Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-02-16
ROB THE MEAT-H0USE
A BAND or THIEVES PAY A VISIT
TO BUCK HILL.
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER.
Free Coal for the Poor-A valentine
Tcn-Rcviyaf mt Fffth-street-Spe-
ciaI Sermon on Divorces-,I,riefs
and Personals.


tween Saturday and yesterday evening q
band of thieves, for band IT must have
been. entered the meat-houses of the
dairy farm Of Buck Hill and made them
selves complete masters OF enough swine
to last them until hog-killing comes again
They took away perhaps a half hundred
pieces, among which were twenty line
large hams. A member of the family SAID
last night that the police authorities OF
Richmond, Petersburg. and Manchester
had been advised of the thieving, and
every attempt Will be made TO head on
these lovers Of the swine
COAL FOR THE POOR.
Through the efforts of Rev. Charles
| Van Houten the poor of Manchester re-
ceived yesterday a carload of coal as a
present from the Southern Railway Com
pany. Mr.. Van Houten wrote TO the au-
thorities at Danville asking for relief
and received by return post a letter say
ing that a carload of fuel was then
! awaiting his disposal on the tracks in
Manchester The Chesapeake and Ohio
are likely TO fan in behind, and If they do
at the rate of a name. This means a re-
lease from much suffering If cold weather
comes again, as very likely it will, for the
most disagreeable season Of March is yet
ahead. and the poor who are thinly clad
and whose houses are very open, suffer
much from the cutting blasts
The Little Workers of the Presbyterian
church gave their Valentine Tea last night
at the hospitable home of Mr.. Henry Fftz-
gerald, on Hull street. The house was
filled, every nook and corner, with chill
dren, young and old. The Committee on
Reception-Misses Annie Bowen, Ruth
Fitzgerald, Elsie Crooks, May Crooks,
Mabel Holt, and May Poole-were senti-
nelled at the door, and presented every
conner with a valentine, each striking
likeness of the one receiving it. The ex-
ercises were much enlivened by music
and abundant refreshments were served.
The proceeds of the entertainment will be
devoted TO the benefit of the church.
REVIVAL REACHES FIFTH-STREET.
The pastor Of Fifth-Street Methodist
church, Rev. ]. O. Babcock, began a revi-
val at his church last night. Mr.. Bah
cock is doing the preaching himself His
method is to preach short sermons and let
the people do the work, and he finds his
lasting results. There were three CONVEX
sions last night, and the services seem
growing in interest.
Lovers Of the feathered tribe visited the
premises of Mr.. James Hart, Just olt Of
the city, on Saturday night. and took
away every chicken and hen on the place.
Mr. Hart is brother of Mr.. w. T. Hart,
of the City Council, and is lame. The
thieves took advantage of this fact, and
before their owner could get from the
house to the coops, the chickens had be-
come noisy and reluctant captives. As
the fellows went off, Mr.. Hart could now
and then hear one of his favorites choke
down a sob under the vice-like fingers Of
the "scoopers."
WILL ANSWER FOR THE FIGHT.
Constable George d. Cole. Of Swans
boro', had Messrs. r. r. Gibboney. Wal
thea Gibboney, and Val. Stein summoned
before Squire Jones yesterday morning
for fighting in Forest-Hill Park last
Friday. The Constable was unable to
serve his warrant upon Mr.. Charles b.
Dodson and the case was continued until
Mr.. Dodson could be found. Mr.. Dodson
resides in Richmond and at a late hour
last night the police Of that city had re-
ceived no official notice of the existence
Of such a warrant.
WHAT GOD HATH JOINED"
A very strong sermon on Divorces"
full of information and ripe with thought
was preached by the pastor, Rev. w. Il.
Hurt, at Stockton-Street church Sunday
night
Mr.. Hurt spoke on the severing of mari
tai ties, and chose as his text the IA
miliar passage: What. therefore, God
hath Joined together let not man put
asunder." The speaker deplored the fact
that divorces were becoming far too fire.
quent, and said: Marriage is a divine in
stitution-'What God hath Joined to-
gether.' 1t was God who in the beginning
made them male and female and united
one man with one woman in marriage.
This was regarded by our Saviour as the
model marriage indication of divine will
He teaches that the union of our first
parents in Eden was Gods act, and nor
NAL for the race to the end of time. Man
is not to annul the ordinance of God.
Adultery is the crime for which divorce
Is the penalty, and ii is always important
TO distinguish between crime and penalty.
Christian churches ought to recognize in
their discipline no other cause of divorce
as valid. In this matter they cannot be
guided by civil law, but must cheerfully
obey and sustain the divine law. Accord
ing to the Word of God, separation from
bed and board may be granted to the in
nocent party when the other party is
guilty of unlawful desertion or other
crimes equivalent thereto. But they are
still held by the nuptial tie
divorces are growing too common in
this city. From 1886 to 1894 there were
twelve divorces granted; 1895 and 1896
there were twelve. and four are pending
in court up to date for 1887. Illinois Is
the banner State of this monument of in
fanny, granting S6.072 divorces; Ohio Sc
cond, with e, 1867; Indiana, 25.l93; Michigan,
IS, 4S3; Iowa, 1864; Maine. one for every
ten marriages. Richmond, from 1870 TO
1880, increased at the rate of $50 per cent.
South Carolina is the only State in the
United States which refuses to grant
divorces"
SERVICES IN OTHER CHURCHES.
Seven new scholars were added to the
Sunday school at West-End Sunday and
much interest was manifested in all the
exercises.
Large congregations were present at
both the morning and night services, and
the sermons preached by the pastor, the
Rev. w. II. Williams. were highly APP
preciated by all who were present. There
Is marked increase in the attendance on
all the services, owing, no doubt, In a
large measure TO the faithful pastoral
work Of the pastor. Two new members
were received at the morning service.
At the Fifth-Street Methodist church
the pastor ]. o. Babcock, preached In
the morning on 1.-THE Secret Of a Happy
Life''-text, Isaiah XII, Bland at night on
"Selfshness; or. The Sin of Certain Sick
Man"-text, st. Luke, xvi, 1872. There
will be revival services every night this
week, commencing with song and prayer
service at 7:3O o'clock
At the Meade-Memorial church the Rev.
p. r. Nugent filed the pulpit In the morn