Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-03
he further said no one had ever been as
saulted or beaten az the Opera House te ,ps
knowledge since he had been in charge.
CHURCH AND SCHOOL FESTIVALS.



The locture-room Of Lcigb-Street Baptist
church was the scene Wednesday night OK
a somewhat novel entertainment;
Az in well known, the membership OF this
church is the second largest in the city,
and 10 get the greater part OF this number
(about l.i00) present at the church in one
evening was problem that had long per-
picked the officers and more prominent
members. About month ago Mr. u. +:
Johnson, who has well earned the title ol
leader in every enterprise for the good OF
the church, conceived the idea OF Riving
banquet TO the membership, which idea
was successfully carried out Wednesday
night
sisted by the Young Ladies' Aid Society,
had prepared tables loaded with all kinds
OF eatables and good things. and from
o'clock until ii continuous stream or the
membership and invited guests yiea WIN
one another in showing their appreciation
by heartily discussing the solids aud deh-
oacics so bountifully provided by the 10
Drs. Frost. Pollard, ard Bell were present
md contributed their share TO the success
of the enterprise.
Mr.. Il. i. Johnson was wreathed IN
smiles and received the congratulations OF
The members on the success OF the enter
taDinent. liz
The altar was beautifully adorned with
flowers and potted plants, and ivy was
tastefully wreathed about the room.
During the evening Mrs. DR.. Vest and
the choir OF tho church contributed vocal
music, Professor Watson presided at the
organ. and Messrs james Harwood ana
Garland Pollard entertained the assem-
blage with recitations.
10 say that this new departure was
success would be putting 1t mildly and II
was the general sentiment that repes-
tion was the proper thing On every New
Years day, if not Cttener.
cHErsTMAs IN ST. soHN's SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The Sunday schools Of st. Johns church
have inst completed the most successful
series Of Christmas festivals they have ever
experienced. II began on last Sunday ~
y. NJ. when the three mission schools
were seated in the church, together with
the primary division OF st. Johns schoos,
and the main part of the parent school
marched III singing Onward. CHRIST IN
Soldiers" The Rev. Dir. Powers, the
assistant minister, read the scry e'
which was intersporsed with beeu-
tiful carols heartily sung by the schools.
The primary division of tho parent school,
under charge of Mrs. Susan Reed, went
through a pretty exercise, IN which they
had been well drilled by this devoted edu-
Gator. finishing with q sweet carol. ne
three mission schools, under their fajthlu
and efficient uperintendents-Cal
under Sergeant Il. +. Howard, .Weddcll-
Memorial under Mr.. W. j. blankingsnip,
end the Good Shepherd under Mr. j.. r:
Gretfer-tben in turn recited IN texts of
Scripture "The Prophecy The Event"
and "The Result" of "The Christmas
StOry.n
Captain John F. Mayer is the able and
snccessfnll supprintendent OF st. Johns
school. The main body of the school re-
1ected great credit upon him and their cx-
cellent teachers by making q perfect reel;
tation of the Church catechism III mover
vet beautiful way, the girls and boys alter
nately making the questions and giving the
answers. -,
The Rev. J. Y. Downman, rector Of All
Saints. made q capital address. keeping me
attention of the children by the. interest
inc manner in which he developed the
thoughts printed on the programmei-
Unto You is Born This Day Saviour.
The report was carefully prepared by the
capable general secretary, Mr. II. 4. W;
Southern, and was model IN form ana
full of encouragement 10 the Ieciol ahu ~
his fellOw-workers.
The collection was for the Peuitentiary
Sunday school, The rector. Rev. l.. ".
Burton, took occasion toward the close 70
thank all who by their fidelity and energy
had brought the Sunday schools OF ~.
Johns to high pitch of excellence.
On Monday night, at its chapel IN fuli N,
Weddell- Memorial Sunday school had wnat
was unanimously pronounced TO be me
prettiest Christmas-tree ever seen IN keh-
mond, and the children were sent away ee-
lighted with candies, oranges. and cas ef.
Rev. DIR. Powers. the minister i'll chargepf
this mission. and Mr.. Blankingship. the
superintendent. were presented with tostl-
monials of the love and gratitude OF The
mission-wOrkers.
For the feast Of Calvary Mission Sunday
school on Tuesday night in Mason's Fail,
near the Old market, 150 plates we're SCI on
tables that were loaded with goodies md
subsiautials. and as many officers. Teachers.
scholars, and members of the Mothrs
Meeting enjoyed it 10 the full, as then ra-
diant faces and busy knives and forks les
tilted.
Al the Good-Shepherd chapel, on
Twenty-eighth street. for the cOloTed s IN
day school the last effort was made. Be
meath q pretty tree were spread toys md
articles of wearing apparel. the gifts OF
kind friends in the North. Besides each
child received u bountiful supply of candy.
All the workers had to labor hard topre-
pare for these entertainments. but they
had their reward in the qualification OF the
children.