Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-10
sUNDAYIN MANCHESTER
Letter from Mr. ThOrnhiII-Church
Services-Other Items.

Rev. Luther Moore, who is tempo
rarily filling the pulpit Of the cambridge
Street Baptist church, yesterday morn
ing preached most excellent sermon on
liberal giving. He quoted many passages
Of Scripture bearing upon this point,
and enumerated several reasons which
should actuate Christian people to con
tribute literally and cheerfully to
the cause OF Christ. Before
the sermon DR.. 4. 2. Mathews
read to the congregation a letter Of
Christian greeting from the absent pas
tor. Rev l.. Il. Thornhill, who is abroad.
Mr. Thornhill writes that he and DR..
Hatcher have both enjoyed good health
and that they expect to return to their
respective fields of labor greatly i'm
proved 10y their trip and ready to enter
upon their work with renewed yigor.
WANT A NEW CHURCH.
The congregation of the Fifth Street
Methodist church has been steadily
growing for some years and it now needs
a larger house in which TO worship.
There is hardly a service but that some
have to be turned away who would be
glad to hear a sermon from Rev. Mr..
Wiley, whose popularity is increasing
continually. The question OF building
new church has long been talked Of,
and this hope will soon be realized.
Quite large sum has already been sub
scribed for this purpose, and within
year this congregation will probably
be worshipping in new house. While
the details have not yet been arranged 1t
is thought that the new ediiice, which
will be made 20 accommodate about 600
persons will be erected on the vacant
lot to tho south OF the present church,
and that the present building will be
used for the night school conducted by
Mr.. Wiley.
BRIEF MENTION.
The telephone for police headquarters
recently ordered by the Council has not
yet been put i'll place.
Chesterfield Court meets to-day. There
will doubtless be a large crowdin attend
ance, as Hon. George d. Wise will make
q speech, opening his campaign.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company have just had sewer laid to
carry off the water from around their
Manchester depot. 1t cost about 81 200.
DIR. Garland, presiding elder of this
district, preached at the Central Meth
odist church yesterday morning, and
the pastor, Rev. l.. NJ. Peterson, filed
his pulpit at night.
Rev. j. c. Hall, pastor Of the Presby-
terian church, who spent his vacation IN
the State of New York and Just returned
on Friday last, filled his usual appoint
ments yesterday.
Chief-of- Police LirscOmb said yester-
day afternoon that things had been very
quiet in police circles since the petty
! thieves who are now in jail were caught.
The new jail is now very nearly COM
p!eted. When the Hastings Court meets,
one week from to-day. Judge Ingram
will, after being notified of its compile
ton, appoint commissioners to examine
the structure and see that it has been
properly built and is ready TO receive
criminals.
1t has not yet been determined what
will be done with the present Jail build
ing when the new one is ready for occu-
pancy, hut it has been suggested that ii
would be well to remodel it and convert
il into offices. This done, and part OF
the market building converted into a
station house, the city departments will
be far better provided for than ever be-
fore.