Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-06-15
A SENSATION
IN RICHMOND.
Epiphany Church Will Not Obey
Bishop WhittIe.
A RICH COMMUNION TABLE
Causes the Trouble Big Excursion OF North
Carolina Sunday School Children Over
the seaboard Air Line -CommissIoner
e Agriculture Wishes to Generally In
troduce tho Velvet Bean in Virginia :
Free Seed Sympathy for Miss Turner
and Indignation for Gilligan.
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Richmond. June 14.-For probably the
i'rst time in the history of the State
OF Virginia the authority of the Bishop
has been defied by church, and the
congregation of that church has been
notified that it will not again be visit
ed until it has ohcyed the orders of
its spiritual head.
short time ago Bishop White paid
an official visit to Epiphany Church at
Barton Heights. He noticed that the
church had a massive handsome com
munion table, and as his tastes run TO
simpler things. he notified the congre-
cation that it must be removed.
They. in turn, informed him that
there were much more massive and or
namcntal tables in ST. Paurs and Mon
umental Churches. Richmond. and that
they were not going to remove their
tab,e unless the other churches did
likewise.
The Bishop therefore notified them
that he would not visit their church
until his wishes We're complied with,
and he is said to have instructed AS
sistant Bishop Robert A. Gibson TO
Withhold the light OF his countenance
from there also.
As both sides seem to be determined,
the church will, no doubt, have to get
along as best it may in a bishoplesS
condition.
ENDORSEMENT OF MONTAGUE
The report printed by number OF
newspapers, on the strength OF dis
patches from Martinsville. declaring
that the Democrats of Henry county
had endorsed Hon. a. ]. Montague for
Governor, is denied by the chairman OF
the convention held by them. He
states that n motion to endorse Mr..
Montague was Offered, but that it was
not adopted.
Rev. Green Shackleford. rector of the
Episcopal Church at Houston, Va, died
there this afternoon.
Elihu Skeen. who killed James Barnes
at Bristol yesterday and fled, returned
to-day and gave himself up.
The capitol Square was to-day given
over as n playground TO the children of
North Carolina, about one thousand of
whom reached the city about noon on
special train from Raleigh, over the
'Shaboard Air Line The children
came ON the annual picnic excursion of
The Tabernacle Baptist Church, OF that
city, and this was their first visit to
the capital OF Virginia. Tabernacle
Church is one of the largest in the
state. and has the largest Sunday
School. Many of the Baptists of the
city were on hand to welcome the Wis
itors, and show them the places OF in
terest in Richmond.
FREE VELVET BEANS.
Commissioner Ko!ner Of the De-
partment of Agriculture,has some seed
of velvet beans. which he will distrib-
ute among such farmers as desire to
test them.
Mr.Koner says the velvet bean is a
fine mprover OF the soil, and grows
large quantities OF good forage. He
does not think the bean Will mature in
Virginia, but believes the seed will, IL
planted early enough, grow a large
quantity of fine feed. The seed will be
distributed. without cost, 10 those who
apply for them.
GYMPATHY FOR MISS TURNER.
The general opinion around the city
yesterday, after the publication of the
Turner letters, in connection with the
Gillgan trial, was of Indignation. and
to the effect that the fullest extent OF
the law should be melted out to the
prisoner.
Able judges and eminent lawyers.
together with the prominent business
men and humble citizens. all agreed
that the contents of the letters were
such as to bring out nothing but con-
demnation for Gillgan. Sympathy for
Miss Turner was profound. and the ut
most contempt for Gilligan was ex.
pressed
THE PLUMBERS STRIKE
The situation as regards the plumb
ers' strike. remains practically the
same. The master plumbers and the
iourneymen who are on strike. each
havo held meetings 1t is understood
that at these meetings each side de-
termned TO maintain the stand taken.
The journeymen will hold out for SO
n day OF nine hours and the master
plumbers Will continue to hold on TO
their proposition of $3.50 day Of
eight hours.
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