Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-08-02


Good addresses were made by Messrs.
Slaght aud Boyce. The music was led by
M. X. N. Newman. assisted by Messrs.
Bowles, Hundley, Huxter. and White.
The next meeting will be held at the Man.
chester church the last Sunday IN Septem-
Der.
SUNDAY the Seyenth-Street Christian
church elected the following delegates to
the Iidewater District Cooperative Con-
vention. which meets at Newport News
tomorrow: Rev. Jabez Hall. Colonel
John b. Cary, aud Messrs. A. IL. Moore,
w. q. Fuller, George s. Crenshaw. w. L..
Sydnor, and J. l.. Hill.
SKws ABOUT THE BAPTIsrs.
Rev. Samuel Q. Clopton, who has been
pastor of the Clay-Street Baptist church
over since its organization, preached his
last sermons there on Sunday, and there
were good congregations both morning
aud night. He alluded very feelipgly TO
his labors there covering, q period .sio OF
wish that the church might continue 10
grow and prosper. MIR. Clopton left YES
terday morning for his new field of labor
an Admission, Ala IL was announced on
Sunday that DIR. j. X. Garlick will preach
at this church next Sunday morning and
night
the pulplt OF 0foNo-hNohuo cHuiVh % Nv
captably for the last two OF three months,
preached his last sermon there on Sunday.
DIR. Hiden, the new pastor. Is expected TO
arrive on Friday evening aud wall DO ten
dered a public reception at tho church
that night. The Wednesday night ser
vice will be omitted.
DR.. Cooper leaves this week for his vsca-
ton, which will be spent travelling
through the State on horseback. He
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DIR. Hawthorne. his predecessor, will fill
his pulpit every Sunday in August.
Dr. Pitt. who has been oat attending the
associations, is back in the city and
preached at the Second church. There
were four additions to the Bar.on-Heights
church by letter.
Rev. DIT. J. William Jones. who is spend
ing some time ia Virginia. paeached to his
old congregation In West Point Sunday
and had large congregations both
morning and night. His sermon at night
Was ON The Christian Character OF Stone-
wall Jackson"
TIE LORD OUR SHADE.
DIR. Bledsoe's sermon at Park-Place
Methodist church sunday morning bad
special reference 10 the heated term. His
text was. The Lord 10 thy shade on thy
right hand" After referring briefly to the
oppressive weather and the great desire OF
80 W &4<<t y WV ft<f <%t- - f-f%>-<
shade, he used the figure of the text to
chow that the Lord 10 oar shade whore we
ind relief from that which Expresses aud
fafJgues, where We can recupefate and
gain strength: our shade whore we can en-
JOY friends and companiopships. and in
which We ean do work with least fatigue.
There we eau find rest. The speaker closed
by referring tonchingly to the dying de-
cIsTstion Of the immortal Jackson" Let
"a pass over tho river and rest under the
shade OF the trecs.v The sermon was Pc
culiarly appropriate to the season and
much enjoyed. DR.. Bledsoe also diied his
pulpit ct night.
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The monthly meeting OF the Executive
Committee OF the Diocesan Missionary So
ctefy wss held last night and considerable
routine business VA transacted.
kev. George O. Albeit, lately of Apo
mstt0x, preached his first sermon on San
az q aasIstant rector Of st. Marks
CHURCH. He Wos most cordially received
~ ~ oopeyeesti0u and Sunday school.
ReI ~. Dsshisll returned from Cobbs