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Uma enough to know how fool
• ttt In *!«>'» *«”« h>’ ,, ,
am •'•fry thnf ihe necessity for
resolutions has arisen," su'd r.
iBMtadaie- “I 4» not wish tn be harsh
tESe tin dsslrf the Time.--Dispatch
to represent n* correctly."
6fMk» For Rsportsr.
R»v. l)r. S. ( Hilt her to. It odem-e.:.
IP say a few wnnte in --M c in th"
mtorur. explaining Unit l« *<="
■Hi of Kc\ l>r. Jjiraft 1'. s««
•Tu
. he
Sir
highly esteemed and honored Trey y •
ter In n dlvlfwt of Hlchtnor.il
»«|. Dr. J. t. Henl onjected •In
Whole tenor i I ho Vinue-1 <o p. t • h
rcjiort. for Ho riam that It
on tin chnraclir of Dr. > .’inn
any one rendittK the li'i"
raid, "it la evident that the ri-p'i s
unfulr."
itev. Dr. J K. Jollifi. »t ton* Join
tare. contended that v.-bat Dr. Hul-hcr
hail soul shout th. rei - tut ■ nly '-y
gravaled the olfein !. the reporter
he went on, meant .' the use t th
Word "modi! ' " a condensed usiement,
he ought to him sui t
Cstnton Apprnrs <>n 'xa in-.
Her. Dr. Camion who was not In
the church wiun !."■ resolutions «ere
offered, t-et the floor «h.u h. r
turned and asked that the resolutions
be read again
"1 regret * M-eeiling tli.it I am
made the eeniti -• i. mullet o, if
hind” continued Dr Cannon, “and 1
am n«t la .-T •nwWe in any particu
lar td* the Intmfhj.-tl >u of th-n re*,
lotions dij > esterna '-'hi •■•
the stati men! in tie "'tep e D--.• •!.
in which it was shill that Mr. Bran h.
in the i ours.. "1 am mini • ■ i. tn.,
Kandolph-Maeon «|r-*Uon. l dd me t.
■peak ‘.hi truth t 1 •• 1 ''s- en
tirely responsible tor I ’. f-'P' r 1 ;1
troduoed regarding tin mi l'
It. Canr in then stated mu
reading Vila tatemi nt i - f- ■ *ns • i
■nee• Friday during Mr ft unm >. «>■
■•mi. h» read it .gain h- '• Mr. I
Branch reached .-onlerin
"i read to him i saet:.. what l hr.u
said i> conference.' continued Dr
Cannon, "and h- denied ever - ’ • ny
to me. Tell me th. truth if v.,.u »ar.
< haute- to IntligiioCoti
Dr. Cann< rt went "on to
he was not ret eng. ul. neither <-a He
da' nor on Sat rday ’-.it him he
read th. art! in in the Times-Dte- ■
pat. n Saturday morning hts feeling
of Tsrentinetit changed l<» irid»gna'tl. n
He wu indignant, he said, because
theri was Uu apology offered, r.<> re
grets made, and not u or1 retracted.
'The article begins with an insin
uation that 1 waited for Mr Branch
to leave the house lief or- ii.uktt.g my
statement.” continued Dr. Canniui,
“and that Hr Branch hurried lack
Into the church when he heerd of the
Incident. It y e - on_to_say tiiat l_
went to ”JSTr_ Branch and held a long
whispered conversation with him and
him arose and wad. a modified -1-1• -
Merit of what I hid r»:id to Confer
ence. 1 deny that and ! insist that the
tint hae rune when 1 »h;i'l stand
■gainst any man or s-t of rm t. who
■esk to o-stri ■ mi induce.' - and nt
t»ck my chars* ter "
Str. Branch am.- and said Thai he
ut Dr. Cannon art friends and h.
was very “orr> that U • matter had
assumed ■u.-h n stag-, if* a-kecl that
ft he dropix.d without further ad*.
Boon after this th- Aral ' >!• was
taken and the resolution <>f protest
adopt ad,
Following an address by Bishop
Wilson to a 'las# of candidates n>r
CosfWWiee BrUU-fseiii, .i(ti- r ad- -
Journey tiil S> J<t A. M Monday.
Oyeslss l:i»rrl«f«.
Conferen... was opened with devo
tfona. service* conducted by Kev lir
W. K. JiKikms who made ; pet ml
nfWMiev in hia prayer to the oten ■
■tan of miwton and general chore:-.
work.
, The following transfers to the Vlr
giaj# conference were ordered: J. D.
SfcAJister, Hoist on; Otis M Clark,
J*aciflc; T. A. Smoot. North Carolina;
JL D. Smart, Loutavtife. whose name
was referred to the committee on con
iMwnce relation* for aupt rnumerary
fist ton.
I>r. Smart was st Charlottesville
whan trstikferred to le.uiciBin two
pears ago. Before going to Char
MMviilt, he was at Bpaortn. Nor
folk.
Conference <;e*ignated ,' J' M Sun
day afutrtu-oii fts the tint- for r.. ely
ing the report of the committee on
Memoirs.
The following were admitted on
time: Edward H Hopkins, John <»
Dnruh. Chariton H. Hunt. r'liming
England. Walter Bate* Jr.
Citarti-r i'or Ihtarti.
Conferences adopted the following
report wlueh Rev. Dr. Jarnt-s Cannon
Jr., submitted from the board of edu
cation
'The annual conference, at Its «<•»
■ion in November, ISO®. Instructed
your board of education t-. pr. pare
a charter incorporating the -aid hoard
in accordance with the provisions "f
•he laws of the State of Virginia,
which charter shall lx* submitted to
the annual conference for approval
“Following out the Instruction*, we,
r board of (duration. rc'iUf-sti-J
you
mm
m
oort o:
of iivins »houk
Good Luclc goes at
fir as TWO of ordi
jury Bakin* Powder
Only one* teaspoon!u
ly a quart of Hour.
ft* purity is guar
■meed under tin
Pure Food and Drug]
30, IW
13026.
At your grocer’s.
The Southern
Manufacturing
Company,
v«.
When You Buy
\ ■ Kitchen Cni'imi >ee (tint the
iiii'tn! ton extends mim* tin' entire
tup, cmoWvi njr no e tvWees to niako
ii imssitiiiurv Sett'll 'In'
Green Castle
mi y-m !•>•{ th<‘ cuuiide- —.linw.
top, ‘.utii ninny <*< her feol tm" found
i -'ly In l!n< coltint-:
Prices $18 to $37.50
Rothert & Co.,
1'uurth and Broad Strevt*.
Judge T. J. Barham to prepare such
charter and it ts pre*ent« 1 now to the
ro;ifer-ti*-j< for Ita approval.
. (Signed)
J A dtri .' V.VN'dN.
“Secretary "
1!;« i harp r. pr« pared, wa* read
and r* '* rred to the board of <dii<a
lion.
Thought thumb Owned It.
Ket It. Stonewall Am!-rent. >.t
Ark in- t , general o-v.-' t:> f the
loar.l of hi--'jitl-in. in an i Idross
its w.i --<-• j j .j building ttt> n great
Han i-»'i<li-> a. .-ti system of tel •
ar..j said tliat the Weyierti S.t.Pti
weste'n ,'o• . hcnfists limi i I u
dIs?in -t slit ei. on lir»v trot the
authority of th« church ->v.-r Kun
doiph-M.t oi wat* t-elng -, -' i
It was our Idea." h< -tld. that
tin* grand syst.ni whs .-.a organic
p;trt of iho ehnrrh '
Introducing- hl« r-.*tt.. trhs tn this
rottuei tlon. 1 >r. And -o i t ;-a<d that
t!i.- . : ur.-n n loth Mes- : and Ar
ks its had tt} oh tiu«j( efloits
t . < taldiah vitnllur s>:.t on ;• n.l
t.‘at was ona T the rasa-to tit.- pro-I
1 ■ in his part of tin eioi i ■ vile
' .thing the pending 'ontr->v*r*v m.
' tiia regard.ng Kan.io.p.i-M.i >n. -
«rtrt' fcimrs rt.-iixnr.
'I ho report < f the Bin, u >ard was
sal mitted hrt t«;lowy.
“t or nlnety-tiv. years th . Vm-rl
can HU.i’o So. ty has -)0..a do'ng a
great work, a work, that no oth-r tn
atHution could have <lon- i* has
distributed m gr!y one million > oi
am-s of the Hilda and portions each
year at honte and! shroud The part
year has been the,lost in the history
of the so. let;,. Nearly three million
volumes have heen plated In the
hands of th - people, who were par
t" ui»r! iit noi-tl of the Blblf. At
th“ beginning of the present fltoal
year the society took « large view,
appropriating nearly liiMJ.ouO for the
year's tvork. anti otherw.K.- planning
for enlargement. Th- remit has
shop n tin- v, ltd in of T hi j..- large view
and planning. About *200,00ft of the
yearV appropriation is for foreign
work.
. ' ‘ ’ I.*’ I • Vi. W Hit'.; IK
'he world urn cr.-e| mu,] urgent. and
the American Bible H.-jety will not
bn satisfied until hyp. member of
every ram ha* the Word" of Bod jri hi*
own languagr
"In the Mouth Atlantic \g-noy, nf
which Virginia la a pari, w« have'peo
1*1“ of many laugi.sK »s and -umc peo
ple without tin Bible. Thousands of
. immigrants arc wing Into thin tcrrl •
t'.ry to swell tin* population, espe
cially its the mining and mountain re
gions and our seaport towns, must be
! readied, and the Bible placed In their
. bands. It is with pious tee that vr
learn of the great work done by this
agency. I ml or the effh but adminis
tration of Hey■. ,\J. It, t'oitar. the work
during the past four yen; * hits gone
i steadily forward. Tin first year 12,
1 iioO volumes were distribute.! This
! pur with two months y»‘t renin in mg.
! v,.0(Mi volume* have been cU-culntcd.
• Tie- work of Bible distribution, how
1 „r j, hut just begun and for the
. great work hefory it. the American Bi
ble society need*' and must Have, the
support of the church since the in
come from tin endowment, muds yield
an annual Income of only JDO.Oiiu.imi.
Tl:e other SO Hi.0(d).00 must ivm*. front
| chart he* and Individuals.
"Nineteen hundred and eieceti wilt
murk the three hundredth anniver
sary i f the publication of the Autnur
Jzct Version . f tin Holy Scripture,
We are glad to learn that it is the
purpose of fht American Bible g..
ciety to celebrate the year appro
priate!’. When we remember our
debt to this v. rslon of the Scripture,
we must feel the greatest Interest in
ih. proposed -icbrutlon
In view of the foregoing facts, we
offer the following
"Itesolved. 1. Tlyrt the pastor*
he urged to give special atten
ttou to the work of the Arneri ui
Bible Society and press the col.
I lection.
"Resolved, Thai we will
heartily co-operate with th.
American Bible Society Jr. it«
proposed celebration oi tin u r
centennial of the publication of
i, the Authorized Version of Kerlp
titre, and will lend our aid t >
j make the celebration a grand su ••
\ ce&r
( Signed i “W. <1. BATES,
■‘Chulrmai."
Key M B. Porter, Southern agent
of the A merle*ri Bible Board, ad
dressed the i'.inference on general
tilde work, telling of the great pro
gress hi* board Is making.
Work of flic Orpliunugv.
The following report from the Or
phanage Committee vat submitted In
part as follow*.
"The wisdom of locating the plant
n its niagnUb ent position In the west
ern end < f our city la apparent. We
are now leas than 100 yard* from the
city limits, and the value of land it
onatuntly increasing.
1st. the following flgtirt s. were suh
b id . f Trustee,, adjourned to May
"At the Annual Meeting of tin
milted;
Financial Statement.
Ntimated value of real es
tate .| 74,000.06
idWindti ...66.000.(id
, Inuipment .. lu.ooo.oi
Inquest of Mr*. Boswell.
ray, . . . 600.0(1
Balance in hands «£ Treat
n«!ftJlc*» In hands of House
Treasurer .,
Total assets ..$143,419.74
Maltililjm.
Not*- In Merchant* National
lt.trk .$1,000.00
N .to on Dickinson kind. . . . S.uOO.OO
Total liabilities .$7,500.00
Total of hhs( t# over 11a
l.mtto- .fla5.DUt.7 4
Current »\,<vnNo .account.. .IO.51H.lt"
Products i f iurm ........ 3..i32.ii«
The farm furnished ns Iasi year
with all our i . gotablcs. etc.
“\V< h.tvt hud In our rare since ihe
orphanage opr mm Uiio children. dls
!>• ,,| U1S follows:
In orphanage April j. IHUi.i 10
Honied out . .... . 23 |
Adopted 10
Apprenticed r. II
Kefurned t-. parents and friends..
Horned cut, who wore mner In
mate* . . .< .... HO
On trial . 11
Placid In other institutions .... 0
ldscnurged hy HUP limit . •'>
Total H.'IU
“We have had In our oar-- during ,
lh<- past twelve months 144 children;'
cost per capita of 111) actual Inmate:'
*1 Oil.Ill, .,r u7 ; - its. per day. Sinew
that time we hut- revetted nine boys
and t'vn glrle: adopted tint two Kit's
and cue buy: nut in homes • -n trial,
or in Imslm ia nine boys mid three
girls.
"Lack of room prevented the ac
comodation of over 1 -:ci applicants.'
who sought admission.
'During the early part of the year,
the health of the children was - x- ,
ceptlotiftily good, but towards lha end,
«n outbreak of dyplitheria hits con
flicted with *h.- regular schedule of
the Institution. The church Ik debtor
to ih-- splendid medical staff for their
Ub r." among tin- children, without
money and without price, and espec
ially to i>r. .Marvin K, Nu- kols and
Hr. 1'. IV. Howl--, Who have given so
much of their time to visiting the
children.
"In vim ot th" great need of an
Imlrmury. ivc hav« authorized our
Hnlldlt.-g Committee t-> ei-<cl n snlt
abb house whm money Is available.
'V- recpfictfully submit to ill- An
nual Conference for confirniatioti the
name of Hey. J. X. Latham. i>. u„
who has i o- n * looted t» till a vacancy
tii•->ii our Hoard of Trust1 e.uis d
><■ th- resignation of Dr. K. li. liawl-i
flip's,
lb respectfully request our pranid- j
-hag—htgfrop—to appTurt Roy. A. H 1
l-'harpi , superintend: nt; and Key. J.
VViiey HIcdsoc, 1 >. D. field agent.
' Signed) W. H. Vincent.
President.
Ki.a,
Talk., tin missions were the special
W-uttire *>l rxerriyett in ■ Centenary
chur h Friday night when addresses
ell this subject were delivered !,v Key
l»r. W. P. M. Murray, of I, mim i'le.
secretary of tie. ch'tri h extension
board; Rev. In. .1. t' iNewton, than
.■f tie K waiu'-i r 5>tt<uin Tbeologl. a]
school at Kobe, Japan; K*-v. I >r.
1'. Held, general laymen's secretary
•'•f the Methodist church. South, and
Hov. I>r. E. H. Rawlings. general
edit, atlonal secretary.
hr._*U-iturr*i enuilmaizfid .Uui Ira. .
portaiuee of church extension in rni>
neeticn with mission work, showing
that homes and buildings had to he ,
built for missionaries and for flic pro
motion of th. lr work. Just as is the
. as.- in any other line of business: Dr.
-McMurray, in the course of his ad
dress. referred repot laiiy to tile South
Atnerl.au field, declaring that it af
lercd wonderful possibilities for mis
sion work and spread of the gospel.
Dr. Rawlings confined himself
chiefly to a discussion of the relation
between Virginia and the Korean field.
Dr. Newton showed the intimate rela
tion between his st hool in Japan and
the work in Korea to which th> Vir
ginia conference proposes p» direct
special efforts, i *r. lit.id spoke along
general lines In connection with the
work in the Orient and also regarding
tile general purposes of the laymen's
movement. Dr. Reid also spoke at
Centenary in th . afternoon, his
audience on this occasion being corn
potted largely of women
Assume Budget i or Korea.
I'titlt r the plan tor extension of
church work in Korea as i mposed by
tin. hoard of missions in its report
submitted to the conference, Virginia
is to pay its regular assessment of
approximately SJif.oyO as heretofore.
Besides, It is proposed that Virginia
assume th" entir* budget tor Korea,
less the fund carried hv other con
| ferenct s, making ilB.IHW (l year. As
set forth by the report, the conference
is already obliged ior $15,000 for
1 tlranlicrry College in Brazil. Ajn
| extra funds are to h« applied to ud
' vatu e work in Korea.
The fact that the report of the
board was adopted with unanimous
approval <>f th. conference is an in
dication of tit. attitude of Virginia
Methodists toward this specie! field
in which they hat >■ already done
! much work of evangelization.
Mr. Branch Contributor.
Hov. !>r. Newton, speaking at Cen
tenary Friday night, said in part:
"I cannot t"H . . t, n.v d ar brath
ren, how mu !i ! enjoy being with
you again in annual conference as
sembled. The missionary institution.
Which 1 represent at Kobe, is tile
child of Virginia Methodism. Hiiv
1 lug been on the spot when it was
started, twenty-on years ag.., and
j now standing, as I do, in the presence
..f the Virginia conference, on the
one hand, and In the presence of our
beloved Bltthop Wilson on tile other
hand. It is particularly appropriate
that I should explain what it means
. to say that tills school lx the child
of Virginia Methodism. To begin
with, the iat" Mr. Thomas Branch,
of Richmond, gave by request the
{] ii.OOO with which w«h purchased
the grounds to erect th'< first school
building. Bishop Wilson, then having
episcopal supervision over our .South
ern Methodist mission, was entrusted
by Mr. Bran-h. with direction and
application of his bequest, and in his
wisdom, gave it the direction arid
use as Just indicated. Next Colonel
John I*. Branch, the honored son of
the honored father, has been the ben
efactor of our institution, giving more
than once considerable sums of
money for its much needed bulld
To suit everybody's pocket
book. Low rent does it. „
$3.25.
26 North Eighth Street.
Hunting
and Shoes.
$4.00 Men's Dress Shoes,
Inc*—first. the beautiful chapel and
ore of,the missionary trmrur*.
Hmr Uouo ut
“Again, since my return seven years
ago, the ministers and the laymen of
our conference ha\•• followed us with
their pray-ful interest, and have rent
ua scholarships for the support of
worthy and needy young men pre
paring to preat h. These liberal con
tributions have lie'll applied In two
wayi—< Jfh»,r for th<* liuTeu#« of our
permanent ' hlbll"*) scholarship fund
<-r for the malntetni” c of current an
nua! ncholareh'p”' In 'his wuj sev
eral of the mlril'tl- r * or their people
hove now as their 'Ring representa
tives young Japare -' preachers In the
Japan ccnfercn. devoting them
selves to the work of the gospel among
i heir countrymen. Really in this way
you are doing a great thing, which
no apostle—not e ven the great Apos
tle Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles,
could ever do. .Still further, I um
called upon by nr own gratitude and
that of toy eolleagtn a In th" theo
logical school, the Ito,. Thomas M.
Hadcn and other;. t > rank" mention
of the gracious gift i f * 12.600 which
the M< thodl.it chi:t"l'i's of Richmond
ure giving for the ere tlon of a mueh
novded thoologlci'.l building at Kobe.
"The plana have Ion drawn, the
site chosen, a ..utifut location In
the edge of the Shinto Temple Grove
and the vv ork of ■ onatruction has al
ready been begun. So It Is that by
your liberality y-.a are making possi
ble to us the great work, namely:
training and vending forth chosen
Mid consecrated tody of native
preachers. An untrained, uneducated
ministry will tie, r ieud Japanese na
tions In the matter of religion, and
can never perpetuate a Christian re
ligion in that country.
'Still further, I am glad to tel!
you that the Kwansel Kakuln, con
sisting, according to present plan, of
three schools* under one manuge
nier.t. Is now mb rimy upon a new
era of expansion and progress; that
1" to say, the ('anadtnn Methodist
church has recently united with the
Methodist Kpis. >pal church. South,
in educational w .rk there, which will,
of course, include the three schools—
high school, eo'': ii' and theological
s'-minary. The 1 '.-u'u.dlans are to bear
hail the »wpen • >,, furnish half the
teaehlngfstaff, ar.d have equal control
am! resfionsIMbt fine of the new
tcuchers, a Vice rla i nlverslty man,
has already arrived, and Is teaching
In the theological school. With two
•trotig mother churches uniting at
K be In this way. our institution will
like the very first rank among all
the missionary institutions In Japan."
DR. POTTS SLATED
FOR COCKADE CITY
1 <Continued fr an First Page.)
bad b'*eri mentimied for Gentenary,
Lynchburg, succeeding Rev. J. A.
'I homes, slated 1 r lb rkiey Memorial,
Norfolk. Jtev. Mr. McFadens congre
gartlon is repre*. nte-.l here by a strong
delegation und ll is said that they are
insisting that h>- be allowed to stay
where he is
Coming to Trinity.
It was reported Friday night that
FS-Vv-Johtr-W: hhv anrit. CT niv. r
timnt, Lynchburg, will very likely be
s»nt to Trinity, Hi hmond succeeding
lie-,. \V. it. Procter, whose time limit
expires. Rev. v <y. Parker, of
1-eLies Memorial, Norfolk, may lie
given 1 ho Trlnit.. charge, but it is
.-aid that the Lynchburg pastor Is
ahead of him In the running. Rev.
Mr. Parker has asked to !e relieved of
his Norfolk charge thts year.
It Is practically certain that Rev.
Frank L. Wells, of Ashland, will re
main there, ,p spite the fact that the
forecasters had him placed at luirm
\ Hie succeeding Rev. \V. T. Green.
Lrgent petitions have been sent In by
the members Mr. Wells' tin. k and
others In the itandolph-Mai eti Col
lege town, asking that he i . per
mitted to remain. It Is believed that
the bishop Will accede to th«* request.
Rev. It. T Waterfleld warns to stay
In Smithlield and there is every like
lihood that he will do so.
Hov, Frank It. McSparran, of Cam
bridge, Mi!-, who hail horn mentioned
:i» Rev. Mr. vvaterfield's successor in
event that pastor left Smithfteld. now
looks like winner for Centenary,
Lynchburg. It la understood that he
would weleotn.- an opportunity to get
back In these parta attain
While no special provision has ap
parently hem made for them so far.
the bishop may he relied upon to sup
ply comfortable berths for Kev. L. l:.
Hetty, Hey. W. W. Hear and Rev It.
M. <'handler, all three of whom must
go etsewhere.
No one y ems aide to pick the
success of I»r (’handler, at Clay
street, Ktehmond. though the Indica
tions at on. timo were that Rev. W.
<5. Parker would he sent there.
Kev. A I,. Franklin, of Rocky
Mount, looks like a certainty for
Itiv ermont. Lynchburg.
May Move Norfolk Church.
Another < barge may also be giv, ti
Key. J. T Whitley, of Centenary. Nor
folk. at his request. Centenary. owing
to Its present location at tlreen and
LJush streets, that city, is not forging
ahead a* it should and there is some
tala that the edifice and site tna> be
sold and a new church erected some
blocks timber out In the residential
section. Th.* Ghent church is said
to have drawn considerably from Cen
tenary in recent years on account of
Us proximity and that is one erason
there Is talk if moving.Centenary.
When ho was In Norfolk recently,
lilshop Wilson gave this situation spe
cial attention and expressed himself
in favor of another site for Centenary.
Whether tb\ Whitley would he kepi
in Norfolk to i arry out these plant
Is a question v-t to be solved.
With the exception of Dr. Betty,
the Indications are that the remaining
nine presldng elders will bo undis
turbed this year. J. V, M.
May (in to Petershiirs;.
In some i;ii,irler* Saturday It was
reported that 1 >r. Hooker might be
sent to Washington Street, Petersburg,
after all. It was also reported that
Hoc. Dr. Gt urge H. Spooner, former
ly of Broad Street, Richmond, now
at Monumental. Portsmouth, will he
sent to Harmvlllo this year.
The same report says that Rev, Dr.
John T. Bosnian, now at Market
Street. Petersburg, will go to Monu
mental, Portsmouth.
FIFTH • STILL DOUBT FIJI,,"
Will Kit* Ml' I’lKSDXS
(Special to The Richmond Virginian.)
ROANOKE, VA. Nov. 12- ’dr.
It hn M Parsons, Republican caud'
date for Congress !n the- fifth i t
trict, has wired to Republican head
quarters here that the situation In the
Firth Is 'st)ll doubtful." This mes
sage is reg rdc.f hero as a practical
admission that tie concedes Judge
Saunders' election.
Khrlncro Drive to Norton.
Members of Acca Tatuple. Nobles of
the Mystic Shrine, will leave Rich
mond next Thursday night for Nor
ton, Wise county. Va.. where a cere
monial session will he held and novices
received. The Khrinera on Saturday,
I after again crossing the burning sands,
will pass Judgment on Roanoke. The
return to Richmond will b« mad* Sun
day
SOUGHT MO!
petition vnon misnsmimjers
iHin ^ vru i:\Ttiv* hf.i.fask
pworaiily i pox iiv
iiov
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TO BE RELEASED NOV. 19
mu,, vtf.w iBT to ihkk vnDnr;s>
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(Special tn The illcjhmond Virginian.)
I’BTEKSMl-’KG, VA.. November 1
—Judge Hives, id Prime George, and
Mr. Joseph Prince, of Petersburg, were
in KIchtnond Friday with u largely
signed petition asking pardon lor
Cluster WYirtenton, who had been
imprisoned for n-'-elsting in the rob
bery of a freight ar on the Seaboard
Air Line railway with three other
older men.
Governor Mann on account of the
youth of the prisoner granted tne
pardon and he will be released on
November 19.
<T
If. I I, tlllDHU; WILI.MIV
I No wly app- itite.i collector o 1
• H* v'or-karte City,'..~
i The addres* \»i* the c easi'di of the
unveiling * t the marker which the
Daughters of the Confederacy wifi
.•reel at the « rater will he delivered
. .y Colonel William H. Stewart, ot
Portsmouth, the only .surviving mem
' l;er ul' Mah one's invade. This marker
j will designate where the brigade resi
led to the left of the Crater when it
] recaptured the Confederate brast
i works, which til Federal* hail prev
iously taken. This marker is to be
unveiled on November .hi with ap
, propriate ceremonies. *
The Sons of Veterans are prepar
ing to erect u marker on the spot
where General A. 1*. Hill fell , dur
ing the siege of Petersburg. Another
spot at the Crater is desired to be
1 marked, that is interesting to the Ala
1 bamians, where General Grade, of
I Alabama, was killed.
Among the patents granted to Vir
ginians at the patent office in Wash
ington reel ntly was one to Mr. B. C.
Pond, of Petersburg, for a photo
graphic meter reader. By this new
device mistakes in gas bills will be
practically impossible.
Mr. Pond was the former manager
of the Petersburg Gas Company, hut
is now paying special attention to his
invention.
Reading Room Reopened.
Petersburg Benevolent Mechanics
Association has reopened their reading
I room every week evening from 6 to
! fl; 30.
Tills library hue one of the greatest
collection of books in the state and
1“ liberally patronized. It is one of
the oldest organizations in Petersburg
and is controlled by and limited in
membership only to mechanics or
those interested in the trades. They
own probably the best stte in Peters
burg, the upper floors being occupied
by offices and the reading rooms and
tile lower floors by' stores.
The reason that the reading room
has been closed so long was on account
of the probability of tearing down the
j present building to lie replaced by a
| large and modern building*.
This has been postponed some time
! and conseipieiuly the rending rooms
, Will be reopened to tile public until
I further notice.
Road forces are busy at work in the
i counties adjacent to Petersburg. Bin
i wlddle county has been especially ae
: tive in road building. Cox road and
Boy 1 (toil plant roads which lead into
the eitv are since the improvements
have been mnde, among the best that
cun be found any where. The turn
pike from Petersburg to Richmond is
practically laimpleteil and 1* a source
of great pleasure to automobile driv
ers between the cities.
A number of Petersburgers attended
tlie football game In Richmond Satur
day between Hnmpdou-Hldr.ey and
Randolph-Macon colleges. There are
many alumni of both Institutions in
j this city. Hampdeh-SIdney being the
only college In Southsfde. Virginia, Is
: liberally patronized by Petersburgers
and the large congregation of Method
ists here send a full mnda of students
■ to Randolph-Macon.
| The Petersburg School Teachers'
Club held a meeting Friday after
noon and elected the following dele
gates to the Richmond convention.
, Miss Carrie (lays, for the primary
department; Miss Ethel Pilcher, lot
the intermediate grades, and Miss
Carrie Meyers, to represent the high
school.
At the meeting Superintendent
Jones delivered a lecture on "How to
Study." and Miss Fannie O. I.olgh
l ton. of the Duncan Brown Memorial
School, outlined the plans of the
Tenehers’ < bib for future work.
Many Visitors.
The pulpits 1 if the Methodist
it him he* of Petersburg Sunday will
bo occupied l>y visiting Methodist min
isters from the conference in Ri -h
jmond.'and large congregations will be
In pttentlar.ee. The r ewards of Wash
ington Street Methodist church ar.
doing all possible to obtain the scr
j vices as pastor- of Dr. George E
1 Booker; however, if he be not sent,
I the membership will rally to the suji
! port of whoever 1* tent t » this charge.
This church has, been .without asreg
ular pastor since Rev. T, II. Reeve:
was made associate principal of
Blaekston* Female Institute. How.
Slav- If**# ■- (ibshiMfU has
Ayers Hair Vigor
Stainless
Mrs. Hammond's Dressmaking
and Ladies’ Tailoring College
401 WEST MAIN STREET,
Where you can take vour material and make any kind of a Drew or Suit
you wish while you learn, (.’all soon before school is crowded. Special
attention given to night pupils. All kinds of fancy Gown* made to order;
at reasonable prices.
PHONE MADISON I977-J.
been, supplying Ihe pulpit in nn en
tirely satisfactory manner.
The funeral of Miss Florence John*
son took place Friday afternoon from
the grave In Ijlandfurd Ccmeterj. He'.
A. It. Line, rector of West End l!ap
list church, officiated. The follow
ing v, eve pallbearers: Messrs. ICdgai
15. Eiimumis, Herbert Jordan, Wtlllurr
Alley and Hiram Hawkins. Muri>
| beautiful designs attested the esteem
in which the deceased was held
The committee of the Chamber of
Commerce soliciting funds for the
maintenance of the steamboat lines
in it. Anpomattox ar.d James
elvers are meeting with much suc
cess. It ts evident that the business
mt'ii are nwnke to the necessity
continuing this lino. Already about
$7,000 has been raised and It Is be
lieved that little trouble will he had
In raising the minimum amount rc
| ijuired of $15,000.
The dredging of the harbor will be
oinmrnct-d Monday, the fourteenth,
by a Norfolk company, this Is im
perative to the navigation of the
' river.
i t he sn les of tobacco at the ware
1 houses in Petersburg the past week
i have been very light, owing to the
1 unfavorable weather for preparing tn
,,ueco for the market. .Satisfactory
j pr! cs have prevailed, ranging from
$5 to $15 p< I hundred. The total
1 amount solo was 14,650 pounds.
WHERE THE VISITORS
WILL PREACH SUNDAY
The pulpits oi nearly all the Protes
tant church of Kbhmond rml vicinity
..ill lie tillf 'l , ii Suttiiw.. hy ir.. metre
f tin Methodist Conference now in
cession her. The revised list of Hp
. -dntinent* Is .,s follows:
Kit IlMONJt.
Methodist t hill flies.
< Vntenary. loT 1 -2._Ka.et Of.tce street
— A. VV. Wilson. 1 1 A. "5T., \\ .
J. Younts, IN I».
■Ashury I’ln, e, Lemtsrnj' near itan
ior avenue- K. M. Sparrow, 11 A.
M.; \V. L. Murphy, s P. M.
iiarton Heights, N.o‘tn svonue near
Gssex.- K. U. t’hen'iult, 11 A. it.. K
li. Klanhei.shlr, 8 P. M.
p.raneh Me mortal, 8t> 11 P street \ .
it. Turner, 11 A. M., W. L. Jones, 8
P. li.
Highland Springs, Seven Tints car
line—(\ ii. Hosier, J. K. MeCariney
Broad-Stree t, corner Broad and
Tenth streets- tJ. K. Bouker, i >. L>.,
11 A M ; \v. ti. Beauchamp, D. 1>„
s 1*. M.
i'lav street, corner t'lay and Adams
t reels—<5. \Y, .JoIK s. 11 A. M. T MX
j Simpson, 8 P Mi.- -«—
j Benny -Street, 1’entty street near
i Seventh—J. T Kouten, 11 A. M., >’
I H. Galloway. 8 P. M.
j Kpworth, Randolph street—K. K
! Odell, J1 A. M.
I'aitniount Avenue, Fairtnount ave
! nue, corner Twentieth—J. A. Winn,
11 A. M : J. C. Balmock, * P. M.
Hasker Memorial, North Twenty
-eventh, corner Second street—Hunter
! K. Knrly, 11 A. M.; II. W. Ounkle.v.
; s p. m.
Highland Park, Second avenue near
Stuart avenue-.C. T. Thrift, 11 A. M.
K. F. Hall, 8 P. M.
Raurel-Street. corner Laurel and
Albemarle—R. F. Gayle, 11 A. Ml S.
jo. Wright, S P. M.
1 Park Place, corner Tine and Frank
lin—W. H. A twill, 11 A. M.; J. T,
Busman, 8 I’. II.
St. Janies, corner Twenty-ninth and
Marshall streets—W. A. Cooper, 11
A. M.; J. W. Shackford, 8 i’. II.
Trinity, corner Broad and Twentieth
i streets—J. B. Winn. I>* U. 11 A. M.;
j (J. H. McFaden, 8 P. M.
i Cnlon Station. Twenty-fourth. ror
1 ner N streets—George Stewart, 11 A.
M.; K. T. Waterfield. k P. M.
Ordination of elders by Blsh>p A.
W. Wilson.
T’lTlIJSBlKG.
Market Street—Stonewall Anderson
It. It.. ft A. *M. and 8 P. M.
High Street—T. J. Taylor, 11 A. M :
W. It. Jett, 8 P, M
West ley—R. T. Clarke. 11 A, M.
j and 8 P. M.
Washington Street—G. H. Spooner,
11 A. M : W. G. Parker. 8' P. M.
F,Brick—J. W. K. Robins, 11 A. M
B'andford—Frank Burrusa, J1 A.
M. an-d 8 P. M.
rLBi'iutiiw v
Chestnut Ave—W. J. Twilley, It A.
j M. and 8 P. M.
| Grace—i.. i’. Shearer, 11 A. M. and
S Norfolk—-etaoln HdehDtD., . HP;7
NORFOLK.
MeKendree—J. A. Thomas, 1'h. r>.
SOCTH RICHMOND.
Central—Porter Street cor 13 th.;
E. R. Chappell, T>. D.. II A. M.;
i Fitzgerald Parker, l>. 1 S P, M.
Asbury—Everett .street eor. IRth.;
| F. Mo X Simpson. J. T. Cuthrlel,
I S P. M.
Decatur Street—E. 9th St. cor. 1)«
I cator St.; W. L. Ware, 11 A. M.; H.
H. Smith. * P. M.
West End — 2413 Mull Kt.;W. If.
Riddick, tl A. M.: J. S. Wallace, 8
; p. m.
Fulton Hill Chapel—W. A. Jeffries,
11 A. M.; O. L. Haga. S P. M.
Ashland—H. E. Johnson, D. D., 11
A. M. and 8 P. M.
Saint Lukes—W. Hanover St. S. W.
Hay, II A. M.
Laurel Hill—J. K. White.
LYNCHBCRG.
Centenary—I). O. C. Butts, 11 A.
M. and 8 P. M.
RICHMOND.
Baptist Churches.
! First llaptlat. corner Twelfth and
Broad streets—E. H. Rawlings, T>. r>
I 11 A. M.; J. C. C. Newton, D. r>.,
I 8 P. M.
Grace Street, corner Grace and
; Foushee—U. H. Rennfett. D. D.( 11
i A. M.: J. W. Bledsoe, D. » P. M.
I Grove Avenue, Grove avenue, cor
ner Linden street—John Hannon, I>.
T>.. 11 A. M.; James Cannon, I>. D.,
8 P. il.
Immanuel, corner Fifth and Leigh
I streets—John O. Moss, 11 A. M.; J. 1C.
; HeShazo, 8 P. M.
Leigh Street, corner Twentieth and
! Leigh streets—J. p. Askew and J. F.
I Carey. •
Pine .Street, corner Pine and Albe
1 marie—B. E. Blankenship, 11 A. M.;
' J. L. Bray, 8 P. M.
Second Baptist, corner Adams and
| Franklin streets—D. C. Kelley, D. D„
ill A. M.; Easrom Hey, S P..M.
Tabernacle. H22 Glove avenue—A
Venable Street, corner Twenty-fifth
! arid Venable—
j L. Carson, 8 P. M.
! Calvary, corner Grace and Pine
|streets—-W. T. Gnren. 11 A. M-; J. T.
' Whltlvy, I). D„ 8 P. M.
i Barton Heights, corner Virginia and
i Wickham avenue—A. A. Whitmore,
11 A. M.; X. U. Foushee, 8 P. M.
j Broudus Memorial, corner Broad
I and Thirty-second streets—J. J.
eighth street—U. H. Stott. 11 A. M.;
.1. T. Allen, X P. M. i
North Side. Third a- onut-. between
ihir'is and Vtrt' — J. W. Curroll, 11 j
A M.; Asa l»ris * !. M
!*>on!li Richmond.
W W l.i ur. I >. l»„ 11 A M ; Boyd
Hudson, S 1". M.
Stockton Str, t t 11 \V. Davis, 8 P.
M.
— iJAlx , l AX, xie.il.- 1X -A— -Al..
Cluplon Street- A N. Lewis. 11 A.
M., C. W. T ir> • t. S !’ M. j
Ashland.
S. T Dumvlde, 11 A. M and 8
r. At
RICHMOND
Pr**byterian Church**.
Grace Street, corner Fourth and
Orate streeta—T N. Potts. I). D., It.,
it. to.; E. H. Rowe, v j). m.
First Presbyterian, corner Madison
and Grace street*- G. H. McFaden. It
u. tie: tv L Pleasants. S J). m.
Second Presbyterian. Fifth ne.tr
Main street—James Cannon, D. r*„ It
t. in.: Ernest Stevens, • p. m.
Church of the Covenant, Park ave
nue, corner Harrison—J. T. t Srecn. 8_
p. sir : '
Mizpsh, Third avenue and Juniper,
Highland Park—It. T. Chandler. 8 p. ,
m.
Barton Heights—J. T. Payne. * p.
i m.
Third Presbyterian. Inth and Broad
' streets—P. Manning Hank, 11 a. m.; E.
: P. Parham, 8 p. tn.
Porter street, Smith Richmond—I,.
; W. Guyer. 11 a. m
Christian Churches
Seventh Street Christian, corner
Grace and Seventh atreets—T. R.
; Reeves. 11 a. m.
Marshall Street. 919 1-2 IV, Mar
shal street—C R. Janies, 11 a. tn , J.
I, . Bray. 8 p. m.
Allen Avenue, corner Allen and Han
over avenues -W. A. S Conrad, 11
. a. m.
Third Christian—VV. K. Davis. 11 ti
nt. 1.. J Phaup, 8 p. m.
Lutheran Churchss.
First English Evangelical. Monu
ment avenue, corner l.ombnrdy—O. \V.
Gray. 11 a. m. i
Young Woman's Christian Association
Vesper services—H. J. Paylor. i p. i
nt. s
Orphanage—A. S Franklin. 11 a. nt.
Colored Churches
Asbury M. E. Church, Slat, between
■ U. and O. streets- D. J. Trnynam, 11
a. ni.; T E. Johnson. s p. in.
Mount Carrncl Baptist -\V. K. Grant,
II. 30 a. rp.; Porter Hardy, 8 p. in.
Address to men and women nt the
; City Auditorium, b; Geurgt; Stuart,
3 p. ni. Subject, “in Tunc With the
Age.”
Licensed to Weil.
Marriage licenses were Issued to th*
following by Deputy Clerk Breeden, of
, the Hustings Court. Saturday:
Flerbert Clinton Whitehurst and
Miss Alice Marie Milne*, both of
Richmond.
Thomas Joseph F'arley and Miss
Marian Virginia Batkins. troth of
Richmond.
Mr. Whitehurst, who 1* the son
of W. J. Whitehurst, a wealthy lum
berman, and Miss At lines will be
married next Wednesday.
Mr. Farley, son of Policeman F’ar
ley, and Ml** Batkin*, sister of the
| Councilman from Lee Ward, will be
i married Saturday evening.
TRAILER JUMPS TRACK
i THREE ARE INJURED
NEWPORT NEWS. VA.. November
!?•—A trailer Jumped the track last
evening at 6:10 o'clock when ascend*
In* the Twenty-fifth street bridge
over the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
way. and tore Its way through the
fence, stopping when on the very
verge of dropping to the railroad yard
■ etow. Three passengers were slight
ly injured, and many had narrow es
capes, the car being crowded with
workmen. When the car jumped the
track the drawhoad pulled out. the
moter ear continuing on up the a*,
cent, while the trailer ran am-uck.
Auto and Street Car Collide.
A Hronfl and Ma?n street c.r and an
automobile belonging to Mr. J T. Wil
son and driven by Cheater Richardson,
a chauffeur, collided at Tenth ard Main
streets late Friday evening. No one
was Injured but the automobile w»e
Flowers
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