Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-11-24


city. Mr.. Ell Anderson was relieved of
about twenty fowls last Saturday night
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
Rev. J. w. stin. who leaves west-End
! will preach his farewell sermon to-mor-
row night
secretary Curren, OF the Railroad
| Young Mems Christian Association. led
/ very attractive meeting at the South
ern depot Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The night services at the Presbyterian
church are held at 1880 now. instead of
o'clock
Union services will he held Thanks
| giving-Day at Central Methodist church.
Rev. w 7. Williams. who was APP
/ pointed at the Methodist Conference
meeting TO take charge OF West-End
| Methodist church preached Sunday
morning and night. lie was the first
/ pastor the church ever had therefore.
! the services were attended Sunday by a
number OF interested persons.
Rev. j. o. Babcock will deliver n spe-
/ cial sermon next Sunday night at
| Fifth-Street Methodist church 20 the
Junior order United American Mechan-
! les The Juniors held a special meeting
last night at the Rocky Ridge Councils
/ hail. Ninth and HUI streets. where an
attractive programme OF exercises for the
| special service was arranged.
Rev. J. 4. Spencer. OF Cowardin-Ave-
nue church. preached Sunday morning on
"Fervcncy Of Spirit" At the evening
service hts subject was, "Sin and Free
dom from It."
Rev. BENJAMIN Dennis preached two
powerful sermons at Meade Memorial
church on Sunday before large congre-
cations In the morning he took his text
from Malachi. chapter il. verses ! and ..
The prophecy Of Malachi. he said. had
been placed at the end OF the old Tesla
mcnt and the beginning OF the New, be
cause 70 laid particular stress upon the
end Of the old dspensation and the be-
Ginning OF the new. Al great events i'm
history are never sudden. but are al
ways pTcfgurcd I'm some way This ap-
plies. not only to religious history, hut
20 secular history. as wei. More par
ticularly docs 70 apply 20 the coming Of
Christ. His coming drives out all evil
from the heart, not alone Of individuals,
but of nations. Christs coming 10 the
human heart gives it n characteristic.
Mr. Dennis then spoke Of the growing
Of unbeiief. and said Christ was reality.
and when Tie comes into the heart lie
softens and sOothes and holds it in
check. In conclusion he asked The ques-
tions: "Are we prepared for next sun
day-the first in Advent?" How have we
cn1cavored 10 refine and purify the heart
for the reception or the Lordf' w nat
consciousness have we Of guilt" The
church will have its usual Thanksgiving
service Thursday at II y. NJ
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr. Howard Swineford. OF Centralia,
IS away on business.
Mr.. Richard w. Butler and Miss
Florence NJ. Savory are TO be married
tomorrow at the brides residence.
Mr.. j. d. Booker has returned from
Prince Edward county, where he has
been on business.
There is a good deal OF talk about the
Swift-Creek Cotton-Mills resuming work.
Mrs William Michaux. Of Powhatan IS
visiting Mrs. Bernard L. Walden. on Co
wardin avenue.
Miss Rebecca Tatum. who has been Sc
Iiously and dangerously III Cor many
days past breathed her last at the resi-
dence of her mother. Mrs. Mary Tatum.
corner of Seventh and Stockton streets,
yesterday morning at S o'clock in the
23i year Of her age. The funeral win
be ut $3.50 o'clock this afternoon. from
Fifth-Street Methodist church. and the
interment will be made in Maury Gene
terry.