Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-08-21
FROM NORFOLK.
Dissertation Of the Sabbath DaI-Miss
Matte Bcwens Here.
NORFOLK. Va. Anrnst Is

NORFOLK, VA, August IS, 1897
The dissertation OF the Sabbath has
been the subject and has receiv ed
much consideration at the hands of
the ministry here particularly so Of
the ministers of the white churches,
of the Baptist and Methodist denomi
nations while at the same time the
colored clergy have not BEL sleep on
the subject which is q unsiOn with one
exception in the keeping of the day.
! Reverend DR.. II. IL. Mitchell of the
Bank Street Baptist Church in two
special sermons were severe on the
Dissertation of the same and exhortei
his hearers TO use their best endeayOrs
TO keep the day holy.
Reverend h. II. Bowling Of the Butte
Street Baptist Church also came out
in the press against Sabbath breaking
under the resolution adopted by the
| Baptist Association on the 9Th Of Au-
gust. Reverend J. B. K. Butler OF the
Queen Street BAPTIST Church is at the
head of an excursion for the benefit of
the church that will go to Richmond
on Sunday, August %. He and his as
sociates are receiving the righteous
condemnation of the ministry and Iaity
here without regard to denomination
and the intent of the same as a desc
Grafton of the Sabbath is being discuss
ed from the pulpit. society and the
street and with the exception Of those
on frolic bent his purpose is con-
demnsd.
Miss Matte L. Bowens, A. M, Of
| Washington. ID c., eminently renowned
and Of much consideration as a speak
| er. addressed abodt 400 of NorfOlh' s
most cultured citizens in Saint Johns
A. NJ Z. Church under the auspices
of Saint Johns Chautauqua and Liter
I airy Association, on the New Woman .
Her address was well received through
out AS suffraglst and the equal OF
man in all the pursuits of life and its
environments, she conterded that the
new women were and that they were
advancing on step by step in all things
of This day and would never be satisfi-
ed until they in the different pursuits
of life, receive equal pay as men. She
was little severe on man as Lord
over all as he claims himself. She
! says as first all the time.
? The many friends of Mr. and Mrs
: Ed ward Harper OF ia Charles Street
will regret 20 know that Ella, their Il
year daughter departed this life about
: TWO weeks ago after an illness 9f abou
week with a complication of diseases
} Owing to the general condition of tn,
/ deceased she was buried from th,
house. She was a member of Sain
J Johns A. NJ K Church also a studen
] of the Norfolk Mission College rank
I ing as the brightest scholar in her room
{ and had Just been promoted at las
!, session to one of the higest grade il
I the school
i Joseph Dudly while at work dipping
o water from the foundation of the ne
cotton warehouses being erected OIL
the site of the recent lumber mill tina
burned down in Atlantic City Ward
o about so feet of the 90x35 foo twall Eel
burying him in the debris. He wa
h dug out horribly managed and lifeless
J death being almost instantaneous. Tn
coroners jury rendered a verdict &C
e cording to the above facts. The faul
q OF defect concerning the wall or fouu
dation is now being Investigated be
O fore the jury.
:, The excursion of the Stewards
l. Board of Saint Johns A. M. K. Churc
T. to Smithfield last Monday was a fai
Is ure and a loss OF about $40 were er
T. tailed The forfeit money OF the Steam
boat Company was contributed to til
d church.
III An excursion will be run froI
= Norfolk to Richmond on Thursda
S next by some white gentlemen an
re among some of the attractions of I'll
ID capitol city, they advertise that til
m Negro Fife will be hanged and sspei
ate cars for colorCd people. While "
believe that justice should have hi
a course and the fiend should receive h
u deserts yet we deplore that such
= taking off as crime should become fu
Pr or sport to that extent.
NEEDLES