Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-26
SUNDAY IN TIE CHURCHES.
A Hot Day. but Many Interesting
AcrNICes Held.

II Is generally conceded that Sunday was
the hottest day experienced this summer.
The sun shone with great force and the heat
was indeed oppressive Its effect was plainly
shown In the diminished attendance upon
divine services held in the various houses OF
worship.
Rev. T. G.. Dashiell, ID. D., rector Of st.
Marks church, will leave Richmond on
saturday next, June 30th. for New York,
from whence he will sail in the steamship
Aurania for Liverpool. lie goes to recupe-
rate his health, which has been more or less
feeble for several years. He will be abroad
fOrseyeral months. sunday being the last one
that the faithful pastor would spend with his
flock for some time, there were three SER
vices duringthe day, and al OF them abound.
ed m interest. The Gr.t was morning prayer
at : o'clock. At II O'Clock the Litany was
said. followed by the entire Holy Communion
service.
The Doctor stated while reading the no.
ticcs for the week that his work as secretary
OF the diocese had been and was so pressing
that he had not been able TO make a pers Onll
call on each member OF the parish. lie
would be- at home until Thurs Jay Ot this
week, and hoped oil would come aud see
him. He would be 30 the church Wednes-
day night at the regular service. The Doe
tor took for his text Psalm -, verse .
" II is good for me TO draw near 10 God.
The sermon was one Of great power, and
showed careful study IN it, prenarltlon.
The third service was the annual gather
ing of the sunday school scholars and
church members. This partook Of the na-
ture OF floral service. During the after
noon quantities Of cut flowers were brought
to the church and placed on tables In front
Of the chanccl. They were brought there
according to the yearly custom for the pur-
pose VI being placed on the graves OF de-
ceased Sunday.schoOl children and teachers.
and 10 be sent 10 the church homes, asylum',
Retreat for The Sick, and other places where
were the tender children or sick ones Of the
church. After an interesting programme OF
exercises the flowers were distributed.
MASONIC CEREMONIES.
Richmond Randolph Lodge, No. 10, A. +.
and A. NJ. and Amity Lodge 40. 1G, Of the
same order, assembled together st old Ma
sons Hall, Franklin street, sunday night.
and inducted their newly.elected officers into
their several stations. Afterwards both
lodges in considerable strength cOniointly re-
paired to Leigh.Street Baptist church, where
a sermon on Masonic teachings was delivered
before them by Rev. Brother :. a. Goodwin,
ID. d.. pastor Of the church.
METHODIST sUNDAY-sCH00L SOCIETY.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Methodist SundAy-SchOol Society OF Rich>
mond and Manchester was held sunday az
ternoOn at $3.50 O'Clock at Fiflh-strcet Metho-
dist chuIch. Manchester.
The exercises opened with q voluntary by
the Sunday-school choir Rev. George II.
Wiley led in prayer, and the opening
hymn, No. l3S was sung. The exercises
following were: A dialogue, "The Reward
Of Earnest Efforts" by Lena Bailey, Hattie
King, and Josephine Parkinson; recitation
by Ollie Holloway, "The Little Light. -;
solo by Mary stuart dialogue, "1he Chit
dren's Wish" by Minnie Myrick, Bessie
Bradshaw, Dollie Ammons, and Julla
sharp; singing By Bessie Bradshaw; reci-
tation by Byrl sharp, "God Loves Me-;
duet, "Let the Stranger In by Norwood
Bailey and Carrie Myrick.
The report Of Fiith-Street school was then
read by Superintendent Green.
Addresses were made by Rey.W. L. Evans,
OF Park.Place church; by Mr.. Hunter, Oi
Broad-Slreet church; aud Mr. Robert +.
Richardson, president OF the Sunday-School
Society.
MISCELLANEOUS
DR.. J. Powell Garland, presiding elder,
preached at Broad street Methodist church
Sunday morning, and nc night Rev ;. :.
Lambeth aud Rev. w. II. Atwel pastor Of
Clay. street church, exchanged pulDits.
At 4 O'Clock sunday afternoon Rev. VII.
liam ;. Campbell was installed as pastor Of
Mizpah Presbyterian church. Tue pro-
gramme, published in Sundays Dispatch,
was carried Out.