Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1895-08-03
oHARLOFTEsvILLE LETTER.
Churches The Negro Children Entertain
the White Normal SchOol-Peronal
Topics.
CHARLorrEsv1LLE, Aug. 2, '95


At the John Wesley NJ K. Church, |
Sunday IL A NJ, Rev. b. Brown pastor /
preached an able sermon. AT s 1. Nj |
he also occupied the pulpit. The !
Methodists are small in numbers but
they are moving along.
At the Mt. Zion Baptist Church,
Rev. b. Hardy, pastor occupied the
pulpit morning and evening, elch-
ing two excellent sermons
At $3.50 p. NJ, the, Sunday School
Union met at the Mt Zion Church. At
ter the opening exercises, the follow
ing officers were installed for the next
term: r. Kelser, President A. o. Ma
brey, president; Miss Minnie
Terrell, Secretary, Miss M. Watson,
Assistant Sec'y /; g. Z. Coles, Treasur-
er Mrs Mary Kelser, Organist; Miss
Lizzie Skanks, Asst. Organist; Miss
Millindia Staple, Chorister, J. +. Far
rer, Asst. ChOrister @ Hill, Chaplain.
Mrs. A Coleman delivered an interest
ing address to the Union on training
the children" after which an interest
ing programme was rendered by the
children of the Union.
At the First Baptist Church, at IL 80
A. NJ, Rev. A Truatt preached the fu-
neral of Mrs. Jane + Summons, who
departed this life Friday, July 26th
| 1895. She had been a consistent fol-
lower of Christ upwards of forty years,
and was among those that came out
from the white church and helped to
establish the First Colored Church of
| this city She was a member of the
Good Samaritan Order, the members
of which were out to pay the last sad
tribute of respect to her memory. Rev
Presley filled the pulpit at night
preaching an excellent sermon.
At the Ebenezer Church, Rev. Geo
Lewis filled the pulpit ut IL A. M. ano
preached a very interesting sermon
Rev. Truatt, pastor occupied the pulpi
at night, preaching an instructive ser
mon.
The scholars of the Colored Publ,
Schools of the Divisions taught by Mr.
Robert Kelser and Mr.. John A. Brown
entertained the White Normal Schoo
which has been in session here TO
the past three weeks, by q concert AM
exhibition at the First Colored Churcl
Monday afternoon.
Misses @. L. Galloway and E. Y
Trent of Richmond, Va, are in the cit
visiting the family of MIR. and Mrs Jas
III. Ferguson on West Main st.
Miss Lizzie Coles of Springfield,
H., is visiting the family of Mr.. an
Mrs. John Coles, 9TH St., S. w
.. Mr. Thomas Plummer of Washing
Iton. d @ called on us last week
Mrs. Hoffworth of Washington, ID. {
who has been visiting the family Of M
and Mrs. n. Jackson, East Water ST
left Tuesday morning for home.
We are glad to hear that Mrs. l..
Brown who has been confined to h'
! house by sickness for sometime is oil
: again.
TOPICS
The big had one of their big tim
4 on the 9th of July at 1880 z. NJ , the
n left the city with some ladies for hi
- ride to Wakeforest Church to a Law
~ Party after having good time ther
] they returned home in time for Su
:, day School.
We know that the Richmond DO
are happy now, having no fear 90 wa
the streets with the young ladies
Sunday who can eat so much ice cres
because of the Sunday law. Say you
lady you must take your cream
home on Sunday hereafter Now st
the cars.
OF We heard a young lady from Rio
l. mond say that she was really in 10
On with Charlottesville. We wonder i
IN is the city that she is in love with
mt some of the boys of the city p? w,
v my dear, both are worthy of your To-
ny Poor fellow he thought he wol
ed take his hand of of his pocket-bo
but the first attempt at giving the 81
re a good time soon emptied it, and
ne will be closer than the bark L
lei tree hereafter.
OF If you want TO keep up with
at times call at 256 and 25S w. Main
RI and get the PLANET.
sh SrNNvsrnY