The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-01-29
ANNEXATION QUESTION.
CITIZENS or MANCHESTER 10
MEET NENr TUEsD1Y NIGHT.
Mr.. Pulliam Lectures Tonight on the
English Church-Joscph T.. Johnston
Camps Appeal
MAxcnrsrrr BunrAU I.lcnnovp Tr,rs.

| tciested III the question OF anncAlhS TINS
city TO Richmond had intended 10 hold q
meeting last night and express their sen.
tmenis IN regard 10 the action Of the
committees from the councils on Monday
night, but through some misunderstand-
! ing only Messrs. \. j. Gallagher CHAIR
man OF the meeting). -. J.. Pullam, and
". y. Bradley were present, and II was
| decided 20 postpone the meeting unth
next Tuesday night and 10 give due notice
| OF the time 50 that all might be present
I who are interested IN the movement.
! The gentlemen present last night talked
/ tho matter over Informally. and expressed
/ the opinion that the report Of the two
| committees was an admirable one.
THE ENGLISH CHURCH.
Mr.. D. J.. Pulliam will deliver The
| fourth Of the series of lectures on the
! English Church al Meade Memorial to-
| night ~ \ O'Clock. This Is one OF the
most important in the series. and IN 1t
| the lecturer viii demonstrate from MS
! tory that the anciens church of Britain
/ which was founded before the Anglo
| Saxon invasion. Outlved the cOuqucst OF
/ the country 10y the IeufOnS. remained IN
/ tact. and maintained its distinctive doc
| trines and ecclesiastical formations
| through all the storms and vicissitudes or
| that cventful epoch. The subject OF the
lecturer on this occasion is THE Effect
Of the Anglo-Saxon Conquest on lhe
British Church
incident 10 the general subject a sketch
Of the origin OF the TeutOnic races anu
| their relation 10 the Celts will be gwen
the various settlements Of the Jules;
Angles. and other factors in Britain VIII
be traced and explained.
HELP THE CONFEDERATEs.
Rev. ". ". Lear and AIessrs. John ".
Alley and j. j. Bl anton. who were APP
pointed some weeks ago to prepare "a spe-
cial address. asking the people OF Man
chester 10 DO all in their pow
or TO assist Joseph j.. John
ston Camp. Confederate Veterans.
have completed their work and
prepared an elegantly worled paper, set
ting forth tho needs Of the camp rms
will be printed in pamphlet form ana dis-
trbuted among the people OF Manchester
IT reads as follows.
To the Old Soldiers and other Citizens OF
Manchester and Vicinity:
There has recently been organized IN
our city "rhe Joseph r. Johnston Camp
Confederate Veterans" The objects had
in view by such am association are briefly
as follows:
j. TO gather into social organization,
free from all immoral surroundings. those
among us who made AN honorable record
DIS champions of "the Lost Cause"
.. To assist our comrades who are in
destitute circumstances. as well as the
widows and orphans of those who have
died
Q. To make and keep a roster of all old
Confederates in our midst.
4. To collect valuable relics and me.
mentoes of the late war. and 10 gather
and preserve in permanent form such in-
formation as may be- of general interest
or Of historic value.
il is plain that in order TO accomplish
these objects we shall need both the
hearty cooperation of all Our soldiers
and the help of the community az large.
a few men. DO matter how enthusiastic,
cannot do the work of the many
APPEAL TO SOLDIERS.
/. We therefore appeal. first of ALL to
every Confederate soldier ln or around
Manchester to- send boz his name at once
as an applicant for membership I'm the
camp The membership dues are small,
the personal pleasure and profit TO Doe de-
rived from such AN association ought TO
be OF great value 10 us.
3 We appeal iu the second place 20
orr patriotic and benevolent citizens 10
aid ms in the good work that We have set
before u.s.
Thirty years and moro have passed since
those who followed Lee laid down their
arms Those who were young then are
old now Some of them have been car
ryng through these three decades wounds
that have untitled them for active work
and doomed them 10 poverty
20 want. The rest are for The most part.
poor boz purse and so unable 10 ito for
comrades yet more unfortunate. AN that
their hearts prompt them 90 do. Hence
We need your help. Besides. We want %
keep in touch with the living present as
we'll as 10 give YOU chance 10 keep u
touch with the no less living past
For these reasons and for others the
constitution Of our camp provides for an
honorary membership Amy man OF hon
orable record ass a citizen may bc elected
an honorary member of the Jos. j.. john
ston Camp ON the payment Of s.. and
shall so continue 10y the yearly payment
of same. Honorary members enjoy adj
the rights and privileges OF active menu
beers except the right 10 vote. We con-
hdently hope therefore that our commit /
tee of enlistment viii Doe enabled 10 enroll !
q large number of honorary members.
LEND YOUR INl'LU ENCE
But Oh you cannot join the camp. We /
hope you viii lend your influence TO 81 |
and give as you are able of your means !
70 make it a SUCCESS We promise bee |
fOrehand thar whatever amounts you |
may contribute shall not Doe wasted, but |
carefully husbanded and iudiciously used |
In conclusion. there is not q city in the |
State lDerhaps not one the size of Man
chester that has not a like organization |
10 ours And these organizations en-
gagged as they are in works of charity
perpetuating as they do the strongest
friendship and the most sacred memories |
cultivaung in the mind OF the young II
love ana reverence for native land and
preserving TO our children the right 90
get their knowledge 81 history 0ut
of records that are true and not from the
garbled accounts of vlud.ctive partisans.
have everywhere met With the approval
and support of the very best citizens OF
the Commonwealth
These things being true we have good
hope that our appeal TO You, put thus
briefly and without attempt at argument,
Mil find in your breasts "a hearty Response.
FUNERAL or MRS. GENTRY.
The funeral Of Mrs y. W. Gentry, whose
death was announced in yesterdays
Times took place al 10 o'clock yesterday
morning from Fifth-Street Methodist
church. The exercises were conducted by
Rev J. c. Babcock
He spoke Of her beautiful Christian
life. ald especially during her sickness
when she perfectly resigned herself 20
the Will Of God and was ready 10 go.
saving IL was well with her soul
Mr. William j. Morrissett sang, az the
rquest Of the family, the hymn, 1t Is
Well With My Soul"
\ delegation from the Richmond LO-
,omotive Works attended in a body and
icted as honorary and active pall-bearers.
The interment was made in Maury Gene
ery.
TO BEGIN REHEARsING.
I ne several church chOirs in this city