Richmond planet., 1897-03-13
OHARLOTTEsVILLE LETTER.
Sunday at the Ohurehes-Revival Meet
ing-Deaths.
CHARLorrEsvILLr. Mar. 10. 'eT.

CHARLoTTEsVILLEs Mar. 10, VI.
Sunday was damp and cold, but the
attends ance at the Sunday Schools and |
Churches was good.
Rev. Johnson of Zion Baptist Church
Peters, preached at the first Church
Sunday morning, and Rev. r. @.
| Quarles Sunday night, filled his pulpit.
After the sermon one candidate was
received for baptism and one member
was given the hand of fellowship.
| At the Mt. Zion Baptist Church. the
pastor, Rev. X. Il. Hardy, B. D., filled
| his pulpit in the morning and Rev.
johnson, OF Petersburg, Va, preached
at night
Brother G. w. Brown filed the pull
pit at the Ebenezer Baptist Church
Sunday morning and Rev. N. q. Gran
olson, the pastor at night.
Rev. Goodall fed his flock at Shiloh
Church all day.
Rev. ID. Cave filed his pulpit all day
at Zion Union Church.
Revival meetings are going on st all
of the churches. We are glad to see all
OF our churches at work fer the Lord
and hope it may be the means of bring
} ing many souls to Christ. Work on
} brethren, you will get your reward.
} The Baptist Young Peoples Union
} OF the First Church, held a very good
/
n lead by Miss Lizzie Coles. Opened by
reading part of the Dist chapter of Isa-
iah. Prayer by Brother A. @. Mabrey,
; after which the subject: THE Fullness
! of Salvation" was discussed. 1t is
{ hoped that the members will come out
early and have an hour of improve
ment.
The subject for Sunday will be "Whh
lis Christ Precious to Your" The meet
ing will be lead by Brother James Per.
kins. All the members are invited tC
lcome out.
! Well, the question has been asked
why there is not pastors and deacons
Union in our city? We think one
would do much good. Will some brotl
Ter please answer why there is not 1
n Union here.
= Tbs funeral of Mrs. Sarah Waynes
= who died Friday morning. March B
2 1897, took place from her late resi-
= Idence, number 815 West Main stree
70 Saturday afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock
is Mrs. Waynes was so years old. Rev
R. B. Hardy. B. D., officiated. Ma
" brey and Perkins, funeral directors.
h Mr. Robert Gillian departed thi
ts life Thursday, March 4, 1897. Th
N funeral took place from the First Bap
81 tist Church OF which she was q mem
ber, Sunday afternoon, March 7th. q
ar $3.50; and was attended by a larg
IA number OF friends. Mr.. Gillian wa
Is we'll known all over the stats and wi
h. be greatly missed. He leaves q wife
a. two daughters and = host of relative
pc and friends to mourn their loss II
II was a member of Bsrean Lodge, nun
re ber 25lo, Grand United Order of Cd
ld Fellows, and the daughters of ZioI
IL Rev R.C. Quarles offciated. assiste
ul by Rev. n. O. Granderson and other
e Mabrey and Perkins, funeral dirsc
lg. ors.
nc The colored school teachers Of I'll
OF city and county have pledged then
selves TO give $50 and the city will giV
33 $IOO towards the school of method
We are sure we will have it here tn
DR.. summer
a We are sorry to note that Mrs.
si- Patterson Of South bth street IS on Il
mt sick list.
sa- The many friends of Mrs. L.
le- Brown are glad to hear that shs is il
nd Iproving.
he We are glad To note that Mr.. JAG
son Trueheart is also improving.
ev. Rev Willis Robertson of Fredericl
RS. burg, Va, was in the city this week.
ns-l Mr.. Charlie Marshall is visiting
81. lsister. Mrs William L. Brown
sh- Ridga street
'es. The lodges of the Grand United c
ink lder of Odd Fellows are doing a 90
ms. work in the way of booming the ord
nda Iup. There have been over twenty
ris. members reinstated in the lodges, a
r they are yet working for more. N
+. is the time young men for you to j
" at the order, while the club is open.
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