Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-07-07
HIS SEVENTH ANNUAL SERMON
steady Increase In DR.. Turp'ns e""''"
Dy. Brosdus on for Europe.

fcorraspopdence OF tho Richmond pspa'."'
c,,.,,arrvsyrr1y. Va, July 6.-hey'
LINN n Turpin. OF the Baptist church.
ureached his seventh annual sermon s soD-
terday morning before reis -. tho
s,',aaa,;on While under his pastorate uic
es'..h has shown a steady increase eacn
..aer both "a 10 contributions anu NM i,
- THE statement for the year enuins
III An shows Sermons and anute5a,u;'
yy""i,,,,.orcd raj. pastoral calls. l.Ooo; au,ii-
.'n,,' ~ no special service: diInihulionsj
az Ave az whom were by death, az
femaIes): net increase, y; pre5en' nhoni
bership. 65s: additions to SUNNY so ohooi'
An. Total membership OF SUNNY s." 90
40 ~ '1 ;rhsrs has been collected for pas
49,, saIarv. exclusive of parsonage, fi.@oo
.oi ;5l.n,,sof exnpnsas. -39L1S: church eA-
.n,"io - scs0 which include moneY IN
I'D for the Fife-Memorial chapel lhin-
tar,ol aid and other objects, SUI 'ullu .oi
tbnse in need. 5000 state uiIs'o ~
Si0f. home missions. $500; ioreigu -, IN ~
sions. s1il.26; Education Domnia's nnJav
5eubscrlptions yet to be palul ouHaa,
scLool and Bible Board. S32; ministers re-
iics fund. $50; orpbnnage (volnnteer con.
.rihn,ioni $500 helps 10 the work NJ
80 and abroad. raised by the SUNDAY
school. STEPS; infant class. : ICY; churcn
Improvement society, sslOs; louns ~, "a
dies Aid Society, Sli5.10; woman nis-
sjouary Society. Sl5l.&: Young sieh h M,
eionory Society. including kose-iilli
e ohonoI fnnd S3i9.G7: Young Peoples
proyer. Meeting Union, Sli.9s; Sunbeam
soc;ety (recentlv organized), $4.l7.. A
considerable amount of the above cOliec-
t,ons are turned over to the different state
boards.
great many Of his old congregation at
the Baptist church were delighted 10 see
aud hear the Rev. DR.. John A. Broadus de-
liver two short and interesting talks at the
above-named church yesterday-one be-
fore the Sunday school, the other AT the
close of the pastors sermon. Dr. Broalus
and wife arrived in this place on SATURDAY,
and have been STAYING al the residence of
Mr.. G. G.. Sinclair. brother TO Mrs. Broadus.
They left TO-DAY for New York, from
whence thcy sail on Tuesday for London;
They will be absent several months ana
will visit Scotland and numerous other
places. returning u time for the opening
| of the Theological Seminary at Louisville.
About fifty persons attended the open
| inc lecture of Professor Noah Il. DAVIS on
| the international lesson for Sunday az the
| Baptist church yesterday.
Rev. b. A. Abbott. of the Disciples
church. preached in the grove near the
Armstrong Knitting Mills yesterday after
noon.
The Belmont and the Trys-Spring street.
car lines were kept very busy Yesterday
hauling paople for an outing. The Bel
mont line u now nearly completed 70 the
Nain-street line. with which it makes con
nection. The Charlottesville and Uni
versity line does not run on Sundays.
THE TYPOS Won.
| The game of base ball between the letter,
carriers aud clerks in the post-oilice and
| the printers of the CtrOp,ce and ~
frsonian on July ith was easily won bv the
| latter IN a fve-inning game, the score
standing 30 to ). Mr.. g. 4. Burgess. Of tn
| Clroa'cie, distinguished himself by making
n home-run and several three-baggcrs
There was no general Observance of the
| Fourth in this place.