The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-30
DANvILLE.

.,pNps LAME SMITfI---A FINE SERMON
,,nnv FEW Mr.. LANBETH-CHARACFHR AND
"ry or THE pgCEASED--RoANoKE BAPTIST
,ncr ,TroN--REr. IGI0US INTERESTS OF CoL1
Nm ryorLE-THE CIRCUs-cI.owN HURT.
trnrrcspondcncc of the Richmond DSpatcNI
AUGUST IS, 1876.
rno other churches OF the city were closed
,nraay morning ut the hour Tor preach
~, IN order that the several congregations
,nicht attend the funeral OF MRS. JAMIE
Snthcrliu Smith from the Maln.strcet Me-
,hndist church. Every available space on
,ho soor and in the gallery was occupied,
and hundreds sought Ambulance IN yam.
T'hn services were conducted oy the pastors
pnr :, Lambeth. who was asSlsteo D!
po, Or Martin. Rev. j. w. Bicdsoc, ana
pov Or. Chaplin, OF Paducah, NY. Rev.
Nr Holmes was not IN the Guy. Ine mar
SraIs we're W. f. BoisSeau, I. NJ. Fllnn. y.
= penn. The pall-bcarers were II. ".
Elonrnoy. j. VI. Neal, W. +. Patton, A. NJ.
,Trrn Williamson Tally. - Hubble, {.
6, Holland. p. W. Ferreli, Robert jamie
80, David AyreS. W. Fl. White. Beverley
Wb;ttlc. Amongst the visitors were Judge
a,1 Mrs. Dick. Misses Morehead, Mrs. bod
Snn !. 4. GRAY. Of Greensboro; DR.. Il. J.
patrick. +. T.. Patrick, 4. S. Buford, OF
richmond: Lewis +. llarvic, OF Amelia
comfy: Miss Smith. OF Alexandria; &. T.
>u,hcrlin and family: Miss May Mills, OF
Ilaliiax county; DIR. Roane, of Ianccyville,
\ G.: Or. Mcclure, OF Richmond.
No terms OF common praise would be ap-
,i;c,hIc 70 tue sermon Of Mr.. Lambeth. Be-
.;nninr with the remark that he had never
MOT , company 81 mournerS under circum-
.,ancoS % sud, he took UP the text, I" Verify
,hnu ar: = God that hidcSt thyself," and pro-
rcrdcd 10 discuss the univcrsaincSS OF the
providence Of God. and then to deduce con-
>oIatioa and hopciulncss from the Ssympa-
INK Of = Saviour who is ali-powcrful, from
the ministry OF angels and the attendance OF
the spirits OF deceased friends, and from
the promise OF recognition and rc1nlon in
The after world. The conclusion OF the SER
mon Was sketch OF the life and character
II Mrs. Smith. every sentence OF which was
4 stroke OF the pencil in making Il beautiful
uicturc. which all who knew her pronounce
faithful.
After the sermon Rev. DR.. Chaplin, by
invitation. spoke Il few words descriptive OF
The character OF Mrs. Smith, whom he had
known from childhood. consolatory for
friends and relatives. and exploratory for
the great congregation. Then hymn was
sung. and the sad procession Avound its way
t. the cemetery.
At the eiglltr-Scvcnth session OF the ROAM
okr Association. which was held last week
~ Mount Tabor church, about eighteen
miles from Danvillc. the series OF reports
and resolutions usually presented at these
BAPTIST meetings were discussed. DR.. Curry
added much to the interest Of the proceed
iurs hr his speeches on education and mis-
,i1n>. and 50 did Mr.. G. L. Sutllerlin by his
speeches on sunday schools and the minis
frr>' relief fund. \ copy OF the introduce
tory sermon. which was preached by Rev.
Henry Petty. was requested for publication.
Two very aged ministers were present
and were treated with marked reverence by
in" Association-Rcy. joel Hubbard and
Rev. ". II. Plunkett.
\ resolution WAS offered by Mr.. Joshua
:. Hubbard for which the politician may
lave some Use, and was unanimously adopt
I'd. That resolution commcndS to the at
t,nion OF the white people the religious
interests OF the colorcd people, and advises
especially that the white people aid the
coiorcd people in building churches. But
MIR. Hubbard i not politician, and he is
one OF the most successful planters, and the
most unScntimcntal OF men.
About three thousand people from the
country were here Yesterday to attend Old
John Rohinson'> circus. Quiet day, not
withStandin". and nobody was hurt except
Mr.. John i.owluw. the clown, who was
damaged slightly by 4 fall from 4 horse
during the performance. It was pleasant
to learn from many OF these people that
crops Of corn and tobacco had improved re-
markedly under the influence Of the recent
rain-.
September weather. ALPHA.