Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-26
.BROADUS SERVICES.
Tributes TO HIS ABILITY IN THE
PULPIT AND As A PASTOR.
Elouuent Addresses by Drs. Frfstoe,
parker, Battle, and wtnn-Dem"r-
~. s,.tniued I'm the Parrish w.
The =. y. =. Railway Company C"se'

pETERSBt-RG, VA. March 2S.-tSpe-
cial,-The memorial services held AT the
Eirs, Raptlst church in this city last
,io,, {, honor of the late DIR. John a.
Broadus were highly interesting anu III"
nressiye The church was CROWDED. anu
many people who desired TO DC present
were unable to gain admission 4" Wv
absence of Rev. Dr. J. NJ. Pitcher WHO
was expected to preside. Rev D. a.
rris,oe. pastor OF the Second Bap''st
church presided and delivered me
address on DR.. Broadus "a predCh.''
during which he paid superb ana ue-
served tribute to the earnes'nesS' 'i''
ability. and the usefulness OF DE-
Rroadus in the pulpit and as a pastor
Mr. Fristoe was followed 10y Rev. D.
parker pastor OF Washington
c,re.. Dan,ist church. who spoke OF Or
p,oadus as a teacher. The speaker was
q n,,pil of DR. Broadus, and he SPOKE
u.bsraof he knew. He referred 10 III
Hroadus as a fountain OF kno"Ieuse,
whose thorough information "eH-s'oieu
mind. and eminent qualfcatlons III az
respects fitted him In perfect uesiet 90
n teacher Of young men. lie hhe" ~"
10 teach; he knew how TO attract Eou.s
men. he knew how TO impress 'hehi VIZ
the Importance OF learning, ana now "
;net,ll in their minds and hearts the love
Cor Tho nure. the good. and the best III
life He was a man Of profound leafn-
ing dsep in theology. and earnest III
spiritual work.
EARNEST AND ELOQUENT.
Rev. DIR. w. H. Battle. the pastor oil
the church. and himself at one tline a
pupil of Or. BroaGus next follower III
The list of speakers. and PAID an earnest
and eloquent tribute TO the uecehS'' ",
n man He briefly traced the history vi
the Broadus family In this country,
family that had made RECORD soo,an!'
intellectually, professionally ana o.hs
wise DIR Broadus showed that bright
nose ~ intellect in early youth which. by
cultivation and expansion as the years
nassed brought him TO that pre-eminehce
in the Intellectual and religious worm
which he attained In later HE. Ut. pat
tle gave many interesting iemlnlScehceH
of DR.. Broadus. He was time ana again
offered one of the highest chairs IN the
University Of Virginia. during the "ai
he was "A professor In the GrrenNllle 20
o. College. and for two years he faith
fully lectured a class OF one student
one-armed young man who couid ho'
90 in the army. After the war, though
moor I'm this worlds goods and thouSh
his family had lived on corn-bread ioi
months. he received call 10 a churCh
at the North, with an offer OF saIafy
of $1,000. He declined saying: \ cahhot
go my duty is here" Subsequently ne
received a second offer from the SAM
church. asking that il the salary stated
was too low. he should name his own
figures. DR.. Broadus replied In the same
language: "My duty is here. l cannon
90" DR.. Battles tribute to DR.. Broadus
was grand one.
The addresses were concluded by Rev.
s. *. Winn pastor OF the Second Pres
byterian church. who spoke or pr'
Broadus as he was viewed by other ue
nominations, and the great respect ana
esteem in which he was held by all
Christians
The music on the occasion was very
beautiful.
VERDICT SET ASIDE.
In the Circuit Court to-day Judge Han
cock rendered his decision in the case
of Parrish's executors vs.. the Surry.
Sussex and Southampton railway, which
was tried before jury in the early part
of January. with a verdict for S1,i6l Tor
the plaintiff, subject TO the ruling of the
Court upon the law. The defendant
company demurrcd to the evidence. and
Hancock at later day To-day the
Judge sustained the demurrer, holding
that Parrish was guilty Of contrlbutory
negligence. and directing that n judgment
be entered in favor of the company.
motion by the plaintiff for new trial
was overruled and the case VIII go to
the Supreme Court
GRAND-JURY PRESENTMENTS.
The grand jury OF the Hastings Court.
which has for several days been inveS-
tigating the subject Of gambling in this
city. this morning presented three par
ties to the court for indictment: S. J.
Morrow and W. y. Gon. for policy
playing. and - Finnegan. for bank
ing Craps The jury was then adj
journed over until Friday. by which time
the indictments will be prepared for
their action. The parties presented are
said not to De actual residents OF Pc
tersburg.
a BLAZE.
The stable In the rear of the residence
Of Mr. J. Louis Cook, on Halifax street.
was discovered TO BE- on fire at an early
hour this morning. but the flames were
extinguished with but little damage
on Saturday night the police raded a
house on River street, In which II was
alleged policy was dealt by \. j.
Cooke Mr. Cooke was at his home at
the time. and the only person found in
the house was an old colored man named
William Harris. The paraphernalia found
was a dilapdated wheel. said TO be usec
in keno. Cooke and Harris appeared In
court this morning to answer the charge
of keeping a gaming house, but were
bailed to appear tomorrow.