Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-21
NEW YORK LETTER.
Rev. j. Andrew Bowler
Again In the Metrop-
oils.
PREAOHES TWO INSTRUCTIVE SER
MONS TO APPREOIATIVB AUDI
ENOEs AT MT. 0LIvET BAP-
TIST OHUROH.
CHURCH Notes-POlitical Situation Cries
of the Suffering and Other Interest
ing Items.

of the Suffering and Other Interest
ing Items.
Notwith staining Sunday being p
somewhat sulky and unpieasant dSv
the services OF all the church,.
Throughout the entire day were well
attended.
Rev. J. Andrew Bowler again faced
an appreeIstive audience at Mt. Olivet
Baptist Church, Sunday morning ard
preached an instructive sermon. TAX
ing for his text Matthew % "a 25. II
having been announced pr-viousIv
tnat Rev Bowler was to fill the n,iirit
OF Rev. ID. w. Wisher at both morn
ing and evening services. A large au-
dience turned out TO hear the eminent
Richmond divine. At the close of the
morning services, an impressive and
sad funeral took place. The deceased
by name was Mrs Taylor who was a
member of Mount Olive BAPTIST
Church. Rev. G. w. Bailey oficiated
assisted by Rev. Boswell.
At Marks M Z. Church. Rev Earnest
Lyons, ID. D., preach in the morning
and evening to large and apprecia-
tive audience. Rev. Lyons was form
erly pastor of St Marks Church. bnt
during the last Methodist Conference
he was assigned the pastorate at Balti-
more, Md.
The Epworth League of st. Mock's
Church which conyeres each Sunday
at O'Clock was well attended and pre-
sented an interesting and enjoyable
programme.
The majority OF the Sunday Schools
which convene between the hour of ?
and 2 $50 p m, were " ell attended and
coed lessons were we'll recited as were
reported by many OF the superinten-
dents and teachers.
WHAT THE YOUNG PEOPLE ARE DOING.
The Y. P.P B. A, which convenes
In the lecture room of the Mount Oil
vet Baptist Church every SUNDAY af-
ternoon at 4:l5 was favored with an
address by j. Albert Thorne of Barba-
dos, w. L and a graduate of the Medi-
cal University of Endingburg on the
Spirit ual, Educational and Industrial
welfare of the Africans in their native
land. Rev. Albert johnson OF ALBANY.
New York also made a few encourap-
ing remaks, and informed his hearers
that, often since his pastorate he has
been honored by being invited to act
as chaplain both for the Legislature
and assembly of New York, an honor
unknown in the ANNALS OF New Yol K
history.
At the Young Peoples Bible ana
Literary Association OF Union Baptist
Church ON Tuesday evening, August
9th. an interesting literary programme
was rendered which fully marked the
talent and ability OF the participants.
The topic for discussion at the Y p.
A. OF Mt. Olivet Baptist Church which
convenes every Wednesday evening at
8 O'Clock was " Prayer" and was open
ed by sister Carrie Harris. Sister
Harris paper was pointed, concise and
instructive. An interesting discussion
following the reading of the paper, and
many present participated
St. Marks Lyceum has been closed
during the summer, but on its recon
vening in September, as usual an en-
| 1oyable and good time is anticipated
by the young folks.
CRIES OF THE SUFFERING.
Notwithstanding the enormous
amount of work, mechanical, profes.
sional and political that is carried or
In New York city, the cries of the poor
the pathetic appeals of the suffering
and sick are still the same. 1t is sac
| to relate but none would dare contra
dict the truth that in such a large city
as this with so many charitable insti
tutions and hospitals that people are
actually starving for the want of food
Many families are being disposses
sed and all of their belongings anC
household furniture, many timei
which could be carried away in 4
wheel-barrow is set upon the sidewalk
The saddest case of all who have me-
with this fate is that OF one Mrs Scott
who was a boarding-house mistress
After her wealth had been set on the
sidewalk, a willing and kind auction
eer auctioneered them of and to hit
astonishment and surprise OF the bid
ders received only 81 20 Gone dollai
and twenty cents.) The highest price
received for any single article wa
81 10, which was paid to the owner
the table brought only seven cents, anC
the entire lot of linen including tn,
sheets brought the paltry sum of thre,
cents. The auctioneer received onll
thanks for service rendered.
THE EFFEoTs OF LOVE. IDLRNEss AND IN
SANITY.
The wave of insanity brought abou
by disappointment in love, impossible
ity to secure situation, starvation o
ultimately failure in business still
J sweep over the metropolis carryin
with 1t a score of victims who, suppos
ing they have ended their misery an
settled their unpeaceful mind, eithe
shoot thems elves out of the window q
some high building or extinct thei
{ lives by hanging, cutting their throat
with razOrs, taking poison or end thei
, lives by inhaling gas policema
2 when called to report for dut
S was found dead at the station hOus
with bullet wound in his head mad
a by ball from his own pistol.
t Murders have been on the decreas
t for the last week but burglary is play
D ing havoc in the metropolis. Ne
? York seem to head the list in bui
glarizing, suicide, homicide and mal
t der, but all New Workers are not
Q this character.
n THE POLITICAL SITUATION.
v The political outlook Of New Yol
City at present is somewhat doubtfl
d and complicated, Ex-mayOr and leas
s er, Hon. William Croker of TammaI
= Hall, who is now in Europe denit
through Worlds reporter the accus
d tion Of many of the New York paper
= and declared emphatically that
a was out OF politics, but asserted th
t he would like to see the mayoral
e ticket of Greater New York heaoed |
= a true and honest Tammany man. A
cording to the Secretary's report
. the Citizens Union and judging fro
7. the number OF signatures, the Ho
It Seth Low Is at present the most avail
a BILE candidate for mayor. The Repu
l. lican party has not as yet named al
candidate nor intimated their chOiC
70 but are constantlyengaged in iengtl
is consultations, at all rates the'politic
sitnetion ct present 10 somewhat cor