Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-17
PEFIyAL OF RELIGION.

The churches of the city continue to
have accessions as the result OF the
great revival which begun with the
Moody-Needham meetings.
At the minister's conference of the
Baptist churches yesterday morning
the following items of interest were re-
ported:
Grace-Street church (Dr. Hatchery
has received since the lst Of January
1896 by baptism and &c by letter
or restoration. There are about 30
others now awaiting baptism. Of the
number baptized there were 53 males,
81 heads of families, SO adults. and the
remainder over twelve years old. The
house was crowded Sunday morning.
DR.. Hatcher made telling address TO
the new members. gave them the hand
of fellowship calling the name Of each
one and speaking some appropriate
word to each), and then administered
the communion to over six hundred.
1t was season Of deep interest to all
who were present.
Leigh-Street DIR. John Pollard) re-
ports &C already baptized. 10 others
actually received for baptism. and still
others ready to be received, and 81 re-
ceiyed by letter OF restoration--making
o. additions since the lst of January.
There have been several new cases of
conversion in this church within the
past several days, and there is pros
pect Of a number of other additions.
Pinc-Street REV. J. b. Hutson) has
had 50 baptisms. has received 80 others
for baptism. and 10 have been received
by letter or restoration, making 30 addi-
tons since lst Of January, with pros
pcct Of others. which will swell the addi-
tions to over 100.
West -Main-Strcet Rev. W. J. Ship
mani has had already &c additions since
lst of January. with 8 or others await
ing baptism.
Clay-Street REV. 5. c. Clopton) re-
ports 80 already baptized, number Of
others awaiting the ordinance, and a
number Of additions by letter or resto-
ration.
First church has had Ii baptismS.
others now await baptism. and a NUM-
Der have been received by letter.
Ncnablc-Street Rev. G.. p. Scott has
had already l3 additions, with a pros
pect of others.
Bainbridge-Street. Manchester. (Rey.
l.. r. ThornhilD has received 10.
Fulton Rcy. =. G.. Elsom) has re-
ceiycd about 81.
Second church Rcv. W. W. Lam
drum has received about 60, and there
are others TO follow. There have been
baptisms every Sunday, and sometimes.
as on last Sunday, both morning and
night.
Ii will thus he seen that the additions
to the white Baptist churches will reach
nearly il not quite 600, while there is
considerable interest among the colored
churches.
In the Methodist churches there has
also been numerous accesSionS. At
the Broad-Street Methodist Rev. Mr..
BledSoe, assisted by numerous diyineS.
has been successfully carrying on the
good work. and large number have
connected themselves with the church.
In fact, in all of the Methodist churches
there have been many accessionS to the
Church.
Rev. DR.. Moses d. lIoge has been
doing good work by holding weekly
meetings on Sunday night at Old-Mar-
ket Hall. These meetings are numer-
ously attended. and have created deep
interest.
The services in the Episcopal and
Catholic churches are of more than or
dinary interest. and will be until the
Lenten season is over.
OLD-MARKET HALL.
Through the darkness and the pour
ing rain last Sunday night several hum
dred people pressed into the hall over
the Old Market.
A large proportion of the audience
came from that part of the city. and
had not far to 90, but there were others
who came from the remotest parts of
Richmond, and some from Manchester.
When DR.. lIoge requested his own
people not to attend these services he
said his only reason for so doing was
because hc wished to see the hall filled
by those who lived in its vicinity. But
such is the general interest excited in
these meetings that people will go to
them from every part of the city; and
il is perhaps well that they do, for only
thus can they get true idea Of the
kind OF work done there. and ii more
seats were put in the hall there would
be accommodations for still larger
number.
The text for Sunday night was from
the 34th verse of the 10Th chapter Of
Mark And when Jesus saw that he
answered discreetly lie said unto him.
Thou art not far from the Kingdom of
God"
Before commencing the sermon DIR.
Hoge expressed his thanks that so large
a choir had come TO his help. notwith-
standing the inclcmency Of the night.
Water-Rates for Builders.
At the last meeting of the Board Of
Aldermen an ordinance was passed re-
ducing the water-rcnt on bricks. when
they are laid in building, TO three
cents per thousand; on plastering, when
done in building. to seven cents per |
hundred yards ; and on stone per cubic !
yard to two cents. The ordinance will !
come up for concurrence at the next /
meeting Of the Common Council. on the /
first Monday in April, and IL concurred
in by that body viii be submitted to
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