Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1899-07-01
FROM FULTON.
Many Items of Interest.

The exercises at the Mount Calvary
Baptist Sunday School next Sunday,
Jolly 2nd, promise 10 be very interest
E3g. The following programme will bs
rendered:
Deacon A. d. Daniel will tell how to
build up the school. Mr.. Walter Bur-
-,xess will tell the duty OF teachers and
Mr.. Thomas Paige the duty of the off
.cers. A selection will be recited by
Efiss Matte Reynolds. Miss Bessie
Harris will tell how to make useful
girls. Mr. p. Phillips will speak on the
duty Of the entire school. The pastor,
Rev. A. Ferguson will be present and
will responu. The superintendent, air.
VIM. Sewell extends to the public a
cordial welcome.
Meeting os expression at this church
next Sunday a. IL 80 n. M. At 8 80 p.
~ the pastor. Rev: A. Ferguson will
=admiuister the Lords Supper.
Rev. F. W. Williams having been
called of to preach last Sunday morn
ing, his pulpit was filed by Rev J. @.
harris. whose words were full of mean
ang and whose discourse was full of in
struction.
Many were present at the B. Y. P.
u. meeting in the evening and took an
active part. The meeting was one Of
the most interesting that we have ever
had.
The lesson for Mex Sunday is Ps. SO /:
1922; subject A Christian Citizen
ship" Don't fail TO attend.
at .. m, the pastor WAS q his post
OF duty and well did he txpound the
word.
We most sorrowfully report the de-
mise of eur most popular and belle we'd
d deacon, Vim Anderson, who departed
ehis lite very sud- 5fliy oTa tsie SSiisE IN
lstant at O'Clock q. m. His funeral
took place at the Rising Mount Zion
Baptist Church on the 23rd inst az 3
%. m. On the rostrum with the pastor
we're seated Revs. H. r Williams, A.
Ferguson, R Blss, 3. Binford, and
w ). Christian, VINO participated in
the seIv ces.
The pastor took for his text, For
we must all appear at the judgment
seat of Christ" Well did he portray
the consistent Christian character and
Aife OF Deacon Anderson and most Wv
idly did he bring the Gay OF Judgment
before the minds of his audience. Dea-
con Anderson was q member of the
<church for 81 years and q deacon for
I6 years He was member of Conf
dence Fountain. No. 42l, U. o. I. K ,
which WAS out in full TO pay the last
tribute Of respect to their deceas-
ed brother.
The popular undertaken. NJ. w. s.
sSalden Cfiiciated. The caskeJ was as
line as any that has been in Fulton
The floral designs given by the church,
deacon board and friends were fragrant
and beautiful. The deacon leaves q
wife, three daughters. one son, one
brother, host of relatives and friends
to mourn their loss.
The pall-beArers, honorary and ac-
tive were Messrs Walter Burgess, Eli
j al Mills, &. =. Holmes. @. Ray. Silas
Watkins, George Manning, Thos. Page,
Marshal.
Mrs. - Winston, of Hanover called
GA Mrs., Elizabeth Johnson this week.
Rev. 81. w. Chiles, Of Portsmouth,
called on Mrs. Mary White last week.
Miss Mary Simms, Of Church Hill,
called on Mrs. Vestella Randolph last
week.
Miss Frances Hubbard Is convaIes-
sing. We hope for her q speedy recov-
cry.
The birthday reception of Miss Lucy
Henderson last week was = grand sf-
1air.
Early Sunday. forenoon. persons
soo0ld be seen vending their way to the
.baptismal stream. The occasion was
the immersion OF AZ candidates by
Rev. II. r. Williams. His was the
largest baptism of the season.
The pujliC is invited to go to Hamp-
zen with the Rising Mount Zion and
Mount Calvary Baptist Churches on
che 3lst Of July