Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-11-19
MANY METHODlsTs PREACH.
visiting Clergy Tnl Our Pulpits-Ordina-
s-Sumday-Schooi Meetings, &C.

Thcpulpits0f Of very nearly If not quite all
tho Protestant churches IN richmond and
Manchester. Episcopal excepted, were
filled ON sunday by members Of the VI
ciuia Methodist Conference. now hoidln@
It's no-hundrcd-and-- ycnth annual moot
iu- here. Ihewcathcr throughout GaT
vas bleak anl drcary. and 40 times IN"
rain fclI copiouslv. whi.o there Was aim est
q coust tut mist from carly morn until late
at uigut. With few exceptions the APP
po;n .ments as publish IN Saturdays ms
pQrh were filed the conCre cations ~
some fcw instances were large. but IN most
cases the people were kept az home by the
ra.u.
BISHOP WILSON.
ht Br0ad-S'reet church sunday morning
Risnop 4. W. wilson, OF Baltimore, tho pre'l-
dent " the Conference. preached 90 an aud ence
that was only limited by the capacity oI mo
house. This famous preacher doiivefel Hl7-
courle on the Holy ttuost. ami 10 was pronounced
ono %; Tie most powerful Efforts ever male ii"m
O. pulpit ia thia city. Few orators cGn address
au audience lOngor than an hour without iFI"g
d. but Bishop Wilson preached one hour hu4
twenty Iuiuufes, and mo congregation regretted
that he dIi not "ke'p ON Ono striking point
Of this diyine'- genius is tho simplicity Of his
language
DriCoSs AID TLDFEs.
After the sermon tho following dcncons were
OrfalncI: ClcricGi-J. r. tileTy, q. y. Lett
vch, ", W. SouthaI, Richard J.. wilson ahl {.
g.. Bone. Local james ~. MOs. George y.
Profile. Thomas n. lOrts. W. J.. Hnuey, James
Cannon, Jr. aud G.. kosser Jones,
Al Centenary church az night the following
elders Ncra ordained: 'lerichl-oscaf l- MAf'ih'
Nlrhoias H koncr son, basrom Dey' W. g.,
B0gcs Ernest vcn~, Thomas >. Nray' ana
james d. fOrkler au1 James ". Ro"cii, local.
ANNUAL NETTING.
The annual meeting Of mo Methodist sunday
School society Of Richmond and Manchester was
held Of Centenary church Sun1ay aitoIh,9n az
3H o'clock. 10. T. f'aa-1son, president
Charles 4. Rady, eecrctarY
Tho meeting WAS opened with prayer by REV.
Air. RidficB, u the Nirgluin Conferences.
Tho President fubU ittcd bis annual report,
VIII. gayo most gratifying sta.cment OF tho
condition %. tho sciOJls There ara = schools,
win i4j officers and teachers anu 3,,.O pupils
amount OF money collected for school purposes.
$3.50; conversions. go. Tor church extension
t,a s,hao g have raisel s4.0u aud e5tablibhed
nov church corner Of Washington ana Cary
streets aud q chapel at HOWarGs Grove lot
mo treasurer, T. T.. d. Naforc, Esq. submit
tol h,a rcnort showing iho amount expended ior
church extension. mission sunday SCHOOLS IN
Japan, ana aiding home .hool-.
Hr Richard Pollard, ~ Lyuchhurg' ana Hon.
W ~ berry. Of Ilbarty. both lay delegates 70
the Conference, made stirring addresses com
mending the work Of The Elchmond and Man
chester schools
The Attendance was gOOd NOTWITHSTANDING t1c
iDci8ment weather.
MONTHLY NETTING.
The regular monthly meeting Of tho society
wa held al demonstration church at the same
hour. G. II. insker, yicc-pre-ifoui, occupied iho
th4lr: &. L. Lum-deu, assistant seii ietafy.
Tho meeting was opened Win lIHyet - new
Inc -uperintendent OF tho school reported
rlfy CONVERSIONS since ihe last meeting
40 prc.iing officer presented Nev. II. I.
C1r,taam. the former plstor. who addressed
M. meeting on the great progress mada IN run-
dar-acuo1' work and tho bright prospe-ts ahead.