Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-16
SUNDAY IN THE CaURCHEs.
Bishop HeaBe's- Farewell sermon
Sunday-schOoI Meetings, &c.


Sunday was a typical October day. The
atmosphere was crisp and bracing ami the sun
shOne with inst enough force 20 make out-0l-door
exercise inviting and pleasant Ihs Attendance
a. nc city churches was generally large, auu -
some n them the congregations we're immense
A few Of the most interesting events OF the day
are noted below:
BISHOP EEAsBs FAREWELL
Right Rev. John j. Keane. bishop Of Rich
mond. who has been recently chosen prest1ent
81 tho Catholic university - he erected IN wash
ingtOn. preachcd his farewell sermon at TIE Ca
th~dral sunday morning, Hhen there was very
large congregation present. lie told his people
th4t from the time thof ne WIS chosen % be tho
first rector Of ne Catholic UuiEcrsityOi America
he had l0rcseeo that the dag mnst soon come
when It wODh BE- impossible for BIN to 10 JUS
tce both 70 tha' greet WORK and TO MS lio'ese.
shortly after TIE laying Of she cFner-stone la't
May 10 sent to Rome his resignation OF the sec
Of Richmond, and about three weeks ago he ro-
ceiyeQ tho iapal brief which relieved MN OF the
pastoral charge which he has held for the last
ten ycars sud appointed him - he utuier SEQ
Of Alasso. roar kpnusus, IN Asia A1uur 1hls is
meant merely as an honorary appointment,
leaving hin FREQ 10 de gOte AL his time ana
energy 20 the establishment Of the Catholic
university.
Bishop Keane reviewed tho results accom-
plished i'm his diocese during the ten years thhL
he has had charge OF 10. showing qulet but
steady aud very notable aiyanco In al " rolf
giOus aud material Interests. ITO spoke OF him
self rs s0lIier Of Christ, having no desire nor
will save the accomplishment ot thc VIII ot the
Divine Master and ever reaiy 70 respond
cheerfully '0 His call. whatever might be the ma
ture of tEo place or of the work assigned 20 MIN
Durng his ien years among the priests au4 the
ueopln o. virginia he had been the happic-t
bishop I'm imer.ra. and he fels keeniy tLc sacfi-
nce he wGs making. though he made it pra'"iy
and ch8erfuuy. Ho gave his hearers reason to
hope thai his successor, shoitY ~ pohpp'lltrh
would ho one whom an virginia would welcome
witt acclamaiiou. and who would guide the
Church IN the Old Dominion 10 -rll brighter ana
nobler progress: and he eIhorted oil % CO.
operate with their new chief pastor in doing
honor % The Church aud giving elincaIion 20
their frllOw-citizons.
The discourse, whilo a general farewell, had
nothing in 10 OF a lachfymose character aud
seemed o pour more Of hope aud resolution
than q mere SORROW into the hoaris OF MA hear
ers. The rerey of the diocese arc 20 s5somole
to-day % Offer their farewell greeting, ahh
! public meeting for tho semo purpose Is 70 DO
held on ruursday evening.
The Bi-bop lonves Ri-hmond on Friday 10 con-
tinue bis work for the University IN fhladel-
| pha aud Baltimore unul his departure for Eu-
rope about tho middle of November.
METHODIST sUNDAY-sCH0OL SOCIETY.
Tho monthly meeting Of the Methodist sunday
school Society wus held al Trinity Methodist
church sunday afternoon az oclock-kobert
| r. Richardson. president, and Charles J.. Raiy
and A. J.. L.inSden, secretaries No 7uporh-
tonjcnt Of Trinity school AMI Rev .. Is. Nturfis
malo very interesting statcmeu-s when show
ed that tha school Is Won Offered AMI !, dong
.ooI wort m tiif community. Reports from
nearly all the 5chrOis showed an tncl easel ute-
rest in uli the schools
Dr Z. Buchanan. superintendent Of Pablo
Education, addressed the meeting. dis subject
wHs The Importance of Early Training Tue
p1rpetuiu Of 0ur civil institutions depend on
the moral anl religious condition Oi the people,
| argued tho speaker. The sunday school siY'
! an opportunity for such training mat mo Churcn
must recognize and seek through this instru-
m utality f0 bing about moral courage mat
viii enable the children % DO right Tho Word
Of Goi suc textbook. AMI fror1 that SO learu
| not only whai We ought 20 d1, bur how 20 secure
| the necessary strength 10 10 right. Ho urged
I the chiMreu tO put ia practice tho truths hught
J in no SUNNY school and dare ~ DO ught
! Tho president read an interesting letter from
Mrs NJ. i. Lamtufh, of Japan, giving an -
! count o. tho school under tho ausuir,S OF th'
Methodist Suntay--choui society. winch "a nn-
| proving. aud good WORK i5 anticipated. Sho
reports great need 0i an organ
Tho suoerintoudent then introduced Colonel
. Th0lrqa WlfCheac. Comci7si isucr oi Acricul-
| ture. who addressed ne meeting subject. " The
sunday school 40 WORK" Ito called attention
! &, the great work now heing done by IN" hOsr-
! bud and Womnn's Missionary Societies No
| doubt Robert Raikes, now in Heaven, Is sur
pri.oI 81 the exteu; and importance Of uo sun
( day-8choDl Work % tic pr"5ent age inc sun
dag -cA0ol is ChristaniZ.ug and ciFliAng tho
! world. IN The cOrtrs' with error tho sunday
school Will surely triumph.
Ihe singing on this occasion was very nne.
ana included "a beautiful solo by Miss jennie
Ferguson and sweet riec-. enuuei Good
Nient r ny requcsp. boy Captain Frank Cunning
ham. Sir. j. II. tri-chs0rn, Organist; Charles
T. Rady. leader of the singing.
The next meeting viii be held az Jnioh-,ia-
ton Methodist church, second sunday IN No
VEN bar. The Board ~ Directors will meet on
tnffourth Sunday la the month at Broad street
church.
THE BAPTIST sUNDAY-scH00L Ass)CIAri0N.
Tho quarterly meeting OF This Association was
held sun'ay afternoon a. Clopt1n->trce' Baptist
church. Manchester. Mr. i. H. Elliott, the presi-
dent presided. AMI Nr. Robert a. Hary, sfcreta-
~ The exercises were commenced Win singing
hy the choir ot ClptOn-@frect school. Nr. VII
liam Fllyson offered prayer, after which the re-
ports were read. The summary pelow shows