Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-02-23

sf1eisnf and benencsnt 81 The accession O
az 1890 $1,000 That " sxnpsfklse With TIE
ehurch IN IL loss and conGf.tulaee ~
Reiiglous Herald on it, gain, and PRAY ~
bot6 the bereavement ana the scquisitton
NAV result in the furtherance q tn.'
kingdom for which both church ana jour
czTr-x1suox wosx.
The monthly meeting Of the Baptise City
N,ss,onsry Society was held WITH Trace
Street churrh Sunday dfsefnoon.
A thrilling address wss delivered y
Evangelist M. h. Williams, OF Atlanta, on
personal aggressive Christian WORK,
Rev. A. r. Dean. or Richmond college,
was appointed missionary colporterfor tne
4 committee Of three was appointed to
solicit the cooperation of the new cnurcn,
Randolph-Street Baptist, with the society
The report of the missionary, Rev. @; F:
Williams, mentioned several things that
occurred during the month encouraging
TO the work. The report gives these sta
tist,cs: Number of visits from house TO
bouss. 1Ol: number of persons met In these
visits, 2sl: the Scriptures were read y
times, and 23 times prayers were o9ereo;
81 sermons were preached and addresses
delivered 4,50s pages OF tracts were as
tributed. There. were 81 requests Ior
PRAYER and confessions Of faith. Three
Bibles were sold. The whole number OF
men Who attended the services In shops
was ,461; tho whole number attending the
cottage pfsyer-meetings was 222.
TWO MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The memorial service at the Grove-Ave::
nue. Baptist church in commemoration OK
the life of w. =. Pitcher was largely at
tended. and after the presentation OF SUIT
able resolutions by Dir. T.. h. Elicit, eio-
ouent addresses on the life and character
of deceased were made by DR.. 5. A. Goodwin
and Messrs. Caleb Jacob, K Garcin, and
L. u. Craddock
A number OF members of the Otey Bat
terry, of which the deceased was o mem.
Der. we're present. and all were impressed
with the fact that good man and usefui
citizen had been removed from our midst.
At the First church the morning service
was devoted TO the memory of Rev.. Basil
Manly, ID. d., who died recently in Louis
VILE, KY, and who was pastor OF the
church from 1850 to 1854. DR.. Cooper
preached O short sermon, giving an ac-
count OF his succession to DR.. Jeter as pas
tor and Of the leading events of his pas
torate till he became president of the Fe-
male Institute. In 1859 he. with Kew.
Messrs, Williams, Boyce, and Broadus. be;
gan the Southern Baptist Theological
Seminary ut Greenvilie, s. O. At the COM
munion season Professor Winston present.
ed paper making tender mention OF his
many excellencies as pastor and preacher,
which was ordered by the church to be
put upon its records and sent to the family
of the deceased. Seven persons were wei
coined to church fellowship by the pastor.
BRIEF MOTIFS.
Rev. W. p. Hines, Of West View. received
fourteen for baptism on Sunday and tie
meetings will continue through the week.
Rev. p. q. Elsom will continue with DIR.
Whitfield in the meetings which are In pro-
press at the Fulton church. Eleven have
professed conversion and q number OF
backsliders have been regained.
The revival meetings at Grace-Street
church will continue through the week.
DIR. Hatcher will be assisted by Rev. w. L..
Wright, and the meetings at Second church
will continue to be conducted by Evange-
list NJ. b. Williams.
DIR. e. G.. Robinson, Providence, r. l..
will lecture daily at II o'clock for two
weeks at the Colored Theological Semi
nary. -,
begin meeting with Rev. 8. A. Goodwin
on March 9Th at Grove-Avenus church.
About the Episcopaiisna
Bishop Peterkin preached q sermon OF
great interest in ST. Marks on Sunday
morning from the text, st. John l.: 41-42.
He explained the sum of Christian life tc
be set forth in the three words: !" Finding
telling" bringing" 1t was ably enforced
and beautifully illustrated.
Wednesday night there will be special
service in the Sunday room of ST
class. will consider the subject OF the evil
spirits cast out by our. Saviour, also the
personality of Satan.
The men of this church will have serie;
of special services during Lent. They
will be held on the Friday night of each
week, beginning with March 9Th.
Bishop Randolph will visit st. Marks e
bold confirmation Tuesday night, April
18th.
The pulpits of the other Episcops
churches were filed on Sunday by Their
respective rectors. and the congregations
a. rule, were good. The attendance al
Christ church in the morning was espe
cially large. and Rev. MIR. Nash preached
an elegant sermon.
Six adults were baptized at st. Johns a.
night after very impressive sermon By
the rector, Rev. Lewis W. Burton.
Rev. Mr.. Kuyk held o mission at Wed
dell-Memorial chapel, in Fulton. during
last week. The services were well attend
cd, and much interest was manifested.
Bishop Randolph will preach at st
Johns next Sunday morning and confirm
q class after the sermon. In the afternoon
at o'clock he will visit Weddell- Memoria
and hold confirmation.
About the Met hodist,.
The Methodist ministers of Richmond
are bitterly opposed 70 the Worlds Fai
being kept open on Sunday. They have
so declared on every opportune occasion
and at their weekly conference on yester
day morning decided to sign petition
which will be presented in the House o
Delegates to-day by Mr.. Stratton, asking
the General Assent bly, to adopt resolution
of protest against allowing the Exposition
to be opened on the Sabbath. The pape
is signed by ell the Richmond pastors ant
Bishop John G. Granbery heads the list.
Services in the Methodist churches wer,
well attended Sunday morning consider
ing the threatening weather. At nigh
the congregations throughout the city wer
smaller than usual, with one or tw'
possible exceptions. Bishop Granbery
preached the annual sermon before tn.
Woman's Missionary Society of Trinity
church in the morning, and his discourse
on missionary work was thoughtful, earn
est. and impressive. The Bishop preached
at Clay-Street at night.
DR.. Peterson discussed Wrong Amuse
ments" at Trinity church Sunday night
and the sermon was quite pointed.
Rev. DR.. A. &. Brown, presiding elder o
West Richmond District, preached for Cen
tenary church at II o'clock and at nigh
occupied the pulpit Of Laure.-Street.
DIR. Tudor's sermon at Broad-Street Sun
day morning had special reference to for
eign-misslon work, for which the annua
election was taken afterwards and at nigh
his subject was the Reward of Victory.
He dwslt largely upon the Book Of Revela
tions and held the undivided attention o
his audience.
The revival services during the pas
week at Washington-Street church resulted
in much good. They were conducted b,
the Rev. DIR. H. Z. johnson, of Bon Air
and by the pastor. Rev. Mr.. Bennett, tn
pastor, preached Sunday morning an
night. At the former services there wer
eight at the altar seeking religion. ID
johnson will conduct services this week q
p. NJ and 1850 p. III. daily.
At tho Y. n. G. A.