The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-14
Church Notes.

At the First Baptist church Rev. a. C.
| Dixon. OF Asheville, n. c., preached sun.
day morning and night TO large congrcga.
tions. Meetings will be held In this church
every night this week under the conduct OF
Rev. Mr.. Dixon.
Atthe Second Baptist church Sunday Rev
J. G. Hiden. ID. d., preached morning and
night, and IN the morning collection was
taken up for the Sunday-SchoOl and Bible
Board, after an address by Rev. John vi.
Pitcher, general superintendent OF the
| Board.
At Grace-Street Baptist church the meet
| ings during the past week were well at
| tended, and there were quite number OF
conversions. On Sunday morning and
night Rev. DR.. Hatcher preached. AT
night one was baptized. The meetings
continue this week under the conduct OF
Dr. Hatcher.
At Clay-Street Baptist church during the
week one was received by letter. On sun
day morning the pastor, Rev. 5. G. Clop-
ton, preached. and at the administration OF
the Lords supper the right hand OF fellow
ship was given to four. AT night Rev. j.
NJ. Pitcher preached.
At Venable-Strcct Baptist church Rev.
II. III. Pitt, pastor. preached morning and
night. In the morning communion was
admInisted and two were received for bap-
tism.
Meetings were held at Seventh-street
Christian church during the past week.
On Sunday morning and night Rev. Mr..
TYLER preached. In the morning four
were received into the fellowship OF the
church and two were received for baptism.
Meetings continue every night this week
under the conduct of Rev. T.. l.. Powell.
At Laurel-Street Methodist church the
pastor. Rev. W. =. Wright. preached at II
a. NJ. and Rev. J. S. Chapman, OF the In
dian Mission Conference, preached ut
night.
At Trinity Methodist church the pastor,
Rev. J. w. Bledsoe, preached IN the morn
ing, and Rev. Il. a. Davis preached at
night. Four members were received on
profession oi faith. The revival services
which have been in progress at this church
for the past week will be continued during
the present week. There have been more
than twenty conversions 30 far.
At Park-Place Methodist church Rev
Oliver McCutcheon, OF the Dublin Qrish
Conference. preached at II 4. NJ, and the
pastor, Rev. John Hannon, preached n
night. A statement Of the needs Of the
Irish Home Mission having been made 10y
DIR. McCutcheon ut the morning service
S2G.s9 was contributed by the congrega'
ton to that cause.
At Clay-Street Methodist church the pas
tor, Rev. s. 5. Lambeth, preached at ii
O'Clock 4. VI. and received two members
by certificate and one on profession. Rev.
Oliver McCutcheon preached at night.
The sum OF S2l.29 was contributed in aid
OF the Irish Home Mission.
At Broad-Street Methodist church Rev
DR.. William Crook, OF Dublin. Ireland,
preached at IL O'Clock A. NJ. No afternoon
service.
The usual Sunday services were held III
the other Methodist churches.
At the MonEmcntal church the morning
service was read by Rev. DR.. Armstrong
and the sermon was preached by Rev
Preston G. Nash, who was admitted tc
the ministry Of the Episcopal Church last
week. This was Mr.. Nash's first sermon
as mn Episcopal minister, and he fully
sustained the high reputation he had as {
minister OF the Methodist Church. Mr.
Nash is finished speaker, deep thinker
and has fine delivery, and promises tC
occupy commanding position in thu
| Church OF his choice.