Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-25
suNpAY-scHooL ASSOCIATION.
DIR. Acrec breaches to the Junior Order
of American Mechanics-Trial OF q
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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspatch.l
PETERSBURG, Nov. "a, 1890.
The quarterly meeting OF the Metho-
dist Sunday-School Association wos held
Yesterday afternoon in the Market-Street
church with crowded audience to wit
ness the exercises. Among the inter
esting features Of the occasion was very
fine address delivered by Rev. DR.. O. Il.
Hams. rector OF st. Paul's Episcopal
church, who chose as his subject, "Ihe
Little Things of Life" An interesting
address was also made by Rev. II. {.
Cheatham, the new pastor of Market
Street church. The reports for these
raj schools showed the following organl-
zation Washington Street, 344 Market
Street, 240; High-Street, 276; Wesley
142; West-Street, 1874 Ettrick, us;
Blandford, Sc. Total organizations,
1897 teachers and scholars-of which the
average attendance was 1,15i. The
banner Of honor was awarded to the
Ettrick school as showing the largest
per cent. OF attendaDce'
ANNIVERSARY SERMON.
The anniversary sermon before the
Order of the Junior American Mechanics
was preached at the First Baptist church
Sunday morning by the Rev. DR.. Il. Il.
AGREE. There are three councils OF the
order in this city, numbering over two
hundred members. The members, in
uniform and nearly TO their full strength,
marched into the church IN body and
occupied seats specially reserved for
them Every other seat in the edifice
was filed. The preacher took his text
from the I'd chapter of Ephesians, Dist
verse. His subject was "Character-
Building" upon which he founded q
most able and instructive sermon. Pro-
grammes of the order of exercises were
distributed throughout the pews
A NORFOLK RIOTER,
The Hastings Court has been engaged
all the day in the trial of the case Of the
Commonwealth against William Hen
bricks (colored), a citizen of Norfolk,
who was indicted for an assault upon
Sergeant j. $. Moody, an officer OF the
police corps, while in the lawful discharge
of his duty. On the 9th of last August
a large excursion party of negroes from
Norfolk visited this city. Just before
the return Of the party IL the evening
trouble occurred at the depot, which, but
for the GOODNESS of the police officers,
might have resulted very seriously.
The jury in the case of William Hen
bricks tonight rendered a verdict of
"Not guilty." and the accused was dis
charged. The Commonwealth At
torney entered nojie prOSeQu in the
case OF Elliott, the other negro.
MUNICIPAL HARVEST.
The Mayor had twenty-six cases on
his docket this morning, and the fines
imposed amounted to quite large sum.
j. M. Mullen. Esq, Commonwealths
attorney, will deliver On address before
A. P. Hill Camp of Confederate Yete-
rams at the meeting to be held to-mor-
row night. His subject will be: "a
Comrades Experience with General Il.
S. Bakers Command at Weldon, n. c.,
During the Ten Days Preceding the
OF General Johnston's Army
at Greensboro" Mr.. Mullen is a fine
speaker, and can give some vivid pic
lures of the war.
RELIGIOUS.
Rev. George @. Vanderslice preached
4 IL 4.