The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-05-24
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suxn.v.x,aur STORM - FIRST BAPTIST
CHURCH. AND ITS NEW PAsroR--PEksoNAL
rTyxs-yuD0Es or ELgCfi0N APPOINTED
CRIMINAL TRIALS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY
ATTEMPTED IxCENDiARIsM - ANNIVERSARY
vryrING--MAsoNIc VISIT AND CorRTEsIEs--
THE REVISED NEW TESTAMENT.
rcorrcspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
MAY %. 1881.
severe thunderstorm commenced last
night about hall. past o'clock, and continu-
ing for some time, prevented services Iroul
being neld In any OF the churches III OUT
city. .,ora.r
morning. after the religious services OF tDe
hour had been concluded, letter was reau
from Rev. Edwin G.. Dargan, OF Botetouft
springs. accepting the call TO the pastoral
charge of the church, and announcing tnat
ne will enter upon his duties about the ISL
OF September. The letter was received ana
accented by unanimous vote Of the churcn'
IL Is announced that Rev. DIR. {. }. Glib
son, of this city, and Rev. DR., a W. we'd
dell, OF Richmond, will exchange pulplts
next Sunday.
Rev. DR.. Il. ID. Witherspoon is. still con-
fined to his house by sickness, and has been
unable TO preach for several weeks.
In his appointments Of judges OF election
in this city for the ensuing year, Judge
Mann has given equal representation 10
each OF the three political parties in each
ward. There is a colored judge in each
ward.
The sheriff Of Brunswick county yester.
day carried out two prisoners from our jail
TO be brought before the court OF that county
to-day for indictment. Their names are
Isaac Booth (colored), who Is charged with
lbarn.burning, and Sallie Young (colored),
who is charged with being accessory to the
murder of her husband, Moses Young, oil
which particulars have heretofore been
| given in this correspondence. IL indicted,
of which there is probably no doubt, the
woman will doubtless elect to be tried at the
| fall term Of tue Circuit Court, at which time
one or two others implicated In the same
crime will be tried. 1t was for this murder
that Littleton Hatchett was sentenced TO be
hung on the oath OF June.
The stable on the premises OF Mr.. }. O.
Blake, near the Heights, was set on fire this
morning about II o'clock, but the flames
were eXtingulshed before any material DAM
age was done.
The tWenty-second annual meeting OF the
Market. Street Methodist Episcopal churcn
Sundav-school was held yesterday. Inc
exercises were OF a more than usually IN
teresling character, and the reports OF the
officers very encouraging. The member.
shin OF this school. including officers and
teachers. is over 2G0. Officers were elected
for the ensuing year. The congregation oil
this church, after an effective sermon IRON
DIR. Edwards yesterday morning, contrl'
buted over $500 to the Conference mission
airy fund.
Grand Master Peyton s. Coles and Dis
trict Deputy Grand Master John I. Arm
istead, accompanied by number OF proml'
nent Masons OF this city, visited Brandon
Lodge, in Prince George county, on FRIDAY
and were the recipients Of marked hospl'
talitv. An address on the speculative fel'
lures Of Masonry was delivered by Mr.. >.
Edgar Powell. Grand Master Coles urged
the lodge to contribute TO the success OF Inc
Yorktown Centennial by sending large
delegation.
| No comics Of the revised New Testament
have been received here a yet. Our people
Of all denominations are anxious TO get pos
session Of II and note it> changes, though II
NAV be some time before 1t supplants the
old editions in our pulpits.
| ROBIN ADAIR.