Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1898-04-23
WEST-END NOTES.
Great Crowds Throng the
Churches.
REVEALS COMMENCED
Topics from Several Points
Ajax Alive-His Wing
Around the Circuit.
REVEALS COMMENCED

Great crowds have been attending
our churches. There are no fading
flowers from Easter, but all looks fresh
and gay. The large audiences at our
sacred edifices look like bed OF roses
intermixed with few thorns (men)
but all well and gsyly dressed, happy
and content.
Revival meetings commenced at
both the Ebenezer and Fifth Baptist
Churches last Monday night and was
attended by large crowds, encouraged
by few seekers after salvation. Rev.
O. II. Phillips leads the way at Fifth
Church, while Rev. Richard Wells
with his followers leads the way at
Ebenezer.
Revs. R. 0. johnson, pastor OF Moore
Street Church and George K. johnson,
of the River View Church, with their
faithful followers led the way at their
churches; while Revs. w. .. Smith at
the Galilee Church aid L. r. Frayser
of st. John Church (these two are near
the city limits) are preparing TO close
in on the tort of satan and his host.
The communion at the Ebenezer last
Sunday was exceedingly interesting
and of very sublime order.
Mrs. M. A. Young, who has been fill
ing the pulpit at Fifth Church for the
past three weeks nearly every night
and often on Sunday closed out last
Sunday, preaching very acceptably to
exceedingly large crowds. Rev. II.
Powell, the pastor preached pleasing
sermon last Sunday afternoon to the
order of Love and Charity. The order
made q good showing and good col
lection was taken up.
The communion took place at night.
A very large and sppreoiative audience
was in attendance. The pastor officiat-
ed.
The Juveniles of the Order of St.
Lukes held their Easter exercises at
the Second Baptist Church last Sun
day at 3 p. m. A very large eongrega-
ton was in attendance. The speeches
and singing we're of very high and in
xeresting order. Rev. J. Andrew Bow
Ter and Mrs. Maggie E. Walker con-
Quoted the exercises.
Deacon David Thompson of the
Gilfield Baptist Church, Powhatan
County, died last Friday, 18th. His
funeral took place at the Fifth Church
on the 18th, the pastor officiated Mr.
Thompson had been living and work
ing in this city for some time and died
very suddenly while on his way to
work on Friday morning about five
O'Clock.
We have much sickness in this Sec
ton.
We hear that the boys are not able
to zee much fun in playing soldiers now
adays, in fact, some are too old, but
Uncle Sam calls for them from 18 to
49, and since Ajax has pulled through
the fever, he is now ready and willing
to go aler as war correspondent and
report to your best girls whether you
are dead or alive. Call the roll
We made flying trip to the East
end this week and on our way met q
dear friend, who made it very pleasant
indeed and oh how we painted wal
times when the dear boys would be
gone So boys when you are gone, We
shall just tell her that we heard from
you and we heard you wanted to ses
her.
We had u regular mad-dog scare II
this section last Sunday about 8 o'clocl
near Grove avenue and Short street
when the little ones were wendin,
their way to the Sunday Schools.
little girl got toe wounded by stra.
ball In the attempt to kill the dog. Thu
dog is dead. The girl is alright.
Mrs. Annie Crowders was called {,
Petersburg last Sunday, week ago, b,
the death OF q near relative.
Miss Adeline Lewis, who has beef
sick for about three months is mucI
improved, and left last Tuesday 70
Buckingham Go.
Mrs. K. r. Carter of Taylor St., VIII
has been sick for the past two month
is now much improved.
Mrs. Susan Jasper of Chaffin street
still confined to the house. We hop
all the sick full and soon recovery.
Nearly all the Baptist Churches O
this section have appointed commit
tee OF ten to assist the Second Baptis
in properly providing for the delegate
who win attend the Baptist State Con
vention, which assemblies here abou
the 10th of May.