Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-16
THE 0DD-FELLOWS.
THE FIRST UNION MEMORIAL ExsR-
clSss IN NORFOLK.
An fnpcsing Coiumn--The Armstrong-Me-
mortal Churoh-Revivai Meeting at
the Tabernacle.

fCorrospondencc Of tho Richmond Dispaseh.l
Nonro1x. Va, June l6.-The first union
memorial exercises Of tho Independent
Order Of odd-Fellows OF this section at
tracted an immense crowd TO the Sam
Jones tabernacle, on Queen street. yestor.
day afternoon. All the lodges of the two
cities and of this vicinity were in line.
under Chief-Marshal II. A. Tarrall, headed
BY n Observation-Disclosures battalion Of
Patriarchs Militant. under command Of
Major n. +. whitehurst, and making a
very imposing column.
After the hymns and prayer Colonel Will
liam Lamb delivered the memorial address.
The death-rol was then read by Past
Grand +. NJ. solomon, followed BY SER
mon by Rev. DIR. A. y. Owen. Of Ports
mouth. After another hymn the exercises
we're brought 20 close with the Doxology
aud benediction.
CHURCH DEDICATION.
The handsome new Presbyterian church
In Berkeley, the Armstrong Memorial
church--named after the venerable Rev.
DR.. George ID. Armstrong, the retiring
pastor OF the First Presbyterian church
was formally dedicated to the worship OF
Almighty God yesterday afternoon at halt
past 4 O'clock IN the presence OF large
. htNs III W. W. nOOlNs va Nb'
Union Theological Seminary, and other
ministers took part, and DIR. Armstrong
preached the dedication sermon, his sub
lect being :" The Glory of the Church"
A good collection was raised.
The Sheriff of BERTHE county N. o.,
will arrive here tomorrow TO take INTO
custody and carry to Edenton lsham
Burk. now in jail here. and who is wanted
in BERTHE for burglary at Capeharts store
at Avoca and other crimes against him.
FAILKD TO AGREE.
For the third time the jury in the case OF
the Baltimore, Norfolk and North Carolina
Steamboat Company against the Norfolk
and Western railroad on suit for SB'0OO
damages failed TO agree and were dis-
charged.
Rev. George J. HOLIDAY. of Salem. and a
number OF other Baptist ministers assisted
Yesterday afternoon III the ceremonies ln-
cident 20 the installation Of Rev. ii. n.
Quisenberry as pastor of Berkley-Ayenue
Baptist church. The building was crowded
with Baptists and others. This Is the
charge Mr.. HOLIDAY resigned when he be
came superintendent of the Baptist Or
phanage at Salem.
Rev DIR. Wharton. of the Freemason-
Street Baptist church, delivered the bac-
calaureate sermon before the pupils OF
Norfolk Female College yesterday morn
ing. his theme being the " Character OF
Queen Esther
THE GOOD WORK.
The distinguished evangelist, Rev. DIR.
II. G.. Pearson. commences tonight a series
of meetings at the Peoples (Sam Jones's)
Tabernacle, in which all the evangelistic
churches and ministers of the city Will as
Slst. The work is promising and the meet
ings will doubtless result IN great sue
cess.
The statistics of the Chamber of Com
merce show great increase in the receipts
of merchandise at this port during the
month of May as compared with last year.
n THE LAWS CLUTCHES.
L. Rosenbaum. who was fined $50 for
selling liquor on Sunday. is again IN the
hands Of the Law for selling liquor without
license on that particular Sunday.
A new church building is to be erected
by the congregation OF the Mosely-Street
African Methodist Episcopal Zion church
on the site Of the present building. A
large collection was raised yesterday TO
begin the work.