Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-03-25
HOUSES OF THE LORD.
nrolcATlON SUNDAY or WASHING
TON-sTREeT METHODIST CHURCH.
o-..,,t,atjon of the OId-Narkct-HaiIC Con
ercCailop-fourth-Strc Baptist-
other Religious Notes.


A., sunday School Society Of Richmond
..5 Manchester conceived the idea that
,r.,,s oneht 20 be put forth for the exten-
.cf thcir church on the suburbs Of our
growing city.
ro order to put this plan into practical
.l,po thcsociety solicited andreceived the
al n The Laymcn's Union and under their
,o.rf auspices mass-mooting of the
vribaii,ts was held at BrOad-Street
Methodist church and nearly $4,000 was
slb.cfibod for tho advancement of their
church interests. With this substantial
,rdar,ernent three lots were bought-ODo
On Twenty-ninth and Marshall, one at
W0u.rd' Grove. and the one on Washing
ton and Cary streets.
the GURws.
necessity for a church at this last point
--.v mainly out of the fact that brethren
connected with tho Genilomcn's Ald So
rrtr of ofIaurel-Strcetc tchurch-among them
Lev. NJ. IS. Conrad and Mcssrs. Miller,
Bl,lcr. Burgess. Shcwhrdce, Baltz. Tyler.
ami Mccartney wanted 20 do mission
work. aud for this purpose rented IN Au-
rref ~ last year an old carpenter shop on
i..lar street and pat up the sign Taylor
c--a.t school and after an organization
..- Effected Mr. Conrad Joined the Con-
f.-.n-" and Mr. H. Garter O.tcrhnd vas
r.tc1 euucru'endeut. With seven Off
, ard teachers and about twenty-five
f... .Ie, went 70 work. Nearly all
,.' f.lp.rs wore from the Inurcl-Strect
elr-.h. the SUPERINTENDENT being also SUI
p.rlf,udeut Of the school at that church,
a. oIo of his teachers was Rev. W. y.
Nac-gacr, pastor Of the church
run eluoo,
This school first held afternoon sessions.
" ~eutember il was changed into a morn
,rr.'hool with four officers and teachers
,-t twontv-ope scholars. These faithful
i,i.-,.r. have had Great sncress. Additions
1.re hceu made to their number from
Ir. .s6 Street. Park Place, Iaurel-Strcet,
erl other churches. and now this church
l..r3mombcr-. 1G officers and teachers IN
tla-uudov school. and IA scLolar-
TEouoh only about Sr months old II IS
,.ar. t1au ire times AS large o. when 1t
.t.-fed.
lrophc,ics aro made that IN less tnAn hve
,.,rs tbc church Win he % sclf-sust9ning
,.r.
CHANGES.
u. N...~,,,l,,-l lo.t,fr ostorbind RESIGNED
'ff"' a. p,.r,o ,,.,, cIoct.l .unor,n.
.l'. l. ~ ~. ~. i.t..,I o, tLo 5sd ~ Feb
$50, -. la,jor- -Str,et s.hool was moved
ru"' iH' l"} I'll ....'.. l,,(,,,,T
o.. ,b, Wgsninetou-Strcct school.
a. no last conference Bishop Wilson
o.tr1 t"scnd tirn, n prcaci.c,. and he
.....,t.d nov r II Eounotf. SON Of the
l,r.rtod Dr. ". W. R,urot. formerly the
,r.-.lent q Ranlolph- Macon College.
lI, Pnillir, Committee are accorded
,r,s, pra. ,o tor what they have done. The
i.ltnc spirit oi il was 3lr. Robert H. whit,
l.rk. OF Centenary church, who spared
'''''' ',.ro,,.,-,,..,
,,.n
sunday was gre 1hF WIN 'n' M''ho-
'~ - TINS clty "iio N,"t'.ii, =, ,iol p;.l,or
=, 1,.l.o,' 'raarbod a Grand sermon 10 a
larsr and appreciativc audience.
utl, afternoon at 4 o'clock the d'd'cd-
... ,o,r,,g Dropl. were held according to
following programme: Voluntary hy
Gin. choir: reading Scrptur"s 10y kev. I.
Ncrienbakcr, pastor Of lourel-Ntreet
church: prayer by ". II. Atwlil, pastor 81
,a.~,reet church; sermon by bishop
u.
quaItette was composed oi Misses
la. and Nellie Pumphrey and MessTs.
shall Ramos and Cox. Mrs. MANLY b'
aaMos preside, "t t9o organ nnu Eri, t.ri,i
Turner led The choH. captain + IahS
W; Cunningham "i7o s'nS '"o ''''''''' "a
SOLOS, ,,,sr,,,o,,
Robert T.. Richardson. Esq. pres 'dent OF
tho Suuday-School Society, gave a hrlcf
report OF the organization of the schooi,
Formerly known as Iaylor-Street school
ly the GeutleInen's AID Society oi Laurel
street scA"ol. ............
1lii stbMoN'
Besides tine Bishop thcrc were present
from the ranks oi tnr clergy R''' ies7r7-
bennett ttnc pasiorl, Judkns, Blcdsoe,
Whitley. Atwin, ertenbaker. jefferson,
Ilc~ty. Phaup. aud perhaps others.
The bi-hOp took as his text LphcsldnS
,a.. 90: 40 the intent that now unto the
puacpahtie- and powers in heavenly places
mehi Doe known by the Church the mani man
f.ll wisdom Of Got SAID he; Inc
uuct'an of the Church IS 10 I;ks y, hhoNn
va. ,i,, ~. ,,rir,cinalities
.,.l ,.,,,r. i'm The heavenly places"
.,rf,,,,, ,y,. devoted to an cxpane;0n
,.f..rDrrnrT, ot tins proposl-;on. and
,.' ,1.r.otcrizod lythat breadth OF think
..,arlf ,reeo of utlorance for which Bishop
k.l..1' is 800 Justly celebrated.