The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-10
THE MEETING
CLOSES TO-DAY
Middle District Association Transacted
Much Business Yesterday.
STATE or CHURCH DISCUSSED.
. To Close the Session To Day--Death OF
an Infant - street improvements.
Bov Hurt 81 Granitc-Othcr
News in Manchester.


a,snrhes,cr Bureau. Richmond Times,
lli2 HaA street. Bcatte BLOCK
rhe Middle pisu.c, Association via
conclude the business Of it's 18th session
TO-DAY
Al $50 o'clock the meeting win DC cali
ca 10 order when haf an hoar viii DC
devoted % devotional exercises.
srom 10 O'Clock TO ul5 state Ms
s,ons" vii BE discussed, and from that
hoar untn 1880 clock she subject ior
discussion will be Ministerial Edpca-
Con after which miscellaneous DN-i-
ness VII consume ine hme ~ "'J'
mcnt.
Ire second DAVIS session of INC Middle
n.strI.i Association began at $50 clock
Yesterday mornng 81 Clopton-Sifel'
church with very large attendance.
Deyotiona. exercises were conducted ry
Eet >. D. Harrison.
Or A. Bacby reported as delegate 10
,.. last Southern Baptist CouveutHn, ana
Judge 81 A Hancock was chosen eele-
cate to the next convention.
Tn- Committee on Finance was then
appointed us follows. \. Lester ~.
McLaurcu. Il Davidson
The Committee ON Place Tor Next
Meeting @as also appointed. ana e,nDife-
cl the following. ". W. Baker. - o.
Green. and ~ $. Wells. They reported
tha they had selected Arbor church,
Amelia county. a. the next place Of meet
iue and Rev John A. sullivan ~ the
preacher with Rev. l. Green alternate.
pr L. r. ThOrnhin read letter nom
Rev Br.si0w Rudd, of Porto Rico. AND
De was requested 20 respond by ietier
in Che name or the association
STATE OF THE CHURCH.
The reports Oh The state OF the church
were most encouraging and showed
LARGE increase ln tine various cOninbu-
tioos Three churches in the association
were reported as being without pastors.
via: Clof .ou-Street an Grove. and Pow
LA,al-
Tie report also stated that there vas
+. marked Improvement I'm the church 2nd
cottage prayer meetings. u urged thdt
tie churches bay more attention 10 the
TRAINING oi young men through pi"t CT
meeting for usefulness in pablo services
an, rensrM church work There was
most gratifying Improvement In Woman
Missionary work.
Or VIM. p. Hatcher addressed the as
ISOLATION on the reports from the
churches and felt very much ENCOURAGED
az The work beng done aud saw d bright
prospect ahead lie h0ped That IN tu-
ture each church would be more fully
represented Oh the meetings
Yesterday afternoon al Oak-GroVe
church. Rev Dr. J.. r. Ipornhiu pfeacn-
co d powerful sermon 20 a large con-
eregation. embracing many Of the MEN,
0eTs Of the association
LAST NIGHTS SESSION.
Last NIGHT al the mass-meeting the
foreign missionary paper was read by
Mr selden BATES and was discussed by
Hevs. G.. George Agvam. SoweA aud Rev.
or Wilngham.
A paper on How TO Train Young Peo-
pie" ~as read by Mr.. ]. .. Watkins, and
discussed by Rev J. Z. Hicks
This morning a committee Will be aD-
pointed 10 confer with simi ar committees
in reference 10 a centennial celebration
OF an the missionary societies
DEATH or AN INFANT.
Mrs Thomas Drumheiler lost two
months old child by death al 3 O'Clock
last night. Two months ago she suffer
% the Joss o. another infant child. inc
tUo we're twins Mrs Drumheicr. WHO
ives ON Clopton street. Swansbor0, has
me sympathy Of many friends 10 her
double bereavement.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
The city Engineer In accordance with
q resolution Of the City Council has sur
viewed the western line OF CowarGin ave-
nue. from Pocahontas 20 Semmes streets,
noting the encroachment upon private
property. with the view of extending
prick sidewalks as soon as the PROPERTY
owners viii give the property encT0ached
upon for the purpose.
John. the young son Of Mr.. T. Z. thdp-
- Of Granite while playing with crowd
OF his playmates Tuesday evening. fell
and badly fractured his thigh he was
attended biz DIT Ingram aud made as
comfortable as possible
Personal AND NOTES.
Rev Decatur Edwards, who has been
in attendance upon the meeting OF the
Middle District Association. has returned
- bis home in Fredericksburg.
The regular meeting OF the city Coun-
-il will be hcii on Friday evening.
Squire LHhgow was able % preside IN
the Mayor Court yesterday. although
he is stiH quite sick The only case be-
fore him was that Of a.. Johnson. who
was fined SEQ and costs 80 default OF
which ne was committed for thirty days.
An arc LIGHT has been placed az The coz
ner o. Fourth md Naury streets
Mrs. r. a Bowen is detained 81 Ter
residence al Woodland Heights by Illness.
The little child ~ Mrs Matte Rey-
t.oids continues Iuife ODD 90 the residence
of Rev T. T. Reynolds on west Four
teenth street.
Miss Ada Gaiyon IS spending her vaca-
ton a Chase CITY. she win remain I'M
I'D the middle % October.
The Argau Oh Company will In q few
days secure the properly now held and
occupied by the Southern on Company.
The TWO Will be combined. and the plant
viii continue under tho control of the
former company
Miss Alice Reed. OF this city is visit
Ing friends ln Chester
Miss Bessie 3 Bevn is spending her
vacation IN Grove.
Mrs j. r. Egelestoa ana two sons and
daughter Miss Iettie Schr.ckel left yes-
fcrday Tor Sturgeon Point 30 visit her
brother Mr. George A. Sanders.
Nessrs A g. Taylor Frank Sampson.
aud Royal Webster. % Manchester ieft
iast evening Tor an extended northern
.olr. stopping ON the way uD at Allan
Sc CITY New YORK ard Boston
Mfs W p. Bass has returned O. swans
nor0 after a visit 90 relatives az Balona,
Amelia county
Or. J. G.. Loving wha has been visiting
MS mother ir Amelia county. has return
IS 10 hls home in Swansboro.