Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-09

| charge OF the Benedictine Order nj Bris-
| tow, Prince William county, Va, and
| escorted Sisters Clara and Agnes from
| the latter institution to the convent In
this city. The Children Of Mary viii go
to mass In body at this church at Z
| o'clock next Sunday. Vespers at this
church win be at 3 o'clock during the
summer months instead OF at as here
tofore.
The usual Sunday services were held at
the Sacred Heart church, and were mark
ed by very large congregations. The HOLY
Name Society met in the afternoon ana
attended benediction OF the blessed sac
rament in a body. a male quartette
composed of members OF the society. sang
the offertory during the service, and Rev.
Father O'Reily delivered an impressive
address After the service the members
held a meeting In the school-room and
transacted some routine business.
The services at st. Patrick's church.
at Monte Maria. and the Catholic seq
vices at the penitentiary were as usual
CHURCH NOTES AND PERSONALS
The extreme heat and the absence OF
many people from the city caused de-
cided falling off in the attendance upon
church services on Sunday. The congre-
cations were about as usual In mdsum-
mer.
There was a meeting Of delegates from
five Rosebud societies In the city held at
the Broad-Street Methodist church Sum
day. to discuss the advisability OF form
ing a union of those societies in Rich
mond and Manchester. IL was decided
to lay the matter before the various So
cieties and call n meeting for the 4th OF
August TO discuss the matter, and take
a vote on the subject.
The conference of the Baptist ministers
yesterday morning was short, and but
little was done. The following additions
to the various churches were reported:
Grove-Ayenue, I. by letter; Grace-Street.
I; Lefgh-Street. 2; West View, ]; Calvary,
4, and East-End. /.
Rev. Dr. X. j. Willngham, secretary
of the Foreign Mission Board filled the
pulpit OF the Second church Sunday i'm
the absence OF DR.. LandruIn, who Is on
a vacation.
DR.. and Mrs. A. T.. Dickerson left yes
terday for Boston TO attend the Chris
tan Endeavor convention. which convenes
In that city this week They will iofn
the party, who left Saturday, in New
York.
large congregation was present at the
Twenty-ifth-Street Gospel tent last Sun
day night. The subject of the sermon
was THE Immortality Of the Soul" Last
night another address was delivered on
THE Place and Condition of the Soul
Between Death and the Resurrection"
and the last Of this series Will be de-
livered tonight. when the subject will
be punishment CT the Wicked: What
Where, and How Long VIII II Last?
VIII II Come 10 an End or Continue
Eternally?"
The Methodist pastors had no confer
ence yesterday. having adjourned their
weekly meetings over until the first Mon
day in September There were the
usual services In the Methodist churches
on Sunday. and number OF special SCI,
mons were preached on subjects that had
been announced in the Dispatch
Rev j. A. Morehead. Of the First En-
glish Lutheran church was in his pulpit
Sunday, as usual. after n weeks visit
to his family. who are spending the
summer Mt Wythevile, Va.
Rev. Lewis F. Hte preached two ser
mons OF unusual interest at the New
Church miss!on-room Sunday. taking as
his subject in the morning the STORY OF
the Fall and in the evening THE First
Day" The interpretations were some.
what novel. and We're based upon new
views of the character and origin OF the
early chapters of Genesis. In the story
OF creation Mr.. Hite said we have. In
the language of the time a description
of experiences Of the race in it's slow
and gradual progress from the merely
animal state 10 that Of fully-developed
spiritual beings. The story Of Eden Is n
description OF the eliminating state OF
this progress. The story OF the fall tells
OF the decline.