Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-10-10
SATURDAY, OCT. 10, 1896.
FROM BLUEFIELD.
An Energetic Canvass-Sudden Taking
Of.

BLUEFIELD, w. VA Oct. 9. 1895.
The great speech that was made here
on the night of the 10Th of September
by Hon. Q. II. Payne was truly an
able, mastery and scholarly plea. 1t
has ca6sed much comment throughout
this vast section. Not only was it a
fine speech here, but we learn at all
the various places where he was billed
to speak, has been wonderful and en-
couraging.
1t has been conceded by the large
number OF the distinguished white
people and colored that Hon Payne
made the most enlightening speech
that it has ever been the pleasure of
the citizens to listen TO. All who heard
him, even the great democratic lead
ers said this gentleman made the
ablest of the campaign thus far in this
section 1t was feature of bis pow
erful address to contrast the impor-
tsnt workings of the two political par
ties, Democratic and Republican from
their respective foundations to the
present. He showed that the Demo-
cratic party has always been the enc
my of free labor and the Republican
party its friend.
He showed how under the slave sys-
tenn, the democratic party of the South
dominated and dictated the National
policy of the government in the inter
est of slavery and thus held the labor
ing white man i'm a condition rs bad as
that Of slavery itself he said further
that the Republican party to certain
extent had not only freed the Negro
but the laboring white man as well
His address was a masterpiece OF po-
litical oratory.
The leading Baptist ministers OF this
section have made another wise move
among themselves for the good of the
Baptist cause and Christ's kingdom
A short while ago when the Valley
Baptist Association was in 81 ssion al
New River, Va, a large number o.
churches from this section requested
their letters ofdismission. They wer,
granted by said Association Thei
object was to organize an Association
among themselves since the Valley AS
ISOLATION was so large.
We are pleased to say the following
able and leading divines met in th
First Baptist Church of Eckman, Yves
Va: Revs. V. Smith, G. T Lynch
I. ]. Brandon. j. w. Johnson, r. g
Fox, G. E. McGhee and w j. Carter
These beloved and unerring brethren
organized an Association known a
the Flat Top Association, which wa
set apart the LIST day of October 1896
Moderator w. ]. Carter; Vice-Moder
ator, Rev. V. S. Smith; Deacon J. w
Winston OF Pocahontas elected Secre
tary, William Jones, Treasurer; Rev
J. w. Johnson, Cor Secretary. TIL
number of churches connected bein
Is. The Introductory sermon was abb
preached by Rev. w. ]. Carter at
Motf q D..
pare We the wav of the Lord. make hi
paths straight" Subject: The work
of God and His workmen God bleG
these dear earnest bre thren i'm thei
good work. There was grand rail-
held at the LIST Baptist Church
Coopers, West Va last Sunday. rea
icing the round sum of($100) one hur
hundred dollars clear Rev. W.
Garter is paste T aud a good man.
1t was with shocking regret for US
learn of the death of Mr. X. l. Clark
beloved wife whom we spoke of only
few weeks ago as getting married: AT
now she is resting in that upper az
better world than this. The loviI
couEGe had only been together OIL
uno.ltA and few days. She was
Miss Katie Mcdaniel, daughter Of N
Charles Mcdaniel OF New River. '
Mrs Clark was residing in Salem at d
time of her death. Rev. r. r. Jon
of ROANOKE conducted the funeral Sc
vices. which were very impressiv
Mrs. CLARK died in the full Triumph
faith in Christ we learned she had q
WAYS lived a consistent christian.
extend our deepest sincere sympatl
60 Mr.. CLARK. He is the brother
Mr.. A. w. CLARK of Christanburg
There was a large number of o
people who witnessed the organizil
of another new Baptist Church at
gleside, West Va. Sunday, Rev. @
McGhee of this city is pastor. Amo
some we mention, as time and spa
will not permit US TO give all the
names, are: Misses Anna Frid,
Willie Brown, Edna Brown Mess
H. r. Young. Elijah Mack and Hen
T. Armistead, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w
den; Mr.. and J. b. Gentry, Mr.. a
Mrs. +. Trigg. Mrs. Lucy West n
and Mrs. G. Dabney; Rev and Nj
G.. E. McGhee and Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Fox. There were a large number
others whose names we haven't me
Mr.. and Mrs. William Spencer's
tie infant died last week. At the
neral services. Rev Fox officiated
Colonel j. S Lewis. our noted la
yer is now at Princeton, West Va.
legal business at this writing. The
torney has a very fine practice in t
CITY and in the coalEeld He is do
excellently well. Colonel Lewis is
only Negro lawyer we have in the CT
Mrs. W. r. Patterson spent Sund
and Monday at Coopers visiting NJ
s. W. Patterson.