Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-15
MISSIONS IN BRAZIL.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE
EPISCOPAL MISSIONARY.
p,.,rcu- Meeting of tho Society Last
Night -Evsngciist Norwoohs he
port-sundsy-Schooi Meetings

The eRsohmond Protestant Episcopal MISSION
.ry society held iis quarterly mcoiing iss' n'sn'
~ 81 Jnnes lociurc-roon. Tho opening fo''-
e,ops services we're conducted by Rev. T. o. pa-
shioll. d. D. v
oo motion az DR.. Dashioll. Rev. James Il. fun-
.,sn va. elected 10 take The chair In mo absence
=, tho bisbop. and Of the Rev. Lewis "il'laih
Burton. second vice president
very interesting report was road from nov
NJ Bur,on showing a most encouraging outlook
90, tho fDtpre snd much good accomplishing IN
tho pg4L Tho fo.iciy helps 70 suppvtt WIN i ~
Brazil. entirely supports one eNhnSv.'sa ~, - ~
n iocoso o. Virginia, and aces oinel =, .. - -
An the FulecOpal churches ~ uls citF hafo 'vp-
,t,.,,,ot ~ ,te sory. nearly 5000 having been
raised since the iuaugufatpn OF Nc -.
much Interest ia mis-ioas having ueeh o,t oN"h,t
OF this amount - james ,nul - ,,s .s, s-oN 90
buio1 fhe largest psrt--thst is. about sSli-..I ,
- paui's tta smallfsf-uRmoly, ahpAt fpA i""
otier churches range bttTeen the-e eAuel''.,'
InirrcsuTg reports were made from '"''ou' '0'''-
mitieoA
MISSIONS rs BRAZIL.
Rev r Gates bowman, on behalf of The
Committee "a Missionary Intelligence real a
very entertaining letter from Rev James "
Mofris. the sp-iefv's missionary 70 lcrlc A"oh'''
RIO Grnudo 10 sui Brazil. lie sad; NJ.
eve arrived la this place on Apfii %isr 80, s"i,v
Allegro is. with the exception on ho, tuo "as ~.
city w. ave .eeu IA Brazil II has DttNfvu , '.ty
and sixty ihousand people ihe3 arc ~ -
iUfarrrlnrirH with Germans. but hii Sp'1s III
t,,,.,i..s. ana NJ. nlf equally irregous ana ah1-
ioas 90 maze money. 10 10 b1aHlliniiy si,~.n. ~
on tue river tIat cmp.i"s lnio UT. E.-"' i'A -
dos pat1s. and las moro hue bul. ~ .o..' "a.
,ufli- an! rrivafe-th than any cit} OF is 7i~o pa
tra1il a. is good cen raj p1int, hoibE iu EASY
rosrh t,y steamers % NUN ters OF thrvlng 'o"us'
vhers we hear ~ many open dooI7 iVi NH''0
be wont on % say: But our work must 20
slow as we arc yet very backward IN the lhn-
glage. our immcl a. cferi vii be 20 'VoN ~
AL tho FrgIIsh people hero ana, 1T possluie' Vi-
game worship among ihrm Snd ~ 20 e'' sN,ln ~,
f.rv uuah1u iu some good locality Wilch "o
nav use for English aud Portuguese services
"'Ifo English people hero tell us that this -
one a. tIr heaItHlost places IN 'No VIZ, on.
certainly We have found The climate very ue-
ucftfgi. Our cts is situated on u"-u'''U' H''''
aui s9 g. easily dreineL' ,..,....
ln .ueasln.. o.. schools Mr. Morris s1ii hat
erl0a' directed by say two American ihIie7
-,..i d. s. if.- .fc from tho first uni also
to "A Grand centre ~ gospel wors. Iie p''rio
sre eager 70 Pc faurlt by American tea hers''
ryAvcrf1-I yoGwooD's Erronr.
1fter some routine business TIE President
called ou the Iov. John Norwood ue sr'Dl'
Fvarraff.f .f the Dl1.rse Of AiTgiulf, Tor Ms Ir
part Ills work l- fo vncsnt churches, q" "llrH
thera arc .iXty-Clrnt in tbe diocese. no HAiu.
The work of am evangelist ls' 'l .oHi,o, .t
limited. during th" vacancy ot the phlHh tn9
egtboftt.e. ln tle parish 6Te the Waflrh- anu
v,str. ana no vi-itiug minister has any hu-
,,G-,', I'M tha rsfI.n except tho bishop. An
evangelist LGs no more auihofiiy tlun nn'
other man. he can meet ihe F'-.is anu - ~
suit with them when lnNif4 To Nu N'' ".'' 10
cannot moddle with fhc affairs ot ne pa IL
Subject 20 the limitations in'oFeI I'D lue5,
ffafamont- the WORK oi nu "f4ufrisi Is tHh. oi
minister of Tie parish for the time BEING, IL Is
90 ronIuet the service aud prea d 10 al MINIS
ter the .arrauenl3. 90 visit the SIC. hh1 INC
nriIctcG. Co. prepare persons ioi comm o. 1n'
nuI 60 i1 Any hing eisc he nnls 70 90 ~ III IN I.
mia int. d q W
In offs SOY DO is hoped thRt tle VA hNi parishes
wiH Ia kept from dying out ana tnah el 10 holl
nor own until no present depressing state OF
country life IL changed and prosperity returns
AMONG yAcANt PARISHES.
Conunu'nr. Mr. Norwood says:
Tho Wlrk n an evangelist 10 very ErstsluHN
received bv ile vncanf churches. some Of them.
iii. true, are somewhat scnsiiiye' and DO uoi
Ii.c no iieu 81 being considered obl"cts "i
charity. .iut that is . good slcu lhey VIII nos
remain ig tUat condition any longer than neces-
sary. Among TIE communicates 81 thess
churches are some - tie u0tie4i specimens OF
our christian men and women They long for the
communion of our sanctuary, au1 hSe tuo
psalmi-t, tleir hearts cry out. "liow nhlaDie
are Ihy tqboruacles, O Lord of ilottsl NV soul
io1reth. yen. even frlufeth Tor The courts OF he
IoriH Ii Is then considered great favor 10
have their Churches opened now and ihen. /
have heard many expressions ot their ftateiul
EuurecIafiOn q the Sinlucss OF the tlty MIS-
sfonary Society In providing 10 some degree Tor
tlo PRAYER that coils blessing may rest upon
uo society. and crown with success oil ueir
efforts 60 promote His glory ia the salvation OF
their fcuJW-men
TgUHTs GIVEN.
Mr. Norwood concluded with the following
summary. Number ~ churches vacant. O.
numoor ~ cOmmuuicnuts in The same, about
2IIl: number oi church $ have visited the
Last yoar -. number 90 counties visited. 20;
Iumucr of times have preached IA tho vacant
churches and waste place. Iih
Ihc meetinr was nt uH request ot tho thar-
man closed with prayer by the aey. DE. Jonn b.
Newton
Baptist Association.
Tie regular quarterly meeting Of the Baptist
SunIRy-, hu0l Association of Richmond and
Manchester was held sunday e,eninc with tho
tIay-~tgrrt church, President Elicit presiding.
M Is. Daniel secretary, The Chair called the
meeting Co order, requesting Mr. Philips. >r., OF
tNo ttruVe-A .u4r church, % ieai an prayer.
Ih. musical programme was good ana well
rendered The monthly and quarterly reports
cf flr various schools wctc read, showing cone
siderable gains Numerically over last years re-
I.rt-
h,y. Mr 1howhnl. oi the Bainhrieo-Street
church. Manchester. WAs introduced As tho
speaker o. Ono evening and engaged the atten-
tion of all with most instructive prac' ical tax.
New sir. Mliiams. of TIE city Missionary So
cic;y. also a3lics-ed tho meeting
FIGURES FOR Iir MONTH.
Tho following figures are taken from the
fuVorintruIcnts reports: