Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-30
OTHER ITEMS FROM MANCHESTER.
Clarence Up ms "a Vagrant-MissiOn
Chapel Dedicated.

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Clarence White. a small boy. was taken
up Sunday evening and brought to the
station-house by Mr.. Thomas Blunt. At
| the station-house officer Jones entered
the charge against the lad Of vagrancy.
Mr.. Blunt found Clarence in the act of
lying down in the cosiest place he could
| find on the damp and very uncosey-
| like street, and curling up to sleep. Mr..
| Blunt saw the lads forlorn and pitia-
| BILE plight and, touched by his condi-
| tion took him 70 the station-house,
where the kind officers there made him
comfortable. He constituted the entire
| docket OF Mayor Maurice yesterday
morning. When the case came up, Mr..
Sam. Myers asked 10 be allowed to take
| Clarence and endeavOr TO do what he
could for him, and the Mayor consented
to this. Clarence was at one time at
the reformatory, but was released from
that institution.
AN ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
A very delightful entertainment has
been arranged for tonight at Cowardin-
Avenue Christian church. The proceeds
go for the benefit of the church. The
programme is as follows: Opening
chorus. entitled "The Harvest Home; ;
THE Devil; duet, entitled Happy Sab
bath Day; recitation, entitled "Woman's
Work.; "The Guild Sarmon"; recitation,
entitled Marry a Gentleman; solo, en-
titled Think of Something Kind to
Do; quartette, entitled Away With
the Wine; recitation, entitled Boys
That Are Wanted; quartette, entitled
Jolly Boys; duet entitled Some Day;
recitation, entitled "Willie's Idea;
"Slumber Song"
DEDICATED THE MISSION HOUSE.
Semmes-Street Mission Sunday school
dedicated their new chapel-house Sunday
afternoon at O'Clock Rev. w. w. Lear
preached the sermon, and a most at
tractive musical programme was rem
dered.
The meeting Of the Missionary Society
of Clopton-Street Baptist church Sunday
afternoon was a most interesting and
encouraging one. Besides the excellent
music, conducted by Mr.. w. j. Norris
sett, the address Of Mr.. Montgomery
was greatly enjoyed.
Sunday night Rev J. o. Babcock. for
three years pastor of Fifth-Street Metho-
dist church, preached his farewell sermon
to an immense congregation. The morn
ing service was also full Of interest Rev
Mr.. Babcock's Sunday-school class. at
the morning service, presented their
teacher with a handsome silk umbrella.
Mr.. ;. Z. Jones. superintendent of the
school, made the presentation Speech
very happy one it was. Mrs. Mary Met
calf was presented by the school with a
beautiful teachers Bible, for keeping the
banner so long.
ORDINATION SERVICES TONIGHT.
Mr.. J. A. Sullivan, of Richmond, will
be ordained TO the full Baptist ministry
tonight at Bainbridge-Street church,
this city. Mr.. Sullivan has been chosen
to be the first pastor Of Oak-Grove Bap-
fist, a daughter church Of cambridge
Street. No doubt a large congregation |
will DO present on this interesting oc-
casion. Those taking part in the ser
vices are Rev. DR.. George Cooper, Revs
w. r. Jolly, and j. n. Bachelor. Rev. |
DR.. Thornhill and Mr.. J. b. Montgomery.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. W. S. Rist. who has been visiting |
I'm Manchester, returned to Roanoke Sat |
urday.
Dr. Fewcll Merchant, who has been |
visiting friends in this city, left Sunday
night for his home in Dumfries, Va.
Mr.. j. II. Carroll, Of oxford, n. c., is |
In the city, stopping at Mr.. A. J. Whites, |
on east Eleventh street.
Miss Annie Mountcastle, of New Kent |
county, is visiting Mrs. J. T. Ford at No. !
}l2 Nineteenth street.
Mrs. S. r. Hancock will give a silver
tea at her residence, 400 Fifteenth street.
on Friday, December 3D., from to II |
p. NJ, for the benefit Of Bainbridge-Strcet
Baptist church.
Mrs. Marshall, wife of DR.. Marshall
Of Bedford City, and daughter Miss Eva
are the guests Of the family of Dr.
Thomas p. Mathews, cambridge street.