The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-30
The Ten Year 7eId Exponent of the Holy
Gospel Draws Crowded HOUSES.
PACKS THE CITY HALL AUDITORIUM
Eloquent. Logical and Pathetic in
Turn. she II0lds Iscr Hearers
ing-DistuTbaacc NJ II Revival
The Srnokehousc Thievea,

Suffolk, Jan. 29.-(Special)-A pretty
marriage ceremony was celebrated at
40 o'clock last evening in the Union
Church at lSosley, II. c.. the principals
ter Of Mr.. James II. Freeman. of Gates
county, \. c., and Mr. e. G.. Dean. OF
Deans station. Nansemonl county. Va.
Rev. G. c. Taylor was the officiating
minister. The bride wore white satin,
trimmed with ribbon, lace. and orange
blossoms, with gold and diamond or
naments.
Miss Addie Freeman, the brides sis
ter. white crepon, trimmed with rib
bon and lace, gold and silver orna-
m.nts, was the maid of honor. ana MIR.
THOMAS w. Applewhite was hest man.
The attendants were Miss Sallic Free
man. white null, trimmed with ribbon,
gold ornaments, with Mr.. Jasper Dean:
Miss Maggie FeltCn, white crcppn,
trimmed with lace and ribbons. gold
ana ruby ornaments, with Mr.. Dorsey
Welsh: Miss Eddie Bond. cream cassi-
gold and diamond ornaments with Mir.
George Hinton. McsSrs a. s. Fitchctte
and Il. q. Hotter were uskcrs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dean were to-day in
suffolk en- route to their future home,
at Deans station.
DISTURBANCE AT ~ REVIVAL
considerable excitement was created
last night at the Pine Street BAPTIST
ghHrch where Il revival Is in ps ogress
There was an individual IN the au-
dience who persisted IN wearing his hat
III church. and otherwise Violated the
rules or deco!um. On being rcmonstra-
ted with he positively refused to comply
with REQUESTS made and was $ummarily
elected from the building. ON getting
outside he fired several pistol shots. at
ms imagined assailants. but none took
effect He mas as yet escaped arrest
REMARKABLE CHILD EVAEGE-
i.lST.--ln point Of ability Claretta y.
Avery, the l0-year-old colorcd evan
Sellst. may be inferior to Talmnge Sam.
Jones, Tom. Dixon and Sam Small. but
as a drawing card she liz great. as the
crowd which flowed 10 the City Hall
theatre this afternoon was larger than
mat attracted by either of the gentle
men named when in Suffolk, and was
one of the dcnscst which was ever pack
ed within the halls confines. Every
seat on The lower floor was taken and
the a!&lcS lined. while others clunc
tenaciously To window stills. Standing
room was not Obtainable in the gallery,
when was reserved for colored people.
several hundred being turned away.
Fhe choir ana colorcd ministers of the
Town occupied seats on the stage, while
nearly all the white ministers were
among the audience.
the youthful evangelist. who is very
bright IN color, as well as intellect, was
seated IN he center of the stage, her
mothcr on her left and the choir to the
right. After several well-known hymns
ny inc choir, she was introduced by DR..
D.. G. Ayicr who said that she was one
OF the first fruits of the negro race, of
Which they were justly proud She
was born South of Mason's and Dixon's
line and WA" ''''dcr the protection of
me common flag II common country.
ne said he lacked language to compe-
tently describe her characteristics.
After reading one of the psalms in n
wei modnlated voice. the girl evangelist
selected her text from the Fourth chan
Ter or Second Kings. 39th verse, the suh-
Jcct being, The Deadly Pottage Heal
ed. The text was handled i'm an analv-
tical ana logical manner. the illustra-
lions Delng applicable and the Verbiac
excellent, only n few mistakes In gram
mar ncing made. The old ministers
iook"3 OF IL amazement as the child