Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-02-27
CHARLOTTESVILLE LETTER.
Pastor Installed Church News
Personals and Briefs.

CHARLoTrRsvLLE VA Feb 10
Sunday was one OF those fine spring !
like days and the girls were out on |
their looks All of the churches were /
we'll attended and the Sunday Schools |
The Baptist Young Peoples Union
met last Sunday and laid out plans
for work.
Rev.C N. Grandson. who was call
ed to the pastorate of the Ebenexer
Church sometime ago, was installed
last Sunday as pastor OF the church.
DIR Grandson is fine preacher and
we hope he will do well in his new
field. IL will do you good TO go and
hear him.
Sunday night the first church was
packed to hear Rev. r @. Quarles
preach on dancing. We did get little
more than what we were looking for
he did not say dance, but he showed
how il killed the church and the infiu
ence of those members who do il, and
next how it kills those who 60 to balls
thinly clad snd the evil of young la
dies dancing with men they would not
sneak to on the street. He said that
as member of the church he had just
as much right to dance as any other
member of the church, but said he eff
\ / were to put on the regular dress suit
and 90 to ball ] would have to leave
town, because you would say that
had lost my influence" He did fail tC
tell how the young men took the girls
up in their arms while they were dane.
ing. Now boys and girls, we thinl
YOU should put down dancing
Sunnyside paid flying visit to Cor
donsyille Sunday.
\ We heard that there has been mucl
: sickness and deaths in the past week
among them were the children OF Rev
3 J Johnson and Mr.. Christian.
J, 1t il said that one of the churches !
going to make some improvement oon
1t seems as if all OF the young ladie
. are leaving the town and the boys ar
e carrying each other to church. Boy
e YOU should be pble to keep the girls a
home or you Will get left.
The funeral of Mr.. r. ]. Goings, VIII
' died at his home last Sunday after q
ii illness of six week, took place at tn
l. First Baptist Church Tuesday. Eel
,e 18th, at 3 80 p. m. Rev; r. @. Quarle
assisted by Rev. X B. Hardy, otficia
os ed. The funeral was attended By
Is host of relatives and friends Mabre
d and Perkins Funeral Directors
a Hon. John Mitchell, Jr and the Ii
nenburg Ex-prisoners were welcome
10 nv A large crowd. at the First ChurC
I'd Monday night. At $3.50 Mr.. Mitchell
O. company with Mr.. @. E. Coles, enterG
the church and was welcomed by
loud cheer. The choir then sang, IN
q country. tits of thee" sitter which Re
so r. B. Hardy offered prayer. Rev.
ilv G. Ouarles then made a few remar
showing why we should honor Jol
- Mitchell, Jr., and stand by him to t
70 end He then introduced Mr. Mite
no ell, who gave a rev lew Of the case
his his own graphic style The ex--Priso
mr. ers then came forward and told ths
"a. own story which would make the tea
I've stand in the eyes OF any one that hes
All them
I'VE The case of Harvey Bell charg
..t with the murder Of his wife, Net
Ren. was called in the city court
IL day. up to this writing nothing mC
ent than the examining Of witnesses
ON been gone through with. There I
ato 1t forty witnesses in all
II our folks would stand togetl
and try and build each other up tn
'ru- we would get along and be Poop
rec It has been said II you want to
% down the hill Just get colored folks
working against you and you will
les sure to go but we are glad to say tl
the il is not so with all of us, for we h
lP' some true and noble men that are Il
,va ing as and we will follow them and '
doall that can be done for them.
.ne Notwithstanding the hard times
No boys say they will go to Washingt
non d. g on the 4th Of March.
'ora Well Magno, how did the girls do
Valentine day? We heard that y
All mail was very heavy.
his Call and get the PLANET For
arm every Saturday. at 268 w. Main st.
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