Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-14
4 WHITE DOVE CANE,
.11cnrEp NEAR A MINISTER IN
THE CHRISTIANS, CONVENTION.
AN INCIDENT IN NORFOLK.
colored Organization Admitted TO
Mcm,,cr.hsp-N. & w. Brings 5000
Ton. of Con, 10 Lambcrt'~ Point
North American Squadron Soon to
Rendezvous in Hampton Roads.
AN INCIDENT IN NORFOLK.
Rendezvous in Hampton Roads.

NORFOLK. VA. October ls.-tspccia'o
During the address of the Rev pr NC
Whitney. of Muncie Ind. before 'he
American Christian Association on
Church and Education to-day n whi'e
dove few into the church and aliEhted
shove the sneakers desk. The lnc'dent
caused a world of comment.
r3ev s A. Howell. of Newport News
reIored minister of the Christian deno.fl-
nation renrcsenting with dozen other
,o,orrd mon present. the Afro-Chrlstlah
Convention OF the South. addressed inc
convention and asked that the pod! ne
represented he admitted INFO membership
Of the American Christian SonVcnlioil'
and that certain mission interests OF the
colored Christians in the South DC as
sisted.
The Afro-Christian Convention OF the
Sorth was admitted into membership as
requested. and the matter OF their
missions was referred to the Committee
on Missions of the convention.
TheAmcrican Christian Convention in
ouadrennial session here to-day, elected
these officers: President. Rev Dr. o.
w Powers. Of Columbus. o.: Nice-Presl-
dent, Rev. b. S. ,Batchelder. New bedford.
Mass: Secretary. Rev. ]. f. Burnett.
ILL.,.
DIR. J. G. Bishop. Dayton. o.; Educationai
Secretary, Rev. NJ. W. Baker, Springfield.
o.: Sunday-school Secretary, Rev. DR..
c.. A. Pillinghast, Providence. Christian
Isndeavor Secretary. REV. Horace Mann.
Piqua, O.: Financial Secretary, Rev. John
Blood Lousburg Pa
Rev DR.. Nelson made a fight on the
election of DR.. Bishop. as missionary
Secretary. giving as his reason for the
light Bishops unwil!inGness 10 safe
guard our home mission project" On
The question of making Bishops election
unanimous, DIR. Nelson and three others
Toted No
These were elected officers of Christian
Publishing Association of America: Judge
O. w Whitlock. of Huntington. Ind.
president Observation-Disclosures j. M
Dale Ontario. Cana: E. L. Goodwin,
Boston: Rev w. w. Staley Suffolk, Va,
and Rev. q. D. Lawrence, Urbana, Ill.
Other officer; to be elected later.
EIGHT THOUSAND TONS OF COAL
Some eight thousand tons of coal ar
rived at Lambert's Point yesterday. The
Norfolk and Western is running coal
trains on Sunday in contravention OF
the State law. but SO great is the need
for coal that no one has interposed any
objection up to this time. The railway
people claim that they are doing all they
can to fill orders and are only hampered
by the lack of locomotives, They say
that the road is hauling about its usual
quantity of coal. but is unable to- supply
the large demand They declare that it
Is evident from the advance Of the roads
securities that it is getting a consider
ably higher price for. coal at this time
than it usually gets.
GOSPEL FOR STREET CAR MEN.
The Tidewater Ministers Conference,
composed of all the Protestant ministers
of this section to-day appealed to the
management of the Street Railway Com
pany here to give their employees an
opportunity to attend divine worship on.
Sunday. The request will be transmitted
through an influential committee, of which
Rev. Beverly Z. Tucker, rector of old
ST. Paul'S parish and dean of the convo-
cation OF Norfolk, will be chairman.
SQUADRON TO RENDEZVOUS.
The North American squadron is coming
to Hampton Roads to rendezvous soon.
Advices have been received at the office
of the commandant of the navy yard
here TO the effect that the big ships may
be expected between the 1st and 10th Of
November. Meantime the torpedo flotilla,
now at this yard, which is to accompany
the fleet upon its southern cruise, is
ordered in commission, and must be rely
for sea by October Goth. The battles lip
Texas, also in the yard at this time has
been ordered to be made ready TO joint the
flag when the ships arrive. Work on the
great fighter will be rushed until that
date. The squadron will be accompanied
bN the five great Golfers, which will take
from here from $4,000 30 2o,e1o tons of coal
to fuel the twenty-seven war ships and
twelve torpedo boats in the fleet
THE PROPOSED NEW HOTEL.
Representatives of the Knickerbocker
Trust Company, Of New York, are here in
connection with the building of the Hotel
Spottswood. on the corner of CRANKY and
TaZewell streets. 1t is believed that the
zeal was probably consumated before the
option upon the lot expired.