Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-04-30
IN OUR SISTER CITY.
FRIENDSHIP. LOVE. AND TRUTH
new. Sir. CIopton Discusses '"e
order,s Cardinal Principies-'""'
.,,r.n Nominated Last Night.
other south-Side Items

ordor of Odd-Fcllows was
,,.,ea,er Sunday afternoon by S'uai'
.na Henderson lodges. The exercises Wv"
- =, the Bainbridge-Street Bapus'
-, and DESPITE the inclement "ea'
Their there was large crow 80.
Rev J. J. Clopton delivered the au',sa''
and the choir from Stockton-stree' par
ne, church furnished the mus'e'
was excellent c,r,n,,r.
AFTER reading a selection OF serip.uie
A. f-ionton announced as MS 'e~'
-, ,ae verse 1: ''Behold how gooo
and how pleasant It is for ore'"'e" "
dwell together in unity" lie oesa"
remarks by thanking the iodseS io'
,,,,i..,ion TO make the address, anu sA'u
ha intended to make 1t religious anu
,remor,al service. He said there was "'
,o.s,b,,i,v Of Lodge and Church compel
~ "a the Church stood of DIVINE ap
no'rtment. while lodges were Noiun.a.'
nrganization built OH great mora, pr,
cinIes and truths, and that the ouu
lows professed to live by the three 80
PRINCIPLES of Friendship, Love- anu
Truth. .,roa sec-
tIns-Friendship, Love, anu ~.
Friendship, ne declared. was d no
word. its meaning underlying 9s 10
tho Church. and the home. lie sdiu ny
,da, ~ friendship was most beautiiuiiS
eXomnIIfied in the ritual by the relatioh'
ship Of David and Jonathan. .,.
In the second thought the speaker saio
love and friendship were related as
cause and effect. There might be lalse
friendship built upon interest OF poie''
hut true friendship was built on love;
Mr. Clopton said truth was the thiru
link I'm the discourse. what, ne ASH
sis truth. where is truth? Inat 10 vic
question Of the ages. Odd-feliowsnip mas
a Significant symbol-aye. its foundation.
s,nre-God'g Word. Thy Word Is Truth
The Bible is the reservoir OF Truth IL 10
Gods speaking to man."
Mr. Clopton's sermon was splenulu
effort. and the large crowd present tho'
roughly enjoyed and appreciated IT,
FOIrR COUNCILMEN NOMINATED.
Ward meetings were held in Manches'
ter last night for the purpose OK noni,-
Mating councilmen. and despite the horri-
bic weather the attendance was very
rood one member was to be CHOSEN
from each ward and the incumbents all
stood for denomination, and with the ex-
ception OF Mr. Ely in the Third Ward,
all were chosen again.
In the First Ward Mr.. Sims was on
posed by Mr. Jones. Before the vote was
announced Mr.. Slms's nomination was
made unanimous. Mr.. j. w. Cordle was
appointed ward superintendent, ana D..
A. Moore, W. r. Pugh, and G.. w. Goodle
were elected members of the City Cen
trail Committee. .
In the Second Ward N. 4. Campbell
received 81 votes, and W. II. Kidd I.
Mr. II. C. Nelson defeated Mr.. George
q. Ely in the Third Ward by a vote OF
20 to H. W. J. Osterbind was appointed
ward superintendent. and W. "A. Smith,
r. ". Fisher. and j. Marks members or
the City Central Committee.
A great deal OF interest was mo infested
in Fourth Ward. where Mir. John OBrien.
President OF the Council. was being OPP
posed by Mr.. w ID. FERGUSON. large
crowd was present. and the vote result
ed: O'Brien, 1875; Ferguson. n. Before
the vote was announced friend OF the
latter moved to make Mr.. OBrien's
nomination unanimous. Mr. Ferguson
seconded this. and Mr. O'Brien was de-
clared the nominee OF the ward.
Ward superintendc and city COM
mitteemen were not appointed from the
Second and Fourth wards.
FINED FOR FIGHTING.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
James NJ. Lipscomb and John Vaughan
were charged with fighting. Lipscomb
was discharged and Vaughan fined s..
There were two or three drunk and dis
orderly cases disposed of.
A Joint meeting Of the Water Commits
sion and the Council Committee on Sew
ers will be held tonight at o'clock IN
the Office Of the City Works to consider
the bids recently received for the con-
struction of sewers In this city.
The Almshouse Committee viii meet at
6 o'clock this evening in the Council!
chamber. and en- adjourned meeting OF
the Finance Committee will be held at
o'clock
Workmen were busly engaged yester-
day In repairing the electric-lght wires
in Swansboro' which were blown down
Sunday.
Miss Susie Straughan, OF Petersburg. is
visiting Miss Florence Holland, at "Hol-
land HILL" Chesterfield county.
The Manchester Junior German Club
will give german tonight at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Holland, on upper Balm
bridge street.
The regular meeting of the Missionary
Society of Clopton-Street church TOOK
place Sunday afternoon at $3.50 O'clock,
and the exercises were very interesting.
Miss Emma Lawton has been detained
at home several days on account OF sick
ness.
Rev. w. p. Constable preached at Clop-
ton-Street church Sunday night.
Revival services will continue at Clop-
ton-Street Baptist and Central Methodist
churches during the present week.