The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-02

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work societies, and Is now making efforts
10 build q new and handsome church on
Laurel street, opposite Monroe Park.
NJ. Phillips tCoioredl Church,
Rev. Thomas w. Cain, rector, No. q
west Jackson street. A rectory has been
bought for the congregation since last May
for 5000. Baptisms-adults, 3; children,
7-aggregntc. 10: combinations, o; COM
munIcants formerly reported, 4J; funerals,
o; Sundey-school teachers, 10; scholars,
I25-total, 1876; parish school teachers, 2;
scholars, 100--102; sewing school teachers,
8; scholars, S5-93: contributions, 81, $50.
FRIE >Ds.
The house in which this Society wor-
ships IL on the south side OF Clay street
Just above First. The membership is small,
bat 1t has received some accessions during
the past year, both by removals to the city
and on profession. John Il. CIeusbaw IL
the only resident minister, though there
are others who sometimes speak in meet
ings for public worship.
GERMAN.
81. Johns German EvangeficaI Church.
Corner Marshall and Eighth streets. Rev.
Ed. Huber, pastor. Communicates about
$40; confirmed. Is present class OF con-
firmands, 20; baptisms, A; weddings, II !;
funerals, %.
SUNDAY SCHOOL numbers about 275 schol-
ars and teachers.
During the past two months $1,000 have
been paid OF the church debt. Rev. f..
Huber, for nine years pastor OF the church,
has recently accepted a call to st. Matthews
church Of Baltimore, and will move there
as soon as his successor here Is elect
ed. The church has extended call to
Rev. X. A. John, Of Sedalia, Mo.
JEWISH.
1t should he borne in mind that the
membership OF the Hebrew congregations
are made up Of males only, and they all
adults.
CoNGREGATTON BETH AHABA, worship
ping at the synagogue on Eleventh street
between Marshall and Clay. Members, 100,
consisting only OF heads of families. Rev.
Or. A. Harris, minister; Moses Millhiser,
president; n. w. Nelson, vice president (;
William Loyenstein, secretary.
Hebreu Sunday School, attended by jew
ish children OF all congregations, meets at
Eleyenth-Street synagogue. Superintend-
ent, William LoyensteIn; Assistant Super
intendent, j. l.. Levy; Secretary, $. 5.
Whitlock; teachers, Il; scholars, lotto
tai, ia.
COYGREGATION BETH SHALLOW, worship
ping a: the synagogue OH Mayo street near
franklin. At present without minister.
Abram Levy, president; Joseph Cohen,
reader.
CONGREGATION KENEssETH ISRAEL, wor-
shipping ut the synagogue on Mayo street
near Broad. Rev. Ilirsch Halperin, min
ister; Harris Jacobs, president; Gustavus
Wolf, secretary members and seat-hold-
ers, SO.
LUTHERAN.
First English Lutheran Church,
Seventh street, between Grace and Broad
Rev. w. c. SchaefIer, pastor; residenee,
No. sos north First street. Present mem
bership, ia; net increase, 10.
SUNDAY SCn0OL.-Oflicers and teachers,
81; scholars enrolled, 1S7-total, 300.
The Luther Union and Young Peoples
Missionary Society are efficient 0rganiza.
tons OF the church.
German Evangelical Lutheran Bethlehem
Church,
Sixth street above Clay. Rev. Frederick
Dreyer, pastor; residence. 516 east Clay
street Present membership, 155; addi-
lions, H.. Instruction in the catcchism
every Sunday afternoon. Weekly services
Wednesday evening.
There is in connection with the church
A ladies' society. The church also has q
parochIal day school numbering thirty
| scholars.
This congregation is united with the
German Lutheran Synod OF Missouri,
Ohio, and other States, numbering over 70C
ministers. with $40 congregations and 23l
missions, including 40, 722 voting members,
| S6S schools, and 44.323 scholars. The
church Ia attached to its name the letters
"U. a. {. :" which signify that this con-
creation processes the doctrines OF the
word of God as cXpounded in the Unal'
tered Augsburg Confession from the yea
1880.
METHODIST.
Methodist Sunday-School Society.
Officers: Albert J.. West, president
| Charles y. Bady, secretary; James l.. Rid
| dick, assistant secretary, and i. l.. ID. Wal
ford, treasurer. This Society was orga'
| niZed in 1866. IL represents all the Ne
| thodist Sunday schools OF Richmond anC
| suburbs, and Of Manchester, and number
ing ten schools. The superintendent Of
the schools embraced in this Society are
the yice-presidents. Monthly meetings are
held regularly, alternating ut the various
churches. on the second sunday in each
month.
The schools embraced in this Society are
| all in good working cOnditiOn, well oiiicered
and supplied with earnest and faithful teach
ers. The average roll Of officers, teachers
and scholars for tine past year shows a sinai
| increase, and is now 2.275: average attend
ance. ,SO4; percentage, 81. All the schools
raise weekly contributions for current eN
penses and missionary work, and some O.
them support Dorcas societies for the pur
pose OF clothing the poor children OF thu
schools. All the schools have circulating
libraries-some of them large and valuable
This Society supports mission school, II
| Shanghai, China, by contributions iron
each school quarterly.
Trinity Church.
situated at the corner OF Twentieth ant
Broad streets, is one OF the largest ant
most imposing church cdiIices in the city
Recent improvements in the main audi
forum render it specially attractive. Rev
j. Wiley Bledsoe snow in his third year a
pastor. has hi- resiloNce at 22l IS east Broa'
street The presC { membership is 476
Thomas W. Penn )erton is re Sunday
school SUPERINTENDENT, anu harles L
Eafy. assistant: James T.. RID iek. score
iay: Ulcers, teachers, and scholars. abou
$50. las l.. johnson, the chairman 0
the Roa OF Stewards, is also president 0
.tlc -'u 'ly. School Society. Charles "
.Iia secretary, and Peter J. Crew
to. OF the church. In ~ ncctio
] Il D.. church there is veiy etiieien
.es' Aid Society, through the efforts o
.ich valuable and important work il
the way of repairing and Identifying. tn
church has been accomplished. MIS-
Charles p. Walford istpresident OF thi
Society. The church has also Woman
Missionary Society, Children's RoseDu
(sIissionary) Society, and Young Men
nrnNcr-meeting-alIi III regular and success