Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-03-21
MANCHESTER LETTER.
Sick People in Our 0ity-Ohuroh Notes
Items of Interest-Big %" Defends
the Olub-Topics.

Mr.. Richard Coy, who has been sick
for some time at his residence on east
18th st was taken very i'll last week
and had to be removed to the Old Do
minion Hospital of Richmond, Va
We hope to see him home again very
soon.
Mrs. Martha Belle of Mayosville was
horribly burned on last Sunday even
ing about O'Clock by the explosion of
a lamp.
MIS-. Bette Beasley of east 22nd ST.,
who has been very i'll is convalescing.
Miss Lucy Iverson is very sick.
On last Sunday morning DIR. Binga
preached an excellent sermon from
Matthew $50, "Our Father which art
in heaven, hallowed be thy name"
Rev. Decatur Phillips, the young di-
vine of Hope Chapel is still holding
the fort upon the hill. He breaches
soul-stirring sermons on Sunday morn
ings and nights.
Mr.. Jordan Morris is detained at
home on account of ill-health.
Rev. Thomas Atkins is at the helm
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion and is trying to carry the good
work on to success. Our people should
rally to its support.
Mrs. Mile Mosby is very sick in
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Holly SITS.
Mr.. Richard Baker, the leading ton
serial artist in our city is somewhat
| indisposed.
Mr. Lewis Boughman keeps quite
feeble.
Mr.. Ulysses Bailey arrived in the
city last Tuesday looking well.
"Spend three-fourths of your time
in letting other peoples business alone
and one-fourth in attending to your
own business" is very good plan by
which our laxative people should
be guided.
TWo-faced people are very numer-
GUS in our city. God knows, we re-
greet that one of our young divines has
taken up that pernicious habit which
has a tendency TO his downfall. If he
ldoes not lay it aside, our people will
soon say, he is unit to wear the min
isterial garb.
Well, the wedding bells have com
menced to ring il trios. We learn
that three weddings will take place in
The course of a month. Don't kick, -
boys.
Have you seen the ''hand writing or
the wall'' of one of our churchesi
Well, we will not mention the letters
but it's a disgrace Why not inspect
the walls weekly? Brethren, erase the
profane word before some disreputable
person add more to it. Will you take
advice now?
} We can't understand why colorec
men will continue to mix with would
be white friends in the republican par.
lty.
Gen Edgar Allan and Judge Wad
ldill are republicans, we believe, bui
what kind2 Let them do the fighting
of MIR. Lamb, our state chairman, snC
we stay out of it. When they use you
it's only keeping with the sayings of the
democratic press that the Negroes
are but tools in the hands of few
white men, who want supremacy owe
them in the republican organization ,
We would say. keep out for the day il
. coming when all kickers will be rele
gated to the rear and meet their re
: ward politically. What I'VE have saiC
is in the very best of spirit. We wan
success since we know of whom it i
that compose the republican party,
The correspondent of the Virgins
Baptist in our city endeavored to hu
> initiate or burlesque on the last canta
> ia, but our eyes are open. We art
Isorry that the correspondent did no