Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-30
EORFOLKLETTER.
Quarterly Conference.-The Police Deuart
ment- Broke His Back

NORFOLK, Va, January 28, 1897.
The quarterly conference of st
Johns A Nj. K. Church was held on
Friday night with the p f. Rev e
d. Boiling presiding After the devo-
tional exercises in which he was assist
90 Dy Rev. DR.. Seaton and the Rev.
dargraves OF Oceana, the conference
proceeded to its business by the cleo
ton OF Captain Peter Sheppard. Jr.
and Mr. Samuel Tucke secretaries
with Mr.. Henry Jones ms Marshall
The roll called showed almost a full
attend lance of members composing the
conference with a fair attendance OF
friends Of the church
The regular disciplinary questions
were answered with mueh satisfaction.
and were of good report The ffnan.
cial collection for the quarter " as as
follows: Trustees, $3.50 A; Steward !.
S4lS "a; Sunday School. 1882 20 With
$40 90 to the Chri tian Endeavor
making a total of 81, 1888 so.
Mes. rs s L Tucker. VIII Selden
and ]. n. Portlock were appointed n
committee on certain special resolu-
tions, also William H. Selden was
elected church reporter.
st Johns bond debted is 50 .25O. so
with $50 due also on their organ.
Owing to the inclement weather
only fiar audiences greeted the Luz
nenburg women while in the city last
week In the Butte street Baptist and
Queen Street Churches.
Norfolk police department although
charged as being tarred with the same
stick as that OF the last democratic or
any administration has fully demon
strated TO the satisfaction OF all that
they are fully equal TO the occasion.
They have reformed the reformere
They not only re-appointed most all
or the old ring police who were drop
ped because they we're ring men, but
they have so far reformed them that
to-day Norfolk has as good IL not b T.
ter police force than she has evsr had
The commissioners are diHc,plinarians
and heW to the line and has done so
with such vengence that the people
to-day regardless Of party affiliations
can but acknowledge their superior
management
officer George Woodhouse was dis
missed for drunkenness. and Just so
they are dealing according TO all who
violate the rules.
Roger Morgan now lies critically i'll
at st. Vincent Hospital from a blow
dealt in the back by Mary Bailey with
an iron bar. breaking his back. Good
sons bar on Union street, down town
was the place of the fracas
The annual meeting of the Young
Mems Christian Association is 10 be
held Wednesday night in the Bank
Street Baptist Church. The meeting
will be addressed by Rev A L Gaines
OF Portsmouth, international Secreta-
ry w. A. Hunton and Secretary G. @
Dogan
Rev. H. H. Mitchell. ID D of Bank
Street Baptist Church preached a
special sermon on dancing on Sunday
night last, and quite large crowd
greeted him on the occasion.
Rev DIR. ID. p. Seaton will preach a
special sermon Sunday morning next
at ii o'clock. His subject will be the
Jubilee in Heaven"
Mr.. Thomas Crump. of Richmond.
book-keeper of the Richmond Planet
was in the city last week with the Luz
nenburg women de called on us
Mrs Annie Norris of % Gordon ave-
nue.. Huntersville. is still confined 20
the house. but she il much improved
after over q months illness
NEDLRs,