Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-10-14
THE STATE COUNCIL.
ANNUAL SESSION OF THE vIRoINIAjR.
O.u. A. M. At ROANOKE.
Oracrs Seeking the Men In Petersburg
Other Political Notes-A Bibie WI"
an Interesting History.

nrorrcspondencc Of tho Richmond Dispascnl
PrrrRspuao. Va, October ls.-Ihe Sta',
Council of Virginia, Junior Order on'..J
American Mechanics. will meet IN "nn ~.
session in Roanoke next MONDAY
following representatives Will DO p,v'
from this city: Virginia Council. NO, o.
T. G.. Owens and J. +. Titmus; Old Doih'n,
ion Counc,l. No. 8. Walter Brown anu
James +. Ashby; Washington Counch' w.
n Georoe A. Ramkey and Stith Beasiey'
II il understood that there WIZ State
warm contest over the once .,
Connci, secretsry. Among tho most P ro,n,uR
candidates for the position Is Nf.hen, and
Ivcy. Of Petersburg, the Presen. i,,1 Thnre are
Mr.. Walter 4. Orange. nI n a., tho state re-
nearly atty councils Of tho ordcr III .n'
presentlng very large membership
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
7, IL understood that strong can wiz w
unon Mr. William H. Mcllwaihe, Pl,,'a n
vouny lawyer OF this city, a. consent W oeco,n'o
candidate for tho Legislature, anu tha, ILL., ~
,n 1,rrumstanccs no may be influenced to con-
sent. -. .,ro, occani,hIv
In tho last Touac has q great many frienns VIM
daetre 4, SEQ him returned. Neither OF thoro
gcn,lemcn, and, as far as IL known. nom ~.
trosc whose names have been mehtionou' 'oo"
the nomination. ,o~ ,ho
Mr X. n. R.mcy, who IN the nominee Tor tho
House o. the Democrats and Alliance IN frihc.
George and Suriy countless IL one OF VI, III -,
md most popular men In the district ne WIN
be elected. and will he representative VI "hoN'
All is serene in uolitics in Dinwiddle county.
Dr. j. Knox Thompson, the candidate OF the NJ
lance and Democrats. will probapIy nn,o , ,o
Republican opposition. Inc hcPuip 80 g.
decd, seem TO have no organization IN 'his soo-
ton.
A r,easont Marty FROM brunswick county pass
cd through this city last evening en- fopte A.
Washington 10 attend tho Ecunenicai 'oih'n
now In session there. Among them were nr a.
G. Levi. and wife and daughter, MISS mu MILL,
Mira william Meredith. Misses Cora ana "'i'c
Lunday. and Miss Lillian Rawlings. , -.
A dwelling hOuso on Pearl street, o"neu ny
Mr. J. uampden Slater and occupied by Two coi-
orcd families was badly damaged by nre ,nls
morning about < o'clock. The occupants 'os'
nearly ali OF their ELECTS Inc mousse WIS III
sured for $3.50.
AN HISTORIC BIBLE
Mr.. Willis II. Hsmln. Of this city, Is tho owner
az n Bible which has an interesting history. ~
has been in the family for number OF genera
tons. Ia said 70 have originally been thc pro,
perty Of Lord CORVALLIS. and 10 have been !onnu
~ an ancestor Of Mr.. Hamlin on The battic-he'n
OF yorktown after the surrender Of tho Enshsn
forces. The utle-pgge and some OF the ieaNes ~
the Bible are missing, 10 that the uate ol pun
book has been well preserved ana caroluily TO
bound. An interesting peculiarly OF inc nlD'c
T. that Il opens with the Psgltcr, ana contain
large portion Of the prayers to be founi IN tne
book Of common Prayer of the thurch on Eng-
land including the confession, collects OF thhhAs-
giving for various mercics, orders IRON additiohs
and amendments 90 the Prayer-Book Issued
from the Court of ST. James in l'l4 anu liio'
AFORM OF SERVICE.
II gives also "a form Of service 70 be used Oc-
tohcr 23d. appointed by oct Of Parliament made
in this Kingdom IN the fourteenth ana fifteenth
wear OF King Charles H., 10 be kept ana ceie-
trated a. al anniversary thanksgiving, which
act is ordered TO be read puoickly In the church
at morning prayer every 23i 81 October This
WAS a THANKSGIVING service for the Divine rove
lation Of tho Irish rebellion" against the King
II England. Then follows thanksgiving SER
vice 10 be used ON the 9TH OF November OF each
year for "tne happy dclivcrance OF King james
J. and three estates OF England from the most
traitorous and bloody intended massacre by gun
powder" Also, prayer with fasting In COM
memoration Of the "Day of Martyrd0m Of the
blessed King Charles L. Prayers Of thanks
giving to God "for having put an end TO the
great rebellion by the restitution OF the King
and royal family after many years OF Interrupt
tion 80; prayers for persons under sentence. visit
ta.iOn OF prisoners. and the Ibirty-ninc Articles
OF Religion, &c. The book Il one OF rare H.
tercst.