Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-04-10
MANCHESTER ITEMS.
MRS. COY'S LETTER OF
LAST WEEK.
Great Revival rIeetings.
Hundreds of People There.
THE CLOSING EXERCISES WELL At
TENDED.
Great Revival rleetings.
Hundreds of People There.
ING EXERCISES WELL AT
TENDED.
Personals and Briefs.

The article published in last week e
issue of the Planet" by Mrs Ellen
Toy was condemned by nearly all who
read 1T 1t has a tendency to set
the people thinSing that it was writ
ten more for prejudice than anything
else, since she is q deposed Baptist
Her argument was very himsy and /
trashy. We do not intend to make /
any argument. The 4th chapter of |
Ephesians 2Sth verse reads thus: Let /
him that stole steal no more but rath-
or let him labour-working with his /
hands the thing which is good that he
may have to give to him that needeth, |
Mrs. Coy endeavored to make capital |
of the words in trying TO vent her |
spleen on the Christian people and on
those who preach the gospel. She
claims that she was divinely sent to
preach. We would ask her, why did
same chapter2 Why not take in the
29th verse? Now TO take the scripture
to apply it in malice to suit certain in
dividuals is not v hat the Lord would
have US do. The 25th verse says
wherefore put away lying etc. WEI
wish to call our friends attention to a
statement of her own that our minis
t-rs call for $l400. n year. There is
not a minister in our city receiving
$1400 year. We should speak the
things we know.
Why not tell all that Paul SAYS,
neighbor. since you have been called
TO labour in your new field? Show US
your works. other than going around
abusing Christian and publishing ar
ticles that have neither sense or rea-
soning in them. The scripture teach
es that you went out from us because
you were not of us. Obey your calling
and go and do your first work over
again.
Her statement that our cities are
led in sin by the ministers is contra
dicted by many thousand people and
that she is the only one in our city
who would have the audacity of MAX
ing such an erroneous assertion.
he even does not seem to under
stand mock marriages. When the
child answers L wilt" he or she only
uses the words OF the writer of the
play and not her own. Hence they do
not lie as stated by our friend. Her
course is pitied bs many. We'll do we
remember the times we have sat in
her presence and admired her nerve,
have heard her sing and praise God TO
the utmost, have commented her for
her Christian-like stand, but with re-
luctance We utter, these times seem TO
be no more Let few more years roll
over her head, and probably she will
change again. Space will not allow us
to say more.
The revival meetings in our city are
meeting with success. The streets
are thronged with people every night,
going in various directions on there
way TO the Baptist Churches.
The First Baptist Church has been
Il. L
lroom at a premium and even standing
room could not comfortably be secur-
ed. while chairs and benches from the
small rooms were ushered into service
The sinners are realizing their undone
condition, the awful wrath of God. and
the sentence depart from me thou
workers of iniquity into everlasting
punishment" where the devil and hi
angels dwell. From sixty upV ards o
: one hundred and fifty-six have beer
bowling each night this week Oul
= people are rejoicing over the many
persons that have professed religion
and are still praying for God to bles
! many more and that a penticostia
shower might be the result of thes
meetings.
Rev. Johnson's labors here were YER,
fruitful While here he spoke ever,
II.
many who were blind in sin saw tn
: light and came forth from darkness
: bringing good news and glad tiddings.
At the Second Baptist Church tn
members and friends are earnestl
: meeting, petitioning to God for lif
= and salvation for those who have bow
: : ed at the anxious seat Many sinner
: gather there each night, showing b
y there termination to seek the Lor
that they are tired of their sins
At the 22nd Street Baptist Churc
the members are working zealously fo
the sinners, ard seem to be tireless
, their efforts TO assist in saving souls
- May their beautiful hymns and sou
, prayers have great effect on the unb
: levers n his revivalistic campaign.
The members of the Swansbor Ba,
. tist Church are up and doing The
are arOusing the sinners in that vicir
ity, and sinners are running home [
God.
A large crowd assembled at I'll
Granite Public School, OF which Mr.
Annie K. Blackwell is teacher, on la
Monday night to witness the elosir
r exercises. A very appreciative Y,
enthusiastic gathering was preseI
e from our city. The following progral
* was well rendered: March, praye
ot muslc-Only remember; opening aC
dress, Estelle Wood recitation, Be
erly Tay lor; recitation-Ill try and
oI can't, James Davis; recitation-Litt
N Seamstress. Mary Brown; recitation
N Margaret Taylor; exercise recitatio
TX Jessie Haskins; recitation, DAM
Whitehead Proverbs, Nathaniel CIR.
Ill and Others; music; recitation Ann
Ohalmers; motion recitation, loser
~ HasSins, Rufus Woodbridge and IsaiI
q Wright; recitations, Alvoston Taylo
u Sammie Washington. Rose +. Smit
: Clara Jones, Helen Mickens, Pet
u woodbridge; Dialogue, Mary Blan
ne Eva Moore, Elnora Johnson, A In
jackson; recitation, Joseph Perk in
music; recitations, Ulysses Jefferso
Ollie Greene. Lena Darlington, Cla
Jones, Estelle Woodbridge, Mos
fThomas, Henry Mickins. Martha Chs
mers, Mary Bland dialogue, Mann
Jones, Rachel Archer, Nathani
,sS Greene; music; recitation, Alber
si- Jackson song, Adds Wood and other
Ist defamation, William Pearson recit
II tions, Henry Whitehead. Harry Royi
81 Ashley Scott; dialogue, Addie Woo
n Lucinda Monroe music declamatio
Dy Ashley Scott; recitations, Ollie Gree
as ard others, William Pearson; awar
10 ing prizes; song-GoOd night; Der
IFS dictiOn-SOng.
es Toe teachers of the county scho,
ar have had their closing exercises. M
Ss- Martha Hewlett closed on last Frid
lss night at the Mount Olive Churc
al Mrs. Victoria Moon and Mfaa ~