The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-11-01
THE SIN OF GAMBLING.
1rusoF wAvcHEsrER DIVINE.
xyhs, Rev. Mr. Dadmuu Said About IL In
uh Sermon sundsy-other News Of Inn
portancc From over the River.
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sunday night TO young men. He had
50 CONGREGATION TO listen TO him. TAX
g., his text from Proverbs T. 10: My
- ~ sinners entice thee consent thou
49,, =, no preached n strong sermon. He en-
..,r,e.ed the young men by citing the
80, men OF history. In war
"a notifies. who were famous
Young men. and then re-
80 10 Saints Peter and John and Paul
-. other oxamples-an young men. The
rovsrend gentleman then proceeded to
oak OF gambling as a kind Of robbery.
49,, do went for the authorities at the
S-.-,eiflon for permitting what he called
..,bunc on the grounds. lie criticised
49,. .ourse az action Of the authorities in
,rresting the offenders and only smut
,in~ fhe places up ,-,,- -
",,- Dadnun condemned other kinds OF
.tr,- as I'm stocks and real estate.
o,ncluded with a strong pleading TO
~u the Young men present.
a. t,-cebvfcrian church was thrOnged
f.,- morning 10 hear the Rev. Or. J.
=. r.l~ OF Richmond, preach. The text
from James ~. Ia: For what is
N'. hoe" The main theme OF the ser
.~ chosen from this passage. was 'The
-lo..-.. OF life" lie enlarged upon
81. ~,..t Importance Of the subject. and
' ~ different ways I'm which the
l.os.iou Is answered by men. The flrst
tt.,. az the topic was the worlds
--.....- and the second was Gods answer
3D.. question. He showed the SUPERB
.-..,, ~ the latter answer over the first
.rts reverend speaker went on at length
,.t "a sermon remarkable for power and
(..lr- and I'm its conclusion he begged
tro congregation to live 50 that their
lives would tell on their homes, the com
r..rity and the Church for time and
eternity. g.
Al the Mcade-Memoriai church on Sun
f.v morning Mr.. j. NJ. Wood, the general
e.cretarv of the Brotherhood Of St An
d-ow. and Mr.. James T. Harrison, or
Drn.iua. president OF the first annual
convention Of the Brotherhood in VIZ
ririn. delivered addresses. The ends ana
WAYS Of this organization and the great
power for good IN IL were clearly shown
THE HUsT1NGs COURT.
In the hastings court yesterday, Judge
1rsram presiding. bills Of exception in
tte case OF Reynolds against the Rich
r..nd and Manchester Railway Company
were signed by His Honor who refused
a. set aside the verdict rendered ut the
Jtlv term I'm favor of the deiendants-the
company.
The court heard argument on the mo-
ton for n new trial in the case OF Nee
sons heirs against 3. ID. Atkinson.
To-day the case Of a. RICK against the
CITY of Manchester will be tried. This
CAS-. crew on. of certain contracts for
having between the city OF Manchester
aic lICE
Wednesday the case Of Virginia a.
Boyle against the City of Manchester will
d" tried a apecial jury from Chester
field Will lo summoned t. try this case.
Iu the mayors court yesterday morn
ing Alexander Thompson was fined ~
for beating his mother-in-law. Aleck was
very forgetlul Of the proprieties, for from
the evidence it seems that he knocked
her down and raised a big row all around
BRIEF ITEMS.
The Democrats OF the Second ward will
have a big meeting on the evening of Fri
day. November 4th. at Odd-Fellows' Hall.
Hon. George -. Wise will address them,
and there Will be other speakers The
Blues band VIII come from Richmond
aud play, and the indications point TO a
large attendance.
The meeting Of the Third party people
on Saturday night was a very tame
affair as there are none Of that political
faith here. ana only a few that came
from Richmond were In the hall. The
rest Of the audience were Democrats, pres
ent from curiosity.
Colonel e.. K. Mason, chairman Of the
city Democratic committee. says the reg
istration which closed Saturday eveninl
has been very close. and he does not be
iieve there are ten white men who hav.
not registered.
John j. BeyiH died Saturday night. aftei
some weeks illness, at his house. FIT
teenth and McDonough streets He was
tnrty-eCht years OF age, and well-knOwI
and hiehly thought Of Mr.. Bevill was
member OF Manchester Lodge, No. IA. a
j. and A. NJ. the Odd-Felows Chosen
Friends and the brotherhood Of Loco
motive Engineers. DELEGATIONS from these
orders and large number Of others at
tended the funeral from Central Metho-
dist church at o'clock yesterday after
noon.
II seems settled that the men who way
laid. attacked and cut Mr.. w. s. Bankard
last Wednesday night were peddlars,
either Italians or Turks. -Four men an
svering this description were seen near
Dunns store about that afternoon
They were thought 10 have lodged in an
old unoccuped house where the Mid
road A light was seen there that night
Inside the house and men noticed around
the place. Mr. Bankard has since had
another attack from these robbers, but
escaped. The Chesterlieldians are aroused
and there are rumors of their banding
together 10 drive them out OF the county.
Attention IS called 20 a trustees sale
in another column. Messrs. Augustine
Royal & co. viii sell on Wednesday, al
the late place Of business Of John W.
Owens. Hull street, between Twelfth
end Thirteenth, all the stock Of gro
ceres. liquors. mill feed, tobacco, cigars
stoves. etc. bargains can be secured at
this sale
personal NEWS.
The funeral Of Mrs Ida II. Dyer al
the Meade Memorial church on yesterday
afternoon was the occasion OF a large
gathering.
The Rev r. z. Reynolds is out after his
late Illness.
The fires in the woods Of Chesterfield
have been quite destructive for severa
days past. 4 lot Of cord wood was
burned near RobiOus. near which place
q large section was burnt. Major JOSEPH
Walker had wood burned Saturday anC
sunday
Mr. II. p. owen gave supper last
evening at his house. on Porter street
IN honor OF the tenth birthday Of his
daughter. Miss Cornelia owen. Among
the guests were Mr.. Joseph Johnson
Ar. James r. Kearney and Mss Kearney
Of Richmond.
THE LEE MEMORfAL WINDOW.