Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-28
TWENTY-NINE TINES.
ANNIVERSARY or THE PETERS
BURG METHODIST =. 5. ASSN.
us Record of work-Encoaraging
Reporss-Presentsti OF n silver
servsce-A River Baptring-Burg-
Iary-Personai and General.


The annual meeting Of the Methodist sun
day-School Association OF Petersburg was
held Sunday afternoon at the Washing
toa-Strcet Methodist Episcopal church.
In the presence OF an immense Assem-.
biage OF Interested people. This was the
twenty-ninth anniversary OF the organi-
cation OF the association. In the three
decades which have marked It's existencs
Il has done work OF iaoalculable good TO
the Church. has practically furnished the
members of the Church. has given large
sums for the maintenance OF the Church
and the support OF domestic and foreign
missions. has given many earnest men TO
the ministry, and has aroused an intense
interest Ia Sunday-school work.
In his annual report submitted TO the
association President James Z. Blanks
said 1.-THE statistics for the year cndina
May, 1885, are as follows: Average regis
ter, Las. average attendance, l,202; per
cent OF attendance. So amount OF moneS
collected, i.f20.39 During the year seven,
ty-six scholars professed faith and united
themselves with the Church, making the
total number OF conversions among the
scholars during the past tweniy-nine years,
ISIS"
.Mr. Blanks. who has 50 efficiently
irved as president OF tho association for
more than ten years. positively declined
reelection. and asked that another gen,
sleman be named In his place The toi-
lowing officers were then elected Tor the
ensuing year: President, Robert Harrl-
son; Secretary c. =. Eanes; Assistant
Secretary. T. J. Clark; Treasurer. q. Is.
Eanes.
AN INTERESTING INCIDENT.
one OF the most Interesting incidents os
the meeting was the presentation, on tn
mart OF the Sunday school OF the Wash
ington-st Street church, Of a beautiful silver
service TO Captain Lewis l.. MARKS, VINO
for twenty-five years had been superin~
tendent OF the school. whose gentleness,
carnestness, and lovable conduct had
Won for him the warm affections OF the
many hundreds Of children under his SUI
pervision. The presentation address was
delivered In eloquent terms by Rev. DR.
". G.. Starr. the pastor, and the beauutn
present was accepted in an address very
touching In character and full Of good
advice. Captain Marks gave some very
interesting "reminiscences OF his expert
snces as superintendent for a quarter o.
a century, coupled with a history OF
Washington-Street church school
After these exercises the reports OF the
superintendents OF the schools composing
the association were presented, showing
an aggregate organization Of 1888, an
average attendance of J,l29, and a money
collection of Se4.5e.
BURGLARY ON FRANKLIN STREET
on Sunday morning the grocery-store OF
Mr. j. s. WOrsham on Franklin street
near Sycamore. was entered by burglar
by forcing the front door. The object
OF the thief was evidently. TO obtain
money. Of which. after a thorough search.
he found none A valuable watch how
ever was carried off. and some few gro
ceries and cigars. The burglar left an
umbrella in the store. which had been
stolen the night before from another ciu-
zen.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Mrs. II. f. Hobbs has issued invitations
10 the marriage OF her daughter, Miss
Daisy Townsend Hobbs, 10 Mr.. Robert
Osborne Jones which is 20 take place at
5 O'Clock L. NJ. June Ath, at the Wash |
ington Street Methodist Episcopal church. |
The bride is a very beautiful and charm |
ing young lady. and the groom is one |
OF the most popular merchants IN the |
city.
a RIVER BAPTISM.
Twenty-four colored people. represent
fng both sexes. were baptized in the APP
pOnuttoN ilNtls Opposite biuhioius sun
day afternoon. They were all converted |
in the Blandford Baptist church, and
many hundreds of people witnessed their
immersion.
A VENERABLE MASON.
Mr.. william Tench is the Oldest and
one OF the most respected Masons in
Petersburg. He was born I'm Petersburg
on the 5th day OF May, 1851: was made
Master Mason on the 18th Of September |
1894, Is postmaster of Petersburg
Lodge, No. 10. served as master OF that
lodge for eight years and six months.
as such held 26O meetings; was absent
from only two OF the regular meetings OF
the lodge: made during his administra-
ton sixty-one Master Masons. Mr..
Tench, though over 81 years OF age. IS
stil a member OF the Masons, and Is re-
garded with high esteem by the whole
community. as man without reproach
On the 14th OF June 1858. with impressive
ceremonies, the lodge made a present to
Mir. Tench OF pair OF beautiful silver
goblets.
VERY SIGNIFICANT
great deal OF significance is attached
by the conservative elements OF the com
munlty to the result of the late county
elections in this State. This result Is
regarded as an evidence that the people
Of Virginia are surely Democratic; that
they regard the Democratic party as the
party Of the people, with the highest good
Of the people as its object.
The Walton law has worked admirably
throughout this section, and no murmur
OF complaint has thus far been received
in regard TO It's operations with, posi-
bly,. one exception Of a Republican Super
visor In Dinwiddie county.