The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-31

Church Notes.

Church Notes.
At Lelgh-Strect Baptist church durino
Ine week one person prOiesSed conversion
VII sunday morning DR.. Pollard. the mas.
1Or, preached, and al night Rev. DR.. Charles
H. Il! land preached in the interests of tbe
DorcaS Society. After the services ono
person was baptized.
Al Clay-Strcet Baptist church Rev. : &
Clopton preached morning and night. In
'he morning there were five professions Of
conversion and several requests for rrayer.
ana al night two were baptized.
AT the First Baptist church during the
week I'VE were received for baptism and
Two by letter. On SUNDAY morning and
night ReV. Dr. Hawthorne preached *
usual, and AT night, after the services. three
| persons were baptized.
Al Manchester Baptist church the series
OF meetings which have been in progress
Tor some time closed on Wednesday night.
On sunday night one WAS baptized.
At finc-Strect Baptist church during the
week four were baptized and two were re-
cciYed for baptism. On SUNDAY morning
iour persons were received for baptism.
Rev. DR.. L. :. Dnnaway. OF Frcdericks-
burg, Va. was at the Baptist ministers
meeting Monday morning.
THE SECOND BAPTIST Church ELECTS 4
PASToR-REy. W. W. LANDgUY. OF Az.
GUSTA, GA.-At the largest church meeting
held FOR many years the Second Baptist
church on Sunday afternoon extended a
Unanimous call 10 Rev. ". W. LanGrun
Of Augusta Ga, to become it, pastor.
Nj. Landrum i one OF the most gifted
and popular Baptist ministers IN the South.
lie l. the son OF ur. Sylvanus andrun,
and was born in Macon Ga, January 10.
1893. His early education was al an
academy in savannah. lie entered Mercer
University, but subsequently went 10
| Brown University. where ne graduated
with distinction in 1872. He then became
a student al the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, where he graduated in
nine OF the thirteen schools Of that inStitu-
tor. He was ordained to the ministry at
the call Of the Central church, Memphis,
in 1874. His first pa>tOr1te was at Shreve-
port. La. where he remained iOr two years.
In 1876 he was elected pastor Of the First
Baptist church in Augusta. Ga, where he
has labored with great success for six years.
In 1870 he married Miss Ida Louise Dun
ster. a descendant Of Henry Dunster, first
president Of Harvard University. Mr.
Landrlm is a man Of broad general cul-
ture. an eloquent preacher and successful
p2Stor. and the members OF the Second
Baptist church are happy over the pros
pcct oi securing liz services.
MEMORIAL SERvICEs.--On Sunday Rev.
y. \. Peterson conducted memorial ser
vices at Centenary Methodist church in
honor II Bishop Robert Paine. deceased,
late senior bishop Of the Methodist kpisco-
uol Church. South. The church was filled
70 it, full capacity, and the instructive and
Interesting remarks OF the Rev. Nj. Peter
son were listened to with the most pro-
found attention.
Tur FIRE BRIGApE.-The Fire Brigade
.eem, determined 10 make full and crcdlta-
ble display in the Trade, Parade. They
have been practiclng battalion drill ana
have become quite proficient. The UNI
form will be the regulation blue shirts ana
ilacL pants. with brigade caps ornamcntcd
with broad gilt band and letters. Ine
foreman II each company viii Ireccde 1t;
trumnet in hand. following the chlei ana
hi> assistants. .,o
The Fire Committee have promises the
Council that il given the proper hose ana
,,,rbinerv they would cndeayor 10
II the dcuartmcnt second 10 none IN the
| Sorth The hose and machinery j. Dcihg
NM in GOOD condition. and the prolnptheSs
| ~ The Fire Department in responding u
calls i. shown i'm the way the fire al io'lr-
noy's sash and blinG-machine shop was pu'
out on Sunday morning. ,oo o,o,ocl.
| Thr alarm was sounded at 2:3O o'cloch'
and the fir. was in pile Of shaNings sur
ronndcd hy the most combustlble ma'erI,i
Notwithstanding this, the flames were sup'
Iucd before the least damage was dong'
"nd NOT q trace Of the fire was dlNcerillO''
yesterday
pny7Ty SHIp.-The Old Dominion
o,cam.bin company l. never lacking II
,,,',',er nnl,lic spirit and enterprise. Ut
ltloi,ti,,il new steamship Roanoke Cap|ul
Co,,nb commanding. WAS lying al me com
80. wharf Yesterday, and, catchlhg tn'
- 80 the Trades Parade. Captain Couoi
Pit.I ~ Purscr Gallagher, deleI IliHo'
.,,,,,d the rua,ts with bunting ron
..,, 10 storm. over the tOpmaNt ; he''u' a.i' ~,
-, ,,,tY. 70 bOOmS, hundred, I'll ~;
..',,,,er. luttered i'm the hreeZe. Nv M vi
md the CAV bunting causAt '''' =!
- the peope, and during the I'l H,'n"i i,'a 'i,ir
y, % iadir. I" and gentlemen visited lnc - snIp ~
ond W were Hospitality and couL'GcuSty couL,'.,, S?ync 81
"nU an;xcd and entertained by Captain Oou'
and his officers O.. o,d streamers wcr
y, ,rncs 1" and beautiful electric ligni, W.
,rn al ~ ~ in the bow Of the ship. H. s,ETi MI
snT" 49, "bot outward and aihWart Lipo! IN
MIN ms%i picture Of rare beauty desery
ii1Si" oman Couch and his officers nI ufTe ,ast
.roat rrTedIt for the enterprise anu '-''
displayed by them.
Look Orr.-Scrgeant Thomas Oh tx 4
dl;cc LccN torce. has been detailed 10 odyIs, ,i%
pole 'V, Of the Fairgrounds. He i"'ii' iU y
,hat visitors will leave valuable 1sre sun n
tha hane Of iewery, watches and nar arr the the
snap J. %opey n, !; at home, and not wear 'H'
uIhi IThis advice applies not on,y ,,,oV ~ ,re0uel
: ! a n' To;r. but TO those who may iItd"' nt1r
!. sDy to ."e crowded a a;semEage. 1t Is '''''
+ Inaye hnS your jewels at home.
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