Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-05-29

WEST END NOTES.
LARGE REVEALS AT
OUR CHURCHES,
Many Seeking and Many
Converted.
REV. row ELS FIRST
ANNIVER ; fRY.
Hartsh0rH COIiege tudents
HOnOred.
REV. GORDON SPEAKS.
Closing Exercises of the Reid
Church Public School.
REV. GORDON SPEAKS.
PERSONAL AND BRIEF MENTION

PERSONAL AND BRIEF MENTION.
All the Baptist Churches IN this sec-
ton have ihio~n open this doOrs 10
revival meeting each night
At the 9th hurch LAST sunday there
was large congregation all DAY. At
III 80 student John l. Brown OF Way
land seminary, Washington, ID. g.,
preached = very earnest anu spiritual
sermon.
At $3.50 Communion. Rev E. ID.
Samuels, assisted in the sacred rite.
rhe pastor baptized in the fore nOon
and the nand of fellowship was gwen
TO six applicants for member hip
At night there was prayer ano
praise service and this church entered
lucy into revival meetings To continue
every night
PROM THE COW ENrIoN-
Rev. Ii Powell gave his people
splsndid accouns OF his trip to Tire Wa.
Baptist Sta eUOnvenL,Ou .~+tk befUi,
last aJ Salem. rne Reverend sp, k
n'gnly OF the good wOrA accomplished
AID Lne true christian spislt that seem
ed 10 characterized the action OF vvesy
member.
HIS FIRST ANNIVERSARY.
Rev. Powell will nave been pastor of
the 5Ch Church - months tine first
sunday i'm June he has planned TO
ma, the biggest rally in the history OI
the church, commencing On the fifth
sunday in May when Rev. A. Binga.
r., ID. D., will preach at lI:3O aha ME
choir will sing. The rally will con-
Il nh do in
sIoI oil souls anu money next lie what
they are seeking for. The programme
10 an excellent one. Many of our lead
ing anu most eloquent pastors have
accepted To preach on th : occasion.
We say I'd one aud all Rv Powell is a
worthy pastor OF a needy church heav-
lily indie
ourocTIoN CHURCH PUBLIC SCHOOL.
Thursdsy night, 18th inst by invi-
tatiO of Rev. f. Davis IN company
with him, Messrs hughes, Brown and
william + Ferguson ps mind a good
| roadster we wers taken about 10 miles
in henrico County To Objection
Church TO witness the closing exercises
OF the school taught by Mr. William
H. DAVIS The Rotations, singing
and dialogues by the scholars were
cOmmendable in very high degree.
They will compare very favorable to
thosA of our city schools and in some
respects excel. There was a good
Curn out OF the neighborhood. Ice
cream, cake, fried chicken, country
rolls ana ths best of butter in abund-
ance. short but pointed remarks were
made by Rev. +. DAVIS, Messrs. Lee
Wander vail, G Wyche and George
Mics but The speech Of the evening
- L.
iect Opportunity. Mr.. Garter wa.
very logical, forcIble and at times clio.
quent, reasoning out his subject anc
10 good effect. At the close he was lib
orally apple MIR. Davis deserves
, mucn credit for the excellent pro
gramme and splendid demonstration
al mis- ability.
Parents should feel proud of and
support Mr.. DAVIS properly. He is
graduate of the Normal school thii
city and was recently elected deacon
in the 9th Baptist Church. de is al
, exemplary young man and christian
: gentleman. The singing class OF younl
men that went up to assist in the ex-
= ercises acted we'll their part and re-
! ceived the thanks of ali. They arrived
in the city about 4 a. m.
I The PLANET man was assured tina
his paper had hosts of friends there
Say, big 2" we have q good preach
ing sister on this side OF the Jane
Not such a ministerial crank as yol
. have; but 1 see you made a very shor
: but complete work OF her week befvr,
= last. Yon should have heard the tru
: Iy eloq uent sister Maggie LAWS at 5Gl
Church communion sunday she is
: whole soul-ioving and God-fearinl
+ Christian, that believe in the Baptis
: doctrine In tue fullest extent of tn
: word ss taught in the blessed Bible.
Rev. l. G. Jordon, correspondent
secretary of the Foreign Mission boar,
, arrived in the city Tuesday, 18th INST
> Rev. Pow ell took him 20 his residenc
> 1913 Taylor ST. Kew. Jordon reaches
and lectured TO very large chngrega
ton at 9th Church Tuesday night IL
. is pleasing, gifted and forcible peak
;. er.
u DEATHS.
- Miss Kate Freeman died Monday a
: IL a m at her fathers residence, No
4 Linden st. The funeral took plac
y there last Wednesday at Sp m, cor
ducted by Rev. II. Powell.
& "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep,
o From which none e'er wake 10 weeI
A calm and undisturDed repose,
T Unbroken by the last of foes"
. This much respected lady and belo,
= ed wife of Mr.. Richard Johnson die
= May 2nd, at her late residence on Wi
= liams st. Her funeral was preached
= the 9th hurch on the 4th, by Revs !
Davis and W j. Smith. The churc
was crowded With loving aud symp,
!. thetic neighbors and friends. She hs
= been a member of the 9Th Church fC
% years and a faithful Christian lad
!, beloved and respected by all VIII
knew her. She was 78 years old an
\ was one OF the wealthiest. most indu
- tr'ous, and peaceable citizens 81
died as she lived-happy in the Lore
She leaves a husband and host
friends to mourn her loss
- Two deacons, two trustees and tw
"a laymen Of the 5th thurch- were pal
y bearers. Funeral director Hem
a Cooke officisted She left peace az
- cnmfort for her friends and went
Heaven, her home,
is LOVED ONES LEAVE us.
~ Misses Mamie e Griffin and Mar
r. Thomas, students at the HartshOT
y Memorial College who have been teac
20 ing at the Fifth Bapti-t Churc
= Sunday School, took leave la
= Sunday. EQLh made beautiful and il
structfVe speeches. ROfa of thapl