The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-20
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DANvuLE. VA. August l9.-Rev.
George b. Eager, ID. D.. who has been
the beloved pastor Of the First Baptist
Church Of this city for three years past
has recently been called tOthe pastOrate
OF the First Baptist Church Of Annis-
ton. Ala. For nearly month the Doc
tor has had the call under considera-
ton, and his people here being so 10th
to give him up. be found It hard in
deed TO decide the matter. Yesterday,
after the usual morning service. DR..
Eager read TO the church very touch
ing letter announcing his Intention to
accept the Admission call, and rendering
his resignation as pastor OF the First
Baptist Church Of this city. to take e.
feet October 10Th. In the letter he
spoke iendsrly Of the relations existing
between himself aud the church: him
self and the community and the State.
and SAID it gave him real pain 10 sever
those relations. but he could not rid
himself If the deep conviction that It
was God 5 call. which be dare not dis
obey
thursday next. August I'D. viii be
The fifth anniversary Of the organiza-
tion Of the first lodge of Good Tenn
plars Of this CITY. The temperance PEG.
pie. under the auspices az Dauville
Lodge of Good Templars. viii celebrate
the event with "a grand Temperance rally.
and members of the order will be here
from all parts of the surrounding coun-
try. The monster meeting will take
place in the Farmers warehouse. tie
immense building which was converted
into "a tabernacle for the sam Jones
meetings ia May last. The speakers
promised for the occasion are Rev.
George W. Carter. the eloquent Me'ho'
dist preacher. who Is equally famous as
a temperance orator of the reformed
kind: Rev II. i. Creitzberg, noted
South Carolina temperance speaker. and
Hon. j. Is Miller. the Grand Chief
Templar of Virginia.
On Wednesday night all the churche:
i'm the city will unite in missionary
mass meeting I'm The Presbyterian
church.
Rev. Samuel II Cannon. OF Wythe
Vile. a youug minister who Is tempo
rarily filling DR.. Alexander Martin
pulpit in tins city. viii at au early dat'
20 TO hea hen lands TO spend his life al
missionary. and this meeting is some
what in the nature of demonstration
To bid him God speed.
Mr.. W. $ Archer and Mr. II. +. Shell
ton. two haudsome young Richmonders
-pent Sunday in Dinyille society CIR
cles.
Sometime since serious charges wer'
preferred by negiOes against l.. l.
Ivev. the principal OF the c0lored schoo
If North DanyIllc. The board of trus
/ tees has given the case a patient hear
ing. and found only one charge su-
tanned, to-wit: That the principal wa
ID mocrat. lyey Will not be calle,
upon 20 step down and oui.
/ When the temperance question wa
before the Roanoke Baptist Associa
/ ton last week one of the speakers got
/ little warm ln the collar and pitcbel
into the politicians generally. Among
other things. he said 90 j would rathe
have good negro rule than the rule %
the alcoholic devil. But the question
here is where will he find g00d negr
ruley
Democrats are beginning tOcast abou
! for legislative material The honor at
tached 10 the position of Virginia legls
tor in these days does not amount O.
much. and the task is thankless an'
/ DrJhtless one. hence a-piIauis are tes
and far between. Our Senator hold
over, but Danvlle and Pittsylyani
elect three representatives. Captain
/ Daniel Coleman. OF tins city. one # th
present iucumbents. and Mr. William
/ T. Wilson. of Rnggold. are the onl
persons the TIMES representative ha
vet heard spoken Of