The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-05

Supporter Seven Little Destitute
Children.
RAN DOLL IN AEON EXERCISES.
Corrected Programme Has Been Is
sued-Big' Baptist Excursion to
Virginia Beach-ReIig-
ious News.


ence and the Baltimore Conference will
have Rosebud Room" in the Methodist
orphanage to be established here. An
appea, has just been issued for funds
and the support OF seven little destitute
orphan children has already been under
taken.
In a special Rosebud issue Of the Bal
timore and Richmond Christian Advocate
i,,st issued the matter is presented in q
letter from the Rev. j. T. AIastin, tinan-
cial agent jof the orphanage. asking
that the Rosebuds agree ~ help pay for
furnishing room in the institution anh
to contribute to the support Of the little
children who live in It, This letter is
follow ed up by call from Uncle Larry
for contributions to the cause. touch
ing description is given Of i've little or
nhans. who recently arrived homeless In
Salem, Va, and who were taken in charge
by a kindly colored woman. These lit
tie children have now been taken under
the care of the Orphanage and will be
supported by the Rosebuds They have
been given a temporary home in the
Danville Orphanage until the Rosebuds
shall be able to receive them into their
ward.
A picture in the Advocate shows the
cclored woman and the five children.
Their ages are as follows: Bessie, eleven
years; Valley, nine; Claude "a boy),
seven; Alma, three; and baby Martin,
seven months.
The corrected programme for the COM
mcncement exercises at the Randolph
Macon College, which has just been is
sued is as follows:
June 18th. II A. M.-Baccalaureate' SER
mon by Rev. j. w. Duffey, D. D.
P. Manual sermon to the College
y. NJ. c.. A., by Rev. G. H. Spooner.
June 17th.-A1eeting of the Board OF
Trustees.
June 18th, II M.-Address before the
alumni by Hon. S. S. P. Patteson, of
Richmond. Va.
8 p M.-Contest for the "Sutherlin
prize medal for oratory.''
June 19-Commencement day.
II a. Manual address before the
students by Rev. James Atkins, D. D.,
Nashville Tenn. Diplomas conferred.
& P. M.-Joint celebration of the Lite
rary Societies. President. Francis Osgood
Smith. of Virginia; First Vice-President,
Vernon Kellam Hope. of Virginia; Sec
ond ice-President, Edward James Wood
house, of Virginia.
ciety, Eldridge Watts Poindexter, of Vir-
ginia.
Orator of Franklin Literary Society,
Lewis Stafford Betty. of Virginia.
Address to the Societies by Rev. Ed
ward NJ. Deems, Phi. D., of New York.
One Of the greatest excursions ever
known in Richmond will be run to Vir-
ginia Beach on June 26th, under the
sc - S;,,ir 1rcS- TNr-
ference of this city. 1t will be called the
Royal Pan-Baptist Excursion.
The idea in giving the excursion is to
get together as many Baptists as is pos
sible for a social day. It is hoped that
as many as 1900 people will make the
trip. There will be several trains, and
the first will leave TIE Byrd-Street Sta
ton over the Norfolk and Western at Z
o'clock, on the morning Of the 26th. The
others will follow at short intervals.
The run will be made in three and one
quarter hours.
The conference has appointed COM
mittee composed of the Revs. III. Al
Bagley, l. NJ Mercer. D. D., and D.
A Solly to make all necessary arrange
ments. The advertising, which will be
done on an extensive scale, is in the
hands of Mr.. j. II. Binford, superinten-
dent of the Sunday-school of the How
ards Grove Church. Forty thousand
circulars have already been printed for
distribution.
The Executive Committee Of the Anti
Saloon League will meet this af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock. 1t is understood
that some important matters will be up
for consideration. The committee will
probably take some action with refer
ence to the recent Amherst case.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Hasker-
Memorial Church will give trolley party
to Westhampton Park this even
ing. The car will leave Twenty-eighth
This will be the first trolley party given
to this new resort.
The current issue of the Christian Adj
vocate is devoted to the Methodist Or
phanage. 1t contains on the front page
a half-tone picture of the Orphanage
buildings as they stand, including the
branch cottage, superintendent house.
administration building and the Vincent
cottage, Win history of the work and
buildings.
The Catholic Episcopal residence is be-
ing renovated, the walls papered and the
interior painted. It is expected the i'm
provements will be completed by the
time of Bishop Van de Vyver's return,
which will be about the middle Of the
Month.
The Rev. w. w. Laughton, wife and
family and Miss Lottie w. Price, mis-
sionaries under the auspices of the For
eign Mission Board Of the Southern Bap-
list convention. have recently returned
to this country from Shanghai, China.
The ladies of the Church of the Cove
nant will conduct moonlight trolley to
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