The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-02-02

| ana church services. a large proportion
both OF the scholars and church mcnlVc's
| live al some distance from the chuiSh
and the attendance. especially OF tn'
children. IL necessarily, therefore,
pendent 10 a great extent on the STATE "a
| the weather. But the zeal or thosc WIZ
were present was not diminished, anu
very pleasant and profitable time was
| spent ia the sunday School ana III az
| the services OF the day. Rev. W. J.. w,
iiams the pastor. occupied MS puipl''
| and conducted the regular church ser
vices. both morning and night. one ne"
| member was received on &c, tlI'.a'o'
Touching reference was made by the pa
| TOR TO the sudden death OF the iltlle ch"u
| ~ Nr and Mrs Fry who are Dcth mem
| beers OF this church. and much sympathy
was expressed for them IN tnelI eltane.
mCnt Mrs. Schwartz, announcer h''i'U.'
OF the church. who has been very hoai "
the portals OF death, was reported as
being much improved.
The Junior EpwOrth League or this
church. under the able superintendence
Ct Mr.. A. H. Thomas, is continually
growing in numbers and usefulness Ihe
Senior Epworth League is also colhs
good work. go,
as usual. at the church. and there VIII
be cottage praycr-mccting at Mr. n. O..
Beichor's corner OF Eighteenth ana
Stockton streets, on Thursday night.
Stockton-Street Baptist church. w. =.
Hurt pastor being sick in bed with the
grin his pulpit was very aCceptably I'LL
cd morning and night by ucacOns 4. n.
Lamb and j. r. Davidson. respectively.
Rev. j. O. BahcOck delivered a p' wer-
ful sermon 20 the Red Men or ManCnes-
ter and Swansboro on Sunday at Fiiih
Street NJ T.. church. The reverend gen
tleman took for his text charity Inc
musical features OF the exercises were
good and were under the direction OF
Mr. Hugh McTicr who was ably as
sisted by some CT Manchesters best sing
ors.
Miss Minnie Warwick rendered n beau
tiful solo. and Mcssrs. lcrkins, Nunhm-
H. Green and Morrissctte sang pretty
song entitled charity
There were a great number or the mem
hers Of the order in attendance ana IN
tho parade. the Mayor of Richmond and
the Mayor of Manchester held the
place Of honor.
At Meade Memorial church on Sunday
morning the Right Rev. a. NJ. Randolph,
the bishop Of this diocese preached TO
large congregation. At the conclusion OF
the sermon the bishop confirmed "a class
Of eight.
The Fifth-strcct church services wero
well attended on Sunday. The lscV. Mr.
Mower, If Goochland. who was announc-
ed TO I'M the pulpit az the morning and
night services. was detained AZ his home
on account OF the illness of his wife.
The pastor. Rev. j. q. BahCock, preach
cd AT III \. NJ. on MANS Look God
ward" Tcxt-Isa. xiv. p. And at night
on "The Diminutive Quartette, or Big
Lessons from Little Teachers" Text
Prov. ky. 2-2S.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The Trial Of John Dunn ior stealing
Sl5.S2 from s. Gilman Sons. OF Richmond,
viii come up before Mayor Maurice TINS
morning. Dunn WAS the drlver Tor Gilman
Sons. and delivered a lot OF goods TO a
COlOred merchant by the name OF StO-
vail at 81 west Twenty street. for
which he collected. lie failed To turn
the cash over TO his employers VINO,
learning of the feet. had Dunn arrested.
Dunn was tried In Richmond. but as the
theft was committed IN Manchester, ne
was sent TO this court for trial
Mr.. jeff Crump entertained his friends
at a pleasant dinner at his residence on
upper HUI street last night
The city was III darkness for about
a half-hOur last night. Not a single
electric light on the streets was burning.
The Fire Commissioners held meeting
last night. Nothing but some routine
business was attended to-
Mr.. Thomas Neslor left the city sun
day night for Rocky Mount, y. c., where
he has accepted u position with the At
lantic Coast Line.
Judge James VI. Gregory was reported
as not 50 well yesterday.
To-day viii be grounding day. Look
Mrs. Geo Ray is critically ill. Thcre
Is not any Improvement in her condition.
Yesterday was the last day Of rabbit
shooting in Chesterfield county. The sea-
son commences on the list Of September
and ends the LIST of February.
Mr. COaltcT Lamb fell on the ice near
the Free bridge on Sunday and sprained
his wrist very badly.
Mrs $ T.. Loyal, the mother OF Cap
tain A. &. AttkissOn, lies very III at her
sons residence, on Porter street.
An attempt was made Saturday night
TO break into the residence Of Mr.. T. ).
Morrssette's i'm SwansbOrO
Mr. Albert Atkinson and Captain Geo.
T. Hopkins. of Selma, y. G., who have
been visiting the family Of Mr.. ). II.
Bowen, have returned home.
There was a good attendance M the
missionary meeting of Clopton-Street
Baptist church on Sunday. PRAYER SER
vices at this church every night this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon Hanford Ayers.
Of New York who was called 10 Man
chester ON account Of the accident
Mrs. Ayers mother met with last week,
have returned home.
Mr. Geo. l.. Huband, treasurer Of
Rocky Ridge Council, has paid TO Mr..
Henry a. Jordan 500. the amount OF i'm
surance his sen had I'm the Jr. o. L. \. NJ.
judge b. a. Hancock was in the city
yesterday.
The Southern shops have commenced
work again.
REV. r. H. Winfree, Of Midlothian. is in
the city.
John W. Sprint. of Boyce Clarke
county. VINO has been visiting i'm the city,