The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

CYaurcSs Notes.

CTurcss Notes.
Az Manchester Baptist church Rey. v.
r. DerieuX. pastor, preached morning and
NIGHT. and N Che morning two were re-
reived hy letter.
AZ ~eventh-Streef Christian church Rev.
j. =. Tyler preached morning and night.
In the morning one wa- received by letter.
Az he Noore-Strcc' Baptist church lcol-
0red IN the morning SIX 81 the student, oi
Richmond Institute .l'r. C0rcv'sl were bal-
hzed. in series Of meetings at the instl-
tuic there have been about twelve couYer-
sions.
AZ VenaAle-Streei Baptist church Bev.
u. II PITT. pastor. preached morning ana
night Congregations larse. IN the morn
inc one WAS received By letter.
At Grace-Stree' Baptist church Rev.
William J.. Hatcher, j.. D.. preached
morning and night 20 large congregations.
Meeting. win BE- held ~ this church every
night THE week
AtFulf0n Bapti,, church Rev. g. A. g..
Thomas preached morning and night. in
tbe afternoon Hon. u. N. Lester, OF Penn
evIvania. lrctured on " Temperance"
Al C.av-~treei Baptist church Rev. =. C..
Cppt0n preached morning and night. in
the morning three were received iy letter.
and u NIGHT one person proie-sed conycr-
sion.
AZ Tnion-~tation Methodist church the
ua-or preached morning and night. and
received one member iy certificate.
At Broad street Methodist church the
ua,tor preached az ] o'clock A. Vi. Al 3.
O'Clock iu the afternoon q memorial service
was held for the late Bishop ". N. Wight
man. oi the Methodist Episcopal Church.
south
/ Al Trinity Methodist church -he pastor
/ preached lu the morning and Rev. Beverly
Davis 10 night. Revival services VIII hc
held during the week.
Al LAurc-srret Methodist church Rev.
~. y. ~iedd. ID. j. presiding elder
preached n tha morning, and -he pastor,
Hev. y. 2. Wright. al nighi.
Al the Manchester Methodist church
Rey. George 4. Nandershcc preached ~ u
o'clock a. M., and the pastor. Rev. Z. j..
Wilson. ~ night. one member Was Pc
ceived on profession 0i taifii.
Al the Third Presbyterian church Rev.
81. d. Hoge preached ~ uigif tc = crowded
audience His text was taken from the
first verse oi the g0th Psalm. The subject
wa. fully elucidHted. and received new
beauty and meaning under hi- sklhul
handling and polished ortoT1. some ol
h.. Illustration were very tnc.
MEMORIAL ~rrucE At BEoAD-sTEEET
NErH0mgT CWUcH- BIsHOH v. ". WIGHT
Mas. j.. u.. IL. D.-A large congregation
a-s,mbird ON sabbath afternoon 70 honor
the memory oi this great and good man.
Ecy. d 81. Bledsoy conducted INC sob
eun and impressive service, assisted bt
Eav.. =. E. Lambeth. John III. saunders
and W. ]. Wright
Rry.Y. s.. Peterson presented carefully
prepared biographical -hetch OF the lmeni-
ed Bishop. clviug an outline 0l ai. career
a. Methodist preacher. and directing
special attention to The salient points oi ils
everhu history. Bishop Wighrman was
born ir Charles In. r. G.. a8d died ai his
residence iu fla1 city On wednesday IRE
18th instant AGED seventy Jour. He Wa-
"a ONE time professor lu Randolph Macon
College. ailerwlrQ editor oi the >03he~H
gkrivi0u 8drocQtf. Then president oi
Woford College. and afterwards chaucei-
lor oi the southern { University no Green's
buro'. Aia He vas elevated o. the tpl-co-
unry iu SGG. and lor sixteen wears devoted
his wonderful mental resources and hl-
almost ineEhaustihie energies O. the Con-
iercnre work oi his Church.
hey. ". O.. S-arr spoke oi the IDprc~-
-ions be- had received from personal con-
taci with the Bishop gnd from al analysis
uf hi, character since death Ind translated
hin 20 the pantheon OF history. he en-
ulasiZed The fact thai the deceased had
worn down hi- strength Und shortened his
life by his conscientious devotion 70 The
heavy work OF the ministry, but thai
through il oil. he had patiently endured
unto the end" His consciousness Oi the
Divine support al lIi TIMES and BIZ unmtu-
muriug resignation 10 the VIII Of God when
he s.w thai the afternoon Oi hie WAS cOul-
inc Oh. were specially dWeh upon. The
speaker closed his tribute 10 iht memory oi
the dead prince IN lsrael with al exhibition
of those elements OF practical life which ren-
der character immortal III it, continuous
eteri anon the living long after the acl0I
ha, passed from the stage oi being.
EeK Ilr. X. y. Siedd Wiiuded briefly 90
lne value of the inheritance begueathed bt
diving soldier oi the Cross 90 those whc
sill survive as members 81 the gTe;d arnif
al Christian workers. The Lfcne-s of tbe
hour advised the distinguished spcaker %
CLOSE hi, remarks with un earnest plea thai
the llff and triumphant death Of TIE sAinteo
Bishop might prove q lasting blessing 81
the Church. The address VIII appear ~
fu iu the next issue Of The " Theological
and Homifical Monthly" oi which Dr.
-icdd j. the Wels-knVWn editor.
The congregation wa. dismissed With the
benediction by Rev George G. Wander
slice. formerly pastor OF the Methodist
church In Manchester.
A RIcHs0SD Medical GRApuATE--lu tht
list % graduates OF the [ University Of MARY
land school o. Medicine. ana Of The College
OF Physicians and Surgeons 20 De held on
the setenty~fiifh annual commencement a
the Academy of Music, Baltimore. on Wed
ncsday, March lsi. N - O'Clock, VII
appear the name 81 Charles LOwnocs steel
son oi I'r. George z. steel, Oi this city.
The examination oi the candidates fo'
graduation was unusually rigid. resulting
) IN fhe rejection ~ nine and the With