Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-12

meeting would be held at Husker- Memo ~. :
rial. the second Sunday In January, ine
congregation was dismissed py rev - ~
Betty.
Baptist Sunday-schools.
The monthly meeting OF the h baP'' 81
Sunday-Schooi Association was heia ~.
the Seventeenth-Street Mission. coT r,',s
Sevenfeenth and Christian streets. rms
was the first meeting OF the assoclau,r,h y
with the mission. and the coihioi'ao'S
room was filled to It's capacity, a., cc~,n-
Mr.. Josiah Ryland. Jr., read the 2c.ip,
lures and led in prayer. after wh'ch .ne
reports for the month OF November W.
read. They showed most OF the senoo''
improving in Attendance. yov y,
The address was made by Key. -. :
Derieux. pastor Of Venable-Street cruz III
who spoke of the high privilege an ,.d' con- ~
seGuent responsibility OF the posi'io" -
workers in a Sunday school. .ho raxt
The president announced ,,a' ,he OAK
meeting would be held with 'he C aNd
Grove church. Manchester, on the seeo""
Sunday In January. .o,or.e
Following Is an abstract OIL ,he No,
showing the average ATTENDANCE 10, ,o9
vember: Pine Street 5'V' Es,, ak. Sc,
cond church, 3S5: Fulton, S4; Grove ,,o.
nue.. 265: Calvary. 26j; Nenap,e-s,Ieee.,, 20
Randolph-Street, go: Bainpriogs-0'te -
Manchester) 2lS' E s,sea, npaaiiancSester),
las: Broadus- Memorial, 30; Howaro oS
Grove tas. Oak-Grove Manchester, w.
Barton Heights. 81; Stockton-Street tMan.
chester), l01: College-View Missio"' 80
Seventeenth-Street MISSION, %.
o,ber Notes from the Churches.
Ar seventh-Street Christian church sum
det. morning Rev. carey +. Morgan, after
pleasantly expressing the gfautuue Vi
himself and wife for the very gracious
and hospitable reception rendered tneli
by the members of the churcn lasI ! nu, 80, =,
day evening, preached an able staili0" o''
''The Church and Her Commission.
At the evening service he preached 10
n large and Interested audience, taxing
for his subject, True Measure or Mah,
and as a text the 4th and 9th verses ol
the Sth Psalm.
The evening sermon is said by some 10
be the finest he has yet preached curing
his pastorate i'm Richmond. D,..
At a recent meeting Of the DISTRICT
Convention Of the Woman's CHRISTIAN
Temperance Union resolution WE WE
adopted. requesting the ministers OF TINS
city to deliver a temperance sermon on
Sunday, 2ith instant Christmas-eVe). ~
is thought that this request VIII De very
generally complied with.
The sermon Of Rev. Il. II. Bennett at
st. James Methodist church sunday morn
ing on "The Power Given by Jehovah 20
His People" was conceded by the large
congregation present 10 be one or unusual
force.
"A
mirable discourse on Love Of the w orid.
The sermon was in the form of an admo-
milton against the abuse of privileges as
signed by God for mans advancement.
on Sunday afternoon. at west rev
BAPTIST church. Mr. Ernest Long and MI.
A. Lynn Thomas We're ordained as dea-
cons. Or. w. Il. Hatcher delivered me
charge to the deacons-elect and DR.. w.
r. l.. Smith gave the charge to the
church. The prayer Of ordination was
offered by the pastor. Or. Mercer, and
after that Or. r. J. Willinghan, In a
few wise and earnest words. extended to
the newly-made deacons the hand OF re-
cognition and good Will Appropriate
HYMNS. sung by the congregation and
beautiful, solo by Mrs. Vera II. winston,
were rendered during the service.