Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-04-18

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reflect upon ali white collectors, but
to an outsider, the liberty taken by
some are very impolite to say the
least.
OUR SICK LIST.
Deacon Daniel Brown was at church |
Sunday after being confined at home |
for sevkral months with a broken arm. |
Deacon q. ID. Woodson is sick with !
swollen feet.
Trustee p. Smith has been confined |
home for several weeks by sickness
Mr.. Massies funeral did not take
place as stated last week Our inform
er was in error
Mrs. r. w. Hill is visiting friends
here and not Mrs. Rebecca Waldron as
, stated last week.
Mr.. Isaac Waldron of Belmeade, Va.
is visiting friends here.
Madame Rumor says he and that
fiITiS locking widow viii surely &c
Last Sunday night there was Mis-
sionary Services held at the Hartshorn
= Memorial College under the auspices
: of the College Missionary Society in
> the interest of State Mission.
We failed to get the name of Miss -
: who presided with so much grace and
> ease She was a real speaker of the
house. The accomplished Mrs. Rosa
X. Jones presided at the organ and
n manipulated the keys while the school
@ and visitors sang many choice selec-
! tions. The entire school seemed deer
It ly interested in educational and reli-
= gious work. Miss Rebecca Page read
is a splendid essay on the subject, 1.-The
Y qualification of missionary" Miss
5. Lizzie Baytop, essay, Virginia as a
n missionary field" We failed to get
Miss Tossie Writings subject; but all
the young ladies were very pointed
and showed that their hearts and
heads were truly interested in the
mission work.
1t was very inspiring to see the great
. advancement our young girls are max
50 ing under the skillful management of
n the polished Rev. Dr. Tefft and his able
ID assistants. Miss Speaker presented to
D. the audience Rev. Wormley. missions-
{. ry of southwest Virginia who for about
70 fifteen minutes made quite an inter-
ID esting talk of his work
ss All present seemed to become great
r, ly Interested After which the Rev.
t. H. Powell general missionary of the
D. State in the interest of whose work the
ID meeting was held, was called upon and
81 for about 80 minutes seemed to inter
n. est and arouse the hearts and souls of
E. all present but the mostagreeable sur
ID prise was the announcement that the
e. contribution amounted to $25 90 for
at mission work. Truly Rev. Powell
knows how tn reach the hearts, souls
er and pockets of the people. Oh. bless
ks those sweet and studious girls; also
his successor chosen.
er Rev. II. Powell has accepted the
es call Fifth Baptist Church has at last
rt supplied the vacancy in its pulpit, Oc-
r casioned by the retirement of Rev. ]
D., p. Clark, their former greatly believe ;
and much respected pastor. Rev
re Clark carries with him the good wishes
and prayers of every member of the
he Fifth Baptist Church. His successor
m is the Rev. Holland Powell of Ports
ge mouth, Va, at present the general
r. missionary of the Va. Baptist State
ed Convention and the Foreign Mission
tn Board. He is highly endorsed by al
er the prominent ministers of this city
en- and Manchester.
The call was agreed upon at the re
a gular church meeting held on the 6tl
es inst. The meeting was opened will
to prayer and song service. The report
was called for aud Mr.. r. H. Freeman
'rt chairman of the committee then stat
06. ed that his committee had endeavOre(
to faithfully discharge the duties inn
or, posed upon them and had unanimous
la lY agreed upon a recommendation anC
called upon Mr.. w. II. Carter to pre-
sent the report.
Mr. POWELL EULoGIzED.
Mr.. Carter in an eloquent address
or highly eulogized Rev. Powell and de
las clared that no more appropriate selec
In ton could have been made. Rev. M
Ias B Hucless strongly supported the re
he port and advised it's adoption; ais
as Messrs Pride, Price, Morton. Deacon
ed Braxton, Brown, Revs. T. Davis and X
On H Ross and others. Mr.. Carter, secre
w. tary of the committee, in presentin
ip- the report read several letters. Anon
Ter them were letters from such eminen
ne divines as Revs j. M Armstead, J. "
ng Kirby, Portsmouth, Va, and J N
i Young, Norfolk Va, and others, a.
nel highly endorsing Mr.. Powell as an uE
ito right, worthy and able christian ger
u tleman.
The report was adopted and not
single member spoke a word agains
Mr. Powell. The committee on not
fication were Messrs. Hucless, Prid
and Ferguson. They have been mott
fed of the acceptance of the call e1
on tended.
sne Now let the members rally togethe
~ fight sin, seek to win souls for Chris
-" and pay for their beautiful house {
worship.
Rev. L r. Frayser passed the counc
and his ordination appointed for Tue
day, DIST inst. Sermon by Rev. A
Thomas, prayer Rev. r. Wells and I'll
hand of fellowship by Rev. Dani
- James. The ordination will take plat
VI at Moore Street Baptist hurch. Re
az Frayser stood a very creditable exam
80. ination.
nis, A warning to church and polite
'iS' kickers, "The mills of the gods grin
10 very slow but they grind exceeding
~ fine"
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