Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-11
! meeting will be held at Emmanuel church.

meetiu8 Will ot heiN ~
January 18th.
Thc reports showed that there was an
average attendance OF 65s omcers anu
teachers: an average ATTENDANCE OF s'o"
scholars: rs conversions; 200 new scholars;
collections-for association. s59.55; for or
phanage sil42s. Total. s3sa7s
THE DAY AT DIR. HOGEs.
Al the Second Presbyterian. DIR. Hoge's
church. Sunday morning the sacrameh.
OF the Lords Supper was administered
and ten persons were admitted to MEM
bsrship. The body OF the church was
nearly filIel with COMMITMENTS, ana
very few left the building at the conclu-
sion OF the regular service.
In the afternoon DR.. Hoge preached TO
a large congregation powerful sermon
from jeremiah Kill, 8: "1f thou mas run
with the footnien and they w arieu 'hse,
then how canst thou contend win the
horsemen? And II ip the land OF peace
wherein thou trustest. they wearied
thee. then how wilt thou do In the swell
ing OF Jordan?" DR. Hoge, after snow
ing how a great river was the sympoi Oh
n mans life, took up the words OF the
prophet az a great parable. presenting ths
question TO us as IL we could not anu
would not Gro the stream OF saiVatioh,
now how would we cross II at the DOOR OF
death?
The text was a most unusual one, ana
was treated i'm way that .nade ihos'
profound impression.
FORTY THIRD ANNIVERSARY.
Sunday was an unusual day Mt 81
Narv's Catholic church. 1t was the ceie-
bratIon OF the solemnity OF the Feast o,
the Immaculate Conception OF Mary dnu
the forty-third anniversary OF the open-
ing OF the sacred structure. Bishop van
de Vyver preached two able sermons one
in the morning and another In the alter,
noon. Solemn high mass was celebrated
AT 1920 o'clock. Rev. Fathers Nlliebhd'
Johns. and Frederick assisted IN the SER
x,,coq which were largely attended.
The children OF Mary held meeting NJ
CT Joseph's Academy on Sunday AFTER
noon and elected the following oIhcers'
treasurer. Miss Kate McEneary; Llora-
rian. Miss Kate Healy, ana secretary
Miss Mamie Hungerford. A., ..,,
After the election reception 'ook
MACE in the chapel Of the institution ana
ag tho candidates entered the ediilce ana
all during the services the orphans sans
n beautiful hymn to the immaculate eoh-
ception. The Acts were read ny "Is'
Lizzie Dolan for the Children OF MARI
Miss Blanche Mcintyre for the Asp'rai ram,
and MISS Mary IL. tltdhic4 ~. 49,
After the reception Very Rev. Joseph
Frioli gave Benedlction OF the Biesseu
Sacrament. ,
INSTALLATION OF REV. MIR. MEh-
GER.
a large and very enthusiastic gatne'lns
u.as that which assembled NJ O'Clock
sunday afternoon at West view Bapt'st
church to greet the new pastor hes. -
Morton Mercer. who had recently peen
called from the PendletOn-Street Bapu9t
church OF Greenvi!le. S. c., ana VINO Z"
This occasion was formally Installed as
tho paetor of West View The exercises
wore participated in by Rev. DR.. w. IT,
hatcher OF Grace-Street Baptist church,
nv DR.. w. r. Landrum, of the Second
tantist church: Rev. DR.. George cooper
Of the First; Rev. W. T. Jolly. OF Kan.
dolph-Street; Rev. W. l.. wright OF
T.aieh-Street: Rev. DR.. c. II. Corey Vi
the Richmond Institute. and Professor
Uorris. of Richmond COlcge. Mr.. ROBERT
NJ smith. one of the deacons OF west
View. delivered the address OF weicohe
n the new pastor on behalf OF the con-
gregation. At the close Of the service;
which will long he remembered by an
who were present for its impresslVehess'
vet withal its Joyful character. the oehe-
dic,ion was pronounced by the Kew; MI;
Essex. and the congre sadon gdthei ca
around their pastor. assuring him OF
warm and hearty welcome