The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1902-07-12

In rear of the church b. the cemetery
10 is neatly enclosed and BOB DO are two
monuments. one 90 the memory nf Rav
j. W Atkinson. VINO was the pastor of
Mt Calvary Baptist Church. which vn.
an on-uoot off Salem church ami which
afterwards reunited with the mother
church. u stood near the spot when.
salem now stands. ll- died june u
l>'l. az the age 90 * genre The other
monument has b',n recently erected o.
Che memory of Rev. ANDREW sronl,r-
d. and his wife. Martha Jane Broatlns
ny the loving hands oi his children 30
i- situat p at tie head of the two araye-
aud bears these Inscriptions. Andrew
troadtu-. May %. ~l~-AVll o.. 1900
ice lived eraudiy. loved deeply. died
peacefully
Martha Jane broailu~ WOW g.. i~.1-
March l.. I~gl Dearly beloved b.,
husband and cAiliren. e-pectel aud IS
teemed 10y all who knew Der. her meni.r.
IS fragrant wlth many virtues
lhc sound OF coming wheels was "a -..
hinder of the approaching hnur ior The
commencement of the exercises Tine
'roWd hot begun to arrive AND it came
SD tart THAT tue roads leading to the
-hurch was a mass oi vehicles flied win
handsomely dressed men and women as
lar "a the eye could reach EVERYTHING.
'ore ara air oi thrift The tguiuaee-
we're new ami oi the most modern char
acter, and the teams attached were fat
and oi good breeding
by u % clock the bulls III the crowd
nau arrived ans the rush Na- over hrr
arrivals did not cease uutii O'Clock
~ ] ] clock key. Andrew l5roalIu-
- no presided over the exercises descended
lhe pulpit stand. With him were the
.oHoWins ministers. Eevs Dr. ~. T.
Hatcher. Il. a. PITT. bco Coon-r Rev.
:. :. boyles and W. 4. Hundlry. Of Rich
moud. Rev. Or j = Dill of Frriari.Ls
burg. Rev Dr. Julian Hroaidns. oi ls,rre a.
VILE, Key. 3. Beaie OF kin- and Queen
Kew l'r q. W. heaie of Northumberland
lev Herbert 4 Nillis OF King William
hey- Dr. II J.. Quarie- al Bowling Green
and Rev. Dr. ). i. Haley. of Es~,.y
lie called the a~Semhia4e To order and
ia "a brief manner stated the object of the
occasion ami the services commenced
with All appropriate hymn.
y large selected choir of which Miss
Annie lee kicherson was the orgaui.t
and Rev W Il. Hundley of Rirhmoud
was cornetist. and members were Mes
danes Andrew BrOaidus Philip Rolph
n. Il richardson, Letitia I,eazicy. Scr
ren, GOuldin, Joseph Baker Njsses
Roiph, Gay Broaddus, Susie Haines Low.
ing, Mamie Wright. Lucy HENDERSON
Messrs Reuben Heazley William Eeazle,
Lee Loving, Joseph Baker, James Sam
ders, Julian sale, Philip Rolph. Cloudy
Motley and \. Il. Marshall The musi,.
was well rendered. the cOrnet plavin.s oi
Mr.. Hundlcy especially so.
he lnN location was delivered hv DIR
L. II. Pitt. OF Richmond, then came a
ny mn the assemblage standing. after
which was scripture reading by Rev. "
/. iiundley followed 10y prayer by Rev.
H. l.. tluarles. One 0i the most interest
ing features Ut the day came next II was
the historical sketch OF the church from its
foundation prepared and read Inv Row
Andrew BrOaddus, the present pastor
and compiled from data obtained from
those who had preceded him IL will be
published IN full In the next issue of this
paper
Rev. DR. Hatcher was next presented
to the assent lage by MIR Broaddus as
one who needed no introduction 10 a
Baptist Assemblage in Virginia IA his
name is household word from the
Mountains to the SeashOre" lie spoke
On The Value OF the Local Church" and
as usual he made a liz, impression.
\ beautiful eorEet solo by Rev. ". T
Hundley followed this address.
Another special feature OF the day fol-
lowed. The unwilling OF portrait OF Rev. +
Andrew BrOaddus which had been pre- .
sented TO the church by Miss Bette c .
Broaddus, of Baltimore, Md, and which
was taken from pen picture drawn by ,
Mr.. Broaddus, and portrait of Rev.
Andrew Broaddus IL, presented by Mr..
John W. Sale. OF Richmond The presen-
tation was made in happy style by Rev.
r. Is. Beale, who succeeded Rev. Andrew
Broaddus II, as pastor of upper KING
and Queen church and the unveiling was
done respectively by Miss Ellen Broaddus
and Mr. Kirk Broaddus, grand daughter
and grandson of the two.
These pictures were received on behalf
Of the church by the pastor with much
Ieeling. hymn followed this, W hen the