Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-11
tional meeting. After short and appro-


church. $50 90 support Girl in China, so
90 the Old-AIsrkst Day Nursery. %ll TO
lhOruwell Orphansce, and s2i 70 church
causes. Fourteen from tho Sunday school
were admitted 20 the communion of the
church. Mr.. William s.. Donnau. Jr.. read
the report o! the Women's Foreign Mission
Society, giving receipts and disbursements
of Sl75; also tho report OF the ladies'
Aid Society Of S425, aad tho Cleaners So
Getty S2i2. W. 9. Camp, Esd., treasurer
OF the church. made his annual report,
showing total receipts for the year 60 be
SI0.J06S7 from oil sources.
An address OF exceeding interest and
tenderness was made by Mr.. j. w. Calling
worth dwelling upon the history of the
church IN the past twelve months and the
hopeful outlook for the future.
Mr.. John l.. West gave an earnest talk
regarding the recent organization Of the
young men OF the church into a West
minister Guild" for ageressiyc church
work and predicted good results for the
coming wear.
Rev. Dr. Kerr stated that 40 new mem
bers had been received into the church
during the year Just closing, besides 81
others from tho Westminster church.
Also that there had been 10 infant bap-
tlsms, 70 dismIssIOns to other churches,
and i6 deaths. The total membership OF
present is 577.
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meet some necessary repairs to the build
Ing. DC, and the meeting closed with the
Doxology and the bcnediction.
MISSION AT TEE SACRED HEART.
A very successful mission was opened on
Sunday at the Sacred Heart church by the
Dominican fathers Of New York. Inc
tnree fathers IN charge of the mission are
Rows. }. J.. Herman. T. +. de CGntilion,
and !. G.. keeltv. At 1890 mass was sung
by Father de Cantilion and the sermon
was preached bv Father Herman. Ia ms
discourse Father herman explained inc
object and intention OF the mission and
the reason why all classes should attend
His sermon was ono OF great force, and he
Is considered one of the most eloquent
missionaries that has visited Richmond
for some time.
Father do Cnntillon preached at the eve
ming service his subject beng The Ne
cessity of Immediate Repentance. ing
Attendance was the largest ever seen at
the Sacred. Heart church. The music rem
dered 10y thu choir on both occasions was
OF high order.
These services will continue during the
week al and 4. NJ. and at O'Clock IN
tine evening. The mission promises TO be
most successful. rs q great deal OF interest
Is already being manifested.
At IT. Peters Cathedral rather Ahern, OF
Martinsburg. ". w., celebrated high
mass, aud Father McAeeirey preached
sermon from the gospel OF the day. Inc
choir sang Haydn'5 Second Mass. which
was one of the great features Of the must
cal programme at the Cathedral on Easter
Sunday.
Or. M'KiM At ST. pAULs.
Sunday morning Rev. Dr. McKlm. OF
Epiphany church, Washington, and Rev.
Hartley Carmichael, OF st. PauPs, ok
,h.rrf.I ,,rs lpffs a fln morning i1r Nc
kim's sermon was an exposition OF the
doctrine OF the resurrection. based on the
fifteenth chapter of First Corinthians. IL
was purely scientific discourse, demon
strating that any scientific man could
accept the doctrine from that standpoint
alone His theme at night was the heal
| inc Of the daughter of the woman OF
/ Canaan. The sermon was one OF great
/ brauty and power. DR.. Mcklm explained
| tbat Jesus having lett Jerusalem departed
unto the coasts Of Tyre and Sldon. ana
/ tins mother having heard OF HIS won
I derful cures besought Him to help her
[ daughter. who was veIed with q deVu;.
/ In her first words she made the mistake OF
/ calling Him the Son OF David that is.
| the Jewish Messiah-inste,d Of the " Son
/ of Cod" the Messiah of the world; and
! Jesus wishing 10 robuse HIS disciples Tor
! their narrowncss. which had often mani
/ tested itself, heard her words without re-
! buke. and 20 show TO what their mar
! rowncss would lead first answered moth
/ ira and then said. Il ala not sent but
/ INTO the lost sheep of the house OF
/ Israel" and. afterwards. " II IS not meet
/ 10 take the children's bread and cast II TO
dogs and il was then that the woman
eaid. Truth. Lord; yet the dogs cat or
the crumbs which fall from their masters
table ,,-,,.----.,
Z. 81 x-slaa avf narrow
ness will lead and the power OF 1ncessant
prayer with faith.
said DIR. McKim There are probably
many III this congregation, fathers and
mothers. who have prayed earnestly ana
have failed 10 see the answer. Ihey
shonld take a lesson from the woman CT
Canaan, and with faith that the answer
will come pray necessarily.
At noore-M Memorial church IN the after
noon the children had their Easter cele-
brotiop. Addresses were made bv the SUI
perintendent, Mr.. Rosewell Page. and
Rev. Dr. SpriCg. and the singing was very
! fine. Tho children handed IN their
savings during Lent, amounting 10
/ SlOS.I1. which IS to be devoted 10 the
/ fund for supplying the puiplts in parishes
where there are no ministers.
Al the meeting of thc Episcopal MINIS
/ tors held Yesterday morning petition was
/ drawn up and signed praying the Board OF
| Aldermen not to grant PERMISSION 10 the
| barton Heights electrician line 10 run
along First street by st. Marks church.
BAPTIST sUNDAY-scHooL ASSOCIATION.
The regular monthly and quarterly meet
/ inc Of the Baptist Sunday-Sc1ool AssOcla-
| ton Of Richmond and Manchester was
! held on Sunday afternoon at the Towards
/ Grove church, President L. ii. Elicit IN
| the char. As there was no appointed
! sneaker for the occasion. very interesting
| and instructive ericmpore addresses we're
made bv Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson. Dr. A. E;
| Dickinson, and Rev. Me5srs. Hines and
/ Wright. Tae following encouraging
/ figures are taken from the monthly reports
| of the various schools: