Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-02
WILL HELP TIE POOR.
CITIZENS OF MANCHESTER ORGAN
IzE TO RELIEVE DISTRESS.
SPECIAL SERMON TO RED HEN.
Rev. Mr. Bnbcock breaches to the
Oricr-The january Mortuary Re-
of the Courts.

Manchester, held last evening, at the in
stance Of the ministers OF the city. in
Central Methodist church, for devislng
means for helping the poor OF the city,
was marked by great earnestness and
! enthusiasm, and will be crowned with
the relief and joy of hundreds of hearts
now burdened because those dependent
upon them for support are furnishing for
the bare necessities Of life, and SILVER
ing before freess heor' MS and In cheerless
homes.
Ii was a representative meeting. and
among those Of the citizens present were
Mayor II. \. Maurice, Judges Clopton
and Ingram. Colonel A. G.. Evans. Messrs.
a. L. Adamson, and Augustine Royal
There were in attendance Of the pastors
Of the city, Revs. W. w. Lear, J. S.
Spencer, l.. r. Thornhill, J. o. Babcock,
and c. y. Van Houten. Rev. Mr.. Den
mis-. Of Memorial, sent a note Of
regret at his unavoidable absence. and
Rev. w. T.. Hurt was kept away on ac-
| count Of sickness. Rev. Mr Lear stated
the object Of the meeting and Judge IN
gram was tdilel 10 lut tualIs Win MI
Augustine Royal as secretary.
The meeting was convened with prayer
| by Rev. Mr.. Van Houten.
EFFECT AN ORGANIZATION.
Mayor Maurice was elected permanent
chairman. and Mr.. Thomas II. Betty. sec
rotary, and Mr. Henry Fitzgerald as
treasurer. An executive committee was
appointed, consisting Of three members
I nrf ri rs fol
First Ward-Rev. j. o. Babcock Mr..
c. V. Green. and Mr.. William Gratz-
nowsky
Second Ward-Rev. w. W. Lear. Col
onel a. G. Evans, and Mr. Mathew Nor
ton.
Third Ward-Rev Benjamin Dennis. Mr.
L. ID. Walker. and Rev. W. T. Hurt.
Fourth Ward-Dr. L. r. Thornhill. Rev.
J. a. Spencer, and Mr.. Augustine Royal
To this committee was added, as rep
resentative u the colored people. Revs.
G.. c. Coleman, r. T. Cogbill, and Blnga.
TAKE UP A COLLECTION.
The. work will be entered upon imme-
diately, and at the close OF the meeting,
as a start-off. a collection was taken, and
a neat little sum realized. This evening
at 4 o'clock the Executive Committee
will meet Mayor Maurice in the court
/
probable that a storeroom will be Sc
cured near the Court-House Square. and
all persons desiring to help will be re-
quested not to give food and clothing
from their doors, but send them 10 the
aid Headquarters Inc committee will
have a number of ladies, who win make
investigation into all reports, and trace
up all cases OF restitution and want, ana
where want Is genuine. help will come.
! This will be a great advantage and l.
hoped to be a good working system.
Mr.. Adamson said in the meeting yes
| teiday that he was always glad when
ii was in his power 10 help those In need,
| but he was busy man, and be
cause he could not investigate the cases
reported to him, he mad been often i'm
| posed upon, and this Is the story Of many.
| OFFICER WRIGHTS UNkULY MAN.
A white man. giving his name as VIII
| liam Hazel, was arrested and locked up
| by officer Alex. Wright yesterday eve
/ ning as a suspicious character.
The plucky young officer got his man
but he had TO fight for him. The scrap
occurred on Hull street near Eighth.
The policeman was golng down Hull
street when his attention was attracted
| by the action Of the man. so he under
| took to take peep into the matter. lie
asked his name and what he was doing
i'm Manchester. None Of your business,
was the laconic reply.
But" said Mr.. Wright, Il happen 10
be an officer. and Il is some Of my bust
ness. Where are goingy was the next
| question. with the crisp reply, Through
| the town" "Weu, III take you in as a
suspicious character" and ne tapped him
on the shoulder This was the proverbial
/ D
didn't have his stick. and his man was
feet 2. and weight about 200. and
fought with the desperation OF madness.
| citizen who was passing was called
I'm. and the prisoner was taken 10 the
station-house. lie gave the name Of VII
| liam Halle.
A negro named Lewis was arrested by
| officer Jones yesterday evening, also
| charged with being disorderly In wo-
mans house I'm the lower part OF the city.
! officer Jones has a warrant also for a
man named Lakewood Wilkinson for
threatening to shoot William Davis. The
officer is still on the war-path, and hopes
soon to hook his man.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The mortuary report as submitted by
Dr. Lawrence Ingram. President OF the
! BOdfl OF f1tailii, ADi eAS .i'S'-N' - $500
airy. is as follows:
Total number OF deaths, 19-white. II;
| colored s. Number of deaths in First
Ward. 0; Second Ward, 5; Third Ward, .;
Fourth Ward, Z. Number OF deaths at
almshouse, l.
Cause OF death-Consumption, ! white,
colored: infantile commissions, white;
meningitis. l white: pneumonia, white;
grip" 2 white senile gangrene, l col
ored: organic heart-disease, 2 colored;
| bronchitis. l colored; congestion Of brain,
/ white: unknown / colored; melanosis, l
white; dlphtheria Of larynX, l white; ste
nosis Of pylorus. / white; inanition, col
ored.
SERMON TO THE RED MEN.
Ats o'clock Sunday afternoon the pews
ON each side of Fifth-Street Methodist
church were crowded. The central part
of the church was reserved for the Order
Of Red Men They entered IN a body,
headed by Mayor II. a. Maurice. OF Man
chester. and Mayor Taylor. of Richmond.
4 number of extra chairs were brought
I'm and placed along the aisles In order
TO seat the congregation.
Mr.. Babcock opened his sermon by say
ing. as ne was himself member Of the
improved order Of Red Men. and knew
their great principles. it gave him much
Measure 10 tell them about God.
Choosing as his subject. Charity" lie
delivered a splendid discourse. The
sneaker said that in the correct transla-
ton OF the original. charity was love"
said he i'm a splendid panegyric on
love: prophecies. tongues, knowledge.
shall vanish away; the brightest lights
go out: the finest brain is broken; the
most eloquent voice is still-'love never
fafeth.' These gifts were for the tenn
porary benefit OF the Church. They are
the scaffolding. which no one thinks OF
or inquiries after when the building is
finished: the school-books, which become
The merest rubbish when the boy is edu-