Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-11-14
m THE LORDS HOUSE.
Special Services in the Churches on sunday.
sunday-schooI Meetings.

The r~openinx OF the Marshail-strect
Christian church. which has been en-
iarred and improved. took place Sunday
night. and there was an immense eonsre-
cation present Rev. A. Ii. Moore inc
pastor. presided. and Rev. Jabez Hall
Of scventh-street church. preachsd the
sermon. Reys. L. NJ. omar. OF the Third
church. and r. w. sIancei. of Gethse-
mrne church. also assisted In the services.
and the musical programme was very
fine. Colonel John Il. Cary made n sur
ring sneech. urging liberal contributions
10 the fund for paying for the improve
ments. and nearly a thousand dofiars was
raised. -
The regular monthly meeting or tne
Christian Suuday-School Union OF hNn-
mond and Manchester was heiu III the
seventh street church Sunday afternoon.
I.nco,,rs ring reports were read from All
the schools. and there was an interesting
programme OF music and addresses
The monthly meeting OF the Methodist
9unday-Gchool Union was heid at the
Kinney-Strset Mission, with the president,
Nr n T. Richardson. In the chair. Rev.
Drs y NJ. Sledd and w. j. Young de-
I,vered excellent addresses. and there were
solos by Mrs j. II. Knowles and Mr.. Il.
n Cloves. The exercises By the scholars
were very interesting. as was also the
singing.
This Is being observed by the Young
Mems Christian Associations throughout
the country as a week Of special prayer
for the Young men. The opening meeting
of the Richmond association Sunday after
noon was conducted by Rev. X. Il. W.
son The attendance was large AND there
were ten conversions. The muse. In
which Messrs. Cardoza and Mountcastle
assisted q chorus Of sixty voices, was
feature of the meeting. Rev. George III.
RAY. Jr., preached last night. and Rev.
Y. III. Bennett will do so tonight. In re-
Spouse to the request from the associa-
ton, many of the pastors preached spe-
cial sermons 10 young men last night
and asked for the assistance, OF the
churches for the association In its work.
All OF the Baptist pastors being in at
tendance upon the General Association at
Roanoke, their pulpits were filled Sunday
by other ministers In accordance with an
nouncements made In Saturdays Dis
patch. The congregations were good.
The pulpit of DR.. Hoges church was
occupied Sunday afternoon by Pastor
FIeidner who has Deen engaged for
number of years in mission work In
Madrid. He gave most interesting ac-
count OF his labors and the difficulties and
dangers he encountered in carrying out
his mission. In the morning he preached
at ST. Johns German Lutheran church.
Pastor Fleldner speaks five or six Ian
guages.
The anniversary celebration OF the
Chapel OF the Redeemer, ona Of the Christ
church missions, was held Sunday after
noon. The attendance was very large, the
little house Of worship being filed to
OVERLOOKING Rev. Preston Nash deliv-
cred an interesting and able address.
There were no services at Christ church
on Sunday afternoon in consequence OF
the anniversary observance.
The monthly children's service, inaugu-
rated by Rev. Mr. j. j. Gravatt. the new
rector OF Moore-Memorial church. started
out most encouragingly on Sunday after
noon.