Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-03
BAPTISTSARE COMING
hIDDLE DISTRICT ASSOCIATION TO
MEET IN MANCHESTER TUESDAY.
Interesting Session of the body Tx
pected-Death Of Two Children
sonal, anc Other sOuth-Sfde Items.

Ths Middle District Baptist Association
meets here next week with Stockton
Street chureh. This VIII be the 18th
session o., the body. and great Geal OF
business Is TO be transacted. All Ct the
Bapt,kt churches In the city are joining
ir Nth Stockton-street in preparing for
..fe entertainment OF the delegates and
ministers who will be present, and the
occasion is looked forward TO with much
pleasure.
Mr. John s. Taylor. Of Chesterfield
county. is moderator. and Mr.. J. Haslln
iIobson. OF Powhatan. IS clerk. The order
OF business for the session vii! lie as
fellows:
Tuesday Morning-Meet ut 10 O'Clock,
and spend thirty minutes In devotional
exercises. Reading letters from the
churches and election OF officers. Intro
dUctory sermon by Rev. John X. Bagby.
Afternoon Session--Meet at clock;
thirty minutes for miscellaneous business.
Orphanage from 3 to 3A5. Systematic
benehcencc and ministerial support 3:i5
e. i:30. Sunday-School and Bible Board
from 4:SO to adjournment.
Wednesday Morning-Meet al $50
o'clock, with thirty minutes FOR dtvo-
tioral exercises. Miscellaneous business
from 10 to 1c15 o'clock. State OF the
churches. 1915 to 1870 o'clock. How 10
train our young members for Church
AMI religious work. II 30 To l y. VI.
Aittrrcon Session-Foreien ana home
missions. 2:30 to i:30. Ministers relief
fur1, 40 to adjournment.
Thursday Morning-Meet ut 900. with
thl.ty minutes for devotional exercises.
STATE missions. 10 TO ll1j. Ministerial
education from HIS to 1880. Miscellan-
eoLu business TO adjournment.
ANOTHER MONUMENT WANTED.
Considerable interest is being manifested
in the movement that is now on FOOT TO
cree. monument 10 the memory OF
soldiers from this city AM Chesterfield
wno gave their lives 20 the Lost Cause.
If tie movement is successful tie mcru-
ms1t will probably be erected at Forest
Hill Park.
Andrew. the infant child OF Mr.. John
w. Clark, died Thursday evening AZ the
residence Of his mother, No. 1901 Maury
street. aged - months. The remains
were taken TO Enfield, y. C.. yesterday
morning on the o'clock train Tor IN
terrIcnt.
The funeral Of the infant daughter OF
REV. Med. Rucker took place yesterday
afternoon. and the intefment was inooe
in lakewood Cemetery. The little firl
had beer. quite sick for some time, ara the
family have the sympathy OF many
friends I'm their bereavement.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The members OF Stewart Lodge, ]. o.
o. f., and their families had pleasant
reunion at Stern's farm yesterday.
Ia fur Z
are being well attended. and much IN
terest Is manifested in the services.
Principal \. II. Fitzgerald. of the pub
lie schools. Is buslly engaged In taking the
school census. The object of this is 10
ascertain the percentage Of children who
attend the schools TO the number Of popu-
latiOn.
Mr.. Everett T. Early left yesterday
morning for n visit to Charlottesville,
Crozet. and Gordonsville, where he VIII
spend a week.
Mrs. ]. II. Smith left yesterday for a
visit to Meherrin, Va.
Mrs. Laura A. Walden has left for New
York. where she will spend the month OF
August visiting her sister. Mrs. Peter
Franklin.
Miss Mayme Staples left yesterday az
ternoon for Plain View, Lunenburg coun-
~. 10 visit her cousin. Miss Bessie staples.
The Sewer Committee held meeting
last night and discussed the ordinance
that is being prepared for the government
of the sewers.
The Finance Committee met last night
and approved a number Of accounts.
Mr.. j. NJ. Falker left yesterday for
visit to his old home, in North Caro-
lima.
MIR. ]. A. Lester. Of Chesterfield. was
in the city yesterday.
Mr.. ". W. Archer win leave to-day
for a visit to Powhatan.