. Rev. DIS
Hatcher and Mcdonald conducted the eN-
ercises. DIR. Hatcher preached the dedica-
tion sermon and DR.. Mcdonald, on bchall
Of "Tbc Little Girls Mite Society
nresented to the church a handsome Blblt
Tor the mIlpit. This church, OF winch
Rev. T. f. Reynolds is pastor, was or
canized recently and starts under faVora'
ble conditions.
At Manchester Baptist church the meet
ings which have been in progress Tor SeNe'
raj weeks continue this week. Rev. X. /
Hanks. OF Georgia, will continue TO ald
tbe psstor. So far there have been abou'
fifty conversions. Thirty have been re-
cciyed for BAPTISM, twenty-thee OF whol1
have been baptized. ON Sunday night
after tbc usual services, four were baptized
meeting at Hebron Baptist church
KIM William county (of which Rev. \
w. Graves is PASTOR, during last week
conducted by Rev. DR.. Mcdonald, OF thi'
city. resulted in the accession Of cighteci
to the membership Of that church.
Rev. DIR. John William Jones has Decl
conducting series of meetings nj Cool
Snring church. Hanover county, OF Wnicl
he is nastor. i'm which he has been aided by
Rev. br. John Pollard, Of this city. Ihcr'
have been seventeen professions OF conVcr
sion. and on Sunday morning thirteen Wcr
received for baptism. The meetings con
tipue this week. DR.. Pollard VIII continue
to aid Dr. Jones. ,-,-.,
AT Ebcnezer Baptist church (colorcu
Rev. W. II. Brooks, OF Louisiana, prcach''
on Sunday morning.
, Rev. c. p. Scott, Of Ashland, Va, ant
Rev. r. II. Hanks, Of Albany, Ga, were q
, thc BaDtist ministers meeting ycStfrda
morning.
DEATH OF J. w. STAgPgR, EsQ.-Mr
James W. Stamper, brother OF Mr. JON
t Stampcr. Of the Dispatch rcpOrtorial corps
died about > O'Clock yesterday morning
after brief illness, i'm the thirty-iourth yea
of his aoc. lie had been employed on I'd
F. Peninsula division OF the Chesapeake am
Ohio railroad. at FiSh-liOlc landing, on tn
CbicLahominv. and was there taken VIII
naloriol fever. lie came back to this cit
on Friday. and his sickness assumed a
alarming phase Saturday night. The nigh
} following he had what appeared TO be
congcstiye chill, and fell into stupor' lrol
which he never awOke.
Mr.. Stamper was a native OF NeW hen
comfy. but had been in business here qnt
number OF wears, and had large cTcl
oS friends who loved him for his frank an
cordial DISPOSITION and his readiness IN Ia
nerTormnnce OF kindly acts. Ills remain
will De buried in the family ground d
Fmmous church. near Summit station, an
will bc taken from his mothers residence
Twentieth street near Grace, to the tram q
Q.3O O'Clock this morning.
PLEASANT Routes TO YORKTOWN DuRIN
TUE CFNTENNIAL.-Thc Virginia Stealhhoa
>. Companv'S steamer Ariel VIII colnlhehc
taLin0 visitor, 10 Yorktown on MONDAY
= 10Th instant, by either one OF three foU'eS7
). viz ria Newport News, connecting closer
with the Chesapeake and ONO raiioau ~ ~
Yorktown, or ria Old Point or NoIi1Is
- CONNECTING at both OF those places WIN
the numerous and elegant steamers uHt'
Tor Yorktown. We aIe authorized 10 n
that among these connecting steamers
Old Point and Norfolk will be some ol u
bondSomest excursion steamers from Ne
York. including the C0ney Island man
moth palace steamers "ColllmD" an
~ mGrand Republic" The latter Is III
finest and largest excursion steamer III u
world. carving from 1000 to 1000 poop
With ease. The Virginia Steamboat 1on
a nany will issue through tickets from l,lcI
IS mond 70 Yorktown and return, goOu q
these steamers.
CvvrrxNIAL MISUNDERSTANDING u
many entertainments to be given duriu
the coming festivities there Is proDaD
nome more deserving OF patronage tllali u
nronosed Centennial reception 10 De heI
IT Leyy's Hall on the 18th under the au
b, nices of the ladies OF the Retreat ana a
J. Aesociafions. the proceeds OF which are
he devoted to defraying extra eNpehs
incurred by both in the cnlargell'Int ~.
tbeir most praiSeworthy objects + i,, 10
Is tho tslent secured il may be safely predlc
: ed tbot il will be one OF the handSonleSt ,,l 81
II tertajnments ever given in this city' II
nnblic will probably be prompt 10 ava
tbemselyes Of the opportunity OF seen
how our grandmothers did III Tue o'u'
r, times.
PROSPECT FOR RAIY.-Well, it seems IA
e all signs having failed to bring rain-Du
:, ,.1 ,';n% 1be ljgbt shower we had yesterday ey
l ,,;ng~it ,i now remains for CouPs gre