Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-10-02
FROM WINSTON
The Great Ra-ival-Back Seats for the
White fOlk'-Anti-salOOn League
Passed AwaY-Mr Toliver's
Visit.
wINsr,S, N c.. Sept,

WINsrN, n C., September 27.-
Rev. Lee, the Isish evangelist is still
servlces un Ter the big ent
on Liberty Street, with great seccess
Nearly a hundred souls have made con
fessiOn during the past two weeks. On
last Friday night the evangelist an
nOunced thatthe services would close
Monday night, the 9th, so far as the
white peopleare concerned. and that
services would reopen Tuesday night.
especially for the cOlored people and
would continue until Friday night,
and he further stated that he hopec
the white citizens would understand
that the services for this week woulG
be exclusively for the colored people.
and that IL they desired to attend they
would have 10 take the back seats, and
that be hoped that they would behave
themselves and give him their bes'
behavior andgoOd order as the cOlored
people had gwen while they occupied
the back seats, during the last two
weeks.
On Sunday evening, the 10Th, the
evangelist held a mems meeting, es-
peoially for men only at which time he
organized what is known rs the Anti
saloon League with a membership OF
fight whiskey and the saloons until the
last smell OF King Alcchol has be n
erased from the town, but we fear the
fight made by some was at the mouth
OF the bottle, as they have always done
yet we hope the efforts OF the evange-
list may prove successful
Rev. Gray il still holding camp
meeting services at South Side Lake,
two miles south of the city with some
success so far as large crowd is con-
cerned.
Mrs. A. L. Richardson, on east 9th
street, died last Thursday morning and
was funeralized from the First Baptist
Church on Friday at ? p. m, of which
church she had been member for
five or six years Mrs Richardson had
been q sufferer with consumption foI
about four years
Mrs. f. E Setter passed away Friday
about II O'Clock and her remains were
sent to Salisbury, her original home
Her husband and his mother, with sew
eral other relatives accompanied the
remains Mrs. Setter was also a mem
Der of the First Baptist Church and I
consistent Christian She leaves 1
husband and one. little daughter Il
mourn their loss.
ing citizen, ministers, doctors. etc. T.
see what can be done about establish
ing b hospital for our people. Thu
committee met to-day at the A M
Zion church and perfected perma
nent organization, known as the Win
ston Hospital Association with Rev
w Z Walker. president and DIR. h
III. Hall, secretary and appointed
committee to select the city for tn
erection OF hospital and report a
the xt meeting.
A new lodge Knights of Pythias wa
organized last week in our city. Tn
following officers were elected: Chan
cellor, Commander, John +. Nj bane
Vice Chancellor, - Ford Pr~lat'
Willis Reed Master of Work, q HaI
iIton Willis; Master or Exchequel
Samuel Palmer; Master of Finance
George Harris; Keeper of Records an
, Seal, Robert w. Brown; Master o
Arms, Wallace Hargraves; lime
/, Guard, Henry Red Outer Guard, s
men G. aves.
Mr. Virgil Simmons is still quite i
at his resid nee on East 9Th st.
Mr. Samuel Toliver went down
> Greensboro this morning on the 6:2
train to visit his little son and daugt
| OcI, WIZ are III III
city of flowers Mr.. Tohver will IL
vestigRte the agency of the Workir
Mems Aid and Beneficial Association
d., which is represented in Greensboro [
= MIR j. II. Moorehead MIR. Toliver
General manager of the association Z,
: North Carolina
Mr.. NJ. i. Bethel, son of Rev. w.
: Bethel, left on the 8 30 train on la
\ Thursday evening, to enter one OF I'll
leading college of Pennsylvania. II
. Bethel Youth Band, of which he VI
. Captsia accompanied him to the 81
tiOu in full uniform playing beautif
. music bidding him sweet good bye.
= District Conference of the A. NJ.
= Church aad sunday School Convent,
= will convene in Winston Tabernac
!; Tue sday, September 26th.
. Rev WE Walker, pastor of the
James A NJ l.. Church il holding
series of protracted meeting at h
= Church on East 7th street and we pr
u sumo he is meeting with success as Il
g Reverend knows no failure.
Rev Blackwell, ID. D., of the A.
@, K. Zion Church, of charlotte was
I the city several days ago looking aft
business in interest of the District @,
ference, which is to convene in o
I, city this week
, TAR HEEL